Louisville basketball went 1-1 against a pair of ranked opponents last week.

The toughest part of the Cardinals' nonconference schedule continues with games against Memphis and No. 20 Tennessee.

In this edition of The Courier Journal's UofL hoops mailbag, we discuss Pat Kelsey's halfcourt offense, Kasean Pryor's minutes and more.

Louisville basketball is halfway through the toughest stretch of its 2025-26 nonconference schedule . What have we learned so far?

Pat Kelsey 's No. 11 Cardinals (8-1) aren't immune to a clunker — see: an 89-80 loss at now-No. 17 Arkansas the coach described as "unacceptable." But, judging by their response in an 87-78 victory over now-unranked Indiana , it proved to be a valuable experience.

"I feel like every team always has to, eventually, get smac

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