< Previous28 University of Louisville n gocards.com Cardinal Facts and Figures 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALL n Louisville has an all-time 1,722-926 record in 104 seasons of intercollegiate basketball. The Cardinals rank 10th among all NCAA schools in victories (does not include 123-3 record vacated by NCAA). The Cardinals played their first official men’s basketball game on Jan. 28, 1912 when it lost 35-3 to Louisville YMCA, but did not field teams in 1916-17, 1922-23 or 1942-43. The Cardinals have produced winning seasons in 71 of the last 74 years, including winning 20 or more games in the last 17 straight seasons and 30 or more in three of the last eight years in on court results. n UofL is eighth nationally with eight Final Four appearances. No other school went to the Final Four four times during the 1980s and Louisville won two NCAA titles in that decade, winning the national championship in 1980 and 1986. Louisville’s 39 NCAA Tournament appearances is seventh best all- time and its 102 NCAA Tournament games are the sixth most played in the event (61-41 record) (does not include four NCAA appearances, a 15-3 record, two Final Fours and the 2013 national championship vacated by the NCAA). n Twenty Louisville players have earned All- America status, the latest being consensus All-America pick Russ Smith in 2014. The Cardinals have had 75 players drafted by the NBA, including 25 first-round selections. Ray Spalding was the lastest Cardinal chosen with the 56th pick in the 2018 draft by the Philadelphia 76ers before being traded to the Dallas Mavericks. Donovan Mitchell was UofL’s latest first round selection in the 2017 draft as the 13th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets and was subsequently traded to the Utah Jazz. Seventeen Cardinals have played in the NBA over the last seven years. n Louisville has won its conference championship or finished second in its league in 27 of the last 43 years, including six of the last 13 years (American Athletic Conference champion in 2014, Big East champion in 2009 and 2013, second place in the Big East in 2007, 2008, ACC second in 2017). The Cardinals have finished among the top four teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference in three of its five years in the league, and has been in the top eight all five years. n Louisville is the only school in the nation to have claimed the championship of three major national post-season tournaments including the 1948 NAIB Championship, the 1956 NIT title and the 1980, 1986 and 2013 NCAA Championships. n UofL produced the second most consecutive winning seasons all-time in the NCAA with 46 (not current). The Cards played winning basketball from 1944-45 through 1989-90, winning 20 or more games on 31 occasions during that period. n Louisville has three representatives in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Cardinal All-American and former Washington Bullets All-Star Wes Unseld was inducted in 1988, former head coach Denny Crum was inducted in 1994 and former head coach Rick Pitino was in the 2013 induction class. n Louisville has ranked among the top six nationally in average home attendance each of the last 38 years. In 18 home games last season, a total of 298,826 fans attended games, a 16,601 average. UofL played its ninth season in their spectacular home in 2018- 19, the 22,000-seat KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. The Cardinals have a 139-22 record in nine seasons in the KFC Yum! Center. n Only five times in the last 54 years have the Cardinals failed to reach either the NCAA or NIT post- season tournaments, excluding four years vacated by the NCAA. n The Cardinals are one of the most televised teams in college basketball. UofL games will be televised on national networks during the 2018-19 regular season on at least 22 occasions. Every pos- sible UofL game over the past 36 years has been televised on either a live or delayed basis — a total of over 1,040 games — including over 500 national television appearances. n The Cardinals have been ranked on 632 occa- sions in the AP poll, sixth most all-time. Louisville had been ranked 60 consecutive weeks entering 2015-16, when it started the year unranked but finished 16th in the final poll. The Cards have been ranked No. 1 in the nation on five occasions -- Jan. 14, 2013 in the Associated Press poll; in the ESPN/USA Today poll on March 15, 2009; in the final AP poll that same 2008-09 season; in the final USA Today coaches poll of 2012-13, and when it opened the 1986-87 season as the top team in the UPI coaches poll. Louisville has been ranked as the No. 2 team in the AP poll on 18 occasions all-time. The Cardinals have been ranked among the nation’s top 15 in the preseason poll in five of the last eight years. n Seven former Cardinals were active on NBA ros- ters during the 2018-19 season: Deng Adel (Cleveland Cavaliers), Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves), Montrezl Harrell (Los Angeles Clippers), Damion Lee (Golden State Warriors), Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz), Terry Rozier (Boston Celtics) and Ray Spalding (Phoenix Suns). MItchell won the 2018 Verizon Slam Dunk Contest and was runner-up for the 2018 Rookie of the