Louisville basketball opens Year 2 of the Pat Kelsey era today against South Carolina State at the KFC Yum! Center .

The No. 10 Cardinals went 1-1 in exhibitions against Division I opponents last month, falling to No. 19 Kansas on Oct. 24 and beating Bucknell on Oct. 28.

"Guys are getting comfortable in their roles; roles are being defined," Kelsey said after the win over the Bison. "They're developing off-court chemistry; they're developing on-court chemistry. That's every team in the country. We're not a finished product, but nobody is."

South Carolina State enters Year 4 under coach Erik Martin ranked 322nd out of 365 DI teams on KenPom.com . The Bulldogs went 20-13 in 2024-25 and fell to Norfolk State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament championship game,

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