Louisville Cardinals basketball
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| University | University of Louisville | |||
| First season | 1911 | |||
| All-time record | 1800-892 (.669) | |||
| Conference | ACC | |||
| Location | Louisville, KY | |||
| Head coach | Rick Pitino (16th year) | |||
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KFC Yum! Center (2010–present) (cap. 22,090) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) (cap. 18,885) |
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| Nickname | Cardinals | |||
| Colors | Red and Black |
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| NCAA Tournament champions | ||||
| 1980, 1986, 2013 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 2005, 2012, 2013 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1951, 1959, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1951, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1928, 1929, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014 | ||||
The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team is the men's college basketball program representing the University of Louisville (U of L) in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) of NCAA Division I. The Cardinals have won three NCAA championships (1980, 1986, 2013) and have been to 10 Final Fours (6th all time) in 42 NCAA tournament appearances (5th all time) while compiling 76 tournament wins (6th all time).
Bernard "Peck" Hickman's 1944 team finished with a 16–3 record and started a string of 46 consecutive winning seasons, which was an NCAA record.
Hickman led Louisville to its first championship on a national level by winning the NAIB Tournament in 1948. In 1956, led by All-American Charlie Tyra, the Cardinals won the NIT Championship. In 1956 his team was placed on two years probation, to include bans on postseason play, by the NCAA due to recruiting violations. In 1959, Louisville made its first NCAA Final Four appearance behind the play of All-American Don Goldstein.
The Cardinals never had a losing season in Hickman's 23 seasons as head coach. He coached 11 20-win teams, appeared in five NCAA tournaments, coached six NIT appearances and finished with a 443–183 overall record, a .708 winning percentage that ranks him in the top 45 all time.
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