Louisville Closes Three-Game Homestand with UTEP

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville men's basketball switches back to non-conference action on Wednesday night to take on the UTEP Miners at 7 p.m. in the KFC Yum! Center. It's the Cardinals' last home game before Dec. 28. The game will be broadcast on ACCNX.

The Cardinals are attempting to stop a three-game skid after recently falling 76-65 to No. 9 Duke on Sunday evening. UTEP enters Wednesday night on a three-game winning streak, recently beating Seattle 88-72 on Saturday.

This is the first meeting between Louisville and UTEP. It's also the first game Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey has coached against the Miners.

GAME 10
Louisville (5-4, 0-1 ACC) vs. UTEP (6-2, 0-0 CUSA)
Wednesday, December 11 | 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: ACCNX (Jody Demling, pxp | Larry O'Bannon, analysis)
Live Stats: Louisville Stats

PROMOTIONS

Annual Toy Drive | Take part in Cardinal Forever Kyle Kuric's 14th annual toy drive, with new toys collected being donated to local children in need.
Winter Clothing Drive | Bring new or gently used coats, scarves, hats, gloves and other winter weather items to donate to homeless and women's & children's shelters in the Louisville area.

TOP STORYLINES

Senior guard Chucky Hepburn was named ACC Player of the Week on Dec. 2 and was one of five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week after his stellar performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis.
Louisville could play six ranked teams before January 2.
Louisville's 89-61 victory over No. 14/15 Indiana in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis was Louisville's first win over a ranked team since beating No. 19/20 Virginia Tech 73-71 on Jan. 6, 2021. It's the highest ranked opponent the Cards have beat since beating No. 3 Duke 79-73 on Jan. 18, 2020.
In the win over Indiana, UofL's Chucky Hepburn logged 16 points, 10 assists and seven steals. He's the first DI player with at least those marks since Markquis Nowell of Kansas State did it against West Virginia with 23 points on Dec. 31, 2022.
All four of Louisville's losses are to teams now in the top 20 in the AP Poll: No. 1 Tennessee, No. 4 Duke, No. 13 Oklahoma and No. 19 Ole Miss.
As of Dec. 10, Louisville is seventh in the country in three point attempts per game (31.6) and 38th in turnovers forced per game (15.56). Chucky Hepburn is second in the country in steals per game at 3.22, and fourth in total steals with 29. Reyne Smith is 20th in the country in 3-pointers per game at 3.44.
Against Winthrop on Nov. 22, Louisville logged 10 blocks, including seven in the first half. Sophomore James Scott blocked five on his own. The 10 total, seven in a half and Scott's five were all the first time those feats happened for the Cardinals since March 7, 2018 against Florida State.
Fifth-year senior forward Kasean Pryor tore his ACL and will be out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
Junior guard Koren Johnson tore his labrum and will be out for the remainder of the 2024-25 season.
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 266-126 career record, including four NCAA Tournament bids. Kelsey has recorded winning seasons in 11 of his 12 complete seasons as a head coach.

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Players Mentioned

Chucky Hepburn

Koren Johnson

Kasean Pryor

James Scott

Reyne Smith

University of Louisville Athletics