Louisville Cardinals men's basketballUniversityUniversity of LouisvilleFirst season1911–12; 115 years agoAthletic directorJosh HeirdHead coachPat Kelsey2nd season, 51–18 (.739)LocationLouisville, KentuckyArenaKFC Yum!
1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball seasonUnited States sports seasonThe 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988. Season headlinesOklahoma became the first school to play for the national championship in both college football and college basketball in the same academic year.University of LouisvilleThe University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. Chartered in 1798 as the Jefferson Seminary, it became in the 19th century one of the first city-funded public colleges in the United States. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General Assembly to be a "Preeminent Metropolitan Research University".
Denny CrumDenzel Edwin Crum (March 2, 1937 – May 9, 2023) was an American men's college basketball coach at the University of Louisville from 1971 to 2001, compiling a 675–295 (.696) record. He guided the Cardinals to two NCAA championships (1980, 1986) and six Final Fours. Honored in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame since 1994, Crum was one of the major figures in the history of sports in Kentucky and in college basketball.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.