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2015-16 Men’s Basketball Schedule

Date Opponent Site Time Television November Sun. 1 BELLARMINE / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 1:30 p.m. WAVE Mon. 9 WESLEYAN / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. WAVE Fri. 13 SAMFORD KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN3 Tues. 17 HARTFORD KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN3 in Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Sat. 21 NORTH FLORIDA KFC YUM! CENTER TBA ESPN3 in Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Tues. 24 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. RSN in Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Sat. 28 Saint Louis Barclays Center, 8:00 p.m. ESPN3 in Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Brooklyn, N.Y. December Wed. 2 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 7:15 p.m. ESPN in Big Ten/ACC Challenge Sat. 5 GRAND CANYON KFC YUM! CENTER Noon ESPN3 Sat. 12 EASTERN MICHIGAN KFC YUM! CENTER 2:00 p.m. RSN Wed. 16 KENNESAW STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPNU Sat. 19 WESTERN KENTUCKY KFC YUM! CENTER Noon ESPNU Tues. 22 MISSOURI KANSAS CITY KFC YUM! CENTER 9:00 p.m. RSN in Billy Minardi Classic (also UNC Wilmington vs. Utah Valley at 6:15 p.m.) Wed. 23 UTAH VALLEY KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPNU in Billy Minardi Classic (also UNC Wilmington vs. UMKC at 4:15 p.m.) Sat. 26 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Noon CBS

January Sun. 3 WAKE FOREST KFC YUM! CENTER 8:00 p.m. ESPNU Thur. 7 at NC State Raleigh, N.C. 7:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Sun. 10 at Clemson Greensville, S.C. Noon RSN Thur. 14 PITTSBURGH KFC YUM! CENTER 9:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Wed. 20 FLORIDA STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 9:00 p.m. ESPNU Sat. 23 at Georgia Tech , Ga. 4:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Wed. 27 at Tech Blacksburg, Va. 8:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE Sat. 30 VIRGINIA KFC YUM! CENTER 1:00 p.m. CBS February Mon. 1 KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN Sat. 6 BOSTON COLLEGE KFC YUM! CENTER Noon ACCN/WHAS Mon. 8 at Duke Durham, N.C. 7:00 p.m. ESPN Sat. 13 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 4 or 9 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Wed. 17 SYRACUSE KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Sat. 20 DUKE KFC YUM! CENTER Noon ESPN or ESPN2 Wed. 24 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 8:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE Sat. 27 at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. 2:00 p.m. ACCN/WHAS

March Tues. 1 GEORGIA TECH KFC YUM! CENTER 8:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE Sat. 5 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. TBA ESPN or ESPN2 Wed. 8- at ACC Championship Washington, D.C. Sat. 12 Verizon Center The ACC Network (ACCN) consists of nearly 120 affiliates, including WAVE-TV and WHAS-TV in Louisville for selected events. The ACC’s (RSN) consists of South, Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports, Fox Sports , Fox Sports Midwest, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, NESN, YES Network, MSG Network and ROOT Sports. All games are broadcast on the UofL Network produced by Learfield Sports (locally on WHAS Radio/840 AM or WKRD/790 AM in Louisville).

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Contents

 Contents 2015-16 Louisville Men’s Basketball Information Media Information 4-5 Team Information Basketball Staff University of Louisville map 6 2014-15 Overall Record 27-9 Head Coach Rick Pitino (UMass ‘74) City of Louisville map, Arena Seating Chart 7 (Home 15-4, Away 7-3, Neutral 5-2) UofL Record 368-126 (14 yrs.) Directory, UofL Staff 8-9 Primary Media Outlets 9 Atlantic Coast Conference Record 12-6 Overall Record 722-254 (30 yrs.) Cardinal Facts & Figures 10-11, 24 ACC Finish Fourth ACC Record 12-6 (1 year) UofL Athletics Facilities 14-23 (lost in quarterfinals of ACC Tournament) (299-123 record in multiple conferences) KFC Yum! Center 16-19 2014 Postseason NCAA Tournament - reached NCAA Tournament Record 53-18 Cards on the Air 25 Elite Eight (lost 70-76 in OT to Michigan State) (20 appearances, 7 Final Fours, 2 NCAA Titles)

UL National Ranking 10th USA Today, Asst. Coach Ralph Willard (Holy Cross ‘67)  Coaching Staff 17th Associated Press Asst. Coach Mike Balado (St. Thomas ‘98) Head Coach Rick Pitino 28-37 Lettermen Returning/Lost 8/6 Asst. Coach Kenny Johnson (Maryland ‘99) Assistant Coaches 38-40 Starters Returning 1 (C Chinanu Onuaku) Dir. of Basketball Operations David Padgett Basketball Support Staff 41-44 Starters Lost 4 (F Wayne Blackshear, Head Trainer Fred Hina F Montrezl Harrell, G Terry Rozier, G Chris Jones) Strength Coach Ray Ganong  Players All-Time Record 1,755-884 (102 yrs.) Equipment Manager Vinny Tatum Roster 46 Photo Roster 47 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 75-42 Director of Video Operations Michael Bowden Roster Analysis 48 (41 Appearances, 10 Final Fours, Director of Player Development Wayne Turner Player Profiles 50-74 Three NCAA Championships - 1980, 1986, 2013) Program Assistant Brandon Williams Asst. Video Coordinator Logan Baumann  2014-15 in Review Executive Asst. to Pitino Jordan Sucher Review of 2014-15 76-77 Receptionist Stephanie Davis Statistics, Final 2014-15 78 Team Doctors Dr. Jon Becker, Dr. John Ellis, Results, Final 2014-15 79 Dr. Chris Pitcock Box Scores, 2014-15 82-90 General/Administration

Important Phone Numbers Location Louisville, Ky. 40292  Louisville: University and City Athletic Department (502) 852-5732 Founded 1798 University of Louisville 94 Ticket Office (502) 852-5151 Enrollment 22,000 City of Louisville 96 President James Ramsey 98 Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 Nickname/Colors Cardinals/Red and Black Athletics Director Tom Jurich 101 Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Conference Atlantic Coast UofL Athletics Staff 102-109 Sports Information Contact Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Spirit Groups 110 Senior Assoc. AD/Media Relations/SID Kenny Klein President Dr. James Ramsey Office: (502) 852-6581 Faculty Representative Elaine Wise  Atlantic Coast Conference/NCAA Cell: (502) 599-7865 Vice President for Athletics/AD Tom Jurich Atlantic Coast Conference 112-113 Email Address [email protected] Web Site Address www.GoCards.com ACC Composite Schedule 114-115 UofL NCAA Tournament Leaders 120-121 NCAA Champions 122

 Cardinal Tradition Retired Numbers/Honored Jerseys 125-129 All-Americas 130 UofL Athletic Hall of Fame 131 National Champions 132-134 UofL Final Four teams 135-137 Lettermen, All-Time UofL 140-141 UofL Professional Players 142-146

 Records Coaches’ Records 149 Statistical Records, Team & Individual 150-161 1,000-Point Scorers 162-168 Top 5 Scorers Year-by-Year 169-172 All-Time Tournament Results 172-175 Results, Year-by-Year 178-189 Year-by-Year Team Statistics 190

 Opponents Opponents Information 192-195

Credits: Edited by Kenny Klein. Editorial assistance by Kathy Tronzo and the Louisville Sports Information staff. Interior design by Opponent Sports Information Directory 196 Jamie Barker, Provations Group. Outside cover designs by Graham Gohmann and inside covers by Shelley Feller. Photographs by All-Time Record vs. Opponents 197 Michelle Hutchins and Jeff Reinking, with Puerto Rico images from Brady Klein. Printed on recycled paper by VG Reed in Louisville, Ky. Record vs. 2015-16 Opponents 198-199

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Media Information

his publication featuring the 2015-16 Universi- a computer monitor displaying current game statistics guide is also available online. The Atlantic Coast Tty of Louisville men’s basketball team has been throughout the game. Conference site is located at www.theacc.com, with a prepared to aid you in covering the Cardinals this protected media services site at www.sportssystems. season. Additional information is available through  Interviews: Coach Rick Pitino and selected com/s/?scmsID=accmedia. Senior Associate Athletic Director Kenny Klein, UofL’s players are available at a news conference generally primary men’s basketball contact (502-852-6581). the day prior to each game. Selected news con- ferences will be available live via teleconference;  Media Credentials: To obtain credentials for a contact the sports information office at Sports Information and Creative Staff UofL home contest, please make the request via email (502) 852-6581 to obtain a schedule to Kenny Klein at [email protected]. Credentials and the number to participate. The are held at Media Will Call, located inside the Suite recorded audio from all news confer- Entrance on the Second Street side of the KFC Yum! ences is available online from the Center). Credentials will not be mailed. Passes “CardsTV ” link from the Cards’ web are limited to WORKING MEDIA ONLY. We do not site at www.GoCards.com and each have complimentary game tickets, but we will assist will be streamed live from that site. To in purchasing tickets when they are available (rarely). request a specific interview with Coach The media room is located on the event level, the first Pitino or a player, call or email Kenny Clayton Barnes Shelley Feller Rocco Gasparro door to the right after entering the Suite Entrance on Klein (502-852-6581; email: kenny@ Videographer Graphic Designer Assistant Sports the Second Street side of the arena. Media seating gocards.com). The best time to reach Information Director is at courtside or at designated areas within sections Coach Pitino is mid-day, while players 119 and 120. are usually available between 2-2:30 p.m. EST. Home or cell phone numbers  Internet Access: Wireless internet access is will not be provided. available throughout the KFC Yum! Center. A password

is required for special media access. Wired connec-  Postgame: Coach Pitino is most tions are also available in the media room. often first up with the media in the press room following the game. The Ira Green Graham Gohmann  Telephones: A limited number of telephones UofL dressing room will be open to Michelle Hutchins Asst. SID/Web Site Photographer Graphic Designer are provided in the press room on a first-come, first- media for access to squad members Manager served basis. Media desiring personal phone service following Pitino’s remarks. If agreed to should have a phone installed through the KFC Yum! by the visiting coach, we will have that Center by calling (502) 690-9000 in advance. Please coach come to the interview room. list Kenny Klein as the contact for placement of the Visiting team locker rooms are located line. There are no general media use phones available to the left as one exits the media room at courtside. A UofL sports information representative hallway. The Louisville locker room is can to assist you if you need an item faxed or copied. located to the right when exiting the media room (southeast corner of the Kenny Klein Lori Korte Jeremy Noe  Photographers: Photographers are limited to arena). Proper credentials are required Sr. Assoc. AD for Assistant Sports Director of Television working the designated half of the end zone at each to gain admittance to each area. Media Relations/SID Information Director Production end of the court. Photo spaces are reserved. An upper photo area position may be provided if requested in  Teleconference: The ACC offers a advance. A photo work room, equipped with wired periodic teleconference for its men’s head internet access, is available within the media work basketball coaches throughout the season. room (digital photo rooms). Please contact the ACC (336-369-1002) to obtain the phone number and times for  Parking: Limited media parking is available in the call. Selected UofL news conferences garages within one block of the KFC Yum! Center. Re- will be available live via teleconference; quests should be made well in advance to Kenny Klein. contact the sports information office at Kim Pemberton Jeff Reinking Fred Reynolds Assistant Sports Photographer Asst. SID/ (502) 852-6581 to obtain a schedule Information Director Videographer  Notes/Stats: Updated notes and statistics and the number to participate. are maintained on the Men’s Basketball page of the Cardinals’ web site at www.GoCards.com. Please  Internet Services: UofL is contact us if you would like any materials emailed to partnered with Sidearm Sports to host your attention. its official athletic site. Located atwww. GoCards.com, the web site contains  Statistical Services: Rosters, notes, game updated game notes, cumulative programs and cumulative statistics are provided prior statistics, box scores from previous to tipoff. Statistical summaries, written play-by-plays games, weekly audio interviews with Kathy Tronzo Garett Wall Nancy Worley Sports Information Assistant Sports Associate Sports and shot charts will be distributed at halftime and Coach Rick Pitino and selected players, Program Assistant Information Director Information Director post-game. Broadcast personnel will have access to and many other resources. This media

