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Acting Head Coach

avid Padgett, a David Padgett Up Close D member of the Years at UofL: Fourth. Joined staff in April of 2014 starter at Louisville (2005-08), earning All-Big basketball staff for the after serving as assistant basketball coach at IUPUI East Conference honors as a senior. Professional last three years and a for- for three seasons. - played two years for UB LaPalma in the Canary mer three-year starter at Islands (2008-10). for the Cardinals, Previous Experience: Director of Basketball Opera- was named acting head tions, Louisville (2014-16). Assistant Coach, IUPUI Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science (2011-14) in Indianapolis, Ind. Assistant Strength from the University of Louisville in 2008. men’s basketball coach at Coach at the University of Louisville (2010-11). UofL on Sept. 29, 2017. Personal Data: Born Feb. 13, 1985 in Carson City, Padgett was UofL’s Playing Experience: High School - McDonald’s Nev. Married to the former Megan Carmicle on director of basketball operations for two seasons and Parade Magazine All-American at Reno (Nev.) June 19, 2010. Two sons: Nolan, born in August (2014-16) before his move to an assistant coach- High School (1999-2003). College - three-year 2013; and Gavin, born in May 2016. ing position in 2016. He is just the third head coach for the Cardinals in the last 46 years, following Rick A three-year starter and Pitino (2001-17) and (1971-2001). captain at center for the Car- In his three seasons on the UofL staff, the Cardi- dinals (2005-08), Padgett nals have produced a collective 75-26 record (.743), was a unanimous first- finished among the top four teams in the ACC in team All-Big East Confer- each year, and UofL reached the NCAA Elite Eight in ence selection as a senior 2015. Last year, UofL posted a 25-9 record, tied for and also earned USBWA second in the ACC and earned a No. 10 ranking in All-District IV honors. He the final Associated Press poll. He helped the Car- averaged a team-leading dinals assemble a top ten recruiting class in 2017, 11.2 points and grabbed as UofL’s class was ranked seventh in the nation by 4.8 rebounds his senior ESPN and Rivals and 247Sports, while the Cardinals year in 2007-08 when were 10th by Scout.com. the Cardinals reached the Before joining the UofL staff, Padgett spent three NCAA Elite Eight. years as an assistant coach at IUPUI from 2011-14. Padgett ranks second He served a year as assistant strength coach with in career per- the Cardinals as UofL posted a 25-10 mark, beat centage at U of L, hitting seven ranked teams and reached the title game of 61.3 percent of his shots the Big East Championship. (332-542). His .667 field Padgett played professional basketball for UB goal percentage as a senior LaPalma in the Canary Islands for two years follow- was the second best ever ing his graduation from UofL. He had reached the at UofL. He set a Big East final preseason cut of the before his Conference field goal per- playing career in Spain. centage record for league games as a senior, hitting 68.3 percent of his shots in the 18 games (86-of-126). He was a second team All-Big East pick as a junior. A McDonald’s All-American in high school in Reno, Nev., Padgett played his freshman collegiate season at Kansas before transferring to Louisville. He was the 2003 Nevada Player of the Year and the top rated center in that year’s recruit- ing class. He was a member of the 2004 USA Basketball Junior World Champion- ship Qualifying Team that claimed a gold medal. Padgett’s basketball bloodlines run deep as his father played at the Univer- sity of Nevada and his uncle played at New Mexico. His grandfather Jim played for Oregon State and his sister played for Padgett was an All-Big East the University of San Diego. selection as Padgett and his wife, Megan, have a senior at two sons: Nolan, born in August 2013; Louisville Padgett family: David, Nolan, Megan and Gavin and Gavin, born in May 2016.

