2016-17 Louisville Basketball LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL 2016-17 Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Site Time Television November Thur. 3 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra Mon. 7 BELLARMINE / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra Fri. 11 EVANSVILLE KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ACC Network Extra Mon. 14 WILLIAM & MARY KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. RSN Thur. 17 LONG BEACH STATE in Battle 4 Atlantis KFC YUM! CENTER TBA ACC Network Extra Wed.-Fri. 23-25 at Battle 4 Atlantis Paradise Island, Bahamas First Round: Louisville vs. Old Dominion 9:30 p.m. AXS TV Other first round pairings: LSU vs. Wichita State (Noon/ESPN2), Baylor vs. VCU (2:30 p.m./ESPN2), Michigan State vs. St. John’s (7 p.m./AXS TV) Wed. 30 PURDUE in ACC/Big Ten Challenge KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN December Sat. 3 at Grand Canyon Phoenix, Ariz. 9:00 p.m. WAVE-TV Wed. 7 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. RSN Sat. 10 TEXAS SOUTHERN KFC YUM! CENTER 2:00 p.m. RSN Sat. 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY KFC YUM! CENTER Noon RSN in Billy Minardi Classic Wed. 21 KENTUCKY KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. ESPN Wed. 28 VIRGINIA KFC YUM! CENTER TBA ESPN2 Sat. 31 Indiana (at Bankers Life Arena) Indianapolis, Ind. 12:30 p.m. CBS January Wed. 4 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. 9:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE-TV Sat. 7 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. 2:00 p.m. ACCN/WHAS-TV Wed. 11 PITTSBURGH KFC YUM! CENTER 7:00 p.m. RSN Sat. 14 DUKE KFC YUM! CENTER Noon ESPN or ESPN2 Thur. 19 CLEMSON KFC YUM! CENTER 9:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Sat. 21 at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 2:00 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Tues. 24 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 7:00 p.m. ESPNU Sun. 29 NC STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 1:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE-TV February Sat. 4 at Boston College Boston, Mass. 3:00 p.m. ACCN/WHAS-TV Mon. 6 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 7:00 p.m. ESPN Sat. 11 MIAMI KFC YUM! CENTER TBA ESPN or ESPN2 Mon. 13 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 7:00 p.m. ESPN Sat. 18 VIRGINIA TECH KFC YUM! CENTER 1:00 p.m. ACCN/WAVE-TV Wed. 22 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C. 9:00 p.m. ESPN Sun. 26 SYRACUSE KFC YUM! CENTER 2:00 p.m. CBS March Wed. 1 at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, N.C. 9:00 p.m. RSN Sat. 4 NOTRE DAME KFC YUM! CENTER 2:00 p.m. CBS Tues.-Sat 7-11 at ACC Championship Brooklyn, N.Y. Barclays Center The ACC Network (ACCN) consists of nearly 120 affiliates, including WAVE-TV and WHAS-TV in Louisville for selected events. The ACC’s regional sports network (RSN) consists of Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolinas, Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports Sun, Fox Sports Indiana, Fox Sports Midwest, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, NESN, YES Network and ROOT Sports. ACC Network Extra is an Atlantic Coast Conference dedicated live events digital network available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN available on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. All games are broadcast on the UofL Sports Radio Network produced by Learfield Sports (locally on WHAS Radio/840 AM or WKRD/790 AM in Louisville). 2 University of Louisville | gocards.com LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL Contents Contents 2016-17 Louisville Men’s Basketball Information Media Information 4-5 Team Information Basketball Staff University of Louisville map 6 2015-16 Overall Record 23-8 Head Coach Rick Pitino (UMass ‘74) City of Louisville map, Arena Seating Chart 7 (Home 18-1, Away 4-7, Neutral 1-0) UofL Record 391-134 (15 yrs.) Directory, UofL Staff 8-9 Primary Media Outlets 9 Atlantic Coast Conference Record 12-6 Overall Record 745-262 (31 yrs.) Cardinal Facts & Figures 10-11, 22 ACC Finish Fourth ACC Record 24-12 (2 yrs.) UofL Athletics Facilities 12-21 2016 Postseason none; university self-imposed (311-129 record in multiple conferences) KFC Yum! Center 14-17 a postseason ban to address NCAA issues NCAA Tournament Record 53-18 Cards on the Air 23 Final UL National Ranking 16th Associated Press (20 appearances, 7 Final Fours, 2 NCAA Titles) (unable to be ranked by USA Today) Assoc. Head Coach Kenny