CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WDRB) — Louisville men’s basketball enters the ACC Tipoff with expectations unlike any in recent years — a returning core, veteran transfers, and a coach who has leaned into high-profile matchups like a man trying to sharpen steel with fire. But with those expectations come questions.

As Louisville prepares to meet the media on Wednesday morning in uptown Charlotte, here are five questions:

1. How ready is Mikel Brown to run the show?

Freshman point guard Mikel Brown arrives as one of the most touted newcomers in college basketball, but Kelsey isn’t crowning him yet.

“He’s got old dudes around him,” Kelsey said. “That gives him some cushion.”

The Louisville staff will ask Brown to steer a team with ACC title aspirations. The mental reps he gained playing for Team USA

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