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 Mailing Address: The mailing address for Street, about 200 yards the Cardinals’ Sports Information Office is: Sports past the traffic light at Information Office, University of Louisville, Louisville, Warnock St. After travel- KY 40292. Express mail items should be sent to: ling under the Eastern UofL Sports Information, 2100 S. Floyd St., SAC Rm. Parkway overpass, the E219, Louisville, KY 40208 (phone: 502-852-6581). Yum! Center is the first building on the right.  Sports Information Office Location: The (Arriving on Interstate UofL Sports Information Office is located in the Swain 65 North for the Student Student Activities Center on the UofL campus at the Activites Center) Off I-65 corner of Floyd and Brandeis Streets. Visitor’s park- north, take the Warnock ing is available in the garage adjacent to the Swain Street exit (Exit 134) and Student Activities Center or at metered parking spots turn left at the end of along Floyd Street. the ramp. At the second The men’s basketball offices are located on campus traffic light, turn right onto in the Yum! Center, located at 2432 South Floyd Street. Floyd Street. After passing through the next traffic  Directions: (Arriving on Interstate 65 South) light, the Swain Student Take the Arthur Street exit (Exit 134) off I-65 south. Activities Center will be At the end of the ramp, turn right at the stop sign on the left after passing (Brandeis Street). At the first traffic light, turn left onto the parking garage. The Sports Information office is (Exit 134) and turn left at the end of the ramp. At the Floyd Street. The Student Activities Center is the first in Room E219. second traffic light, turn left onto Floyd St. After travelling building on the right and the SID’s office is in Room (Arriving on Interstate 65 North for the Yum! about 200 yards under the Eastern Parkway overpass, E219. To reach the Yum! Center, continue on Floyd Center) Off I-65 north, take the Warnock Street exit the Yum! Center is the first building on the right.

KFC Yum! Center Information

Arena Location: The KFC Yum! Center (22,000) when exiting the media room. The Cardinals’ locker is located on Main Street in be- room is located in the southeast corner, down the tween Second and Third Streets on the banks of the corridor on the right when exiting the media room. River (201 West Main St., Louisville, KY 40202). Team Entrance: Visiting team busses should enter KFC Yum! Center Practice Time: Contact Dennis through the Third Street garage entrance of the KFC Petrullo at the KFC Yum! Center (502-690-9011). Yum! Center (191 N Third Street), near the southwest corner of the building. The team bus may park at the Uniforms: UofL wears its adidas white jerseys loading dock. trimmed in red and black at home games in the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards wear either red uniforms Media Entrance: Media should enter through trimmed in white and black or black uniforms trimmed the Suite Entrance located on Second Street (near in red and white on the road. southwest corner of the KFC Yum! Center, to the right and below the main lobby; below the Second Street Press/Scouting Credentials: Contact UofL Senior bridge). There is limited seating for credentialed media Associate AD Kenny Klein well in advance of a game representatives and scouts at courtside and within the at [email protected]. designated areas in Sections 119 and 120.

Ticket Information: The Cardinals are sold out Will Call: Media credentials not picked up in advance on a season basis, although occasionaly there are will be left at Media Will Call inside the Suite Entrance, a few tickets available on a per-game basis through located on Second Street (near southwest corner Ticketmaster. The UofL ticket office is located at 2800 of the KFC Yum! Center, to the right and below the South Floyd St., near Gate 2 at Papa John’s Cardinal main lobby). The main will call window for tickets is . Contact the UofL ticket office (502-852- located to the right of the front entrance of the arena 5151) for further information. (southeast corner nearest Second and Main Streets).

Athletic Trainer: Training facilities are available at Airport: Louisville International Airport is located off the KFC Yum! Center through UofL trainer Fred Hina the Watterson Expressway (I-264) opposite the KEC. (502-852-0116). Major airlines: American, Delta, Southwest, United and US Air. Airport information can be obtained at Locker Rooms: Visiting team locker rooms are (502) 367-4636. NOTE: Further information on the KFC Yum! located on the event level in the southwest corner of Center is included on pages 18-22 of this guide the KFC Yum! Center, down the corridor on the right Taxi Service: Yellow Cab (502-636-5511). and a seating chart is on page 7.

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UofL Campus Map

Grid Building (Building Number) F1 Environmental Protection Services C3 Life Sciences Building (18) ** Stoddard Johnston Building, C5 Administrative Annex (15) C5 Ernst Hall (33) B2 Louisville Hall (45) 2301 E. Bradley (77) F1 Archaeological Survey/Transportation E3 Floyd Street Parking Structure (75) D4 Lutz Hall (23) C3 Strickler Hall (88) Center (100) E1 Floyd Street Warehouse (98A) B5 McCandless Hall (13) E2 Swain Student Activities Center (16) D3 Baptist Campus Center (85) 2C Freedom Park D2 Miller Hall (38) D3 Student Health & Counseling Center (82) F5 Bass-Rudd Tennis Center (111) C4 Ford Hall (7) D5 Miller Information TechnologyCenter (21) E4 Studio /HPES Building (71) F1 Belknap Operations Center (98A) B3 Fraternity Complex (49A-C) A4 Minardi (Billy) Hall (46) F5 Tennis Center, Bass-Rudd (111) D3 Bingham Humanities Building (17) B3 Fraternity/Sorority Houses (49A/C) C2 Music, School of (83) D3 Threlkeld Hall (24) C4 Brandeis School of Law (19) C4 Gardiner Hall (8) C5 Natural Sciences Building (34) A2 Kurz Hall (92) C5 Brigman Hall (2) C2 Gheens Science Hall and Rauch A2 1900 South Fourth Street Suites (92) D2 Unitas Tower (47) C4 Brodschi Hall (41) Planetarium (40) B4 Oppenheimer Hall (5) E2 University Club & Alumni Center (22) C2 Business and Public Administration, D4 Gottschalk Hall (10) D3 Overseers Honors House (25A) ** University Park Apts. College of (90) C4 Grawemeyer Hall (1) ** Papa John’s (Eastern Pkwy. & Preston St.) (69A) F3 Cardinal Park (76A) D4 Houchens Building (81) (2800 S. Floyd St.) (108) A1 University Planning, Design and B3 Center Hall (49B) A3 Hughes Bldgs (Floyd & Bloom Sts.) (102) D6 Parkway Field House (35) Construction (89) E2 Central Receiving (106A) ** Humana Gymnasium, 2305 E. Bradley (69) B5 Patterson Hall (3) B2 University Tower Apartments (48) D5 Chemistry Building (36) D3 Humanities Building, Bingham (17) B2 Playhouse, The (11) A1 Urban and Economic Research, D4 Crawford Gymnasium (26) F2 Human Resources Building (106) D3 Red Barn (39I) Center for (43) D2 Cultural Center (39G) D2 Information Center, North C5 Sackett Hall (31) B5 Vogt (Henry) Building (99) D3 Davidson Hall (87) C5 Information Center, West D4 Schneider Hall (20) B4 Wellness House (49C) E5 Development & University Relations D3 Interfaith Center (86) E4 Service Complex (80A) F4 Wright (Ralph) Natatorium (12) Building (79) C4 International Center (Brodschi Hall) (41) D4 Shumaker Research Building (4) C4 Wyatt (Wilson) Hall C5 Dougherty Hall (29) B3 International House (49C) B3 Sorority/Fraternity Houses (39N-W) (Brandeis School of Law) (19) D2 Education and Human Development, A1 Johnson (Bettie) Apartments (94) C5 Speed, J.B., Engineering, School of (30) D2 Woodford R. and Harriett B. Porter College of (Woodford R. and Harriett C4 Jouett Hall (6) C3 Speed , 2035 S. Third St. Building (Education and Human B. Porter Building) (84) C6 Kersey Library of Engineering, C5 Speed, W.S., Hall (32) Development, College of) (84) C3 Ekstrom Library (9) Physical Science and Technology (28) E5 Steam and Chilled Water Plant (70) C6 Engineering Graphics (37) C4 Law, Brandeis School of (19) D3 Stevenson Hall (27) ** Not indicated on map

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City of Louisville Map

KFC Yum! Center Diagram Interesting Figures on the KFC Yum! Center

 Structural steel placed in the arena weighs 5,975,000 pounds - the same weight as 746 average- size Asian elephants.

 The center-hung scoreboard weighs 40,000 pounds - as much as 11 Ford Explorers.

 There are 130 miles of electrical conduit and 322 miles of electrical wiring installed in the arena - enough to stretch from Louisville to Chicago.

 There are 9,000 light fixtures in the arena with 17,000 lamps.

 The overall square footage of the arena (721,762) equals approximately 13 football fields.

 60,000 cubic yards of concrete were placed in the arena, equaling 6,000 concrete trucks - represented by 25 miles of concrete trucks parked bumper to bumper.

 The arena contains 58,655 square feet of exterior glass panels - the glass on the east side of the arena could provide for approximately 60 houses.

 The length of the arena’s catwalk totals ½ mile.

