Cards Slated for Final Exhibition Against Spalding

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball will play its second and final exhibition against crosstown foe Spalding University on Monday, October 28 at 7 p.m. ET in the KFC Yum! Center.

It's the Cardinals' second of two home exhibitions in October before officially tipping off the season against in-state foe Morehead State on Nov. 4.

Louisville opened its exhibition slate in the Bahamas with two contests in the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League. The Cardinals played their first home exhibition on Monday, Oct. 21, defeating Young Harris College 106-59. Terrence Edwards Jr. led the way for Louisville with 24 points in 22 minutes. Eighteen of those points came from beyond the arc as he netted six 3's.

UofL has scored at least 100 points in each of the three exhibitions it has played across Baha Mar Hoops and home contests.

EXHIBITION GAME 2
Louisville (0-0) vs. Spalding University (0-0)
Monday, October 28, 2024 | 7 p.m. ET
KFC Yum! Center | Louisville, Ky.

MEDIA INFORMATION/LINKS
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship);
Streaming (Paul Rogers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)
Watch: ACC Network Extra (Jody Demling, pxp | Larry O'Bannon, analysis)
Live Stats: Louisville Stats

TOP STORYLINES

UofL made 24 3-pointers on 56 attempts against the Young Harris Mountain Lions on Monday. In a regular season game, the 24 triples would have surpassed the school record of 22 netted on Nov. 17, 2007 against Hartford. The 56 attempts would have crushed the school record of 40, attempted on Jan. 12, 2002 against TCU.
Louisville was selected ninth in the ACC Preseason Media Poll.
Louisville has the chance to potentially play eight teams ranked in the AP Preseason Top 25 all before January 2. The first of those opponents will be current No. 12 Tennessee at home in the KFC Yum! Center on November 9.
Four of the Cardinals head to The Ville with more than 1,000 career points scored: Terrence Edwards Jr. (1,414), Reyne Smith (1,212), Aboubacar Traore (1,033) and Chucky Hepburn (1,013).
Louisville has 11 players who were on teams that played in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. The roster in total has made 14 NCAA Division I Tournament appearances at their previous schools, playing in 20 NCAA Tournament games across their careers.
Head coach Pat Kelsey has won 11 total conference championships across his 261-122 career record, including four NCAA Tournament bids. Kelsey has recorded winning seasons in 11 of his 12 complete seasons as a head coach.
Pat Kelsey was hired on March 28, 2024 as the 24th head coach in Louisville's 110-year history, and the 10th in the past 79 years

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Players Mentioned

Terrence Edwards Jr.

Chucky Hepburn

Reyne Smith

Aboubacar Traore

University of Louisville Athletics