The Atlantic Coast Conference released home-and-away opponents for the 2026-27 men's basketball season on Thursday, giving Louisville a clearer look at its league schedule entering Pat Kelsey's third season.
But championships, cruelly, are not awarded for most of the afternoon.
It was a game No. 6 Louisville didn’t lose so much as leave on the floor like car keys in a parking lot.
In modern basketball, desperation has been rebranded. Not as failure. As fuel.
Before "roster construction" became a buzzword in college sports and long before players were getting salaries, Louisville women's basketball became one of the most consistent winners in the country.
Monday, they were flatter than a soda left out overnight. Saturday, they brought the fizz.
Pat Kelsey used some version of the phrase “got our butt kicked” a dozen times Monday night.
Louisville played Duke on Monday.
That’s the rumor, at least.
It's early January, but the stakes may feel more like March when No. 6 Duke visits the KFC Yum! Center on Tuesday night.
Louisville freshman point guard Mikel Brown Jr. was ruled out for Tuesday's marquee home game against Duke at the KFC Yum! Center, coach Pat Kelsey said Monday.