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. 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.
The Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 11,504 in 18 games in 2023–24, the 28th highest in college basketball.
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, 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. California fell to 0–12 before its first win of the season. The Cardinals' start was still the worst for any team in ACC history.
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.
Offseason Departures Departures Devin Ree 0 F 6'8" 180 Freshman Jackson, MS Transferred to Louisiana Tech El Ellis 3 G 6'3" 180 Junior Durham, NC Transferred to Arkansas Roosevelt Wheeler 4 F/C 6'11" 240 Sophomore Richmond, VA Transferred to VCU Fabio Basili 11 G 6'4" 175 Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to UT Arlington Sydney Curry 21 F 6'8" 270 Junior Fort Wayne, IN Transferred to Grand Canyon Kamari Lands 22 F 6'8" 220 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to Arizona State Jae'Lyn Withers 24 F 6'9" 230 Charlotte, NC Transferred to North Carolina Ashton Myles-Devore 30 G 6'1" 165 Junior Versailles, KY Walk-on; transferred
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Koron Davis 3 G 6'7" 185 Junior Gary, IN Los Angeles Southwest College Danilo Jovanovich 13 F 6'8" 205 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Miami (FL) Tre White 22 G 6'7" 190 Sophomore Dallas, TX USC Skyy Clark 55 G 6'3" 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Illinois
2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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