Louisville seems to have discovered its subsequent males’s basketball trainer.
In keeping with more than one experiences, the Cardinals are set to rent Charleston trainer Pat Kelsey. His most probably rent comes after Louisville has gained a blended 12 video games over the last two seasons and hasn’t completed above .500 since going 13-7 within the abbreviated 2020-21 season.
Kelsey has been the trainer at Charleston for the previous 3 seasons after a nine-year stint at Winthrop. Charleston has made the NCAA event in each and every of the previous two seasons after successful each the CAA common season and event titles. Charleston used to be a No. 13 seed on this yr’s NCAA event and misplaced 109-96 to No. 4 seed Alabama within the first spherical.
Winthrop made the NCAA event two times in Kelsey’s time on the faculty and gained 4 Giant South common season titles.
Kelsey would substitute Kenny Payne at Louisville following a disastrous two-year run. The previous Kentucky assistant and Louisville alum used to be employed after a 2021-22 season that integrated the midseason firing of Chris Mack.
Kelsey’s primary task at Louisville might be to get it again to the NCAA event. The Cardinals have been a No. 7 seed of their final event look in 2019, regardless that they have been set to be a top seed in 2020 sooner than the cancellation of the development.
Since then, issues have spiraled. This system’s fresh downturn additionally most probably restricted its pool of applicants.
The transfer to convey Kelsey in comes after Richard Pitino used to be discussed as a finalist for the task previous within the week and former West Virginia trainer Bob Huggins publicly campaigned for the task. Huggins mentioned on a radio display Wednesday morning that he idea Louisville used to be a “best” have compatibility, regardless that he mentioned he hadn’t talked to any individual at Louisville concerning the task.
Huggins spent the 2023-24 season out of training after parting tactics with West Virginia over the summer season following a DUI arrest.
Pitino, New Mexico’s present head trainer, is the son of former Louisville and present St. John’s trainer Rick Pitino. Beneath Rick Pitino, Louisville went to back-to-back Ultimate Fours and gained the 2013 nationwide name. Alternatively, Pitino used to be fired in 2017 amid an NCAA investigation into unsuitable advantages given to Louisville avid gamers. On account of that investigation, Louisville used to be pressured to vacate its wins from 2010 via 2014, together with the 2013 name.