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Athletics Staff Directory

All area codes are 502 Athletic Academic Services Jeremy Litzinger (Medaille Coll.’09)...... 852-6341 Spirit Groups Men’s Basketball...... 852-6551 Marvin Mitchell (Wake Forest’92)...... 852-7940 KEC Equipment Manager Todd Sharp...... 510-4307 Rick Pitino (UMass ‘74)...... 852-6651 Sr. Assoc. AD for Student Services & Diversity Spirit Coach Head Coach Scott Sallade (Louisville ’92)...... 852-7913 Facilities...... 852-5732 Misty Hodges (Louisville ‘95)...... 969-4111 Ralph Williard (Holy Cross ‘67)...... 852-6651 Asst. AD for Student Services Rob Brawner (Cinc. Bible ’77)...... 852-0125 All Girl Squad Coach Assistant Coach Justin Ruffin (James Madison ‘02)...... 852-1446 Asst. Athletic Dir./ Int. Affairs & Facilities Sheryl Knight (Louisville ‘95)...... 969-4111 Mike Balado (St. Thomas ‘98)...... 852-6651 Asst. AD for Academic Services Jason Bond (Louisville’97)...... 852-7029 Ladybirds Coach Assistant Coach Anthony Wright (Maine ‘99)...... 852-2786 Computer Operations James Speed (Louisville ‘86)...... 969-4111 Kenny Johnson (Maryland ‘99)...... 852-6651 Director Academic Services Ray Bronger ...... 852-7010 Cheerleading Coach Assistant Coach Stacey Boomershine (Ball State ‘90)...... 852-7934 Coordinator Facilites/Operations Al Greener (Iowa ‘87)...... 852-0224 David Padgett (Louisville ‘08)...... 852-6651 Director of Learning Services Scott Flavell (Slippery Rock ‘03)...... 852-2103 Director of Athletic Bands Director of Basketball Operations Chris May (Louisville ‘03)...... 852-6006 Technology Specialist/Facilities Jordan Sucher (Centre ‘04)...... 852-6651 Associate Director/Office Manager Stanley Hall (Louisville ‘07)...... 852-2415 Sports Medicine...... 852-0123 Executive Assistant to Pitino Nicole Alderson (Louisville ‘07)...... 852-7109 Coordinator Facilites/Operations Fred Hina (Western Ky. ‘87)...... 852-0116 Michael Bowden (Florida ‘08) ...... 852-6651 Assistant Director-Academic Services Dir. of Men’s Basketball & Sports Medicine Director of Video Operations Carlton Hill (Alma ‘06)...... 852-4750 University of Louisville Golf Club Carole Banda (West Va. ‘84)...... 852-2160 Wayne Turner (Kentucky ‘11) ...... 852-6651 Assistant Director-Academic Services Jack Sauers (Florida ‘71)...... 852-7064 Director of Olympic Sports Medicine Director of Player Development Rachel Overton (Louisville ‘06)...... 852-2578 General Manager Kyle Johnston (Kentucky ‘04)...... 852-3474 Logan Baumann (Louisville ‘15)...... 852-6651 Assistant Director-Academic Services Kevin Esposito (Louisville ‘02)...... 852-4772 Dir. of Football & Sports Medicine Assistant Video Coordinator Kamari Wooten (Kentucky State ‘07)...... 852-8853 Business Manager Pat Hassell (Florida ‘04)...... 852-8093 Brandon Williams (Stetson ‘10)...... 852-6651 Assistant Director-Academic Services Luci Jameson ...... 852-2416 Associate Director Program Assistant Regina Johnson (Tennessee ‘09)...... 852-2967 ULGC Accountant Steve Hoelscher (Missouri ‘01)...... 852-2508 Stephanie Davis...... 852-6651 Academic Counselor John Piascik (Methodist ‘03)...... 852-2216 Associate AthleticTrainer Basketball Administrative Assistant Miguel Negron (Goucher Coll. ‘09)...... 852-1012 Head Golf Professional Allegra Lucia (Iowa State ‘07)...... 852-2764 Academic Counselor David Hebermehl (Kentucky ‘98)...... 852-2689 Associate Athletic Trainer Sports Information...... 852-6581 Mioshi Cobble (Cumberlands ‘92)...... 852-1123 Golf Course Superintendent Blake Leblanc (LSU ‘02)...... 852-8778 Sports Info. Fax...... 852-7401 Computer Specialist Sam Hitner (Bellarmine ‘12)...... 852-7055 Assistant Athletic Trainer Web Site: www.GoCards.com Terona Huff...... 852-7100 Membership Director Daryl Nelson (Texas Christian ‘11)...... 852-7122 Kenny Klein (Murray St. ’81)...... 852-6581 Program Assistant Assistant Athletic Trainer Sr. Assoc. Athletic Dir. for Media Relations/SID Human Resources Tiff Haub (Toledo ‘11)...... 852-2506 email: kenny.klein@.edu Bass-Rudd Tennis Center...... 852-1682 Kim Maffet (Kentucky ‘90)...... 852-2411 Assistant AthleticTrainer Nancy Worley (Valparaiso ’80)...... 852-0113 Melinda Van Arsdale (UofL ’88) ...... 852-1685 Associate AD for Human Resources Dani Klein (LSU ‘11)...... 852-7693 Associate Sports Information Director Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Business Mgr. Lauren Harkins (Jacksonville St ’12)...... 852-7250 Assistant Athletic Trainer Rocco Gasparro (John Carroll ‘95)...... 852-0102 Meg Peavy (Louisville ’81)...... 852-0223 HR Specialist Sam Zuege(Purdue ‘09)...... 852-4746 Assistant Sports Information Director Assoc. Director, Bass-Rudd Tennis Center Margaret Womack...... 852-7120 Assistant Athletic Trainer Ira Green (Central Florida ’08)...... 852-4857 Administrative Assistant Nicole Lowery (Florida St. ‘10)...... 852-7036 Assistant SID/Web Site Manager Business Assistant Athletic Trainer Lori Korte (Bellarmine ’93)...... 852-3086 Jeff Spoelker (Dayton ‘90)...... 852-2413 KEC Facility...... 852-4932 Rebecca Park (Tampa ‘09)...... 852-2498 Assistant Sports Information Director Business Manager Jim McGhee (Miss. Valley ’69)...... 852-3776 Assistant Athletic Trainer Kim Pemberton (Louisville ‘93)...... 852-7711 Russell Hill (Kentucky ‘98)...... 852-7754 Asst. Athletic Director for Varsity Sports Jimmy Dorenman (Kings’ College ‘08)...... 852-2504 Assistant Sports Information Director Assistant Business Manager Robert Beahl (Louisiville ‘09)...... 852-3776 Assistant Athletic Trainer Garett Wall (Murray St. ‘03)...... 852-3088 Scott Miller (Louisville ‘04)...... 852-7826 Varsity Sports Operations Asst. Ryan Vicknair (Alabama ‘10)...... 852-7712 Assistant Sports Information Director Assistant Business Manager Angela Todd...... 852-4935 Assistant Athletic Trainer Kathy Tronzo (Louisville ’74)...... 852-6581 Deanna McMahel (IU Southeast ‘11)...... 852-5002 Program Assistant Debbie Cox ...... 852-0123 Program Assistant Accountant Program Assistant Carole Snyder (Kentucky ’61)...... 852-7060 Learfield Sports Properties Creative Services Administrative Associate John Penny (Augustana ‘85)...... 852-0858 Grounds Crew...... 852-2863 Kristen Estes (Louisville ‘05)...... 852-0117 Opal Newton ...... 852-2412 General Manager Mike Winkenhofer (Western Ky. ‘98) Director of Creative Services Administrative Assistant Jason Oxford (MTSU ‘98)...... 852-3372 Superintendent of Athletic Fields/Grounds Fred Reynolds (N.Y. Inst. ’93)...... 852-3896 Sandy Short ...... 852-2414 Director of Sales Rick Dant (Western Ky. ‘82) Video Director Administrative Assistant Jason Sucher (Wittenberg ‘07)...... 852-5313 Athletic Fields/Grounds Clay Barnes (South Florida ‘07)...... 852-3896 Manager-Business Development Thomas Theobald (Binghamton ‘01) Video Coordinator Cardinal Athletic Fund...... 852-5735 Brad Pendergrass (Tennessee ’98)...... 565-5800 Athletic Fields/Grounds Andrew Osborne (Bellarmine ‘03)...... 852-3896 Mark Jurich (Louisville ‘04)...... 852-2994 Manager-Business Development Bruce Dukes, Mike Hetzel, Tommy Lewis, Brice Motion Graphics Artist Senior Associate AD/Development Lisa Turner (Louisville ‘02)...... 852-4613 Gordon - Athletic Fields/Grounds Jacob Brown (Tennessee ‘14)...... 852-3896 Michael Dudas (Austin Peay ‘06)...... 852-3195 Manager-Business Development Video Producer/Editor Asst. AD/Major Gifts Sean Sterner (Louisville ‘00)...... 852-0224 Stadiums Management Shelley Feller (Louisville ‘01)...... 852-7707 Megan Gormley (Bowling Green ‘09)...... 852-2472 Manager-Business Development Michael Ortman (Western Illinois ’95)...... 852-0083 Graphic Designer Executive Director/Annual Fund Anne Edwards (West Liberty ‘13)...... 852-1349 Asst. Athletic Director/Stadiums Manager Graham Gohmann (Bellarmine ‘05)...... 852-3085 Rachael Bilney (Richmond ‘12)...... 852-1266 Coordinator-Partnership Services Andrew McClung (Louisville ‘08)...... 852-8570 Graphic Designer Asst. Director of Development Operations Assistant Jeff Reinking...... 852-1702 Zach Brooks (Louisville ‘08)...... 852-7079 Marketing Dave Dow...... 852-8463 Senior Photographer Director of Development Lottie Stockwell (Kentucky ‘00)...... 852-2456 Facilities Assistant Michelle Hutchins (Bellarmine ‘07)...... 852-6581 Danny Plasencia (Louisville ‘05)...... 852-2473 Assistant Athletic Director/Brand Marketing Maggi Constantz (Mo.-St. Louis’76)...... 852-2471 Photograper Director of Development/Major Gifts Dominick Fitzgerald (Louisville ‘07)...... 852-0723 Director of Special Forces Brandon Graves (Sonoma Coll. ‘08)...... 852-7244 Exec. Dir. of Game Production & Fan Experience Athletic Administration...... 852-5732 Director of Development Brett Eakin (Kansas St. ‘09)...... 852-7486 Strength and Conditioning Staff Tom Jurich (No. Arizona ’77)...... 852-7030 Jason Prado (USF ‘12)...... 852-8460 Exec. Dir. of Marketing & Branding Ray Ganong (Miami, Fla. ’85)...... 852-2761 Vice President/Director of Athletics Director of Premium Services Sean Moth (Colorado St. ‘93)...... 852-2159 Director of Performance/Men’s Basketball Kevin Miller (Western Ky. ’73)...... 852-0118 Sr. Dir., Advertising & Broadcast/Promotions Joe Miday (Kent State ‘02)...... 852-4924 Exec. Sr. Assoc. AD for Internal Operations Compliance Katie Kiper (Indiana ‘09)...... 852-0721 Director of Performance/Football Christine Herring (Louisville ‘08)...... 852-2161 John Carns (SUNY/Oswego ‘85)...... 852-7728 Director of Marketing Scott Wilks (Marshall ‘05)...... 852-6778 Assistant AD/Senior Woman Administrator Senior Associate Athletic Director Brian U’Sellis (Centre ‘08)...... 852-8466 Assistant Dir. of Performance/Football Julianne Waldron (DePauw ‘97)...... 852-0814 Matt Banker (St. Thomas ‘97)...... 852-8871 Assistant Director of Marketing Teena Murray (Wilfrid Laurier ‘93)...... 852-2760 Associate AD for Marketing Assoc. Athletic Director George Barbetto (Rutgers ‘13)...... 852-3331 Director of Performance/Olympic Sports Christine Simatacolas (Northwestern ‘93).....852-4149 Lauren Rust (Morehead St. ‘99)...... 852-0863 Assistant Director of Marketing Jason Dierking (Eastern Ky. ‘98)...... 852-3775 Associate AD for Student Life Assistant Athletic Director Chelsea Bemis (Louisville ‘11)...... 852-0675 Asst. Dir. of Performance/Olympic Sports Josh Heird (Mississippi Coll. ‘02)...... 852-8869 Daniel Gossom (Louisville ‘01)...... 852-1680 Marketing Coordinator Heather Engel (Louisville ‘07)...... 852-3786 Asst. AD/Facilities & Championships Associate Director John Anderson (Western Ky. ‘91)...... 852-8544 Senior Performance Coach/Olympic Sports Amy Calabrese (Louisville ‘07)...... 852-4939 Emily Garr (Bowling Green St. ‘10)...... 852-7472 Senior Director of Ticket Sales Zach Farrell (Louisville ‘09)...... 852-3810 Asst. AD/Student-Athlete Development Assistant Director Dan Cerwinske (Dayton ‘02)...... 852-0120 Senior Performance Coach/Olympic Sports Kelly Anderson...... 852-3858 Caroline Nourse (Miami Ohio ‘10)...... 852-0220 Senior Director of Ticket Sales Dan Gorman (Iowa State ’12) Special Assistant to the AD Compliance Coordinator Laura Clemente (Northwestern ‘09))...... 852-0270 Performance Coach/Olympic Sports Ronee Baxter (Miami U. ‘00)...... 852-2015 Director of Digital Marketing Molly Binetti (Marquette, ’12) Director of Special Events Equipment Performance Coach/Olympic Sports Susan Faul-Ernst (Louisville ‘91)...... 852-2399 Mike Kurowski (Oklahoma St. ‘00)...... 852-7121 Ralph Wright Natatorium...... 852-0948 Scott Anderson (Louisville ‘13) Community Outreach/Liaison for VIP Hotels PJCS Equipment Manager Mike Zehnder (Louisville ‘75)...... 852-3961 Performance Fellow/Olympic Sports Christy Waltrip (Kentucky ‘10)...... 852-0706 Ed Connell (Louisville ‘04)...... 852-7121 Aquatics Director Special Events Coordinator PJCS Assistant Equipment Manager Terry King...... 852-3495 Ticket Office...... 852-5151 Valerie Wells ...... 852-5735 Vincent Tatum ...... 852-5071 Administrative Assistant Brad Barber (Rio Grande ’86)...... 852-5863 Administration Receptionist Basketball Equipment Manager Asst. AD/Operations & Ticketing Vickie Way...... 852-2161 Scott Norton (Louisville ‘05) ...... 852-2505 Kelly Conklin (Murray St. ‘04)...... 852-2104 Administrative Associate Cardinal Park Equipment Manager Ticket Office Business Manager Elaine Jones...... 852-2106 Brent Lamkin (Louisville ‘10)...... 852-2102 Erika Fitzgerald (Louisville’10)...... 852-2105 Clerical Assistant Asst. Equipment Manager Cardinal Park Assistant Ticket Manager