Year. At least 21 former Cardinals are playing professionally now with other U.S. or foreign teams. Seventeen UofL players have reached the NBA in the last seven years. n UofL has retired the numbers of four of its former hoop greats: 8 Charlie Tyra, 31 Wes Unseld, 35 Darrell Griffith and 42 Pervis Ellison. n Louisville is second to North Carolina for the national lead with 68 all-time 1,000 point scorers. Jordan Nwora is the next closest Cardinal to that mile- stone, entering his junior year with 736 career points. n Louisville is one of four Division I schools in the nation that has won 20 or more games in each of the past 17 seasons on the court. Kansas tops the list with 30 consecutive years, followed by Duke (23), Gonzaga (22) and Louisville (17). UofL has won at least 20 games in 39 of the last 49 years. UofL has won at least 19 games in 45 of the last 49 years. However, the NCAA’s vacation of 123 victories in four of those years (2011-15) negates the official results. n Louisville is consistently the highest-rated television market for college basketball. Louisville has been the top market for ESPN each of the last 17 years since tracking the data, averaging a 4.2 rating or higher over the past nine seasons. Louisville’s 4.2 rating during the 2018-19 season was well above the next closest market (Knoxville with a 2.9 rating). n Aside from basketball lettermen, some notable UofL alumni include: the late Johnny Unitas (football), Mitch McConnell (U.S. Senator, Kentucky), Chris Dodd (former U.S. Senator for 30 yrs., Conn.), Bob Edwards (former National Public Radio host, now weekends on Sirius/XM), Tom Jackson (former ESPN commentator) and 25 players active on the NFL rosters entering the 2019 season, including Baltimore Colts quarterback Lamar Jackson, the 2017 Heisman Trophy winner. n Louisville has attracted over 3.4 million fans in its first nine years in the spectacular KFC Yum! Center, including a total attendance of 298,826 in 18 games in 2018-19. n UofL has a 224-55 record (.803) against non-conference opponents over the last 18 seasons (includes post-season), including a 159-13 record in home regular season non-conference games. The Cardinals are 81-6 at home in regular season non-conference games over the last nine seasons. Jordan Nwora is a two-time honoree on the All-ACC Academic team, which featured a league-high six Cardinals in 2019.Cardinal Facts and Figures gocards.com n University of Louisville 29 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALL n Louisville has received an NCAA Public Recog- nition Award six of the last seven years for ranking among the top 10 percent in men’s basketball in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation for student-athletes. Louisville is one of just nine Divi- sion I schools in the nation, including only two from Power Five conferences (Louisville and Stanford), which have earned the APR recognition in at least six of the last seven years. UofL is one of only nine Division I schools in the nation to have perfect men’s basketball multi-year APR scores in at least four of the past six years. The Cardinals have attained a collective 3.0 GPA for 21 of the last 22 semesters, including a 3.176 cumulative team mark for the Spring 2019 semester. The Cardinals produced a collective 3.265 grade point average for the 2018-19 academic year. Prior to joining the ACC, UofL’s men’s basketball team earned four conference Team Academic Excellence Awards (one American, three Big East), which recognized the highest collective grade-point averages in each of the conference sponsored sports. Thirty-one of the Cardinals’ 36 four-year seniors over the last 14 years have earned their degrees, including 21 of the last 22 from the last 10 years. n UofL is in its sixth season in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2019-20. Louisville was a member of the American Athletic Conference during the 2013-14 season and for the eight previous years, competed in the Big East Conference. Louisville accepted an invitation to join the ACC on Nov. 28, 2012 and moved to its current home in the 15-member ACC on July 1, 2014. n Louisville placed a league-high six Cardinals on the 2019 All-ACC Academic Team and UofL has produced an ACC-best 31 men’s basketball academic team selections over its five years in the league. n Over the last nine seasons, UofL has recovered from nine or more points down to win on 31 occa- sions, including three occasions last season and five during the 2017-18 season. n UofL’s large co-ed cheerleading squad has won 18 National Cheerleading Association Championships, including 10 of the last 16 (1985, ‘86, ‘89, ‘92, ‘94, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ’11, ‘16, ‘18). The Cards’ all-girl squad has won 15 championships, including eight of the last 10 titles (2001-05, ‘07-’09, ‘11, ‘12, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19). UofL has also won the small coed national title 10 times (2005, ‘06, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17). The Cardinals also won their fifth NCA Cheer stunt national championship in 2019. The Ladybirds, UofL’s dance team, has won 20 national titles, winning National Dance Association Championships in Div 1A team performance (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019), Div 1A Dance (2002, ‘03, ‘04, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘11, ‘15) and Div 1A Hip Hop Dance (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018). UofL won the Universal Dance Association title in 1995 and 1997. n Louisville has 39 NCAA Tournament appear- ances, its last in 2019. The Cards have reached the Sweet 16 on 17 occasions and have advanced to the Elite Eight 11 times. Louisville is seventh in NCAA Tournament appearances (39), ninth in tournament victories (61) and sixth in tournament games (102). UofL has a 61-41 overall NCAA Tournament record, reaching the Final Four eight times (Louisville had 43 NCAA Tournament and 21 Sweet 16 appearances before four of each in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 -- plus three Elite Eights -- were vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions). n Louisville is tied for eighth with 17 Sweet 16 appearances since the NCAA began Sweet 16 records in 1975 (years: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009; Sweet 16 appearances in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 were vacated). n Louisville is tied for seventh with 11 Elite Eight appearances since the NCAA began Elite Eight records in 1951 (years: 1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009; Elite Eight appearances in 2012, 2013, and 2015 were vacated). n UofL Coach Chris Mack has an 11-9 record in nine NCAA Tournament appearances (the last six straight years), including reaching the Sweet 16 on four occasions and the Elite Eight in 2017. All but one of those games from last year occurred as the head coach at Xavier, where he guided the Musketeers to the school’s first-ever No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed in 2018. n Louisville played 21 of its 33 games entering the NCAA Tournament -- nearly two-thirds of its games -- against teams that advanced to postseason play, posting a 10-11 record against those teams. Fifteen games were played against teams that reached the NCAA Tournament. All but three of the Cardinals’ losses came to teams which were participants in the 2019 NCAA field, including seven of its losses to teams among the top two seeds of the tournament. n The NCAA Champion has come from Louisville’s conference in six of the last nine years, more than any other team in that period (2011-2019), including the 2019 champion in ACC member Virginia. n Seven teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference were selected to participate in the 2019 NCAA Tourna- ment, with five of those teams among the top 16 overall seeds. The ACC’s seven representatives -- including the top three seeds overall -- were tied for the second-most from any league and were two fewer than the confer- ence best nine teams achieved in 2017 and 2018. n Louisville’s strength of schedule has been among the top 16 toughest in the nation by the RPI in 10 of the past 12 years. The 2018-19 slate was the fourth- toughest overall by the NCAA’s NET. n Louisville has a 53-12 record in NCAA Tourna- ment play when the Cardinals are the higher seed. The Cardinals are 10-17 when playing as a lower seed and 0-1 when facing a team of the same seed (in Final Four). The NCAA began seeding teams in 1979. n The 2019-20 season marks notable anniversaries for three of Louisville’s NCAA Final Four teams. This year marks the 40th anniversary for UofL’s 1980 NCAA Championship team (33-3 record), led by national player of the year Darrell Griffith. It is the 45th an- niversary for Louisville’s 1975 NCAA Final Four team, which posted a 28-3 record and was led by seniors Junior Bridgeman and Allen Murphy. This year also marks the 15th anniversary for UofL’s 2005 Final Four team (33-5 record), led by Francisco Garcia. Cards in the NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament Appearances 8 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 61-41 Sweet 16 Appearances 17 Final Four Appearances 8 NCAA Championships 2 Mack’s NCAA Tourn. Record 11-9 Mack’s NCAA Tourn. Appearances 9 * does not include a 15-3 record, four NCAA Tourna- ment, four Sweet 16, and three Elite Eight appearances in 2012-15 -- plus the 2012 and 2013 Final Fours and 2013 NCAA Title -- that were vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. UofL in the NCAA Tournament * n 17 Sweet 16s for Cards — Louisville is tied for eighth with 17 Sweet 16 appearances since the NCAA began Sweet 16 records in 1975. The Cardinals reached four additional Sweet 16s that were later vacated. (UofL years in Sweet 16: 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009; Sweet 16 appearances in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 were vacated). The Cardinals have won seven of their last eight regional semifinal games. n Cardinals Have Reached 11 Elite Eights -- Louisville has reached the NCAA Elite Eight on 11 occasions, tied for seventh nationally. The Cardinals reached three additional Elite Eights that were later vacated. The NCAA recognizes Elite Eight records since 1951, the first year that all teams in the tourna- ment would be required to win at least one game to advance to the Elite Eight. (UofL years in Elite Eight: 1959, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1997, 