2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Louisville's 101st season of intercollegiate competition. The Cardinals competed in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, in his fourteenth season at U of L. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville.

2014–15 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight (vacated)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 17
Record0–8 (27 wins, 1 loss vacated) (0–6 ACC, 12 wins vacated)
Head coach
  • Rick Pitino (14th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Virginia162 .889304  .882
No. 4 Duke153 .833354  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame144 .778326  .842
No. 15 North Carolina117 .6112612  .684
Miami (FL)108 .5562513  .658
NC State108 .5562214  .611
Syracuse99 .5001813  .581
Clemson810 .4441615  .516
Florida State810 .4441716  .515
Pittsburgh810 .4441915  .559
Wake Forest513 .2781319  .406
Boston College414 .2221319  .406
Georgia Tech315 .1671219  .387
Virginia Tech216 .1111122  .333
No. 17 Louisville*06 .00008  .000
ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

They finished 27–9, 12–6 in ACC play, placing 4th, and earning a double bye in the ACC tournament. Louisville lost its first ever ACC Tournament game to North Carolina and earned at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. In their 41st NCAA Tournament appearance, they defeated UC Irvine, Northern Iowa, and NC State to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Michigan State.

On February 20, 2018, the NCAA announced that Louisville will be forced to vacate wins and records from the 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, and 2014–15 seasons.

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