After tragically losing his mentor, Skip Prosser, the Cardinals coach nearly walked away from the game. But in the years since, he's found renewed gratitude in a place that values it.

How will Pat Kelsey navigate injuries down the stretch? That and more in this edition of The Courier Journal's Louisville basketball mailbag.

At previous coaching stops, Pat Kelsey was known to wade up into the stands after the game, mostly to glad-hand with the student section. But a close observer noticed recently

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Louisville men's basketball program got back to full strength on Wednesday at NC State, and in turn produced a dominating effort, leaving Raleigh with a 91-66 victory.

ATLANTA - The Louisville men's basketball program's 10-game win streak has come to an end, suffering a stunning 77-70 loss at Georgia Tech. It marked Louisville's first loss since falling to Kentucky back on Dec. 14, as well as their first loss to a team outside of Quadrant 1and 2 in the NET ranking.

“Louisville coach Pat Kelsey said there’s no update on the injury to Louisville leading scorer Chucky Hepburn, who left the team’s win at Boston College on Wednesday with an apparent lower body injury,” Pete Thamel said in a post. “He didn’t have any specifics on the injury.”

With Chucky Hepburn back in the starting lineup, Pat Kelsey's Cardinals defeated host NC State, and UofL won for the first time in Raleigh since 2021.