Louisville has reached an agreement with College of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey to become the Cardinals’ next men’s basketball coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke with the AP on Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not been formally approved.
Charleston head coach Pat Kelsey reacts during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Alabama in the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., Friday, March 22, 2024. Charleston head coach Pat Kelsey signals his team during the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Alabama in the NCAA Tournament in Spokane, Wash., Friday, March 22, 2024.
The 48-year-old Kelsey will become Louisville’s third head coach, and fifth overall, since the school fired Hall of Famer Rick Pitino in October 2017 in the wake of a federal investigation of corruption in college basketball. It’s the second men’s basketball hire for Cardinals athletic director Josh Heird, and after the disastrous results under Payne, brings higher expectations of returning to relevancy.
Kelsey is 74-27 in three seasons with Charleston, which won consecutive CAA regular-season and tournament championships and automatic NCAA bids. His 2022-23 squad was 31-4 and ranked as high as 18th in the AP Top 25.
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