Louisville basketball is garnering sky-high expectations entering Year 2 under coach Pat Kelsey.

The Cardinals' 2025-26 season unofficially begins with an Oct. 24 exhibition against Kansas at the KFC Yum! Center. The regular season starts Nov. 3 against South Carolina State at home.

Pat Kelsey started sounding like a broken record around the two-month mark of Louisville basketball 's 2024-25 campaign.

What was the secret behind the Cardinals' 19-1 finish to the regular season? Defense, defense, defense.

"There's a movement going on with our team from a defensive perspective; and it starts in the minds and hearts of each guy in a Louisville jersey," the coach said after a Jan. 28 win over Wake Forest at the KFC Yum! Center . "Getting stops matters; taking care of (your) assignment

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