Louisville tabs Charlestons Pat Kelsey to become Cardinals head coach, AP source says | KLRT [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville has reached an agreement with College of Charleston coach Pat Kelsey to become the Cardinals’ next men’s basketball coach, a person with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

The person spoke Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the deal has not been formally approved. Louisville has scheduled a news conference for Thursday at its practice facility.

Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 first reported the hire.

Kenny Payne, a first-time head coach, was fired by Louisville on March 13 after going 12-52 the last two seasons at his alma mater. It marked the worst two-year stretch in the storied program’s history and capped its third consecutive losing season after missing the NCAA Tournament in 2021.

The 48-year-old Kelsey will become Louisville’s third head coach, and fifth overall, since the school fired Hall of Famer Rick Pitino in October 2017 in the …