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Athletics Staff Directory

Mary Burks...... 852-0122 Field Hockey Men’s Golf Softball Ticket Office Assistant Justine Sowry (South Australia ‘91)...... 852-0215 Mark Crabtree (Colorado ‘78)...... 852-8452 Sandy Pearsall (Oregon St. ‘83)...... 852-1782 Kyle Chettleburgh (WKU ‘12)...... 852-0861 Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Ticket Office Assistant Olivia Netzler-Gray (Louisville ‘04)...... 852-8153 Aaron O’Callaghan (SE Louisiana ‘09)...... 852-2519 Stacy May-Johnson (Iowa ‘07)...... 852-5344 Samantha Keeton (Kentucky ‘10)...... 852-3707 Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Associate Head Coach Ticket Office Assistant Lucas Piccioli...... 852-7795 Jay Miller (Illinois St. ‘78)...... 852-7695 Neil Rohrer(Indiana ‘08)...... 852-4937 Assistant Coach Women’s Golf Assistant Coach Ticket Office Assistant Patty Norton (Buffalo ‘92)...... 852-0100 Courtney Trimble (Auburn ‘02)...... 852-1768 Amy ReCouper-Servi (Colorado State ‘96)....852-7854 Director of Operations Head Coach Director of Operations Baseball Mary Bryan (Eastern New Mexico ‘71)...... 852-1768 Dan McDonnell (The Citadel ‘92)...... 852-0103 Football...... 852-6325 Assistant Coach Swimming and Diving Head Coach Recruiting...... 852-6327 Arthur Albiero (Oakland ‘96)...... 852-8848 Brian Mundorf (American Int’l ’92)...... 852-1217 Bobby Petrino (Carroll Coll. ‘83)...... 852-7775 Lacrosse Head Coach Director of Baseball Operations Head Coach Kellie Young (Mt. Holyoke ‘93)...... 852-4998 Kameron Chastain (Louisville ‘13)...... 852-3097 Eric Snider (Northern Iowa ‘87)...... 852-8145 Todd Grantham (Va. Tech ‘89)...... 852-8763 Head Coach Assistant Coach/Men’s Recruiting Director Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coor. Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Lauren Benner (Denver ’11)...... 852-4995 Stephanie Juncker (Louisville ‘12)...... 852-0992 Roger Williams (E. Carolina ‘92)...... 852-3929 Garrick McGee (Oklahoma ‘96)...... 852-8773 Assistant Coach Assistant Coach/Women’s Recruiting Director Assistant Coach/Pitching Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/ Victoria Latino (Manhattan ‘08)...... 852-4997 Chris Lindauer (Louisville ‘08)...... 852-4199 Adam Vrable (Coastal Carolina ‘07)...... 852-5791 Quarterbacks Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Greg Brown (UTEP ‘80)...... 852-0438 Patty Norton (Buffalo ‘92)...... 852-0100 Vlad Polyakov (Alabama ‘07)...... 852-0984 Vicky Frank ...... 852-5791 Recruiting Coord./Safeties Director of Operations Assistant Coach Administrative Assistant Terrell Buckley (Florida St. ‘07)...... 852-8774 KZ Li...... 852-3581 Cornerbacks Women’s Rowing Diving Coach Women’s Basketball Tony Grantham (Radford ‘00)...... 852-8772 Derek Copeland (Dayton ‘00)...... 852-3325 Morgan MacGregor (Louisville ‘12)...... 852-7417 Jeff Walz (Northern Ky. ‘95)...... 852-0221 Inside Linebackers/Special Teams Head Coach Director of Operations Head Coach Chris Klenakis (Carroll Coll. ‘86)...... 852-7234 Emily Caflisch (Wisconsin ‘10)...... 852-4932 Stephanie Norman (Arizona St. ‘89)...... 852-0219 Running Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Assistant Coach Men’s Tennis Associate Head Coach L.D. Scott (Louisville ‘09) ...... 852-8770 Shelia Rinozzi (Iowa ‘10)...... 852-7933 Rex Ecarma (Louisville ’88)...... 852-0217 Samantha Williams (Auburn ‘96)...... 852-1309 Defensive Line Assistant Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Kolby Smith (Louisville ‘07)...... 852-8768 Jakob Gustafsson (Louisville ‘06)...... 852-1664 Sam Purcell (Auburn ‘03)...... 852-3850 Running Backs Men’s Soccer Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Lamar Thomas (Miami ‘93)...... 852-8774 Ken Lolla (Duke ‘83)...... 852-0105 Kate Matthews (Georgetown Coll. ‘07)...... 852-8355 Wide Receivers Director of Soccer Women’s Tennis Director of Basketball Operations Andy Wagner (Butler ‘99)...... 852-8762 Kris Bertsch (American ‘02)...... 852-2487 Mark Beckham (Louisville ’94)...... 852-3357 Adrienne Johnson (Ohio St. ‘97)...... 852-8872 Director of Football Operations Assistant Coach Head Coach Executive Director of Player Relations Andrew Blaylock (Florida ‘11)...... 852-2442 Danny Cepero (Penn St. ‘07)...... 852-3936 Stefan Naughton (Louisville ‘06)...... 852-1689 Tim Haag (Louisville ’15)...... 852-7400 Director of High School Relations Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Video Coordinator Paul Gering (Louisville ’63)...... 852-6325 David Horne (Centre Coll. ‘07)...... 852-7619 Special Assistant to the Head Coach Director of Operations Women’s Volleyball Cross Country/Track David Spina (Arizona ‘88)...... 852-8761 Anne Kordes (Louisville ‘98)...... 852-0218 Dale Cowper (Western Mich. ‘01)...... 852-0106 Video Coordinator Women’s Soccer Head Coach Head Coach Denise Murphy (Louisville ’92)...... 852-7775 Karen Ferguson-Dayes (UConn ’94)...... 852-0104 Alyssa D’Errico (Penn State ‘10)...... 852-7137 Joe Walker, Jr. (Mississippi College ‘69)...... 852-2279 Administrative Asst. to Bobby Petrino Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Robyn Crume (Louisville ‘98)...... 852-6327 Natalie Gorman ( ‘08)...... 852-1783 Alex Wilharm (Clarke ‘11)...... 852-7248 Justin Johnson (Cal St. Northridge ’08)...... 852-0111 Recruiting Assistant Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Vicki Nugent (Louisville ‘93)...... 852-8758 Rade Tanaskovic (North Georgia ‘12)...... 852-2095 Sarah Petkovic (Louisville ‘03)...... 852-3327 Joe Walker (Ole Miss ‘94)...... 852-0194 Football Secretary Assistant Coach Director of Operations Assistant Coach Coach Jessica Cushing (Michigan St. ‘13)...... 852-6325 Jing Hughley (Louisville ‘01)...... 852-0101 Taryn Sheehan (St. Francis, Pa. ‘07)...... 852-0011 Office Assistant Director of Operations Assistant Coach Brooke Demo (Wichita St. ‘09)...... 852-0109 Assistant Coach