2005, 2008, 2009; Elite Eight appearances in 2012, 2013, and 2015 were vacated). The Cardinals have a 10-4 record in regional championship games. Louisville has entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed on three occasions. North Carolina 20 UCLA 17 Kentucky 17 Duke 16 Kansas 14 Ohio State 11 Michigan State 10 Louisville * 8 Indiana 8 Four teams tied 6 All-Time NCAA Final Four AppearancesThe Planet Fitness Kueber Center, which opened in August of 2007 on the University of Louisville campus, houses training facilities and offices for the Cardinals' men's basketball, women's basketball and women's lacrosse teams. The facility includes (clockwise from top) the basketball practice court, a theatre, an extensive weight room, the training room, a well-lit front exterior of the building, and the main lobby entrance. 30 University of Louisville n gocards.com Planet Fitness Kueber Center 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALLThe Planet Fitness Kueber Center also features (clockwise from below) a men's basketball con- ference room, a cardio workout room which overlooks the weight room and court, the player lounge and the circular locker room with a hardwood court section in the center. The dia- gram at the bottom provides an overview of the player's facilities within the building. An overview of a portion of the ground floor in the Yum! Center includes (clockwise) the tip of the weight room, coaches locker room and meeting space, the basketball court which can accomodate two side-by-side full courts and has limited seating on the side, a training room, equip- ment room, the player lounge, circular locker room, showers and rest room area, and a theatre for reviewing video footage and team meetings. Planet Fitness Kueber Center gocards.com n University of Louisville 31 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALL32 University of Louisville n gocards.com KFC Yum! Center 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALL University of Louisville basketball fans have been treated to arguably the finest home court in the nation since 2010-11 season when Cardinal teams moved into the sparkling KFC Yum! Center, located on the banks of the Ohio River in downtown Louisville. The 22,000-seat multi-purpose arena is truly a state-of-the-art facility, which will rival any, including those in which a professional franchise is the prima- ry tenant. Built at a cost of $238 million, the arena features the latest in technological advancements - including WiFi within the arena bowl for patrons - and provides a superb experience for fans to enjoy. In their first nine seasons in their terrific home, the Cardinals have posted a 145-25 record. The Cardinals played basketball from 1956 through 2010 in Freedom Hall, where they amassed a 682-141 record in 54 seasons and ranked among the top five nationally in attendance for the last 29 straight seasons there. Freedom Hall - which cur- rently remains in operation - had been the site of six NCAA Final Fours, four additional NCAA men’s basketball tournament events and 10 conference tournaments in which UofL participated. Owned by the Louisville Arena Authority and managed by Anshutz Entertainment Group (AEG), the KFC Yum! Center is bordered by Main Street on the south, Third Street on the west, River Road on the north and Second Street to the east. UofL’s men’s and women’s teams have perma- nent locker rooms, including expansive space for its coaching staffs, equipment, training room and a lounge area for each team. There are five additional team locker rooms, two officials locker rooms, five star dressing rooms, a full-function media work room and a full-sized basketball practice court on the event level. An interior truck staging area can accommodate three television production trucks and a nearby area includes four loading docks. The seven levels of the arena (including the upper catwalk) include a collective 721,762 square feet, or roughly the area of 13 football fields. The 22,000 seats - split about evenly between the upper and lower arena - include 71 luxury suites, 62 four- or six-seat premium boxes, over 2,000 side- court club seats and four party suites with a seating capacity of 32 each. Centerplate is the concession- aire for the facility, which has 27 permanent stands, 32 portable locations, two fixed novelty stands and 234 total points of sale. After passing through the one and a half acre landscaped entry plaza that features a bas- ketball-themed fountain, entering fans can visit the 2,500-square foot UofL adidas store; the 3,000-square foot UofL Hall of Honor, which fea- tures former Cardinal greats; or head to their seats using one of the eight escalators or seven elevators within the building. Lounge space is abundant within the arena. Four spacious donor rooms are available for Cardinal fans, including three that overlook the Ohio River. The 7,000-square foot main concourse restaurant overlooks the river and a main concourse sports bar has views directly into the arena bowl. Two 4,000-square foot club lounges on the event level, as well as the terrace club and premium box loung- es, provide amenities for their respective patrons. The arena quickly established itself on the enter- tainment scene, hosting such