2025–26 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2025–26 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 23т
Record24–10 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Kloman
  • Thomas Carr
  • Ronnie Hamilton
  • Mike Cassidy
  • Jermaine Ukaegbu
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke † 17 – 1   .944 33 – 2   .943
No. 9 Virginia 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
No. 25 Miami (FL) 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
No. 21 North Carolina 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Clemson 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
No. 23т Louisville 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
NC State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Florida State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
California 9 – 9   .500 22 – 11   .667
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
SMU 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Virginia Tech 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Notre Dame 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Boston College 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Georgia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represents the University of Louisville during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They are led by second-year head coach Pat Kelsey.

On February 9, 2026, Mikel Brown Jr. broke the ACC Freshman scoring record and tied the Louisville program 59-year scoring record with 45 points in a 118–77 win against NC State. Ryan Conwell added 31 points marking the first 30 point scoring duo in program history.[1][2]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2024–25 season with a record of 27–8, 18–2 in ACC play, finishing in a tie for 2nd place. As the second seed in the 2025 ACC tournament they earned a bye into Quarterfinals where they defeated seventh seed Stanford for the second time in five days. The tournament game was much closer as the Cardinals advanced 75–73.[3] In the Semifinals they defeated third seed and tenth-ranked Clemson 76–73.[4] They lost to first seed and top ranked Duke 73–62 in the final.[5] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed, where they lost in the first round to Creighton.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Scott 0 C 6'11" 210 Sophomore Fayetteville, NC Transferred to Ole Miss[7]
Koren Johnson 3 G 6'2" 175 Junior Seattle, WA Transferred to Ole Miss[8]
Reyne Smith 6 G 6'2" 190 Senior Ulverstone, Australia Graduated
Patrick Antonelly 12 G 5'11" 170 5th Mount Pleasant, SC Graduated
Frank Anselem-Ibe 13 C 6'10" 220 5th Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Chucky Hepburn 24 G 6'2" 190 Senior Omaha, NE Graduated and signed two-way NBA contract with the Toronto Raptors[9]
Aidan McCool 33 G 6'3" 170 Graduate Student Charleston, SC Graduated
Noah Waterman 93 F 6'11" 230 6th Savannah, NY Graduated and signed professional overseas deal by the Yamagata Wyverns.[10]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Ryan Conwell[11] 3 G 6'4" 215 Senior Indianapolis, IN Xavier
Isaac McKneely[12] 10 G 6'4" 195 Senior Poca, WV Virginia
Adrian Wooley[13] 14 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Tuscaloosa, AL Kennesaw State