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Director of Basketball Operations Michael Bowden

member of the Michael Bowden Up Close A UofL men’s bas- ketball staff for the past Years at UofL: Fourth. Joined staff in June of 2014 Playing Experience: High School - varsity basket- three years, Michael after serving as the video coordinator for the women’s ball, captain as as senior, at Venice High School in Bowden is in his second basketball team at Maryland for three seasons. Venice, Fla. (2000-03). College - women’s basketball season as the Cardinals’ scout team at Florida (2004-08). Previous Experience: Video coordinator, University director of basketball Education: Bachelor’s degree in physical education operations. of Maryland (2011-14). Video coordinator, Univer- sity of South Florida (2009-11). Video coordinator, from the University of Florida in 2008. Bowden served a University of Tulsa (2008-09). Assistant Player Personal Data: Born Aug. 23, 1984 in Madison, year as director of video Development Intern, IMG Academy in Bradenton, Wisc. Married to the former Stephanie Chomicki operations at UofL and a season as the Cards’ as- Fla. (2008). Assistant coach, Buchholz High School on June 20, 2015. One daughter: Penelope, born sistant video coordinator before his current role. He in Gainesville, Fla. (2006-08). in August 2017. spent over two months in the summer of 2015 as- sisting UofL Coach with his duties as the University of Florida men’s basket- coach of the Puerto Rico National Team. ball team for the 2007-08 season. Prior to joining UofL, Bowden worked three Bowden also worked with the Florida years as video coordinator for the women’s basket- women’s basketball team for four sea- ball team at Maryland, where he prepared scout- sons (2004-08) as a member of the ing videos, highlight packages for distribution and scout team, and assisted coaches in served as co-director for camps among his duties. film breakdown and scouting reports. The Terrapins reached the NCAA Elite Eight, Sweet He worked three summers with the 16, and Final Four in his three seasons there, pro- Clifford Ray & Robert Parrish Big Man ducing a combined 85-20 record. Camp (2006-08), and with the Pete Bowden previously served as video coordi- Newell Big Man Camp in 2007. nator on the women’s basketball staffs at South Bowden earned a bachelor’s de- Florida for two seasons (2009-11), as well as gree in physical education with a con- for one year at Tulsa (2008-09) where he also centration in coaching from Florida in served as head manager. Before joining the Tulsa 2008. While a student at Florida, he staff, he was the Assistant Player Development was an assistant varsity coach at Bu- Intern at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where chholz High School in Gainesville, Fla. he worked primarily with NBA, collegiate and in- for two seasons. ternational basketball players with offensive skill He and his wife Stephanie have development. one daughter, Penelope, born in Au- Bowden was a volunteer manager with the gust 2017.

The Greatest — Louisville native Muhammad Ali passed away on June 3, 2016 at the age of 74 and was laid to rest in his hometown. A fervent UofL supporter, the champ at- tended many of the Cardinals’ games over the years and started a scholarship fund with the Cardinals’ baseball program. The legendary figure was a three-time World Heavyweight Champion and Olympic gold medalist boxer, as well as a social activ- ist and philanthropist. He will be greatly missed.

