Pat Kelsey, who has guided Charleston to back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances, is being targeted by Louisville for its coaching vacancy, sources told ESPN.
Kelsey is coming off his second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, leading Charleston to back-to-back CAA regular-season and tournament championships. He brings a career 261-122 record over 12 seasons as a head coach at Charleston and
The Cougars went 31-4 during the 2022-23 season, winning 21 of their first 22 games. They took eventual national runner-upThis all played out amid a backdrop of uncertainty in the ACC, as last week Clemson became the second school in recent months In Kelsey, Louisville is getting a coach who will bring a high-energy style that should reenergize Louisville's loyal fan base, which has endured back-to-back last-place ACC finishes.
This season, Charleston won its final nine games of the regular season and then won the conference tournament to earn the CAA's automatic bid. The Cougars lost toBefore taking over at Charleston in 2021, Kelsey was the coach at Winthrop for nine seasons, leading the Eagles to four Big South Conference regular-season titles and two NCAA tournament appearances. Winthrop also won the 2020 conference tournament, but the NCAA tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Payne was fired after two seasons with the Cardinals. He went 12-52 in his Louisville tenure, winning just one game away from home.
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