LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville men’s basketball isn’t easing into Year Two of the Pat Kelsey era. It’s diving headfirst into the fire.

The Cardinals unveiled the completed version of a high-powered 2025-26 nonconference schedule that features 10 games inside the KFC Yum! Center, six Power Four opponents, and five programs that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including three Sweet 16 teams and an Elite 8 finisher.

“You can’t sharpen your teeth eating oatmeal,” Kelsey said when meeting with reporters last month. “Whether it ends up being the best strategy in the world, I don't know. But that’s what we decided. Bring it.”

That decision is reflected in both the quality and the quantity of traditional heavyweights on the slate. Louisville will take on teams from the SEC (Kentucky, Tenne

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