Johnson (Maryland ‘99) Coaching Staff Lettermen Returning/Lost 10/4 Asst. Coach Mike Balado (St. Thomas ‘98) Head Coach Rick Pitino 26-35 Starters Returning 2 (F Jaylen Johnson, Asst. Coach David Padgett (Louisville ‘08) Assistant Coaches 36-38 G Quentin Snider Dir. of Basketball Operations Michael Bowden Basketball Support Staff 39-42 Starters Lost 3 (F Damion Lee, Head Trainer Fred Hina G Trey Lewis, C Chinanu Onuaku) Strength Coach Ray Ganong Players All-Time Record 1,778-892 (102 yrs.) Equipment Manager Vinny Tatum Roster 44 Photo Roster 45 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 75-42 Director of Video Operations Logan Baumann Roster Analysis 46 (41 Appearances, 10 Final Fours, Director of Player Development Wayne Turner Player Profiles 48-74 Three NCAA Championships - 1980, 1986, 2013) Program Assistant Jordan Fair Asst. Video Coordinator Patrick Reilingh 2015-16 in Review Executive Asst. to Pitino Jordan Sucher Review of 2015-16 76-77 Receptionist Stephanie Davis Statistics, Final 2015-16 78 Team Doctors Dr. Jon Becker, Dr. John Ellis, Results, Final 2015-16 79 Dr. Chris Pitcock Box Scores, 2015-16 82-90 General/Administration Louisville: University and City Important Phone Numbers Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 University of Louisville 94 Athletic Department (502) 852-5732 Founded 1798 City of Louisville 96 Acting President Dr. Neville Pinto 98 Ticket Office (502) 852-5151 Enrollment 22,000 Athletics Director Tom Jurich 101 Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 Nickname/Colors Cardinals/Red and Black UofL Athletics Staff 102-109 Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Conference Atlantic Coast Spirit Groups 110 Sports Information Contact Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Senior Assoc. AD/Media Relations/SID Kenny Klein Acting President Dr. Neville Pinto Atlantic Coast Conference/NCAA Office: (502) 852-6581 Faculty Representative Elaine Wise Atlantic Coast Conference 112-113 Cell: (502) 599-7865 Vice President for Athletics/AD Tom Jurich ACC Composite Schedule 114-115 Email Address [email protected] Web Site Address www.GoCards.com 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. Cover and inside cover designs by Graham Gohmann. Photographs by Michelle Hutchins and Jeff Reinking, All-Time Record vs. Opponents 197 with Puerto Rico images from Brady Klein. Printed on recycled paper by VG Reed in Louisville, Ky. Record vs. 2016-17 Opponents 198-199 gocards.com | University of Louisville 3 LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL Media Information his publication featuring the 2016-17 Universi- personnel will have access to a computer monitor Tty of Louisville men’s basketball team has been displaying live game statistics throughout the game. prepared to aid you in covering the Cardinals this season. Additional information is available through Interviews: Coach Rick Pitino and selected 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 confer- ences may be available live via teleconference; contact Media Credentials: To obtain credentials for a the sports information office at (502) 852-6581 to UofL home contest, please make the request via email obtain a schedule and the number to participate. to Kenny Klein at [email protected]. Credentials The recorded audio from all news conferences is are held at Media Will Call, located inside the Suite available online from the “CardsTV ” link from the Entrance on the Second Street side of the KFC Yum! Cards’ web site at www.GoCards.com and each news Center (front right side of the arena). Credentials conference will be streamed live from that site. To will not be mailed. Passes are limited to WORKING request a specific interview with Coach Pitino or a MEDIA ONLY. We do not have complimentary game player, please call or email Kenny Klein (502-852- tickets, but we will assist in purchasing tickets when 6581; email: [email protected]). The best time they are available. The media room is located on the to reach Coach Pitino is mid-day, while players are event level, the first door to the right after entering usually available between 2-2:30 p.m. EST. Home or the Suite Entrance/Media Entrance. Media seating is cell phone numbers will not be provided. either at courtside or at tables in designated corner areas of the arena in sections 119 and 120. Postgame: Coach Pitino is most often first up with the media in the press room following the game, Internet Access: Wireless internet access is but that is subject to change. The UofL dressing room available throughout the KFC Yum! Center.