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Mikel Brown Jr.
#1 PG 		Orlando, FL DME Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jan 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    ESPN:    (95)
Sananda Fru
#36 PF 		Berlin, Germany Basketball Löwen Braunschweig 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Feb 11, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    
Mouhamed Camara
#59 PF 		Dakar, Senegal NBA Academy Africa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 19, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    On3:    
Vangelis Zougris
C 		Peristeri, Greece Peristeri B.C. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (120 kg) May 29, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 25    On3: 38
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Louisville 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  • "2025 Louisville Cardinals Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  • "2025 Louisville 24/7 Sports Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  • "2025 Louisville Cardinals Basketball Industry Comparison Commits". On3. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mikel Brown Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr DME Academy Orlando, FL
G 1 J'Vonne Hadley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Colorado St. Paul, MN
G 3 Ryan Conwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Xavier Indianapolis, IN
G 4 Cole Sherman (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Northern Kentucky Louisville, KY
F 7 Kasean Pryor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS South Florida Chicago, IL
F 9 Khani Rooths 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So IMG Academy Washington, D.C.
G 10 Isaac McKneely 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Virginia Poca, WV
G 11 Kobe Rodgers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Charleston Cincinnati, OH
F 12 Mouhamed Camara 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Dakar, Senegal
F/C 13 Sananda Fru 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Löwen Braunschweig Berlin, Germany
G 14 Adrian Wooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Kennesaw State Tuscaloosa, AL
C 15 Aly Khalifa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr BYU Alexandria, Egypt
G 33 Will Hanke (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Xavier High School Louisville, KY
F/C 53 Vangelis Zougris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Peristeri B.C. Peristeri, Greece
G 55 Spencer Legg (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Charleston Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		No. 11 No. 19 Kansas L 82–90  –
  26 – Conwell   9 – Hadley   3 – Khalifa  KFC Yum! Center (15,885)
Louisville, KY
October 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		No. 11 Bucknell
Kentuckiana Friend of V Classic 		W 99–76  –
  28 – Brown Jr.   8 – Conwell   6 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (13,840)
Louisville, KY
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 11 South Carolina State W 104–45  1–0
  20 – Rooths   9 – Hadley   6 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (14,218)
Louisville, KY
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 11 Jackson State W 106–70  2–0
  19 – Conwell   10 – Rooths   9 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (14,412)
Louisville, KY
November 11, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 No. 9 Kentucky
Rivalry 		W 96–88  3–0
  29 – Brown Jr.   8 – Hadley   5 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (22,586)
Louisville, KY
November 15, 2025*
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 12 Ohio W 106–81  4–0
  22 – Conwell   6 – Tied   7 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (14,899)
Louisville, KY
November 21, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 6 vs. Cincinnati
Rivalry — The Hoops Classic 		W 74–64  5–0
  25 – Conwell   5 – Tied   6 – Brown Jr.  Heritage Bank Center (8,507)
Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 6 Eastern Michigan W 87–46  6–0
  17 – McKneely   8 – Rooths   5 – Khalifa  KFC Yum! Center (13,832)
Louisville, KY
November 26, 2025*
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 6 NJIT W 104–47  7–0
  32 – Conwell   9 – Tied   7 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (13,825)
Louisville, KY
December 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 at No. 25 Arkansas
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 80–89  7–1
  22 – Brown Jr.   8 – Fru   4 – Conwell  Bud Walton Arena (19,600)
Fayetteville, AR
December 6, 2025*
2:15 p.m., CBS 		No. 6 vs. No. 22 Indiana
CareSource Invitational 		W 87–78  8–1
  21 – Conwell   7 – Fru   3 – Tied  Gainbridge Fieldhouse (18,777)
Indianapolis, IN
December 13, 2025*
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 11 Memphis
Rivalry 		W 99–73  9–1
  17 – Conwell   8 – Rooths   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (16,355)
Louisville, KY
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 11 at No. 20 Tennessee L 62–83  9–2
  22 – Conwell   5 – Tied   3 – Fru  Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678)
Knoxville, TN
December 20, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 11 Montana W 94–54  10–2
  18 – Fru   8 – Fru   6 – Khalifa  KFC Yum! Center (14,076)
Louisville, KY
December 30, 2025
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 at California W 90–70  11–2
(1–0) 		 26 – Conwell   14 – Fru   4 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (6,012)
Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 16 at Stanford L 76–80  11–3
(1–1) 		 18 – Conwell   8 – Fru   3 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (4,172)
Stanford, CA
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 No. 6 Duke L 73–84  11–4
(1–2) 		 24 – Conwell   7 – Conwell   4 – Hadley  KFC Yum! Center (17,656)
Louisville, KY
January 10, 2026
12:00 p.m., The CW 		No. 20 Boston College W 75–62  12–4
(2–2) 		 19 – Fru   13 – Fru   4 – Wooley  KFC Yum! Center (14,585)
Louisville, KY
January 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 No. 16 Virginia L 70–79  12–5
(2–3) 		 23 – McKneely   7 – Conwell   4 – Wooley  KFC Yum! Center (14,697)
Louisville, KY
January 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 at Pittsburgh W 100–59  13–5
(3–3) 		 24 – Conwell   7 – Hadley   6 – Conwell  Petersen Events Center (6,070)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 24, 2026
2:15 p.m., The CW 		No. 23 Virginia Tech W 85–71  14–5
(4–3) 		 20 – Brown Jr.   10 – Fru   6 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (14,907)
Louisville, KY
January 26, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 at No. 4 Duke L 52–83  14–6
(4–4) 		 18 – Conwell   5 – Hadley   4 – Brown Jr.  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
January 31, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 SMU W 88–74  15–6
(5–4) 		 20 – Brown Jr.   10 – Rooths   4 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (14,847)
Louisville, KY
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 24 Notre Dame W 76–65  16–6
(6–4) 		 13 – McKneely   12 – Rooths   6 – Brown Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (14,787)
Louisville, KY
February 7, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 24 at Wake Forest W 88–80  17–6
(7–4) 		 17 – Fru   6 – Fru   8 – Brown Jr.  LJVM Coliseum (8,874)
Winston-Salem, NC
February 9, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 24 NC State W 118–77  18–6
(8–4) 		 45 – Brown Jr.   9 – Brown Jr.   6 – Conwell  KFC Yum! Center (14,389)
Louisville, KY
February 14, 2026*
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 24 vs. Baylor W 82–71  19–6
  29 – Brown Jr.   7 – Fru   6 – Brown Jr.  Dickies Arena (3,314)
Fort Worth, TX
February 17, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 21 at SMU L 85–95  19–7
(8–5) 		 29 – Brown Jr.   9 – Hadley   5 – Khalifa  Moody Coliseum (6,326)
University Park, TX
February 21, 2026
2:15 p.m., The CW 		No. 21 Georgia Tech W 87–70  20–7
(9–5) 		 19 – Brown Jr.   5 – Hadley   4 – Conwell  KFC Yum! Center (16,350)
Louisville, KY
February 23, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 24 at No. 18 North Carolina L 74–77  20–8
(9–6) 		 24 – Brown Jr.   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Dean E. Smith Center (20,577)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 24 at Clemson L 75–80  20–9
(9–7) 		 17 – Wooley   7 – Hadley   4 – Brown Jr.  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,084)
Clemson, SC
March 3, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse W 77–62  21–9
(10–7) 		 23 – Conwell   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (15,306)
Louisville, KY
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 22 Miami W 92–89  22–9
(11–7) 		 24 – Conwell   4 – Tied   6 – Wooley  Watsco Center (7,972)
Coral Gables
ACC tournament
March 11, 2026
2:30 p.m., ESPN 		(6) No. 24 vs. (11) SMU
Second Round 		W 62–58  23–9
  16 – Conwell   7 – McKneely   5 – McKneely  Spectrum Center (8,116)
Charlotte, NC
March 12, 2026
2:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(6) No. 24 vs. (3) Miami
Quarterfinals 		L 73–78  23–10
  22 – Conwell   9 – Conwell   4 – Wooley  Spectrum Center (11,722)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2026*
1:30 p.m., TNT 		(6 E) No. 23т vs. (11 E) South Florida
Round of 64 		W 83–79  24–10
  23 – McKneely   10 – Fru   6 – Conwell  KeyBank Center (17,182)
Buffalo, NY
March 21, 2026*
2:45 p.m., CBS 		(6 E) No. 23т vs. (3 E) No. 11 Michigan State
Round of 32 		      KeyBank Center 
Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[14]

