Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
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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 officially won two NCAA championships in 1980 and 1986 (with the 2013 title being vacated); and have officially been to 8 Final Fours (with the 2012 and 2013 appearances being vacated) in 39 official NCAA tournament appearances while compiling 61 tournament wins.[2][3]
NCAA Division I basketball program
| Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | ||||
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| University | University of Louisville | |||
| First season | 1911 | |||
| All-time record | 1,882*–933 (.669) | |||
| Athletic director | Josh Heird | |||
| Head coach | Kenny Payne (1st season) | |||
| Conference | ACC | |||
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky | |||
| Arena | KFC Yum! Center (2010–present) (Capacity: 22,090) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) (Capacity: 18,865) | |||
| Nickname | Cardinals | |||
| Student section | "The Ville'ns" | |||
| Colors | Red and black[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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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, 2019 | ||||
| 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* | ||||
| *Appearances Vacated by NCAA, along with 123 wins | ||||
On March 18, 2022, it was announced that the University of Louisville signed Kenny Payne to a six-year contract as head coach.[4]