2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–24 (3–17 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDanny Manning (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
Seasons
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 17 – 3   .850 29 – 8   .784
No. 9 Duke 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
Virginia 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Pittsburgh 12 – 8   .600 22 – 11   .667
Wake Forest 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
No. 14 Clemson 11 – 9   .550 24 – 12   .667
Syracuse 11 – 9   .550 20 – 12   .625
Virginia Tech 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
Florida State 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
No. 10 NC State † 9 – 11   .450 26 – 15   .634
Boston College 8 – 12   .400 20 – 16   .556
Notre Dame 7 – 13   .350 13 – 20   .394
Georgia Tech 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Miami (FL) 6 – 14   .300 15 – 17   .469
Louisville 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by second-year head coach Kenny Payne.

The Cardinals began the season with a one-point win against UMBC but lost to Chattanooga in their second game of the season. After defeating Coppin State, they lost both of their games in the Empire Classic. They then went on a two-game winning streak, including an overtime victory over New Mexico State. They went on a three-game losing streak from there, including an opening ACC game loss to Virginia Tech. Their only other win in 2023 was on December 17 against Pepperdine. The Cardinals first ACC win came at Miami (FL) on January 10, 2024. This was Payne's first road win as head coach.[1] The team lost six straight games after the win. Their next wins came on February 3 and February 10, 2024, and were split by a road loss to Syracuse. The Cardinals would lose their final seven games of the ACC regular season.

The Cardinals finished the 2023–24 season 8–24 and 3–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to tenth seed NC State in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. After their ACC tournament loss, the Cardinals fired head coach Kenny Payne.[2]

Previous season

The team's 0–9 start was its worst since the 1940–41 season, when the Cardinals began the season 0–11. Before their first win of the season against Western Kentucky on December 14, 2022,[3] the Cardinals contended with California for the worst start in modern history for any team that was at the time a member of a power conference, defined here as a member of a Power Five conference or the Big East Conference. California was the first such team to fall to 0–7, doing so on November 26, 2022; Louisville reached that mark three days later.[4] California fell to 0–12 before its first win of the season.[5] The Cardinals' start was still the worst for any team in ACC history.[3]

The Cardinals finished the 2022–23 season 4–28 and 2–18 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to tenth seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. Their 28 losses were the most in program history, and their four wins were the lowest since 1940–41.[6]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Devin Ree 0 F 6'8" 180 Freshman Jackson, MS Transferred to Louisiana Tech[7]
El Ellis 3 G 6'3" 180 Junior Durham, NC Transferred to Arkansas[8]
Roosevelt Wheeler 4 F/C 6'11" 240 Sophomore Richmond, VA Transferred to VCU[9]
Fabio Basili 11 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to UT Arlington[10]
Sydney Curry 21 F 6'8" 270 Junior Fort Wayne, IN Transferred to Grand Canyon[11]
Kamari Lands 22 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Arizona State[12]
Jae'Lyn Withers 24 F 6'9" 230 Redshirt Junior Charlotte, NC Transferred to North Carolina[13]
Ashton Myles-Devore 30 G 6'1" 165 Junior Versailles, KY Walk-on; transferred

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Koron Davis 3 G 6'7" 185 Junior Gary, IN Los Angeles Southwest College[14]
Danilo Jovanovich 13 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Miami (FL)[15]
Tre White 22 G 6'7" 190 Sophomore Dallas, TX USC[16]
Skyy Clark 55 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Illinois[17]

