Reporting on Louisville men’s basketball for the hometown Courier Journal.https://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lyfvgu7v2c22If you missed any of my Louisville basketball summer scouting series, I put all the stories in one place. Take a deep dive into Pat Kelsey's 2025-26 roster: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/09/09/louisville-basketball-roster-2025-26-pat-kelsey-season-preview/85716393007/09 Sep 2025 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfvgu7v2c22https://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lydcotbajc2aNEW | Anyone up for a game of Louisville basketball Over/Under? The lines are set; all we need are your votes. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/09/08/louisville-basketball-over-under-wins-odds-lines-25-26-pat-kelsey-roster-schedule/85563116007/08 Sep 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydcotbajc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lxatxppopk2pSome Louisville basketball news for your Monday: There will be no Louisville Live this preseason. The event may return in the future, I'm told. As it stands, the first chance to see the Cards is an Oct. 24 exhibition vs. Kansas at the Yum! Center. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/08/25/louisville-live-25-26-season-tipoff-event-uofl-basketball-pat-kelsey-jeff-walz/84033911007/25 Aug 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxatxppopk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lwwafoinsc2cIn addition to the dates of Louisville basketball's MTE with Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, and NJIT, we've ID'ed a couple new 2025-26 nonconference opponents in this story below: Montana and South Carolina State. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/08/21/louisville-basketball-schedule-2025-26-cincinnati-game-date-eastern-michigan-njit/85757403007/21 Aug 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwafoinsc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lwtzhrkzv226@petitus25.bsky.social has the details on Louisville basketball staffers Brian Kloman and Peyton Siva's contract changes after their promotions that were announced this week: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/08/20/louisville-basketball-brian-kloman-peyton-siva-contract-salary-total-pay-bonuses-compensation/85739569007/20 Aug 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtzhrkzv226https://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lwtlgc3yzs2pNEW | Pat Kelsey believes Louisville basketball is "one of the deepest teams in the country" entering 2025-26, meaning there’s no shortage of lineups at his disposal. I crafted five the Cards could use. Four, really — the last one is a wild card. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/08/20/louisville-basketball-roster-2025-26-lineups-pat-kelsey/85378038007/20 Aug 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwtlgc3yzs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lwrmhwwoj22wFormer Louisville basketball great Peyton Siva has been promoted to an assistant-coaching role at his alma mater. The move comes a day after Pat Kelsey's longest-tenured assistant, Brian Kloman, was promoted to a GM-like role. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/08/19/louisville-basketball-peyton-siva-pat-kelsey-coaching-staff-brian-kloman/84033873007/19 Aug 2025 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrmhwwoj22whttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lwotgcpu2225Brian Kloman, Pat Kelsey's longest-tenured assistant, is moving into a front-office role with Louisville basketball: executive director of player personnel and strategic initiatives. For more: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/08/18/louisville-basketball-gm-brian-kloman-pat-kelsey-coaching-staff-acc-mbb-general-managers/84033892007/18 Aug 2025 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwotgcpu2225https://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lvdtt3jm3c2iTime for another Louisville basketball mailbag. Any questions? Click on the link below to submit or leave them in the replies: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/08/01/louisville-basketball-2025-26-roster-schedule-recruiting-pat-kelsey/85293378007/01 Aug 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdtt3jm3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lu3kqqa6nk2yLouisville basketball is in Year 3 of a partnership with Connor Kids Academy, an enrichment program for dozens of the city’s under-resourced boys. I spent some time at its annual summer camp yesterday with Pat Kelsey, Ryan Conwell, and J’Vonne Hadley. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/07/16/louisville-basketball-pat-kelsey-connor-kids-academy/84592824007/16 Jul 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3kqqa6nk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3ltjyhdlyzs22Good stuff here from @petitus25.bsky.social outlining what we know (and don’t know) about Louisville’s revenue-sharing contracts with athletes: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/07/09/louisville-cardinals-house-settlement-revenue-sharing-contracts-nil-ncaa-pay-college-athletes/84410963007/09 Jul 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjyhdlyzs22https://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3ltd2fxjk722xThe U.S. beats Germany 109-76 to claim gold at the FIBA U19 World Cup. Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. had 12 points on 4-for-13 shooting with four assists and two rebounds in 24:35. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/2025/07/06/usa-germany-u19-score-mikel-brown-jr-louisville-basketball-jasper-johnson-kentucky-tyran-stokes-2026/84422657007/06 Jul 2025 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltd2fxjk722xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lsm32kxoa22xAly Khalifa won his NCAA appeal and is eligible to play for Louisville basketball in 2025-26. More here, including a video of the moment Pat Kelsey informed the team: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/27/aly-khalifa-louisville-basketball-eligibility-2025-26-season-roster-pat-kelsey/81431251007/27 Jun 2025 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsm32kxoa22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lsbqydlmck2mCaught up with Louisville basketball trainer Katie Creznic to discuss a memorable (but ridiculously busy) first season with the Cards, Kasean Pryor rehabbing a torn ACL, how she teamed up with Pat Kelsey, and the origin of her nickname: Kate The Great. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/23/louisville-basketball-pat-kelsey-katie-creznic-trainer-kasean-pryor-injury/83724825007/23 Jun 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsbqydlmck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3ls2gbgtszk2cLouisville's Mikel Brown Jr. is headed to Switzerland to represent the United States in the FIBA U19 Men's World Cup. