LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — The College of Louisville employed its new basketball coach Thursday — formally. The U of L Athletic Affiliation Board accepted a contract reportedly price simply over $10 million over 5 years for School of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey throughout a Thursday assembly held within the Keuber Middle observe facility on the varsity’s campus.
Kelsey, who’s scheduled to talk at a information convention instantly after, has coached 12 seasons in NCAA Division I and been to the NCAA Event 4 occasions, most lately this season with Charleston.
The 48-year-old father of three is a local of Cincinnati, the place he performed highschool basketball for Roger Bacon and Elder highschool and in school at Xavier College for the late Skip Prosser, for whom additionally he was an assistant at Wake Forest College.
Kelsey additionally was an assistant to Dino Gaudio at Wake after Prosser’s loss of life and to former Louisville coach Chris Mack throughout his time at Xavier.
After arriving at Clark Regional Airport simply after midday on Thursday, Kelsey advised WDRB Information, “We will win. This is without doubt one of the most tradition-rich applications within the historical past of school basketball. There are banners hanging up within the enviornment for a purpose as a result of that is the expectation right here. I am excited in regards to the problem. It is an honor to be right here.”
Kelsey’s rent got here after Louisville had provided its basketball job to a few others, together with Scott Drew of Baylor and Dusty Might of Florida Atlantic.
He replaces Kenny Payne, who went 12-52 in two seasons as Louisville’s coach. Payne was fired a day after Louisville fell in its remaining recreation, a loss to North Carolina State within the ACC Event.
Louisville athletic director Josh Heird mentioned of the search, “I do know externally it appeared prefer it was a bit of hectic. However, fairly actually, I felt prefer it performed out prefer it was going to play out. I knew that I wished to speak to a whole lot of candidates. … I caught to what I wished to do, which was determine coaches that I believed may succeed right here after which have conversations with them.”
Heird mentioned ultimately, he employed the best individual.
“One of the vital vital features of this job is who matches this job, who can determine with the followers and … make everybody perceive what Louisville basketball means, what it means to the followers,” he mentioned. “I really feel very, very assured that we recognized a man that’s going to do this. I am relieved after the final 24 hours and I believe right now is simply joyful.”
Kelsey comes from the School of Charleston, the place, after going 17-15 in a rebuild season, he guided the Cougars to a 31-4 file and an NCAA Event berth in his second 12 months. They completed 27-8 this 12 months and returned to the NCAA Event, the place they suffered a first-round loss to 109-96 loss to Alabama.
He wanted solely two seasons to begin successful at Winthrop, which misplaced 37 of 62 video games earlier than he arrived and has gained solely half of its video games within the final two seasons with Kelsey gone.
Colleagues and former gamers all use the identical phrase when speaking about him: Power. He is been identified to leap in to run level for his scout staff. Prosser, his mentor and outdated school coach, mentioned of him: “Kels makes espresso nervous.” However he has directed that vitality into 11 successful seasons in 12 years of teaching and 4 mid-major journeys to the NCAA Event.
His groups have gained 5 of 12 convention tournaments, three in 9 seasons at Winthrop, two within the final three seasons on the School of Charleston. Heird hopes that successful custom can include Kelsey to Louisville, which gained an NCAA Event video games since 2017.
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