Pat Kelsey applauded Louisville basketball fans after his team beat Memphis on Saturday. Kelsey had previously pleaded with fans to show up.

Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center: Knoxville, Tenn. Television: ESPN Announcers: Karl Ravech (play-by-play) and Jimmy Dykes (analysis) Favorite: Tennessee by 2.5 Series: Louisville leads,

German big man Sananda Fru is becoming a force for Louisville basketball. "You can feel it," Pat Kelsey said. "You can see it in his demeanor."

Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey motivates team in final minutes against Virginia Tech., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Blacksburg, Va. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Early-rising Louisville head basketball coach Pat Kelsey appears to be changing his coffee allegiance amid what he called #CoffeeCrisis2025.

Pat Kelsey has added a second player to Louisville basketball's 2027 recruiting class: former South Carolina 2026 commit Isaac Ellis. What to know.

The Cardinals have bounced back with impressive wins over Indiana and Memphis, but their visit to No. 20 Tennessee on Tuesday night is a different challenge entirely.

Louisville basketball is in the toughest part of its 2025-26 noncon slate. What questions do you have about Pat Kelsey's team? Submit to our mailbag.

But following a few extra days off for Thanksgiving, it's right back to work for Louisville, and they have a tough test to kick off the new month. Not only are they set to play in their first true road game of the season, it's a ranked matchup in the ACC/SEC Challenge against John Calipari, Kenny Payne and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Pat Kelsey's Louisville Cardinals can send a message that resonates for the rest of the college basketball season during their game at Tennessee.