Primary Media Outlets

Publications/Web Sites Mike Hughes Television [email protected] Bob Valvano Inside the Ville (web site) Bruce Snyder (UofL radio analyst) Jeff Greer PO Box 22311 Tom Lane, John Lewis, CN2 () WHBE Radio/ESPN 680 Louisville (Beat Writer) Louisville, KY 40252 Mike Lacett 10179 Linn Station Rd. 337 W Cardinal Blvd. Tim Sullivan, Phone: (502) 644-6453 WDRB-TV Sports Louisville, KY 40223 Louisville, KY 40208 (Sports Columnists) [email protected] 634 W. Blvd. Phone: (502) 792-1100 Phone: (502) 240-0602 The Courier-Journal Louisville, KY 40203 [email protected] [email protected] 525 W. Broadway Sports Editor Phone: (502) 584-6441 Louisville, KY 40202 Lexington Herald-Leader [email protected] Radio Jerry Eaves, Phone: (502) 582-4361 Main & Midland Rick Bozich, Eric Crawford Dave Jennings, [email protected] Lexington, KY 40507 (sports columnists, web site) Paul Rogers Tony Vanetti [email protected] Phone: (606) 231-3529 [email protected] (UofL radio play-by-play, WKRD Radio [email protected] [email protected] morning sports) 4000 Radio Drive #1 Russ Brown, Howie Lindsey WHAS Radio Louisville, KY 40218 Louisville SportsReport Igor Guryashkin Fred Cowgill, Derek Forrest 4000 Radio Drive #1 Phone: (502) 479-2143 (weekly fan publication, web site, Voice-Tribune WLKY-TV Sports Louisville, KY 40218 [email protected] morning radio show) PO Box 7129 PO Box 6205 Phone: (502) 479-2213 [email protected] PO Box 17520 Louisville, KY 40257-0129 Louisville, KY 40206 [email protected] [email protected] Louisville, KY 40217 Phone: (502) 897-8910 Phone: (502) 893-7300 Phone: (502) 636-4330 [email protected] [email protected] Doug Ormay Jason Alexander [email protected] (UofL radio analyst) WHBE Radio/ESPN 680 [email protected] Sports Editor Kent Taylor, Mike Hartnett, 3107 Chicadee Rd [email protected] The Cardinal (student paper) Kendrick Haskins Louisville, KY 40213 Jody Demling University of Louisville WAVE-TV Sports Phone: (502) 637-7338 Wire Service Cardinal Authority Louisville, KY 40292 P.O. Box 32970 [email protected] (monthly fan publication, web site) Phone: (502) 852-6728 Louisville, KY 40232 Gary Graves 7425 Falls Ridge Ct. [email protected] Phone: (502) 561-4144 Drew Deener, John Ramsey, Associated Press Louisville, KY 40241 [email protected] Mike Rutherford Courier-Journal Bldg. Phone: (502) 424-9617 Bill Doolittle WLCL Radio/93.9 the Ville 525 W. Broadway [email protected] Louisville Eccentric Observer Kent Spencer, Whitney Harding 337 W Cardinal Blvd. Louisville, KY 40202 640 South Fourth Street WHAS-TV Sports Louisville, KY 40208 Phone: (502) 583-7718 Louisville, KY 40202 PO Box 1100 Phone: (502) 240-0602 [email protected] Phone: (502) 895-9770 Louisville, KY 40201-1100 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Phone: (502) 582-7255 [email protected]

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Cardinal Facts and FIgures

 Louisville has an all-time 1,755-884 Grizzlies). At least 18 former Cardinals are record in 101 seasons of intercollegiate basket- playing professionally now with other U.S. or ball. The Cardinals are 11th among all NCAA foreign teams. Thirty-nine UofL players have schools in victories. The Cardinals played their reached the NBA in the last 41 years. first official men’s basketball game on Jan. 28,  UofL has retired the numbers of four of 1912 when it lost 35-3 to Louisville YMCA, its former hoop greats: 8 Charlie Tyra, 31 Wes but did not field teams in 1916-17, 1922-23 Unseld, 35 Darrell Griffith and 42 Pervis Ellison. or 1942-43. The Cardinals have produced  Louisville is second to North Carolina winning seasons in 67 of the last 70 years, for the national lead with 67 all-time 1,000 including winning 20 or more games in the point scorers. Mangok Mathiang is the next last 13 straight seasons and 30 or more in closest to that milestone, entering his junior three of the last four years. year with just 221 career points.  UofL is seventh nationally with 10 Final  Over the last four years, Louisville has Four appearances. No other school went to won 123 games, second-most in the nation. the Final Four four times during the 1980s and Louisville and Wichita State are the only two Louisville won two NCAA titles in that decade, schools in the nation entering this season to winning the national championship in 1980 win 30 games in three of the last four years. and 1986. Coach Rick Pitino has guided  Louisville is one of four Division I schools seven teams to the NCAA Final Four, winning in the nation which has won 20 or more games two titles. Louisville’s 41 NCAA Tournament in each of the past 13 seasons. Kansas tops appearances is fifth best all-time and its 117 the list with 26 consecutive years, followed by NCAA Tournament games are the sixth most Duke (19), Gonzaga (18) and Louisville (13). played in the event (75-42 record). UofL Coach Rick Pitino has won at least 20  Twenty Louisville players have earned games in a season on 23 occasions, ranking All-America status, the latest being consensus Louisville sophomore Chinanu Onuaku won a gold him sixth among active coaches in 20-win All-America pick Russ Smith in 2014. The medal as a member of the 2015 USA Basketball Men’s seasons and 17th overall. Pitino won 30 in Cardinals have had 68 players drafted by the U19 World Championship team. a single season for the eighth time in 2013- NBA, including 22 first-round selections. Terry 14. UofL has won at least 20 games in 42 Rozier was UofL’s latest first round selection in the attended games, a 21,386 average that trailed only of the last 46 years. 2015 draft as the 16th overall pick by the Boston Syracuse and Kentucky. UofL played its fifth season  Louisville was the first university ever to win a Celtics, while Montrezl Harrell was chosen 32nd by in their new home in 2014-15, the 22,000-seat KFC BCS Bowl game, place both its men’s and women’s the Houston Rockets. Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. basketball teams in the NCAA Final Four and reach  Louisville has won its conference championship  Only four times in the last 50 years have the the College World Series in the same season in 2012- or finished second in its league in 26 of the last 39years, Cardinals failed to reach either the NCAA or NIT post- 13. In addition to the Cardinals’ 2013 NCAA men’s including five of the last nine years (American Athletic season tournaments. UofL has reached the NCAA basketball title, UofL’s women’s team was the national Conference champion in 2014, Big East champion Tournament Elite Eight five of the last eight years and runner-up to Connecticut. The Cardinals’ football team in 2009 and 2013, second place in the Big East in two of the last four Final Fours, winning the 2013 title. beat then No. 3/4 Florida 33-23 in the 2013 Sugar 2007, 2008). Last year, the Cardinals were fourth  The Cardinals are one of the most televised Bowl on Jan. 2. UofL’s 2013 baseball team won a in their initial year in the Atlantic Coast Conference in teams in college basketball. UofL games will be record 51 games while reaching a visit to Omaha. the regular season and fell in the quarterfinals of the televised on national networks during the 2015-16  Aside from basketball lettermen, some notable league tournament in Greensboro, N.C. regular season on at least 21 occasions. Every pos- UofL alumni include: the late Johnny Unitas (football),  Louisville is the only school in the nation to have sible UofL game over the past 32 years has been Mitch McConnell (U.S. Senator, Kentucky), Chris Dodd claimed the championship of three major national televised on either a live or delayed basis — a total (former U.S. Senator for 30 yrs., Conn.), Bob Edwards post-season tournaments including the 1948 NAIB of over 920 games — including over 400 national (former National Public Radio host, now weekends on Championship, the 1956 NIT title and the 1980, television appearances. Sirius/XM), Tom Jackson (ESPN commentator) and 1986 and 2013 NCAA Championships.  The Cardinals have been ranked on 588 occa- 33 players active in the NFL during the 2015 season.  UofL produced the second most consecutive sions in the AP poll, sixth most all-time. Louisville has  UofL’s large co-ed cheerleading squad has won winning seasons all-time in the NCAA with 46 (not been ranked 60 consecutive weeks entering 2015-16. 16 national cheerleading titles, including winning the current). The Cards played winning basketball from The Cards have been ranked No. 1 in the nation on 2011 National Cheerleading Association Champion- 1944-45 through 1989-90, winning 20 or more five occasions -- Jan. 14, 2013 in the Associated Press ships in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Cards’ all-girl squad games on 31 occasions during that period. poll; in the ESPN/USA Today poll on March 15, 2009; has won 11 championships — including 2015 — and  Louisville has three representatives in the in the final AP poll that same 2008-09 season; in the UofL also won the small coed national title eight times, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Cardinal final USA Today coaches poll of 2012-13, and when it including 2015. The Ladybirds, UofL’s dance team, All-American and former Washington Bullets All-Star opened the 1986-87 season as the top team in the has won 12 national titles, including winning the last Wes Unseld was inducted in 1988, former head coach UPI coaches poll. Louisville has been ranked as the seven of the last eight NCA Championships and the Denny Crum was inducted in 1994 and current head No. 2 team in the AP poll on 18 occasions all-time. 2015 title. UofL swept all four competitions at the coach Rick Pitino was in the 2013 induction class.  Four former Cardinal were active on NBA rosters 2009 and 2011 events. The Ladybirds added the  Louisville has ranked among the top six nationally during the 2014-15 season: Francisco Garcia (Houston 2014 Hip Hop championship to their trophy case last in average home attendance each of the last 34 years. Rockets), Earl Clark (Brooklyn Nets), Gorgui Dieng year. The Cardinals also won their third USA Cheer In 19 home games last season, a total of 406,338 fans (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Russ Smith (Memphis stunt national championship in 2013.