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Basketball Support Staff

Ray Ganong lectured nationally and internationally and has been Kamari Wooten Strength and published in the National Strength and Conditioning Assistant Director of Conditioning Coach Association Journal. Academic Services Since 1985, Ganong has run in 28 Ray Ganong is in his Derby Mini Marathons, will run in the 2018 event Kamari Wooten, a 33rd season on the UofL and also competes as a power lifter. member of the UofL athletics athletic staff as a Strength Ganong earned his master’s degree in health staff since 2011, is in his and Conditioning Coach for education from Miami in 1985. A native of Balti- first year overseeing the the Cardinals. more, Ganong and his wife Maria Fernandez have academic support for the Ganong, 63, joined the UofL staff in 1985 af- two children: Raquel and Erika. Cardinals’ men’s basketball team as an assistant ter six seasons at Miami (Fla.) where he helped the director of academic services. Hurricanes win their first national titles in both foot- Fred Hina Prior to working with the men’s basketball student- ball in 1983 and baseball in 1982. Director of Sports athletes, he guided the academic support services for He is one of a select few strength coaches in Medicine - Basketball UofL’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, men’s tennis, women’s America to have a National Championship ring in golf and volleyball programs. He joined the UofL staff three different sports. Ray has worked for five head Fred Hina is in his 17th after an eighteen month stint with Alabama State coaches who have won national championships: year as Head Men’s Athletic University, where he served as an athletic academic Denny Crum, basketball, Louisville, 1997-2000; Trainer for the University of advisor for men’s basketball, women’s soccer’s, and Howard Schellenberger, football, Miami, 1979-83; Louisville men’s basketball men’s and women’s track & field, while also serving Jimmy Johnson, football, Miami 1984; Ron Fraser, team and his sixth year as as the SAAC (student-athlete advisory committee) baseball, Miami, 1980-82; and Rick Pitino, 2001 to Director of Sports Medicine. advisor. present. Hina (pronounced HEE-nuh), 53, is a 1987 grad- A native of Detroit, Wooten played basketball Ganong has trained numerous NFL, MLB, and uate of Western Kentucky with a degree in Health at Kentucky State University and Wayne County NBA players, as well as UofL’s Olympic medalist Care Administration and a 2004 graduate of the Uni- Community College. He is a member of National bobsledder Doug Sharp for 18 months prior to the versity of Alabama with a Master’s of Arts Degree. Association of Academic and Student-Athlete Olympic Trials. Prior to his arrival at UofL, he spent 15 years as Development Professionals (N4A) and Minority A pioneer in his field, he was the first person an Athletic Trainer in the New York Mets organiza- Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA). to finish the national certification in its first year in tion, including the last seven years as head athletic Wooten earned a bachelor’s degree in Physical 1985 and has been a certified strength and con- trainer for the major league team in New York. Education from Kentucky State University (2007) ditioning specialist through the National Strength Hina is a certified member of the National Ath- and a master’s in Sport Management from Eastern and Conditioning Association (NSCA) ever since. letic Trainers Association as well as the National Kentucky University (2008). He was NSCA Conference USA Strength and Condi- Strength and Conditioning Association. He and his He and his wife Marnika reside in Louisville. tioning Specialist of the Year in 1998. Ganong has wife Gina have three sons: Jared, Justin and Jacob. Vincent Tatum Equipment Manager

Vincent Tatum, a mem- ber of the UofL athletics staff for the past 15 years, is in his ninth year as the Cards’ men’s basketball equipment manager. Tatum coordinates the men’s basketball equipment needs and oversees a staff of student managers who with practice sessions and game preparation. He served two years as the director of the Yum! Center and was executive assistant to Rick Pitino for four years prior to that. Tatum, 45, served as a student manager from 1990-93 under Pitino at the University of Kentucky, where he studied business. UK reached the NCAA Final Four during his final season there (1993). After leaving UK in 1993, Tatum spent nine years in his family’s trucking business in Jeffersonville, Ind. An avid sports fan, Tatum enjoys travel, horse racing, boating and other outdoor activities. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Daniel Pitino Foundation. A native of Harrodsburg, Ky., Tatum played high Former UofL center Mangok Mathiang earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from UofL school football and baseball at Mercer County High in December of 2016. He was a graduate student for the spring semester of his final season. School.

