If you missed any of my Louisville basketball summer scouting series, I put all the stories in one place. Take a deep dive into Pat Kelsey's 2025-26 roster: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Anyone up for a game of Louisville basketball Over/Under? The lines are set; all we need are your votes. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Some Louisville basketball news for your Monday: There will be no Louisville Live this preseason. The event may return in the future, I'm told. As it stands, the first chance to see the Cards is an Oct. 24 exhibition vs. Kansas at the Yum! Center. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

In addition to the dates of Louisville basketball's MTE with Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, and NJIT, we've ID'ed a couple new 2025-26 nonconference opponents in this story below: Montana and South Carolina State. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

@petitus25.bsky.social has the details on Louisville basketball staffers Brian Kloman and Peyton Siva's contract changes after their promotions that were announced this week: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Pat Kelsey believes Louisville basketball is "one of the deepest teams in the country" entering 2025-26, meaning there’s no shortage of lineups at his disposal. I crafted five the Cards could use. Four, really — the last one is a wild card. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Former Louisville basketball great Peyton Siva has been promoted to an assistant-coaching role at his alma mater. The move comes a day after Pat Kelsey's longest-tenured assistant, Brian Kloman, was promoted to a GM-like role. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Brian Kloman, Pat Kelsey's longest-tenured assistant, is moving into a front-office role with Louisville basketball: executive director of player personnel and strategic initiatives. For more: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Time for another Louisville basketball mailbag. Any questions? Click on the link below to submit or leave them in the replies: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Louisville basketball is in Year 3 of a partnership with Connor Kids Academy, an enrichment program for dozens of the city’s under-resourced boys. I spent some time at its annual summer camp yesterday with Pat Kelsey, Ryan Conwell, and J’Vonne Hadley. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Good stuff here from @petitus25.bsky.social outlining what we know (and don’t know) about Louisville’s revenue-sharing contracts with athletes: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

The U.S. beats Germany 109-76 to claim gold at the FIBA U19 World Cup. Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. had 12 points on 4-for-13 shooting with four assists and two rebounds in 24:35. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Aly Khalifa won his NCAA appeal and is eligible to play for Louisville basketball in 2025-26. More here, including a video of the moment Pat Kelsey informed the team: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Caught up with Louisville basketball trainer Katie Creznic to discuss a memorable (but ridiculously busy) first season with the Cards, Kasean Pryor rehabbing a torn ACL, how she teamed up with Pat Kelsey, and the origin of her nickname: Kate The Great. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. is headed to Switzerland to represent the United States in the FIBA U19 Men's World Cup. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Trying something new this summer: a player-by-player breakdown of the Louisville basketball roster. Part 1, on PG1, dropped today. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Story on Louisville Athletics’ approved budget for the 2026 fiscal year — its first of the revenue-sharing era in college sports: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

The city of Louisville and U of L will honor former Cards athletics director Tom Jurich at 10 a.m. on June 28. @clbrownhoops.bsky.social has more: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Some scheduling news: Louisville will visit Arkansas for the ACC/SEC Challenge, according to a report from Jon Rothstein. Per contracts I obtained via open records requests, the Cards will host Bucknell in an exhibition and Ohio in a regular-season game. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Louisville vs. Kansas in an Oct. 24 preseason exhibition at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards will then visit Allen Fieldhouse to face the Jayhawks before the 2026-27 campaign tips off. Here for all of this. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Story on new Louisville commit Vangelis Zougris, a 20-year-old forward who's spent the past four seasons playing for Peristeri B.C. in the Greek Basketball League. Zougris is the third international addition to the Cards' 2025-26 frontcourt. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Louisville basketball's 2025-26 ACC schedule includes a home-and-home series with Duke and a trip to the West Coast. For more on the matchups released today (dates and times TBD): www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Wrote about the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Colonels winning the ABA title. Dan Issel: "Had that championship team stayed together and Hubie stayed with us and we (went) to the NBA, we would have been very, very successful." www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

