Louisville Cardinals men's basketball

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
	2024–25 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
University	University of Louisville
First season	1911
All-time record	1,882*–933 (.669)
Athletic director	Josh Heird
Head coach	Pat Kelsey (1st season)
Conference	ACC
Location	Louisville, Kentucky
Arena	KFC Yum! Center (2010–present); (Capacity: 22,090); Freedom Hall (1956–2010); (Capacity: 18,865)
Nickname	Cardinals
Student section	"The Ville'ns"
Colors	Red and black;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament champions
	1980, 1986, 2013*
Final Four	1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2012, 2013
Other NCAA tournament results
Final Four	1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2012, 2013
Elite Eight	1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015*
Sweet Sixteen	1951, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Appearances	1951, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025
Conference tournament champions
	KIAC; 1928, 1929Metro; 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995Conference USA; 2003, 2005Big East; 2009, 2012, 2013AAC; 2014*
Conference regular-season champions
	Missouri Valley; 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975Metro; 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994Conference USA; 2005Big East; 2009, 2013AAC; 2014
	* - vacated by NCAA

The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program representing the University of Louisville (U of L) in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of NCAA Division I. The Cardinals have officially won two NCAA championships in 1980 and 1986 (with the 2013 title being vacated); and have officially been to eight Final Fours (with the 2012 and 2013 appearances being vacated) in 39 official NCAA tournament appearances while compiling 61 tournament wins.