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Jordan Sucher Logan Baumann Evans played for four different coaches in his Executive Assistant to Director of Video four collegiate seasons in Kevin Ollie at UConn and David Padgett Operations Ralph Willard, Sean Kearney and Milan Brown at Holy Cross. He played one year professionally for Jordan Sucher is in his Logan Baumann is in the Durham Wildcats in the United Kingdom. His 11th year on the UofL men’s his third year on the Uni- sister Kastine played basketball at Kentucky. basketball staff as executive versity of Louisville’s men’s Evans, who hails from Salem, Conn., earned a assistant to Coach David basketball staff, serving as bachelor’s degree in economics from Holy Cross in Padgett. director of video operations 2012, a master’s degree in educational psychology Sucher coordinates the basketball office, assists after a year as assistant video coordinator. from UConn in 2013, and a master’s in kinesiology with team travel arrangements and coordinates Baumann gained experience with the Cardi- from Texas in 2017. Padgett’s personal schedule. nals’ video operation as a student manager at UofL, Prior to joining the Cardinals’ staff, Sucher worked where he earned his bachelor’s degree in econom- Patrick Reilingh three years for Nelligan Sports Marketing (now Learfield ics in 2015 while attending UofL on a Trustee’s Assistant Video Sports), one year with the Horizon League property in Scholar academic scholarship. After starting the Coordinator Indianapolis, Ind. and two years at UofL. Cards’ 2013 NCAA Championship season as a stu- Sucher was a four-year basketball letterman at dent manager, he walked on to the squad that year Patrick Reilingh is in Centre College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree after an injury depleted UofL’s roster. He played one his second year on the Uni- in economics and history in 2004. The Colonels posted season before returning to his student manager role. versity of Louisville’s men’s an 18-8 record during his senior year. Baumann averaged 17.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, basketball staff as assistant He is married to Dr. Nessa Timoney. 2.5 assists and buried 69 three-point goals as a se- video coordinator. nior in helping Ohio County High School in Hartford, Reilingh gained experience with the Cards’ video op- Wayne Turner Ky. to a 29-3 record, the 10th District Championship eration as a student manager at UofL, where he earned a Director of and a No. 9 ranking in the state of Kentucky. bachelor’s degree in sport administration in 2014 and a Player Development Honored as the 2012 Third Region Player of the master of science in sport administration in 2016. Year, he scored over 1,000 career points at Ohio Reilingh has served as a basketball coach at Wayne Turner, who County, which won the 10th District Championship several camps, including four years with the Chris was a member of two colle- all four years he played with the Eagles. Dudley Foundation in Vernonia, Ore., where he giate national championship He and his wife Paiger were married in 2017. helped manage campers’ diabetic needs. He also teams and played nine years worked extensively with the Hoop Group in Reading, in professional basketball, is R.J. Evans Pa. While an undergraduate at UofL, he worked in in his fifth year on the UofL staff, currently serving as Program Assistant the UofL ticket office for a year, aiding with ticket the Cardinals’ director of player development. R.J. Evans is in his first sales strategies, communication with season ticket Turner played two of his four seasons at the Uni- season as a program as- patrons and with general ticket operations. versity of Kentucky under Pitino when the Wildcats sistant on the UofL men’s Reilingh played basketball, football (defensive won the 1996 NCAA Championship and reached basketball staff. end/tight end) and baseball (third base) at Pleasant- the championship game in 1997. He was a back- Evans joined the UofL ville (N.Y.) High School before his graduation in 2010. court starter on Kentucky’s 1998 NCAA title team staff after working two years and finished his career as the NCAA’s all-time leader as a graduate assistant in games played with 151, a figure which has since at the University of Texas under head coach Shaka been passed. Smart. Prior to his time in Austin, Evans was an assis- Turner worked on the UK men’s basketball staff tant coach at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass. for one in 2010-11 while completing his undergraduate de- season (2014-15) as the Bison posted a 20-6 re- gree. He is Kentucky’s career leader in steals (238), cord and won the Commonwealth Coast Conference ranks fourth in career assists (494) and he scored Regular Season Championship with a 17-1 mark. 1,170 career points with the Wildcats. He was an Evans played basketball at the College of the All-SEC selection as a senior and was honored as the Holy Cross, scoring over 1,200 career points in his Stephanie Davis 1998 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player and three-plus seasons there. As a co-captain in his fi- Dr. John Becker Basketball Receptionist Team Physician SEC Tournament MVP that year. nal season in 2011-12, Evans averaged 11.5 points, A native of Boston, Turner played nine years of 4.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists while earning recogni- professional basketball, including a year with the tion on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. He Boston Celtics (1999-2000), the Harlem Globe- received a medical redshirt after missing most of the trotters (2000) and seven years with multiple CBA 2010-11 season with a sports hernia. and European teams, winning a CBA Champion- Evans played his final year as a graduate student at ship with the Dakota Warriors in 2002. He worked the University of Connecticut, where he helped the the two years in player development and was UofL’s Huskies post a 20-10 record in 2012-13. He appeared assistant strength coach for two years before his in 27 games (three starts) and averaged 3.1 points and current role. grabbing 25 steals. He faced Louisville once that sea- son, grabbing two rebounds in seven minutes against Dr. John Ellis Dr. Chris Pitcock the Cardinals in a 73-58 UofL victory in Hartford. Team Physician Team Physician

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Ryan Rocky Austin Kyle Ben Jake Ben Jared Terence Callahan Celebrezze Chambers Doctor Garvey Glascock Gornet Grantz Greene Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager

