Louisville Men’s Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 9, 2025 · CSM Staff
 
Louisville Cardinals
 
ACC (27-7, 18-2)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/1 North Carolina (83-70), 3/14 vs Clemson (76-73)
Bad Losses: 11/29 Oklahoma (64-69), 2/1 at Georgia Tech (70-77)
Coach: Pat Kelsey
 
Probable Starters:
James Scott, Sophomore, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Noah Waterman, Senior, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg
J’Vonne Hadley, Senior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 1.9 apg, 7.3 rpg
Terrence Edwards Jr., Senior, Guard, 16.6 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4.1 rpg
Chucky Hepburn, Senior, Guard, 16.2 ppg, 5.8 apg, 2.5 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Aboubacar Traore, Senior, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Khani Rooths, Freshman, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Reyne Smith, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (52nd in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (76, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.6 (131, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (98, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.6 (37, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (223, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.9 (77, 8)
Rebound Margin: 4.3 (57, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (130, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (136, 10)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Minnesota
2018 NIT First Round win over Northern Kentucky
2018 NIT Second Round win over Middle Tennessee State
2018 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Mississippi State
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Jacksonville State
2017 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Michigan
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over UC Irvine
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over Northern Iowa
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina State
2015 NCAA Regional Final loss to Michigan State
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Manhattan
2014 NCAA Round of 32 win over Saint Louis
2014 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over North Carolina A&T
2013 NCAA Round of 32 win over Colorado State
2013 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Oregon
2013 NCAA Regional Final win over Duke
2013 NCAA National Semifinal win over Wichita State
2013 NCAA National Final win over Michigan
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Davidson
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over New Mexico
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Michigan State
2012 NCAA Regional Final win over Florida
2012 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Morehead State
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to California
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Morehead State
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over Siena
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Arizona
2009 NCAA Regional Final loss to Michigan State
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Boise State
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Oklahoma
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Tennessee
2008 NCAA Regional Final loss to Kansas
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Stanford
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
 
*all team stats through 3/9