acts as the Eagles and Katy Perry while ranking among the top arenas in the nation by Rolling Stones and Pollstar magazines. The arena has served as the site of the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship in December 2012, several NCAA Women’s Basketball Tourna- ment first and second round games, NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament first and second round games in 2012 and 2015, and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament South Regional in 2016. The KFC Yum! Center was again host to the NCAA South Regional on March 28 and 30, 2019. Rank/School G Attend. Avg. 1. Syracuse 19 417,852 21,992 2. Kentucky 18 390,510 21,695 3. North Carolina 16 315,436 19,715 4. Tennessee 18 342,615 19,034 5. Wisconsin 15 257,546 17,170 6. Louisville 18 298,826 16,601 7. Kansas 17 276,010 16,236 8. Creighton 19 303,629 15,980 9. Marquette 19 296,611 15,611 10. Nebraska 18 276,143 15,341 2018-19 NCAA Home Game Attendance LeadersKFC Yum! Center gocards.com n University of Louisville 33 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALL Location: Downtown Louisville, Kentucky bordered by Main Street on the south, Third Street on the west, River Road on the north, and Second Street to the east. Project Cost: $249 million. Opening Date: October 10, 2010 Seating: 22,000 for basketball; seating ranges from 16,000 to 23,000 for other events such as ice shows, arena football, concerts, volleyball or wrestling. 22,000 for NCAA swimming Club Seating: 2,054 in the lower level, 800 in the Club level. Suites: 71 suites on two levels with four party suites, and an additional 62 loge boxes Locker Rooms: separate home locker rooms for the UofL men’s and women’s teams, a primary visiting team locker room, four auxilary locker rooms, two officials locker rooms and five star dressing rooms. Additional Features: n Two 4,000 square foot club lounges on event floor level n Loge lounge on mezzanine level n Club lounge on mezzanine level n 2,500 square foot team store n 7,000 square foot main concourse n Restaurant overlooking the Ohio River n Main concourse sports bar with view to the Arena bowl n 32,000 square feet of meeting rooms (four total; three with river view) n Practice facility with full-size basketball court on event level. It will be used as necessary for large event media work space n Media lounge, media work room and media interview room on event level n Seven elevators, including a freight elevator n Eight escalators n Four loading docks and interior truck staging area to accommodate three television production trucks n 1 ½ acre landscaped entry plaza KFC Yum! Center Facts34 University of Louisville n gocards.com Inside the KFC Yum! Center 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALLCrowd Opponent Result Date 1. 22,815 Notre Dame W 73-57 3/9/13 2. 22,814 Syracuse L 68-70 1/19/13 3. 22,812 Kentucky L 50-58 12/27/14 4. 22,810 Kentucky W 80-77 12/29/12 5. 22,803 Kentucky L 63-78 12/31/10 Largest KFC Yum! Center Crowds Inside the KFC Yum! Center gocards.com n University of Louisville 35 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALLSituated in the middle of the massive lobby of the KFC Yum! Center, the University of Louis- ville Hall of Honor is a legacy to the rich history of the Cardinals’ basketball program. Designed by Workshop Design in Kansas City, the UofL Hall of Honor highlights the finest team and individual performances from the Cardinals’ past with displays and interactive features. Among the items on display are multiple trophies from national championships, Final Fours and league titles; artifacts ranging from the early 1900’s to the game ball from the last game in Freedom Hall; and a host of interesting memorabilia in a timeline from nearly 100 years of Cardinal Basketball. A multimedia 14-foot wide projection screen and six additional digital monitors within the area capture a multimedia experience of Cardinal Bas- ketball history. Visitors can use two touch-screen kiosks to watch highlights from many memorable games in UofL history. Inductees to the UofL Athletics Hall of Fame are displayed and visitors can view photos and additional information on each member on a pair of interactive kiosks. A scrolling LED board continually displays all of the 1,000 point scorers in the program’s history. Fans can also have their photo taken next to life- size Cardinals from the past. 36 University of Louisville n gocards.com UofL Hall of Honor 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALLBilly Minardi Hall was completed in August 2003 on the UofL campus. The newly-updated student quarters are equipped with modern kitchens and private bedrooms featuring individual computer and television connections. The complex also contains a computer work room, television room, game room, dining area and meeting room. The privately-funded facility was named to honor the memory of Billy Minardi, brother-in-law of former UofL Coach Rick Pitino who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Campus life continues to build at UofL with multiple new and expanded athletic facilities, new student housing, and many on-campus student events. Campus Living in Billy Minardi Hall gocards.com n University of Louisville 37 201 9-20 B A SKETB ALLNext >