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Cardinal Facts and FIgures

 UofL is among 17 programs in the nation that Cardinals in the NCAA Tournament have won at least 70 percent of their games over the last 14 years. Louisville has a .745 winning percentage  Louisville made its 41st NCAA Tournament  Louisville won its third NCAA Championship since UofL Coach Rick Pitino took over the reins of appearance in 2015. The Cardinals have reached in 2013 and its first in 27 years. UofL is one of 14 the Cardinal program, eighth best in the nation during the NCAA Tournament 32 of the last 39 years (nine schools that have won multiple NCAA Championships his tenure at Lousville. straight, 12 of the last 13, 14 of the last 17 years, 20 and is one of eight universities with at least three titles.  UofL is in its second season in the Atlantic Coast of last 24). The Cards have reached the Sweet 16 on  Louisville’s schedule has ranked among the top Conference in 2015-16. Louisville was a member of 21 occasions and have advanced to the Elite Eight five 16 toughest in the nation by the ratings percentage the American Athletic Conference during the 2013-14 of the last eight seasons. Louisville is sixth in tourna- index (RPI) in seven of the last eight seasons. Fourteen season and for the eight previous years competed in ment victories (75) and is fifth in NCAA Tournament of Lousville’s 15 losses in the last two seasons came the Big East Conference. appearances (41). UofL has a 75-42 overall NCAA to teams that reached the NCAA Tournament. Louisville accepted an Tournament record, reaching the Final Four 10 times.  Louisville has a 52-10 record in NCAA Tourna- invitation to join the ACC  Only four teams -- Kentucky (55), North Carolina ment play when the Cardinals are the higher seed. on Nov. 28, 2012 and (46), UCLA (45), and Kansas (44) -- have more NCAA The Cardinals are 10-17 when playing as a lower seed moved to its current home in the 15-member ACC Tournament appearances than Louisville’s 41. and 0-1 when facing a team of the same seed (in on July 1, 2014.  UofL Coach Rick Pitino has a 53-18 record in Final Four). The NCAA began seeding teams in 1979.  Louisville has received an NCAA Public Recogni- NCAA Tournament play (.746), ranking him second  Since the 1979 seeding process inception, UofL tion Award in each of the last three years for ranking among active coaches in winning percentage and 10th Coach Rick Pitino has coached six teams that have among the top ten percent in men’s basketball in the all time. Only three coaches have coached more Final entered the tournament as No. 1 seeds (2009 and Academic Progress Rate, which measures academic Four teams than Pitino’s seven, a feat matched by one 2013 at UofL; 1993, 1995, 1996, and 1997 at UK). eligibility, retention and graduation for student-athletes. other. Pitino is the first coach to win a title at two dif- Pitino has an 18-4 record as a No. 1 seed. The Cardinals produced a collective 3.26 grade point ferent schools; the first to lead three different schools All-Time NCAA Final Four Appearances average for the 2014-15 academic year, with a 3.40 to the Final Four; is one combined GPA for the fall semester, both figures of 11 coaches to lead North Carolina 18 Ohio State 11 ranking the second-highest all time. Uof’L’s men’s bas- four different schools to UCLA 17 Louisville 10 ketball team earned four conference Team Academic the NCAA Tournament; Kentucky 17 Michigan State 9 Duke 16 Indiana 8 Excellence Awards (one American, three Big East), and one of 11 active Kansas 14 which recognizes the highest collective grade-point collegiate coaches who averages in each of the conference sponsored sports. have won an NCAA Title. UofL in the NCAA Tournament The men’s basketball team has hovered around a col-  Only three teams have been to more Sweet lective 3.0 GPA for 14 straight semesters. Twenty-six 16 appearances than Louisville’s 21 since the NCAA NCAA Tournament Appearances 41 of the Cardinals’ 31 seniors over the last 11 years began Sweet 16 records in 1975 (North Carolina 26, (32 of the last 39 years; 20 of last 24) have earned their degrees, including 16 of the last Kentucky 26, and Duke 24). All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 75-42 17 from the last six years.  UofL Coach Rick Pitino has guided 20 teams to Sweet 16 Appearances 21  Louisville is consistently the highest-rated NCAA tournament appearances, including 12 of his Final Four Appearances 10 television market for college basketball, according to last 13 years at Louisville (nine straight). His last six NCAA Championships 3 an ESPN analysis over the last 13 years. Louisville straight Kentucky teams reached the NCAA Tourna- Pitino’s NCAA Tourn. Record 53-18 has been the top market each of the last 13 years, ment. The Wildcats won the 1996 NCAA title and Pitino’s NCAA Tourn. Appearances 20 averaging a 4.5 rating or higher over the past six were national runner-up in 1997 under his guidance. seasons. Louisville’s 5.9 rating during the 2014-15  The 2012-13 season marked the third time the NCAA Sweet 16 Appearances season was nearly three points higher than the next Cardinals entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 (since 1975) closest market (Greensboro, N.C. with a 3.0 rating). seed. UofL reached the Final Four in 1983 as a No. 1 North Carolina 26 Kansas 20  Louisville has a 60-32 record over the last nine seed before falling to Houston in the national semifinals, Kentucky 26 Syracuse 18 years on their opponent’s home court. Louisville and reached the Elite Eight in 2009 before losing to Duke 24 UCLA 17 had the most road victories of any school in Big East Michigan State. The Cards have a 12-2 record as a No. Louisville 21 Indiana 16 Conference games over its last seven years in that 1 seed since the NCAA began seeding teams in 1979. league and was a league-best 8-1 in its road games in The American during the 2013-14 season. The Cardinals have a 51-28 record in conference games  21 Sweet 16s for Cards — Louisville advanced  Elite Eights — The Cardinals have reached the on the road over the last nine seasons (.638). In to its 21st NCAA Sweet 16 in 2014-15, its fourth NCAA Elite Eight on 14 occasions, including five of the neutral site games, Louisville has a 30-5 record over straight. Only three teams have had more Sweet last eight years (1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, the last three years (.857) and a 40-12 neutral site 16 appearances than Louisville’s 21 since the NCAA 1986, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015). record over the last seven years (.769). UofL posted began Sweet 16 records in 1975 (North Carolina 26,  Cards As No. 1 Seed — Louisville’s 2012-13 a 6-3 road record in its first year in the ACC. Kentucky 26, Duke 24). Louisville and Michigan State team marked the third time the Cardinals entered  UofL has a 179-41 record (.814) against are the only schools that have reached the last four the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed (also: 1983, non-conference opponents in Coach Rick Pitino’s 14 Sweet 16s. Louisville has been to at least the Sweet 2009) and the second time as the overall top seed seasons (includes post-season), including a 121-12 16 in seven of the last 11 years. Louisville’s NCAA (also 2009). Louisville reached the Final Four in 1983 record at home (14-7 away). The Cardinals are 45-3 Sweet 16 teams: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, before falling to Houston in the national semifinals, at home in regular season non-conference games 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, and reached the Elite Eight in 2009 before losing to over the last five seasons. 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. Michigan State. The seeding process began in 1979.

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Yum! Center

he Yum! Center, which opened in August of 2007 on the University Tof Louisville campus, houses training facilities and offices for the Cardinals' men's basketball, women's volleyball and women's lacrosse teams. The facility includes (clockwise) the basketball playing court, a theatre, an extensive weight room, the training room, a well-lit front exterior of the building, and the main lobby entrance.

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Yum! Center

The Yum! Center also features (clockwise) the men's basketball conference room, a cardio work- out room which overlooks the weight room and playing court, the player lounge and the circu- lar locker room with a section of the 2013 NCAA Championship court in the center. The diagram below provides an overview of the layout of the player's facili- ties within the building.

An overview of a portion of the ground floor in the Yum! Center includes (clockwise) the tip of the weight room, coaches locker room and meeting space, the basketball court which can accomodate two side-by-side full courts and has limited seating on the side, a training room, equip- ment room, the player lounge, circular locker room, showers and rest room area, and a theatre for reviewing video footage.

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KFC Yum! Center

he University of Louisville began a new era UofL’s men’s and women’s teams have perma- Lounge space is abundant within the arena. Four Tin its tradition-rich basketball program with nent locker rooms, including expansive space for spacious donor rooms are available for Cardinal its move in 2010-11 to the sparkling KFC Yum! its coaching staffs, equipment, training room and a fans, including three that overlook the Ohio River. Center, located on the banks of the Ohio River in lounge area for each team. There are five additional The 7,000-square foot main concourse restaurant downtown Louisville. team locker rooms, two officials locker rooms, five overlooks the river and a main concourse sports The 22,000-seat multi-purpose arena is truly a star dressing rooms, a full-function media work bar has views directly into the arena bowl. Two state-of-the-art facility, which will rival any, includ- room and a full-sized basketball practice court on 4,000-square foot club lounges on the event level, ing those in which a professional franchise is the the event level. An interior truck staging area can as well as the terrace club and premium box loung- primary tenant. Built at a cost of $238 million, the accommodate three television production trucks es, provide amenities for their respective patrons. arena features the latest in technological advance- and a nearby area includes four loading docks. The arena quickly established itself on the enter- ments - including WiFi within the arena bowl for The seven levels of the arena (including the tainment scene, hosting such acts as the Eagles and patrons - and provides a superb experience for upper catwalk) include a collective 721,762 square Katy Perry while ranking among the top arenas in fans to enjoy. feet, or roughly the area of 13 football fields. The the nation by Rolling Stones and Pollstar magazines. The Cardinals had played basketball since 1956 22,000 seats - split about evenly between the It served as the site for the NCAA Women’s Volley- in , where they amassed a 682-141 upper and lower arena - include 71 luxury suites, 62 ball Championship in December 2012, early rounds record in 54 seasons and ranked among the top four- or six-seat premium boxes, over 2,000 side- of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament in 2012 five nationally in attendance for the last 29 straight court club seats and four party suites with a seating and 2015 and will host the South Regional in 2016. seasons. Freedom Hall - which currently remains capacity of 32 each. Centerplate is the concession- in operation - had been the site of six NCAA Final aire for the facility, which has 27 permanent stands, 2014-15 NCAA Home Game Attendance Leaders Fours, four additional NCAA men’s basketball tour- 32 portable locations, two fixed novelty stands and nament events and 10 conference tournaments in 234 total points of sale. Rank/School G Attend. Avg. 1. Syracuse 18 429,378 23,854 which UofL participated. After passing through the one and a half 2. Kentucky 19 447,874 23,572 In their first five seasons in their terrific new acre landscaped entry plaza that features a bas- 3. Louisville 19 406,338 21,386 home, the Cardinals have posted an 81-13 record. ketball-themed fountain, entering fans can visit 4. North Carolina 15 293,723 19,582 Owned by the Louisville Arena Authority and the 2,500-square foot UofL adidas store; the 5. Wisconsin 16 276,464 17,279 6. Creighton 17 289,808 17,048 managed by Anshutz Entertainment Group (AEG), 3,000-square foot UofL Hall of Honor, which fea- 7. Kansas 16 262,127 16,383 the KFC Yum! Center is bordered by Main Street on tures former Cardinal greats; or head to their seats 8. Indiana 19 309,477 16,288 the south, Third Street on the west, River Road on using one of the eight escalators or seven elevators 9. BYU 16 258,002 16,125 10. Nebraska 16 249,101 15,569 the north and Second Street to the east. within the building.

