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Wednesday, February 4

LOUISVILLE, KY

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February 03, 2026 | Men's Basketball

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The No. 24/23 Louisville Cardinals host the Fighting Irish on Wednesday evening at the KFC Yum! Center

By: Dana Brown

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball kicks off the month of February with a home game against regional, ACC foe Notre Dame. The game will tip at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.

Louisville recently got back in the win column with an 88-74 victory over SMU in the first of two games against the Mustangs. Notre Dame has lost seven of its last eight ACC games, most recently falling at Syracuse Saturday 86-72.

The Cardinals lead the all-time series over the Fighting Irish 27-19, holding a record of 15-5 at home over Notre Dame. Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey is 1-0 in his career against the Irish.

GAME 22
Listen: Cardinal Sports Network (WLCL 93.9 FM & WGTK 970 AM flagship);
Streaming (Paul Rodgers, pxp | Bob Valvano, analysis)
Watch: ESPN2 (Wes Durham, pxp | Dennis Scott, analysis)
Live Stats: Louisville Statbroadcast.

PROMOTIONS

Honoring Black Excellence | In recognition of Black History Month, we will honor influential figures in the community throughout the game.
Season Ticket Member Appreciation | We will thank our most loyal supporters with exclusive prizes, experiences, and recognitions.

CARDINAL NOTES

Louisville head coach Pat Kelsey is 172-67 (.720) all-time in conference play as a head coach.
Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. has logged five games of 20+ points, tying the most 20-point games by a Louisville freshman in a single season. LaBradford Smith had five in 1987-88.
As of Feb. 2, there are 28 players in DI shooting 41% or above from 3-point range in their career. No one in that group has made or attempted more 3-pointers than senior guard Isaac McKneely, who has made 293 on 709 attempts.
Louisville is one of three DI teams with at least five victories of 40 points or more this season, joining Michigan (6) and High Point (6).
Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. returned to the floor on Jan. 24 against Virginia Tech after missing eight games due to injury. He was named the 2025 USA Basketball Men's Athlete of the Year on Jan. 6.
Louisville is 42-0 under Kelsey when leading with five minutes to play.
Louisville has had five games of at least 24 assists, the first time since 2010-11 that the program has had multiple games of 24+ assists; the Cardinals had five games of at 24+ assists that season. Louisville is one of eight teams in 2025-26 as of Feb. 2 to have five games of at least 24 assists. Louisville has had nine games of 20+ assists, one of 18 teams in the nation to do so.
Louisville is 14th in the country in scoring margin at +15.6 points per game. The program is also fourth in 3-point attempts per game (33.9) and fifth in three pointers per game (11.8).
The late great Junior Bridgeman is the sixth player in Louisville men's basketball history to have their jersey number retired.
Against Memphis on Dec. 13, Louisville had four different players with at least three 3-pointers apiece for the first time since Nov. 22, 2010 when the Cards played Chattanooga. It was the second time in program history that six different players made multiple 3-pointers, the first time being at WKU on Dec. 22, 2010.
Senior guard Ryan Conwell is the only DI men's basketball player since at least 2010-11 to log at least 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists in 24 minutes or less, according to Sports Reference. He notched that stat line against NJIT on Nov. 26.
Kelsey reached his 300th career win on Jan. 10 with a victory over Boston College.
Both Ryan Conwell and Mikel Brown Jr. represent Louisville on the preseason Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List.