It has been more than a decade since Louisville joined the ACC. With Saturday's win against Virginia, they added another accomplishment.

The Cardinals' 13 wins in their first season under Pat Kelsey are more than they earned in 2 full seasons under former coach Kenny Payne.

In leading his Louisville Cardinals, Pat Kelsey encourages "great basketball talk." Judging by their seven-game win streak, it's working wonderfully.

Pat Kelsey's Louisville men's basketball team could be all alone in second place in the ACC should it sweep games against Clemson and Pitt this week.

Louisville basketball's Pat Kelsey praised Virginia coach Ron Sanchez for leading a tough team after the Cardinals beat the Cavaliers 81-67 Saturday.

In his first year as Louisville's head coach, Pat Kelsey has the Cardinals off to a 5-1 start in the ACC and 12-5 overall as they head into Tuesday's game at Syracuse. (AP Photo/James Crisp) AP

The Louisville basketball program has been rejuvenated after several years of struggles. This past offseason, the Cardinals hired former College of Charleston head coach Pat Kelsey, an excellent, proven coach with an electric personality.

Pat Kelsey issued a formal invitation for Rick Pitino to return to Louisville. In doing so, the first-year head coach ruffled some feathers amongst the college basketball community in the Derby City. A large portion of the Cardinals’ fanbase does not ...

Pat Kelsey's Louisville men's basketball team defeated Pittsburgh 82-78 on Saturday, their sixth straight victory. Transfers Reyne Smith, Chucky Hepburn, Terrence Edwards Jr.

Louisville picked up an 81-67 win over Virginia on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center to complete a regular-season sweep of the Cavaliers for the first time ever. The Cardinals, who are now led by first-year head coach Pat Kelsey, earned a 70-50 victory in their first matchup with the Hoos at John Paul Jones Arena back on Jan. 4.

You can see that Pat Kelsey's Louisville basketball team does not have a team in the national Top 25 in its path.

No matter how the remainder of UVA’s season transpires, from admirable recovery to full-on meltdown, a return to prominence could be at hand.