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dennis Evans
#12 C 		Riverside, CA Hillcrest High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Mar 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Kaleb Glenn
#20 PF 		Louisville, KY Louisville Male High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 24, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Curtis Williams
#11 SF 		Birmingham, MI Brother Rice High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Ty-Laur Johnson
#21 PG 		Bronx, NY Our Savior Lutheran High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 22, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Louisville Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN- Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
T.J. Robinson
#36 PG 		Montclair, NJ Immaculate Conception High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sep 24, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Mike James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Oak Ridge Orlando, FL
G/F 1 Curtis Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Brother Rice Detroit, MI
G 3 Koron Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bowman Academy
Los Angeles Southwest College 		Gary, IN
G 4 Ty-Laur Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Brooklyn, NY
F 5 Brandon Huntley-Hatfield 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Scotland Campus Prep (PA)
Tennessee 		Clarksville, TN
F 10 Kaleb Glenn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Louisville, KY
C 11 Dennis Evans 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hillcrest Riverside, CA
F 12 JJ Traynor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bardstown Bardstown, KY
F 13 Danilo Jovanovich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Whitnall
Miami (FL) 		Milwaukee, WI
G 15 Hercy Miller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Minnehaha Academy
Xavier 		Minneapolis, MN
G 22 Tre White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Prolific Prep
USC 		Dallas, TX
G/F 23 Zan Payne (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Lexington Catholic
Kentucky 		Lexington, KY
G 33 Aidan McCool (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bishop England
Maryland 		Charleston, SC
F/C 34 Emmanuel Okorafor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So NBA Academy Africa Abia, Nigeria
G 55 Skyy Clark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Montverde Academy
Illinois 		Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Simmons (KY) W 91–50  –
  15 – Williams   9 – Evans   6 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (11,118)
Louisville, KY
October 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Kentucky Wesleyan L 68–71  –
  24 – Clark   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (10,112)
Louisville, KY
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		UMBC W 94–93  1–0
  25 – James   10 – Tied   3 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (11,010)
Louisville, KY
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Chattanooga L 71–81  1–1
  17 – Tied   14 – Huntley-Hatfield   4 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (10,634)
Louisville, KY
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Coppin State W 61–41  2–1
  12 – James   12 – White   2 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (10,501)
Louisville, KY
November 19, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 19 Texas
Empire Classic semifinals 		L 80–81  2–2
  20 – Tied   9 – Huntley-Hatfield   6 – Johnson  Madison Square Garden (17,647)
New York, NY
November 20, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Indiana
Empire Classic consolation game 		L 66–74  2–3
  19 – Clark   9 – Huntley-Hatfield   4 – Johnson  Madison Square Garden (10,988)
New York, NY
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		New Mexico State W 90–84 OT 3–3
  29 – Clark   9 – Traynor   6 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (10,527)
Louisville, KY
November 29, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Bellarmine W 73–68  4–3
  21 – Clark   10 – Huntley-Hatfield   5 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (11,538)
Louisville, KY
December 3, 2023
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech L 68–75  4–4
(0–1) 		 16 – Clark   9 – James   4 – Tied  Cassell Coliseum (8,925)
Blacksburg, VA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul L 68–75  4–5
  18 – James   8 – White   5 – Johnson  Wintrust Arena (4,255)
Chicago, IL
December 13, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Arkansas State L 63–75  4–6
  20 – Huntley-Hatfield   5 – Huntley-Hatfield   3 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (10,401)
Louisville, KY
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pepperdine W 85–63  5–6
  20 – Huntley-Hatfield   12 – Huntley-Hatfield   5 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (10,475)
Louisville, KY
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 Kentucky
Rivalry 		L 76–95  5–7
  20 – Clark   11 – Huntley-Hatfield   5 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (17,293)
Louisville, KY
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Virginia L 53–77  5–8
(0–2) 		 14 – Williams   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  John Paul Jones Arena (13,703)
Charlottesville, VA
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		Pittsburgh L 70–83  5–9
(0–3) 		 23 – James   7 – Glenn   6 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (10,883)
Louisville, KY
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Miami (FL) W 80–71  6–9
(1–3) 		 26 – James   9 – Huntley-Hatfield   6 – Clark  Watsco Center (6,929)
Coral Gables, FL
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		NC State L 83–89  6–10
(1–4) 		 20 – James   10 – Huntley-Hatfield   5 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (12,114)
Louisville, KY
January 17, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 4 North Carolina L 70–86  6–11
(1–5) 		 16 – Clark   6 – Huntley-Hatfield   4 – Tied  Dean Smith Center (20,298)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Wake Forest L 65–90  6–12
(1–6) 		 17 – White   6 – White   6 – Clark  LJVM Coliseum (9,261)
Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 12 Duke L 69–83  6–13
(1–7) 		 20 – Huntley-Hatfield   11 – Huntley-Hatfield   4 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (12,620)
Louisville, KY
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., The CW 		Virginia L 52–69  6–14
(1–8) 		 10 – White   10 – Huntley-Hatfield   2 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (11,381)
Louisville, KY
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Clemson L 64–70  6–15
(1–9) 		 29 – White   14 – White   2 – White  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,760)
Clemson, SC
February 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida State W 101–92  7–15
(2–9) 		 29 – Huntley-Hatfield   7 – Tied   11 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (11,287)
Louisville, KY
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Syracuse L 92–94  7–16
(2–10) 		 23 – Clark   13 – Huntley-Hatfield   6 – Johnson  JMA Wireless Dome (19,426)
Syracuse, NY
February 10, 2024
6:30 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech W 79–67  8–16
(3–10) 		 15 – Glenn   13 – Glenn   5 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (11,891)
Louisville, KY
February 13, 2024
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 77–89  8–17
(3–11) 		 21 – Tied   9 – Huntley-Hatfield   7 – Johnson  Conte Forum (3,459)
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 17, 2024
6:30 p.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh L 59–86  8–18
(3–12) 		 17 – Glenn   11 – White   5 – James  Petersen Events Center (11,419)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Notre Dame L 50–72  8–19
(3–13) 		 18 – Clark   8 – Clark   3 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (11,342)
Louisville, KY
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 10 Duke L 59–84  8–20
(3–14) 		 15 – White   10 – Huntley-Hatfield   4 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
March 2, 2024
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse L 76–82  8–21
(3–15) 		 18 – James   11 – Huntley-Hatfield   5 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (11,011)
Louisville, KY
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Virginia Tech L 64–80  8–22
(3–16) 		 19 – Huntley-Hatfield   8 – Glenn   4 – Johnson  KFC Yum! Center (10,544)
Louisville, KY
March 9, 2024
5:30 p.m., The CW 		Boston College L 61–67  8–23
(3–17) 		 14 – Huntley-Hatfield   9 – Huntley-Hatfield   5 – Clark  KFC Yum! Center (11,615)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
March 12, 2024
4:30 p.m., ACCN 		(15) vs. (10) NC State
First round 		L 85–94  8–24
  36 – Clark   7 – Huntley-Hatfield   4 – Huntley-Hatfield  Capital One Arena (7,523)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[18]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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