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KFC Yum! Center

KFC Yum! Center Facts

Location: Downtown Louisville, Kentucky Additional Features: bordered by Main Street on the south, Third  Two 4,000 square foot club lounges on Street on the west, River Road on the north, event floor level and Second Street to the east.  Loge lounge on mezzanine level

Project Cost: $249 million.  Club lounge on mezzanine level

 2,500 square foot team store Opening Date: October 10, 2010  7,000 square foot main concourse Seating: 22,000 for basketball;  Restaurant overlooking the Ohio River seating ranges from 16,000 to 23,000  Main concourse sports bar with view to for other events such as ice shows, arena the Arena bowl football, concerts, volleyball or wrestling.  32,000 square feet of meeting rooms 22,000 for NCAA swimming (four total; three with river view)

 Practice facility with full-size basketball Club Seating: 2,054 in the lower level, court on event level. It will be used as 800 in the Club level. necessary for large event media work Suites: 71 suites on two levels with four space party suites, and an additional 62 loge  Media lounge, media work room and boxes media interview room on event level

 Seven elevators, including a freight Locker Rooms: separate home elevator locker rooms for the UofL men’s and  Eight escalators women’s teams, a primary visiting team  Four loading docks and interior truck locker room, four auxilary locker rooms, staging area to accommodate three two officials locker rooms and five star television production trucks dressing rooms.  1 ½ acre landscaped entry plaza

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Inside the KFC Yum! Center

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Inside the KFC Yum! Center

Largest KFC Yum! Center Crowds

Crowd Opponent Result Date 1. 22,815 Notre Dame W 73-57 3/9/13 2. 22,814 Syracuse L 68-70 1/19/13 3. 22,812 Kentucky L 50-58 12/27/14 4. 22,810 Kentucky W 80-77 12/29/12 5. 22,803 Kentucky L 63-78 12/31/10

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UofL Hall of Honor

ituated in the middle of the massive lobby of from national championships, Final Fours and league kiosks to watch highlights from many memorable Sthe KFC Yum! Center, the University of Louis- titles; artifacts ranging from the early 1900’s to the games in UofL history. ville Hall of Honor is a legacy to the rich history of game ball from the last game in Freedom Hall; and Inductees to the UofL Athletics Hall of Fame are the Cardinals’ basketball program. a host of interesting memorabilia in a timeline from displayed and visitors can view photos and additional Designed by Workshop Design in Kansas City, nearly 100 years of Cardinal Basketball. information on each member on a pair of interactive the UofL Hall of Honor highlights the finest team A multimedia 14-foot wide projection screen kiosks. A scrolling LED board continually displays all and individual performances from the Cardinals’ and six additional digital monitors within the area of the 1,000 point scorers in the program’s history. past with displays and interactive features. capture a multimedia experience of Cardinal Bas- Fans can also have their photo taken next to life- Among the items on display are multiple trophies ketball history. Visitors can use two touch-screen size Cardinals from the past.

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Campus Living in Billy Minardi Hall

illy Minardi Hall was completed in August 2003 on the UofL campus. BThe newly-updated student quarters are equipped with modern kitchens and private bedrooms featuring individual computer and television connections. The complex also contains a computer work room, television room, game room, dining area and meeting room. The privately-funded facility is named to honor the memory of Billy Minardi, brother-in-law of UofL Coach Rick Pitino who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Campus life continues to build at UofL with multiple new and expanded athletic facilities, new student housing, and many on-campus student events.

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UofL Athletics Facilities

Marshall Center KFC Yum! Center

Trager Stadium

Cardinal Park

Papa John's Cardinal Stadium

Swain Student Activities Center

Ulmer Stadium

G. Garvin Brown III Rowing Center

Jim Patterson Stadium

Bass-Rudd Tennis Center

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UofL Athletics Facilities

he University of Louisville features impressive University of Louisville Golf Club Tfacilities that have enriched the campus and entire Louisville community. Every Cardinal sports team has a new facility since 1994, with most being built within the last 17 years. The state-of-the-art, 22,000-seat KFC Yum! Cen- ter has been the home of Cardinal Basketball since opening in 2010 (more info on preceding pages). The Cardinals kicked off their 1998 football season in the Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium, a 55,000-seat on-campus facility that was expand- ed in 2010. Another possible expansion is being studied. Cardinal Arena and many athletic offices are housed in the Swain Student Activities Center on the northeast corner of campus. It serves as one of the home courts for volleyball and the practice home for women’s basketball. Built in 1994, the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center was honored as the 1995 USTA College Facility of the Year. It was the first component of Cardinal Park, an Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium area which features multiple playing facilities for the Cardinals: Ulmer Stadium (softball), Cardinal Track Stadium and Trager Stadium (field hockey). Trager Center fieldhouse The University of Louisville Golf Club, located just east of Louisville in Simpsonville, Ky., is the home to the UofL men’s and women’s golf teams. Patterson Stadium, the recently expanded home to the Cards’ baseball team, opened in 2005, as did the Ralph Wright Natatorium and Trager Center fieldhouse. The Yum! Center provides a stellar basketball practice facility and offices as well as a practice home for volley- ball and women’s lacrosse. UofL opened in 2008 the Cardinal Arena Marshall Center, a multi-sport weight training facility, and the Field Hockey Complex, to house offices and locker rooms for field hockey. A riverside boat house for the Cardinals’ rowing team opened in 2011. A new, state-of-the-art soccer stadium, Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium, opened in 2014. A new Aca- demic Center of Excellence is under construction at the south end of the football stadium structure.

Ralph Wright Natatorium

Lacrosse Stadium

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Cardinals By the Numbers

Rick Pitino became the first coach to win an Current most consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appear- Mangok Mathiang, who has just 221 points in his 1NCAA Championship at two different schools 4ances, accomplished only by Louisville and Michi- first two seasons at UofL. when the Cardinals won the 2013 title. He won the gan State. 1996 NCAA Championship at Kentucky. UofL players drafted by the NBA (22 first- Times that one of Coach Rick Pitino’s teams has 68round picks), including five in the last three Louisville has been the highest-rated televi- 6earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, years. All-America Pervis Ellison was the No. 1 1 sion market for college basketball on ESPN for including his 2009 and 2013 Louisville teams which overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft and four other each of the last 13 years, averaging a 5.9 rating were the top overall seed those years. former Cardinals were taken in the top three. Terry during the 2014-15 season, nearly three points Rozier (No. 16 overall) and Montrezl Harrell (No. higher than the No. 2 market. Louisville’s 2013 NCAA Final Four appearances for the Cards 42) became Louisville’s latest selections in 2015. NCAA Championship game against Michigan is the 10 (seventh most all-time), including national top-rated television event all-time in the Louisville championships in 1980, 1986 and 2013. Louisville will play its 100th game in the market. 100KFC Yum! Center when the Cardinals Times Louisville has ranked among the top face Eastern Michigan on Dec. 12. UofL enters Ranking of UofL Coach Rick Pitino among active 12 40 nationally in field goal percentage defense 2015-16 with an 81-13 record in its first five sea- 2coaches in NCAA Tournament winning percent- over the last 14 years (.392 in 2014-15). sons in the spectacular facility. age (.746). His 53 NCAA Tournament victories are the third most among active coaches (53-18 record Number of NIT appearances all-time for Last season was Louisville’s 101st in in 20 NCAA Tournament appearances). 13 UofL, including winning the 1956 title. 101intercollegiate basketball. The Cardinals played their first official men’s basketball game on Louisville Coach Rick Pitino is one of only two Percentage of scoring returning for Louisville Jan. 28, 1912 when it lost 35-3 to Louisville YMCA, 2coaches in NCAA history (along with North 17from last year’s successful season, its lowest but UofL did not field teams in 1916-17, 1922-23 Carolina’s Roy Williams) to have led two different since 1972-73 when the Cardinals were without or 1942-43. Louisville has produced winning sea- schools to at least three Final Fours each. a returning starter from its 1972 Final Four team sons in 67 of the last 70 seasons. and returned just 9.7 percent of its scoring (254 of NCAA Championships for Louisville (1980, 2,614). Quentin Snider’s 146 points in 2014-15 NCAA Tournament games for Louisville, 31986, 2013). Only eight schools have won as ranks him as UofL’s top returning scorer, which is the 117sixth most all-time. UofL is 75-42 in 41 many as three championships and only four schools lowest figure for a UofL top returning scorer since NCAA Tournament appearances. have more than three titles. 1972-73 (Bill Bunton, 121 points). Number of victories for Louisville over Different schools taken to the NCAA Final Four Games over the last five seasons in which 123 the last four years, the second-most 3 by UofL Coach Rick Pitino, a unique accomplish- 23the Cardinals recovered from nine or more wins in the nation in that stretch. Louisville and ment in NCAA history (Providence in 1987; Kentucky points down to win. Two occurred in both games Wichita State are the only two schools to win 30 in 1993, ‘96 and ‘97; Louisville in 2005, ‘12, ‘13). of the 2013 Final Four as UofL trailed by 12 against games in three of the last four seasons. both Wichita St. and Michigan before rallying to win. UofL’s national ranking in attendance last sea- Points needed by Damion Lee this 3 son. The Cardinals have been among the top UofL Coach Rick Pitino’s uniform number 462 season to reach 2,000 for his collegiate five nationally in average home attendance for the 22 as a player at Massachusetts. career. The graduate transfer enters the 2015-16 last 34 straight years, including a 21,386 average season with 1,538 points amassed while at Drexel. in its fifth season in the KFC Yum! Center last year. Number of times Louisville has either won 26 or finished second in its conference cham- Times the Cardinals have been ranked Collective grade point average for the pionship over the last 38 years. UofL was fourth in 588in the weekly Associated Press poll, 3.26Louisville men’s basketball team dur- its initial year in the ACC last season. ranking UofL sixth most all-time. UofL has ranked ing the 2014-15 season, the Cards’ second-highest among the nation’s top 10 in the preseason poll ever. UofL received its fourth straight NCAA Public Times in the last 50 years that the Cardinals for the last four years (eighth in 2014-15, third in Recognition Award for ranking among the nation’s 46have participated in post-season competition. 2013-14, second in 2012-13, ninth in 2011-12). top 10 percent in the Academic Progress Rate. Consecutive NCAA Final Fours staffed by UofL Coach Rick Pitino is one of six Numbers retired by UofL including No. 8 Char- 46 the UofL statistics crew. 700active coaches entering the 2015-16 4 lie Tyra (1953-57), No. 31 Wes Unseld (1965- season with 700 career collegiate victories, four of 68), No. 35 Darrell Griffith (1976-80) and No. 42 This year marks the 60th anniversary of the which are in the ACC (Duke’s Mike Kryzewski 1,018; Pervis Ellison (1985-89). Each was a consensus 60 Cardinals’ 1956 NIT Championship (26-3 Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim 966; West Virginia’s Bob All-America selection. record) and the 30th anniversary of the Cardinals’ Huggins 769; North Carolina’s Roy Williams 750; 1986 NCAA Championship (32-7 record). Wisconsin’s Bo Ryan 740). Division I schools in the nation, including 4 Louisville, which have won 20 or more Number of UofL players to score 1,000 Number of games coached by games in each of the past 13 seasons. Kansas 67 or more career points, a figure that ranks 1,000Rick Pitino in his collegiate career tops the list with a current string of 26 consecu- second in the nation to only North Carolina (71). when the Cardinals play at Duke on Feb. 20. Pitino tive years, followed by Duke (19), Gonzaga (18), Montrezl Harrell and Wayne Blackshear reached enters the 2015-16 having coached 976 collegiate and UofL (13). that mark in 2014-15. The next closest Cardinal is games.