Matt Kiran Christopher Seth Danny Nathan James Grant Melander Rao Schifano Tatum Tilton Vinsand Van Pelt Williams Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager Student Manager

Billy Minardi Classic

event in 2006 as Massachusetts prevailed 72-68, Billy Minardi followed by a 70-65 Cardinal victory over New Billy Minardi Classic Results Mexico State in 2007 in another single-game event. 2002 2008 In 2008, UofL capped a two-day, four-game Dec. 17, First Round Nov. 22, First Round Louisville 104, Louisville 79, tournament by beating South Alabama 81-54 in the Eastern Ky. 63 Morehead State 41 championship game as Terrence Williams earned Dec. 17, First Round Nov. 22, First Round Manhattan 76, South Alabama 93, MVP honors. Edgar Sosa scored 17 points and Wright State 74 Florida A&M 64 handed out five assists as the game’s MVP as UofL Dec. 18, Third Place game Nov. 23, Third Place game Wright State 75, Florida A&M 79, beat Western Kentucky 102-75 in the 2009 Billy Eastern Ky. 61 Morehead State 74 Minardi Classic. The Cards beat No. 20 UNLV 77-69 Dec. 18, Championship Nov. 23, Championship Louisville 89, Manhattan 62 Louisville 81, in the 2010 event as Chris Smith earned MVP hon- South Alabama 54 ors. UofL beat Western Ky. 70-60 for the 2011 title. 2003 Dec. 13 2009 earned MVP honors in the 2012 Louisville 73, Dec. 19 he Billy Minardi Classic originated in 2002 to Minardi Classic, but the coaching matchup of UofL’s No. 1 Florida 65 Louisville 102, Western Kentucky 75 honor the memory of Billy Minardi, brother-in- Rick Pitino and his son Richard Pitino, then the head 2004 T 2010 Dec. 21, First Round law of UofL Coach Rick Pitino who died in the Sept. coach at FIU, was center stage in the 79-55 UofL Dec. 11 Louisville 80, IUPUI 60 Louisville 77, UNLV 69 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. UofL is win. The Cardinals beat Western Kentucky 79-63 Dec. 21, First Round 19-1 in the event over the past 15 years. The Cards in the 2013 event and prevailed 68-57 in 2014 Austin Peay 91, 2011 New Orleans 73 Dec. 23 won the inaugural event in 2002 in , over UNC Wilmington. UofL beat UMKC and Grand Dec. 22, Third Place game Louisville 70, defeating Manhattan in the championship game Canyon in the 2015 four-team event. IUPUI 72, New Orleans 60 Western Kentucky 60 Dec. 22, Championship 2012 of the four-team tournament. Reece Gaines was The Cards won 87-56 over EKU last season. Louisville 77, Austin Peay 49 Dec. 19 honored as the tourney MVP. 2005 Louisville 79, FIU 55 In 2003, the event was a Dec. 20, First Round 2013 single, truly classic game. The Louisville 76, Dec. 19 Middle Tennessee 68 Louisville 79, Western Ky. 63 Cardinals posted a 73-65 Dec. 20, First Round 2014 victory over then top-ranked College of Charleston 90, Florida Atlantic 73 Dec. 19 Florida behind MVP Francisco Dec. 21, Third Place game Louisville 68, UNC Wilmington 57 Garcia. Middle Tennessee 90, Florida Atlantic 76 2015 The event returned to a Dec. 21, Championship Dec. 22, First Round two-day, four-game tourna- Louisville 78, Louisville 75, UMKC 47 College of Charleston 63 UNC Wilmington 102, ment the following two years. Utah Valley 77 UofL beat Austin Peay in the 2006 Dec. 23, Second Round Dec. 13 Louisville 98, Utah Valley 68 2004 championship game UMass 72, Louisville 68 UNC Wilmington 76, and the Cardinals beat Col- UMKC 56 2007 lege of Charleston in the Dec. 22 2016 2005 title game. UofL suf- Members of the Minardi family present the 2016 Minardi Classic Louisville 70, Dec. 17 New Mexico State 65 Louisville 87, Eastern Ky. 56 fered its first defeat in the MVP award to Quentin Snider, who totaled 13 points and six assists.

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