Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places.

Hepburn dished out 16 assists, while Smith went 10-of-17 on three point attempts in the Cardinals' win over the Mustangs.

Listen to what the head coach of the Cardinals and their starting point guard said after their win over the Mustangs: ...

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey talks about his team's ACC road victory against SMU on Tuesday night in Dallas.

Louisville basketball, in an ACC road trip to Dallas, quickly dispatched SMU on Tuesday night. Pat Kelsey's Louisville Cardinals have won 9 in a row.

Rebounding should be a weakness for Louisville basketball when viewed through an analytical lens. Here's how it became a ...

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey couldn't have drawn up a better New Year's Day for the trajectory of his program. Step 2: Snap U of L's (9-5, 2-1 ACC) five-game losing streak to the Tar ...

But Tuesday night was not a nostalgia-fueled fever dream. It was a clear-eyed toast to the future under Pat Kelsey, who's now one victory from tying Payne's two-year total. The buzz is intoxicating.

But Tuesday night was not a nostalgia-fueled fever dream. It was a clear-eyed toast to the future under Pat Kelsey, who's now one victory from tying Payne's two-year total. The buzz is intoxicating.