Year Three of the Pat Kelsey era comes with an expectation of the traditional standard of Louisville Basketball: make a run in March. The 2026-2027 roster is loaded with top priced talent from the portal and comes in ranked No. 11 in the preseason.

There is no hiding that Kelsey walked into a program that was in turmoil and steadied the ship back to normalcy. He has won 51 games in his first two seasons at the helm, while the program won 38 games in the four-seasons leading up to his arrival.

The “ReviVille” season of year one was a feel good, win stacking season where Louisville advanced to their first ACC championship game appearance in program history and NCAA tournament berth since 2019. Louisville fell short against Creighton in the first round, but Kelsey was named ACC Coach of the Year for his 18-2 record in conference (27-8 overall).

Built for the journey. Forged in The Ville.…