Men's Basketball

University of Louisville

Athletics Department - Louisville, KY - 40292
Team Office: Tel: (502) 852-6651 Fax: (502) 852-6557
Team website: uoflsports.cstv.com

The University of Louisville traces its roots back to 1798. The university offers more than 70 undergraduate and 60 graduate degrees. Besides offering the usual undergraduate degrees found at a large comprehensive university, the university also offers degrees in Exercise Science, Health and Human Performance, Military Science, Nursing, Paralegal Studies, and Sports Administration. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Louisville in the third tier among national universities.

Located in Louisville (pop. 1M), Kentucky's largest city, the main 180 acre campus is located just three miles from downtown. The city is located on the Ohio River.

School website
www.louisville.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

22,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$12,000
Out-of-State: ~$22,000

Most Popular Majors

Business- Social Sciences - Engineering

Misc. Information

Head coach Rick Pitino completed his 7th season at Louisville in 2007-08. Inheriting a 12-19 team at the conclusion of the 2000-01 season, Pitino guided an undersized team to a 19-13 record in 2001-02, earning an NIT appearance. Louisville, steeped in basketball tradition, has made 34 trips to the NCAA tourney, which stands 6th in all-time appearances behind Kentucky, UCLA, North Carolina, Indiana, and Kansas. The program's all time won-loss record is a stellar 1569-832. During the 1980s, Louisville was generally regarded as the best D1 team - winning two national championships. Getting Pitino was a major coup. Among active D1 coaches Pitino has the 12th best winning percentage. Prior to coming to Louisville in 2001-02, Pitino served as president and head coach of the Boston Celtics and before that, guided Kentucky for eight seasons, amassing a 219-50 record. In 2007-08, the Cardinals went 27-9 but lost in the NCAA Elite 8 to North Carolina.

Team Name	Cardinals
Colors	Red, White and Black
Division	NCAA Division I
All-Time Record	1569-832 (.653)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	27-9	24-10	21-13	130-40 (.764)
Conference	14-4	12-4	6-10	56-24 (.770)
Conf. Finish	2	2	11	1, 6, 6, 3, 7
Post Appear.	Elite 8	2nd Rnd	NIT	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#6	#16	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Rick Pitino
	Birthday: 1952-09-18
Started at Louisville	2001-02
Contract Expires	2013
Record as Head Coach	521-203 (.719)
Record at Louisville	169-67 (.716)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Steve Masiello, Walter McCarthy, Richard Pitino

Recruiting Coordinator

Steve Maisello, (502) 852-6651, s.maisello@louisville.edu

Conference and Schedule

Louisville plays in the Big East (www.bigeast.org) which is now comprised of 17 teams. The Big East currently represents the majority of the large, athletically competitive private Catholic schools. League play, which consists of 16 games, starts after the first of the year. Louisville will play three opponents twice, 10 once, and 3 none at all. (This will change in 2007-08; Big East teams will play everyone once and three teams twice.) League games are usually played on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The season concludes with the Big East tourney with the winner being an automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament.

Conference Opponents

St. John's, Providence, Villanova, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, South Florida, Marquette, DePaul, Cincinnati, Georgetown, West Virginia, Rutgers, and Connecticut.

Facilities

Freedom Hall, Capacity: 18,800