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/20/louisville-basketball-mikel-brown-jr-team-usa-fiba-u19-world-cup-2025/83806119007/20 Jun 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2gbgtszk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lrxpmbydes23Trying something new this summer: a player-by-player breakdown of the Louisville basketball roster. Part 1, on PG1, dropped today. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/19/louisville-basketball-roster-2025-26-mikel-brown-jr-pat-kelsey/83928932007/19 Jun 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxpmbydes23https://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lrvofc74qk2xStory on Louisville Athletics’ approved budget for the 2026 fiscal year — its first of the revenue-sharing era in college sports: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/18/louisville-cardinals-athletics-budget-2026-fiscal-year-house-ncaa-settlement-revenue-sharing/84033134007/18 Jun 2025 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvofc74qk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lrsli7y5js2bThe city of Louisville and U of L will honor former Cards athletics director Tom Jurich at 10 a.m. on June 28. @clbrownhoops.bsky.social has more: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/columnists/c-l-brown/2025/06/17/tom-jurich-floyd-street-name-university-of-louisville-ad/84183842007/17 Jun 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrsli7y5js2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lredefcm3s2xSome scheduling news: Louisville will visit Arkansas for the ACC/SEC Challenge, according to a report from Jon Rothstein. Per contracts I obtained via open records requests, the Cards will host Bucknell in an exhibition and Ohio in a regular-season game. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/11/louisville-basketball-schedule-2025-26-pat-kelsey-uofl-opponents-games/83927685007/11 Jun 2025 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lredefcm3s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lqpnevwruk2yLouisville vs. Kansas in an Oct. 24 preseason exhibition at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards will then visit Allen Fieldhouse to face the Jayhawks before the 2026-27 campaign tips off. Here for all of this. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/06/03/louisville-basketball-kansas-exhibition-uofl-schedule-2025-26/84009059007/03 Jun 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpnevwruk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lqdgqyllqc2rStory on new Louisville commit Vangelis Zougris, a 20-year-old forward who's spent the past four seasons playing for Peristeri B.C. in the Greek Basketball League. Zougris is the third international addition to the Cards' 2025-26 frontcourt. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/29/vangelis-zougris-louisville-basketball-roster-2025-26-pat-kelsey/81802360007/29 May 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqdgqyllqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lqays2d4wc2jNEW | Louisville basketball's 2025-26 ACC schedule includes a home-and-home series with Duke and a trip to the West Coast. For more on the matchups released today (dates and times TBD): https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/28/louisville-basketball-schedule-2025-26-acc-games-kfc-yum-center-uofl-duke-notre-dame-clemson/83888086007/28 May 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqays2d4wc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lps2qanfd22mWrote about the 50th anniversary of the Kentucky Colonels winning the ABA title. Dan Issel: "Had that championship team stayed together and Hubie stayed with us and we (went) to the NBA, we would have been very, very successful." https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/2025/05/22/kentucky-colonels-aba-championship-1975-anniversary/83752389007/22 May 2025 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lps2qanfd22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lprboymcs22xNew Louisville basketball mailbag dropped this morning. For more on Kasean Pryor's rehab, final additions to the 2025-26 roster, rekindling rivalries, and how much I enjoy my job: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/22/louisville-basketball-roster-schedule-2025-26-pat-kelsey-aly-khalifa-kasean-pryor/83399682007/22 May 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprboymcs22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lposl7d6ls2tNEW | Three questions facing Louisville basketball with the start of summer workouts looming: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/21/louisville-basketball-roster-schedule-2025-26-pat-kelsey-aly-khalifa-kasean-pryor/83081298007/21 May 2025 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lposl7d6ls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lpjzdxzj5k2xQuick story (with more to come) on new Louisville basketball commit Mouhamed Camara, who's joining the Cards from NBA Academy Africa: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/19/louisville-basketball-2025-26-roster-pat-kelsey-mouhamed-camara-recruiting-class/81806874007/19 May 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjzdxzj5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lp7xnbdrjk23NEW | Louisville basketball big man Aly Khalifa is appealing an NCAA ruling denying him eligibility for the 2025-26 season. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/15/aly-khalifa-eligibility-louisville-basketball-roster-2025-26-pat-kelsey/83251843007/15 May 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7xnbdrjk23https://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3lp2kw3tuc22qNEW | Can ACC basketball take a step forward in 2025-26? A leaguewide look at where rosters stand at this point of the offseason: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/13/acc-basketball-2025-26-rosters-transfer-portal-recruiting-freshmen-coaches/82708494007/13 May 2025 13:14 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2kw3tuc22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brooksholton.bsky.social/post/3loqth6am3s2mBusy morning of Louisville basketball scheduling news. First, Josh Heird said a matchup vs. St. John's at Madison Square Garden (the one Rick Pitino said was in the works at the Final Four) is a no-go this season. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2025/05/09/louisville-basketball-schedule-2025-26-st-johns-rick-pitino/83532535007/09 May 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:s3qihdbhttjbcnprgp4ki2t6/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqth6am3s2m