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Cards on the Air

7 at NC State, Jan. 14 Radio vs. Pittsburgh, Jan. 23 at ll University of Louisville basketball games will Georgia Tech, Feb. 13 at Abe broadcast live through the Louisville Basket- Notre Dame, Feb. 17 vs. ball Network developed by Learfield Sports. WHAS Syracuse; Feb. 2o at Duke Radio (840 AM), a 50,000-watt, clear-channel and March 5 at Virginia. station in Louisville, will continue to serve as the The Cardinals will be fea- Cards’ flagship station. The broadcast of some UofL tured twice on ESPN’s Big games will move to WKRD (790 AM) when there Monday in consecutive is conflicting programming. The Cardinals also have weeks, including Feb. 1 extensive UofL programming on WKRD Radio, an vs. North Carolina and all-sports station with primary UofL coverage as well Feb. 8 at Duke. as programming. ESPN’s family of net- Paul Rogers is in his 21st season as the play- works and the ACC Net- by-play voice of the Cardinals while Bob Valvano work will both televise is in his 15th year providing analysis. A native of the entire 63rd Annual Louisville, Rogers has been covering UofL sports ACC post-season tourna- for WHAS radio and television since 1973. In addi- ment at the Verizon Cen- tion to serving as the morning sports anchor for ter in Washington, D.C. WHAS radio, he has called Cardinal Football games The Cardinals will and thoroughbred racing from -- appear on the ACC Net- including the local radio broadcast of the Kentucky work on five occasions Derby and the Breeders Cup -- and has broadcast this season, a network NCAA Tournament basketball for CBS Radio. He of nearly 120 local and was named the 1995, 1998, 2002, and 2013 regional affiliates, includ- Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year. ing 18 of the nation’s top Valvano is a weekend host for ESPN Radio and 20 television markets. is a basketball analyst for the ESPN Television family UofL will appear locally of networks. He also has a weekday radio show on in Louisville on WAVE-TV the local ESPN radio affiliate in Louisville. He served or WHAS-TV in those ACC as a collegiate coach for 19 years, setting single sea- Network games and the son records for wins at three different schools and network will include games from around the league. Television has professional coaching experience in Europe. UofL will appear on four occasions on the ACC’s When Valvano is unavailable due to other tele- ll University of Louisville basketball games will regional sports network (RSN), a group of stations vision assignments, Doug Ormay will team with Abe featured on television by some means this which covers much of the nation and includes Rogers for in-game coverage. A native of Livingston, season. Over the last 32 years, all but 12 UofL bas- Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports N.J., Ormay has over 30 years of sportscasting ketball games have been televised on either a live Florida, Sun Sports, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports experience, including nearly 20 years with the or delayed basis. Midwest, Comcast SportNet Mid-Atlantic, NESN, YES Kentucky News Network. During his time with KNN, UofL will be featured on at least 17 national tele- Network, MSG Network and ROOT Sports. he worked on the sports networks for Louisville, vision exposures during the regular season (three A weekly UofL basketball program -- Inside the Kentucky and Penn State as well as broadcasting ESPN, five ESPNU, two CBS and seven games Cardinals with Rick Pitino -- with game highlights, high school championship events, the Kentucky which will be on either ESPN or ESPN2). features, and comments will also appear throughout Derby and minor league baseball. He served as the The Cardinals’ Dec. 2 ACC-Big Ten Challenge the season on WAVE-TV. The show will be hosted morning news anchor for KNN and TRN (Tennessee game at Michigan State will be featured on ESPN. by WAVE-TV Sports Director Kent Taylor, the 2014 Radio Network). In 1999, Ormay was chosen Ken- Louisville’s two appearances on CBS will be Dec. 26 Kentucky Sportscaster of the Year. tucky’s Sportscaster of the Year and in 2000 won the at Kentucky and Jan. 30 against Virginia. Consult the basketball schedule on page two of National Association of State Radio Networks Best UofL will be featured on ESPNU in three non- this book for a complete listing of television expo- Sportscast Award. conference December games on Dec. 16 vs. Ken- sures and game times. UofL coach Rick Pitino is featured on a one hour nesaw State, Dec. 19 vs. call-in show on WHAS Radio once a week during Western Kentucky and the season. Dec. 23 vs. Utah Valley in UofL fans beyond the station’s wide-ranging the Billy Minardi Classic. signal can listen to live play-by-play broadcasts of A dozen of the Car- UofL games through SIRIUS/XM satellite radio. The dinals’ 18 league games WHAS radio broadcasts of Cardinal games are also in the Atlantic Coast available over the internet with Sidearm online Conference will reach through UofL’s web site at www.GoCards.com, a national audience, which also offers an iPhone and Android application including seven games to listen for a fee. Fans can sign up for the CardsTV which will air on either service for a monthly or full-season fee. ESPN or ESPN2: Jan. Doug Ormay Paul Rogers Bob Valvano

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2015-16 Outlook

fter guiding his Cardinals to a 27-9 record and Atheir fifth NCAA Elite Eight in the last eight years last season, head coach Rick Pitino added a top ten freshman class and further bolstered its roster with a pair of senior graduate transfers. And for UofL to continue on a path that has led to 123 victories over the last four years – the second-most in the nation in that stretch – the Cardinals must meld that influx of talent with eight returning lettermen. Louisville’s returnees account for just 17 percent of the Cards’ returning scoring from a year ago, the lowest returning figure for a UofL team in 43 years. The Cardinals took an early step forward and sped up that process with 10 days of practice and a productive week-long trip to Puerto Rico in August, facing quality competition. With seven games in five days there, the team’s chemistry developed and Pitino was able to obtain a clearer idea of his upcoming team’s strengths and weaknesses. “I think we’re very athletic, fast and eager to learn,” said Pitino, who will open his 15th season with UofL and is second among active coaches in NCAA Tournament winning percentage (.746). “We’ve got to get our interior people passing the Chinanu Onuaku (left) and Mangok Mathiang return to lead the Cardinals’ front ball better and have our newcomers understand court after both gained international experience over the summer. how to play fast. This is the best overall attitude that I’ve seen since I’ve been a coach. We have to Joining Mathiang and Onuaku in the front court transferred to Louisville from St. John’s where he get ready early and we know from our summer trip are sophomores 6-9 Jaylen Johnson, 7-0 Anas redshirted his freshman year, a year after he aver- what we need to work on. Our freshmen are going Mahmoud and 7-0 Matz Stockman. All three have aged 13.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 to have to develop early and we feel they have the a season under their belts and have shown growth steals as a senior at Lakeland Prep. ability to do so.” on the court. A pair of top 40 recruits will battle for Louisville is seeking to maintain its consistency A pair of 6-10 front court returnees gained playing time in 6-7 freshman Deng Adel, who aver- of success as the Cardinals are one of just four Divi- valuable experience in international competition aged 19.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 4.0 assists last sion I schools which have won at least 20 games over the summer, as sophomore Chinanu Onuaku season for Victory Rock Prep; and 6-10 Raymond in each of the past 13 seasons. Only Louisville and won a gold medal as a member of the 2015 USA Spalding, who averaged 13.0 points, 8.7 rebounds Wichita State have won 30 games in three of the Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team, and 3.1 blocked shots last season at Trinity High last four years. while junior Mangok Mathiang competed with Aus- School. Both showed promise in Puerto Rico that The Cardinals will be without departed multi- tralia and led the 2015 World University Games in they can be a factor this season. year starters guard Terry Rozier, a first round draft rebounding. Qualifying as the Cardinals’ top returning scorer pick of the Boston Celtics and the highest scor- An All-ACC Academic team selection, Mathiang at 4.1 points per game, 6-2 sophomore guard ing sophomore ever at Louisville (615 points in averaged 2.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and was sixth Quentin Snider was inserted into the lineup late 2014-15); forward Montrezl Harrell, the Cardinals’ in the ACC with 46 blocked shots last season. He in the season and blossomed at the point guard all-time dunk leader, a second round pick by the started all four of the Cardinals’ 2015 NCAA Tourna- position. As a starter Snider averaged 8.6 points, Houston Rockets and the recipient of the inaugu- ment games and hit the game-winning jumper with 2.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game and will be ral 2015 Karl Malone Award as the nation’s top 2.7 seconds remaining in the Cardinals’ 59-57 vic- among the leaders in the backcourt this year. power forward; and Wayne Blackshear, like Harrell tory over No. 2 Virginia in the regular season finale. Also adding depth to the back court are return- a career 1,000 point scorer for UofL and the only The Cardinals’ primary starter at center as a ers Dillon Avare and David Levitch along with fresh- player in Louisville history to play in four consecu- freshman last season and another All-ACC Academic men Donovan Mitchell, Ryan McMahon and Jay tive NCAA Sweet 16s. team member, Onuaku averaged 3.0 points, 4.6 Henderson. Levitch and Avare both saw time off Three participants from the 2015 NCAA Final rebounds and was ninth in the ACC with 42 blocked the bench as a reserve for the Cardinals last season. Four and a full slate of games in the Cardinals’ shots last season. Ranked among the top 30 in his class, Mitchell second season in the Atlantic Coast Conference are A pair of senior graduate transfers have joined averaged 14.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and among a challenging schedule that UofL will face the Cardinals’ roster in 6-6 guard Damion Lee, who 1.8 steals last season in helping Brewster Acad- this season. Louisville has played a schedule ranked was the nation’s fourth-leading scorer at Drexel last emy to an impressive 34-1 record, and its second among the top 16 toughest by the ratings percent- season (21.4 ppg) and 6-2 guard Trey Lewis, who straight National Prep Championship. A long-range age index (RPI) in seven of the last eight seasons. led Cleveland State with a 16.3 scoring average and marksman, McMahon averaged 26.4 points, 3.3 UofL enters its sixth season in the spectacular made a school-record 96 three-pointers. The duo assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in leading Car- KFC Yum! Center, where the Cardinals’ have posted joins Mathiang in a leadership role as tri-captains for dinal Mooney to a 26-4 record and the state final an 81-13 record in the 22,000-seat home court in the Cardinals this season. four for the first time in school history. Henderson downtown Louisville.

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