College basketball · Team · 2023-24

Louisville

ACC
AP unranked
8–24
Rated 190th of 362

188th-ranked offense, 207th-ranked defense

The offense carries them — 188th in adjusted offense and 207th in adjusted defense of 362 Division I teams in 2023-24.

−2.2Net rating190th of 362

Points per 100 possessions, adjusted offense minus adjusted defense · Final ratings for 2023-24 · last updated May 5, 2026, 9:47 AM ET

Ratings · 2023-24

How good, and how they get there

ADJ O104.8188th of 362 · 13th of 15 in the ACC
ADJ D107.0207th of 362 · 15th of 15 in the ACC
TEMPO69.769th of 362 · 4th of 15 in the ACC
WIN PROB44.0%190th of 362 · 15th of 15 in the ACC
WAB−12.3255th of 362 · 15th of 15 in the ACC

The four factors

Their strongest factor is free throws drawn — 38.8, 36th of 362.

Effective field goal rateOffense 267th, defense 350th of 362
48.454.6
Turnover rateOffense 249th, defense 228th of 362
18.116.2
Offensive rebound rateOffense 202nd, defense 108th of 362
28.127.5
Free-throw rateOffense 36th, defense 214th of 362
38.833.8

Each bar is the team’s place among all 362 Division I teams, so a longer bar is better on both sides — even where the better number is the smaller one (turnovers committed, everything allowed). The tick marks the median team. Free-throw rate is free throws attempted per 100 shots.

Roster · 2023-24

Who carries it

Mike James plays the most — 82.8% of the team’s minutes.

PLAYER

CLASS

Wing G · 6-5 · 12.6 points a game in 32 games

82.8

19.7

104.0

−0.7

—

PF/C · 6-10 · 12.9 points a game in 32 games

76.7

20.2

114.6

+2.6

—

Combo G · 6-3 · 13.2 points a game in 29 games

72.0

23.8

96.2

−1.3

—

Wing F · 6-7 · 12.3 points a game in 29 games

70.4

20.6

103.4

+1.3

—

Pure PG · 6-0 · 8.7 points a game in 30 games

54.2

25.1

95.2

−1.2

—

Curtis WilliamsWing G · 6-5 · 5.3 points a game in 32 games

44.0

18.1

85.7

−4.3

—

Wing F · 6-6 · Played 37% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

37.2

—

Wing F · 6-8 · Played 8 of the 10 games a rating needs

16.0

—

C · 6-9 · Played 10% of his team’s minutes; a rating needs 40%

10.8

—

Ratings print for players with 40% of their team’s minutes and enough games; the rest show “—”. Tap a highlighted name to open his college file; the others open once their records are linked.

Results · 2023-24

Every final

Won 8 of 32 finals by an average margin of −7.1 a game.

8–24 · ACC 3–18 · home 7–11 · away 1–10 · neutral 0–3

DATE

OPPONENT

RESULT

MARGIN

Mar 12

vs N.C. Stateneutral floor · conference

L 85–94

−9

Mar 9

vs Boston Collegehome · conference

L 61–67

−6

Mar 6

vs Virginia Techhome · conference

L 64–80

−16

Mar 3

vs Syracusehome · conference

L 76–82

−6

Feb 29

at Dukeaway · No. 10 · conference

L 59–84

−25

Feb 22

vs Notre Damehome · conference

L 50–72

−22

Feb 17

at Pittsburghaway · conference

L 59–86

−27

Feb 14

at Boston Collegeaway · conference

L 77–89

−12

Game-by-game results start in 2023-24. The margin is the final score difference; tournament opponents show the seed they carried.

The AP path

Where the poll had them

Unranked in all 32 regular-season games.

Higher on the line is a better rank; a gap is a game they entered unranked.

2025-26Opened at No. 11, peaked at No. 6 and closed at No. 24 — ranked in 31 of 33 regular-season games.
2024-25Opened unranked, peaked at No. 13 and closed at No. 13 — ranked in 11 of 34 regular-season games.

The coach · 2023-24

How he wants to play

Kenny Payne

Head coach · year 2 at Louisville · 12–52 career

TEMPO69.7Possessions per 40 minutes, adjusted
3PA RATE—Share of his team’s shots taken from three

No three-point attempt share is on file for his 2023-24 season.

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