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Louisville Cardinals Basketball History
An excellent college basketball program across all eras, Louisville is notable especially for its continuity. Bernard "Peck" Hickman (1944-67) went 443-183 during his time in the ‘Ville; John Dromo (1967-71) went 68-23 during his brief run as coach, which ended when a heart attack forced him to retire; Denny Crum (1971-2001) went to six Final Fours, won two national championships and left campus with a shiny 675-295 record; Rick Pitino (2001-17) added another national championship to the pile and two more Final Fours, going 416-143 overall.
The Crum era in particular is regarded as one of the great coaching tenures in the history of the sport. He was the top assistant to the legendary John Wooden at UCLA, and in his first year in Louisville he took the Cardinals to the Final Four — the first coach to make a Final Four in his first season as a head coach. He earned the nickname "Cool Hand Luke" for his demeanor and "Mr. March" for all the deep postseason runs his teams produced over the years. His offenses were famous for their post play — "Never Nervous" Pervis Ellison was the rock of the Cardinals' second national championship team — and his defenses were a frenzy of switches. The style of play was perhaps ill-suited to the era of the three-pointer, but he was still winning games into the mid ‘90s, including a 26-9 season in 1996-97.
Currently, the team is led by coach Kenny Payne.
Louisville Cardinals Team Info
Conference: ACC
Team Colors: Red and black
Team Rivals: Kentucky Wildcats, Cincinnati Bearcats
Louisville Cardinals at KFC Yum! Center
Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center seats more than 22,000 fans, making it the third-largest college hoops arena in the country, The student section is known as The Ville'ns, and they keep the stadium lively. To juice their homecourt advantage, the Cardinals have made a habit of staging "color" events — "whiteouts," "redouts" and "blackouts" — during which fans are encouraged to wear the same color to games.
The Louisville Cardinals’ 2023–24 regular season kicks off in November at home as the Cardinals face off against UMBC. The Cardinals play their final game of the regular season at home against Boston College. Here’s a list of key games to keep an eye on:
Tickets for the 2023–24 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Louisville Cardinals.
The Cardinals play their basketball games at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The seating map for KFC Yum! Center can be viewed here.
This was a great game. The shooting % by each team was the highest I had ever seen. It was certainly a thriller. And if I could get these seats again, I would certainly do so. Awesome view and the people around me were very friendly.
The seats are so small you can barely move and there is nowhere to sit your drink. It's a steep climb up the stairs. We decided to eat at one of the food outlets and paid $31 for 2 chicken baskets that included fries and a pretzel and 2 bottles of water. The chicken wasn't even slightly warm nor were the fries. My husband tried to eat the pretzel and after one bite deemed it inedible. When the teenagers in front of us were texting they would lean forward and block nearly the whole view of the court. We left about 7 minutes into the 2nd half. I won't be returning for another event. I'd much rather watch the game from the comfort of my living room with a lot cheaper food and definitely better tasting.
I'm not a UofL fan (go cats!) I bought the tickets as a christmas present for my boyfriend, but I loved seeing them beat Duke LIVE! It was a pretty awesome day and my boyfriend enjoyed it as well.
This was a great game. Crowd was into it. Friendly atmosphere. Will go back
A great venue when a big game is being played! Can feel a bit corporate sometimes, but all in all it's a great place to watch a game
The Cards played like high schoolers. Very disappointed. Paid $82.00 per ticket and I bought 3 tickets. OUr seats again were second to back row. AWFUL! Even with binoculars it was hard to see the players and what was going on. Should've watched it on TV. Would've seen more.
HANDICAP SEATS OFFER GREAT VIEW OF GAME. GAME WAS OK.
Had a great time! Enjoyed watching each of the players teams and Coach Pitino even though he wasn't coaching the game.
Great tickets two rolls off the floor. Had a great time.
This was my second time seeing a U of L scrimmage at the Yum Center. Entry into the facility was easy and quick. The facility was easy to navigate. The only issue I had was the prices of the concessions. Overall, I had a great experience, and look forward going back.
I had a great time watching my cardinals scrimmage against each other. I love the new additions to the team. I loved Tony Hicks the minute he got on the floor. He may be short but he is quick. V j king is also going to be good. I'm just excited for the season to start.i love our team and I love watching them play in person. Kfc yum center is a awesome place to play at. I love it in there.
great halftime show, very classy move by giving the players their rings
The $50 I paid for my seat was not worth the seat I do wonder stand I bought my ticket last minute and had to sit towards the top but it was definitely not worth $50 I also understand the game I attended was a big rival game Syracuse versus Louisville Still the price I paid wasn't worth the seat overall experience at the arena was great though
Seeing Louisville play was a fun experience, it was a Christmas gift for my mom so I wanted it to be the best. When we got into the arena and made our way to our section, we couldn't seem to find our correct seats because someone was sitting in them, but we wasn't for sure. We asked an usher for help, but they only made everything worse. We missed about 10 minutes of the game because no one wanted to assist us and told us that there was a tv that we could watch the game on. After walking around the same area for about a good 5 minutes, I had to ask two men if they were in the correct seats and come to find out, they were in our seats. It was an exhausting experience, but overall, as long as my mom was happy, I was ok with that. But the ushers were awful!! No help whatsoever and very unprofessional.
My husband is 92, I am 90 and we have been going to see my cardinals play for years. We always have a great time. The Yum Center and its employees are so nice. The center is truly a work of art. My only complaint is the handicapped seating is always full of non handicapped people. It is impossible to purchase seats in these sections. My husband and I are both in wheelchairs and would love to go to more games if we could get wheelchair accessible seats. It would be nice if Yum would save these seats for the people who truly need them.
Great seats to watch the Cards! Ticket printing was fast and easy!
Got more fun near the end when public address announcers suggested one side of arena root for red team, other side for white team. Great seats but oddly silent in building, some of it because no one quite knew how to root for against a team of Cardinals :)! — and some of it folks were just as interested in seeing how Rick Pittino was holding up, reacting to latest saga.
This event was great..We had perfect seats in section 104 and plenty of leg and arm room
Nice to see Home town Cards send the number 2 team in the nation home with a loss.
Never disappointed at the Yum! Great family venue easy to access so much parking close to arena, many food options for my kids with allergies! Best Game of the season, hands down. GO CARDS!
