Listen to what the head coach of the Cardinals and their starting point guard said after their win over the Mustangs:

The NIL era has overhauled the ACC coaching ranks. While it's led to burnout for many, it has positioned Louisville basketball's Pat Kelsey to thrive.

In leading his Louisville Cardinals, Pat Kelsey encourages "great basketball talk." Judging by their seven-game win streak, it's working wonderfully.

Jan 18, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey calls a play in a time out during the second half against the Virginia Cavaliers at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Virginia 81-67. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Read what the head coach of the Cardinals, Terrence Edwards Jr. and Reyne Smith said after their win over the Cavaliers:

Louisville coach Pat Kelsey grew up in Cincinnati, roots for the Bengals, played at Xavier and coached at Winthrop in Rock Hill, S.C., and the College of Charleston (S.C.). Yet when he walked away from his postgame news conference Saturday after Louisville defeated Pitt 82-78 at Petersen Events Center,

Dec 11, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey talks with guard Chucky Hepburn (24) during the second half against the UTEP Miners at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Texas-El Paso 77-74. / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Louisville basketball's Pat Kelsey praised Virginia coach Ron Sanchez for leading a tough team after the Cardinals beat the Cavaliers 81-67 Saturday.

It has been more than a decade since Louisville joined the ACC. With Saturday's win against Virginia, they added another accomplishment.

Standing between Louisville basketball and an eight-game winning streak: Virginia, a team Pat Kelsey's Cardinals (13-5, 6-1 ACC) have already beaten once, by 20 points, this season. Having snapped ...

Pat Kelsey's Louisville men's basketball team defeated Pittsburgh 82-78 on Saturday, their sixth straight victory. Transfers Reyne Smith, Chucky Hepburn, Terrence Edwards Jr. and J'Vonen Hadley ...

I was worn out." “God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said. “A lot of areas that college basketball has moved to, I'm pretty good at them. And I actually even enjoy them.”