Denny Crum, coaching an exhibition game against the Dominican Republic
Denny Crum, the winningest head coach in Cardinals men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball head coaches. There have been 22 head coaches of the Cardinals in their 109-season history.[1]

Louisville's current head coach is Kenny Payne. He was hired as the Cardinals' head coach in March 2022,[2] replacing Chris Mack, who was fired in January 2022.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1911–1912 William Gardiner 1 0–3 .000
– 1912–1915 No coach 3 8–14 .364
2 1915–1918[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Ed Bowman 3 11–7 .611
3 1918–1919 Earl Ford 1 7–4 .636
4 1919–1920 Tuley Brucker 1 6–5 .545
5 1920–1921 Jimmie Powers 1 3–8 .273
6 1921–1922 John O'Rourke 1 1–13 .071
7 1923–1925 Fred Enke 2 14–20 .412
8 1925–1930 Tom King 5 44–31 .587
9 1930–1932 Edward Weber 2 20–18 .526
10 1932–1936 C. V. Money 4 46–40 .535
11 1936–1940 Laurie Apitz 4 10–52 .161
12 1940–1942 John Heldman 2 9–24 .273
13 1943–1944 Harold Church and Walter Casey 1 10–10 .500
14 1944–1967 Bernard Hickman 23 443–183 .708
15 1967–1971[lower-alpha 3] John Dromo 4 68–23 .747
16 1971* Howard Stacey 1 12–8 .600
17 1971–2001 Denny Crum 30 675–295 .696
18 2001–2017[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Rick Pitino 16 293–140 .677
19 2017–2018* David Padgett 1 22–14 .611
20 2018–2022[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] Chris Mack 4 63–36 .636
21 2021*[lower-alpha 8]
2022*		 Mike Pegues 1 7–11 .389
22 2022–present Kenny Payne 1 4–28 .125
Totals 22 coaches 109 seasons 1,776–987 .643
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ↑ Louisville did not field a team for the 1916–17 season.
  2. ↑ Bowman coached the first game of the 1918–19 season, a loss, before turning head coaching duties over to Earl Ford.
  3. ↑ Dromo suffered a heart attack after a game on January 2, 1971. Howard Stacey was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 1970–71 season.[4]
  4. ↑ Louisville vacated 126 games from 2011 through 2015. Pitino's on-court record is 416–143 (.744).
  5. ↑ Pitino was placed on administrative leave in September 2017. David Padgett served as interim head coach for the 2017–18 season.[5]
  6. ↑ Mack was suspended for the first six games of the 2021–22 season. Mike Pegues served as interim head coach for these six games.[6]
  7. ↑ Mack was fired in January 2022. Mike Pegues served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[3]
  8. ↑ Pegues served as interim head coach for two separate, non-consecutive periods during the 2021–22 season.

References

  1. 1 2 "2022-23 Louisville Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Louisville Athletics. pp. 162–163. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dawson, Brett (March 16, 2022). "Louisville basketball set to hire ex-Cardinal, current Knicks assistant Kenny Payne". Courier Journal. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Borzello, Jeff (January 26, 2022). "Chris Mack out as Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ "John Dromo Basketball Coach, 76". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 2, 1992. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. ↑ Medcalf, Myron (September 29, 2017). "David Padgett to take on acting head-coaching duties for Cardinals". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Louisville head coach Chris Mack returns after 6-game suspension". WDRB. November 29, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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