New Louisville basketball mailbag dropped this morning. For more on Kasean Pryor's rehab, final additions to the 2025-26 roster, rekindling rivalries, and how much I enjoy my job: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Three questions facing Louisville basketball with the start of summer workouts looming: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Quick story (with more to come) on new Louisville basketball commit Mouhamed Camara, who's joining the Cards from NBA Academy Africa: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Louisville basketball big man Aly Khalifa is appealing an NCAA ruling denying him eligibility for the 2025-26 season. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Cards AD Josh Heird has "a lot of confidence" Judge Claudia Wilken will approve the House settlement, which would bring revenue sharing to college sports. We talked ab UofL's plans either way, & how KY's Senate Bill 3 could play a role: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Can ACC basketball take a step forward in 2025-26? A leaguewide look at where rosters stand at this point of the offseason: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Busy morning of Louisville basketball scheduling news. First, Josh Heird said a matchup vs. St. John's at Madison Square Garden (the one Rick Pitino said was in the works at the Final Four) is a no-go this season. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | The Louisville-Memphis basketball rivalry is back on. For more on the six-year series, which starts Dec. 13 at the Yum! Center: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

It's official: The ACC announces its move to an 18-game conference schedule, beginning in 2025-26. Louisville's primary partner: SMU.

Louisville vs. Kentucky on Nov. 11 at the KFC Yum! Center. It'll be the earliest meeting between the archrivals since the 1993-94 season. For more on that and how the rest of the Cards' schedule for Year 2 of the Pat Kelsey era is coming together: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Pat Kelsey scored three of the most coveted guards in the transfer portal this cycle. How much did Louisville spend on their visits? Here's a look at the receipts. My biggest takeaway? The Cards are eating good: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Can confirm: James Scott has entered the transfer portal after one season with Louisville basketball. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | The biggest "What if?" for Louisville basketball in 2024-25 was: What if Pat Kelsey had a healthy Kasean Pryor for the entire season? The 6-10 forward wants to find out. For more on Pryor’s decision to run it back with the Cards: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | A way-too-early Louisville basketball starting lineup projection: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | U of L has approved a $1 million raise for Pat Kelsey. His base salary is now $3.3 million. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

A new edition of The Courier Journal's Louisville basketball mailbag dropped this morning. For more on how the Cards' 2025-26 roster is coming together: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | In the locker room after a first-round March Madness exit, J'Vonne Hadley was uncertain about his future. He knew this much, though: "Louisville basketball is back; it obviously needs to stay that way." The consummate glue guy is running it back. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Consensus men's basketball way-too-early Top 25 rankings for 2025-26:

NEW | Louisville basketball finished Year 1 of the Pat Kelsey era as a consensus top-25 team. Here's a look at where the Cards stand in the final polls of 2024-25 and the way-too-early 2025-26 rankings: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Rick Pitino says St. John's and Louisville are negotiating a home-and-home series that would start with a game at Madison Square Garden early next season. "After they signed the backcourt that they just signed, I'm thinking of canceling that proposal." www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Louisville needed a new sharpshooter. Pat Kelsey has landed the only one more accurate than Reyne Smith in the ACC last season: Isaac McKneely. The Cards' 2025-26 backcourt? Loaded. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Time for a transfer portal madness edition of The Courier Journal’s Louisville basketball mailbag. Got a question? Click on the link below to submit or leave it in the replies. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Pat Kelsey has scored another coveted portal guard. Per ESPN's Jonathan Givony, Ryan Conwell is U of L's second commit of the cycle. The junior earned third-team All-Big East honors after averaging 16.5 points with a 41.3% clip from 3 at XU in 2024-25. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

When new Louisville transfer commit Adrian Wooley was named CUSA Freshman of the Year on March 10, Kennesaw State reported he was one of only two first-year DI players to lead a team in scoring and field-goal percentage. The other? Cooper Flagg. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | Adrian Wooley is Pat Kelsey’s first commit of the portal cycle. The former Kennesaw State guard was one of the country’s top freshmen in 2024-25, leading the Owls in scoring (18.8) and assists (3.6). Meet the newest Card: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Koren Johnson is Louisville basketball's first transfer portal entrant of the offseason. A torn labrum limited the junior guard to only two games with the Cards. www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

NEW | A look at Louisville basketball’s biggest needs as Pat Kelsey and his staff try to strike gold in the transfer portal again: www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...