2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by second-year head coach Kenny Payne.

2023–24 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–24 (3–17 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDanny Manning (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Nolan Smith (2nd season)
  • Josh Jamieson (2nd season)
Home arenaKFC Yum! Center
2023–24 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 North Carolina173 .850298  .784
No. 9 Duke155 .750279  .750
Virginia137 .6502311  .676
Pittsburgh128 .6002211  .667
Wake Forest119 .5502114  .600
No. 14 Clemson119 .5502412  .667
Syracuse119 .5502012  .625
Virginia Tech1010 .5001915  .559
Florida State1010 .5001716  .515
No. 10 NC State911 .4502615  .634
Boston College812 .4002016  .556
Notre Dame713 .3501320  .394
Georgia Tech713 .3501418  .438
Miami (FL)614 .3001517  .469
Louisville317 .150824  .250
2024 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cardinals began the season with a one-point win against UMBC but lost to Chattanooga in their second game of the season. After defeating Coppin State, they lost both of their games in the Empire Classic. They then went on a two-game winning streak, including an overtime victory over New Mexico State. They went on a three-game losing streak from there, including an opening ACC game loss to Virginia Tech. Their only other win in 2023 was on December 17 against Pepperdine. The Cardinals first ACC win game at Miami (FL) on January 10, 2024. This was Payne's first road win as head coach. The team lost six straight games after the win. Their next wins came on February 3 and February 10, 2024, and were split by a road loss to Syracuse. The Cardinals would lose their final seven games of the ACC regular season.

The Cardinals finished the 2023–24 season 8–24 and 3–17 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to tenth seed NC State in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT. After their ACC tournament loss, the Cardinals fired head coach Kenny Payne.

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