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
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Awards and honors

References

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  2. ^ "Louisville 118-77 NC State (Feb 9, 2026) Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  3. ^ "Louisville basketball rallies vs Stanford in ACC Tournament quarterfinal on buzzer-beater". Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  4. ^ "Crawford: Louisville holds on to beat Clemson 76–73, gets Duke in ACC title game". WDRB. March 15, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "Duke 73-62 Louisville (Mar 15, 2025)". ESPN. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  6. ^ "Louisville vs. Creighton score, bracket update (March Madness)". Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  7. ^ McGavic, Matthew (May 7, 2025). "Former Louisville Center James Scott Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  8. ^ McGavic, Matthew (April 15, 2025). "Former Louisville Guard Koren Johnson Announces Transfer Destination". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  9. ^ James Story, Prince (June 26, 2025). "Chucky Hepburn, ex-Louisville basketball star, agrees to two-way NBA deal with Raptors". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  10. ^ Santangelo, Luke (August 1, 2025). "Former Louisville forward signs pro deal overseas as basketball journey continues". Big Red Louie. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  11. ^ Holton, Brooks (April 1, 2025). "Ryan Conwell commits to Louisville basketball, Pat Kelsey via transfer portal". Courier Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  12. ^ Rutherford, Mike (April 11, 2025). "Isaac McKneely signs with Louisville". Card Chronicle. SB Nation. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  13. ^ Rutherford, Mike (March 31, 2025). "Louisville lands 5-star transfer guard Adrian Wooley". Card Chronicle. SB Nation. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  14. ^ "2025–2026 Schedule". gocards.com. University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Duke's Boozer, UofL's Brown Jr. Share ACC Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". The ACC. November 17, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  17. ^ a b "Louisville's Brown Jr. Sweeps ACC Men's Basketball Weekly Honors". The ACC. February 16, 202. Retrieved February 16, 2026.


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