# List of Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Louisville Cardinals men's college basketball team.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| (Independent) (1911–1923) ||||||
| 1911–12 | Craig Sand | 0–3 | | | |
| 1912–13 | Captains | 2–3 | | | |
| 1913–14 | Captains | 2–6 | | | |
| 1914–15 | Captains | 4–5 | | | |
| 1915–16 | Ed Bowman | 8–3 | | | |
| 1916–17 | No team | | | | |
| 1917–18 | Ed Bowman | 3–4 | | | |
| 1918–19 | Earl Ford | 7–4 | | | |
| 1919–20 | Tuley Brucker | 6–5 | | | |
| 1920–21 | Jimmie Powers | 3–8 | | | |
| 1921–22 | John T. O'Rouke | 1–13 | | | |
| 1922–23 | No team | | | | |
| Fred Enke (KIAC & SIAA) (1923–1925) ||||||
| 1923–24 | Fred Enke | 4–13 | | | |
| 1924–25 | Fred Enke | 10–7 | | | |
| Fred Enke: | Fred Enke: | 14–20 | | | |
| Tom King (KIAC& SIAA) (1925–1930) ||||||
| 1925–26 | Tom King | 4–8 | | | |
| 1926–27 | Tom King | 7–5 | | | |
| 1927–28 | Tom King | 12–4 | | 1st KIAC | |
| 1928–29 | Tom King | 12–8 | | 1st KIAC | |
| 1929–30 | Tom King | 9–6 | | | |
| Tom King: | Tom King: | 44–21 | | | |
| Edward Weber (KIAC & SIAA) (1930–1932) ||||||
| 1930–31 | Edward Weber | 5–11 | | | |
| 1931–32 | Edward Weber | 15–7 | | | |
| Edward Weber: | Edward Weber: | 20–18 | | | |
| C.V. Money (KIAC & SIAA) (1932–1936) ||||||
| 1932–33 | C.V. Money | 11–11 | | | |
| 1933–34 | C.V. Money | 16–9 | | 2nd KIAC | |
| 1934–35 | C.V. Money | 5–9 | | | |
| 1935–36 | C.V. Money | 14–11 | | | |
| C.V. Money: | C.V. Money: | 46–40 | | | |
| Lawrence Apitz (KIAC & SIAA) (1936–1940) ||||||
| 1936–37 | Lawrence Apitz | 4–8 | | | |
| 1937–38 | Lawrence Apitz | 4–11 | | | |
| 1938–39 | Lawrence Apitz | 1–15 | | | |
| 1939–40 | Lawrence Apitz | 1–18 | | | |
| Lawrence Apitz: | Lawrence Apitz: | 10–52 | | | |
| John C. Heldman, Jr. (KIAC & SIAA) (1940–1942) ||||||
| 1940–41 | John C. Heldman, Jr. | 2–14 | | | |
| 1941–42 | John C. Heldman, Jr. | 7–10 | | | |
| John C. Heldman, Jr.: | John C. Heldman, Jr.: | 9–24 | | | |
| No Team (World War II) (1942–1943) ||||||
| Harold Church & Walter Casey (KIAC) (1943–1944) ||||||
| 1943–44 | Harold Church Walter Casey | 10–10 | | | |
| Harold Church & Walter Casey: | Harold Church & Walter Casey: | 10–10 | | | |
| Bernard Hickman (KIAC) (1944–1948) ||||||
| 1944–45 | Bernard Hickman | 16–3 | | | |
| 1945–46 | Bernard Hickman | 22–6 | | 2nd | |
| 1946–47 | Bernard Hickman | 17–6 | | | |
| 1947–48 | Bernard Hickman | 29–6 | | 2nd | NAIA Champion |
| Bernard Hickman (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1949) ||||||
| 1948–49 | Bernard Hickman | 23–10 | 6–3 | 3rd | |
| Bernard Hickman (Independent) (1949–1964) ||||||
| 1949–50 | Bernard Hickman | 21–11 | | | |
| 1950–51 | Bernard Hickman | 19–7 | | | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| 1951–52 | Bernard Hickman | 20–6 | | | NIT first round |
| 1952–53 | Bernard Hickman | 22–6 | | | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1953–54 | Bernard Hickman | 22–7 | | | NIT first round |
| 1954–55 | Bernard Hickman | 19–8 | | | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1955–56 | Bernard Hickman | 26–3 | | | NIT Champion |
| 1956–57 | Bernard Hickman | 21–5 | | | |
| 1957–58 | Bernard Hickman | 13–12 | | | |
| 1958–59 | Bernard Hickman | 19–12 | | | NCAA University Division Final Four |
| 1959–60 | Bernard Hickman | 15–11 | | | |
| 1960–61 | Bernard Hickman | 21–8 | | | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1961–62 | Bernard Hickman | 15–10 | | | |
| 1962–63 | Bernard Hickman | 14–11 | | | |
| 1963–64 | Bernard Hickman | 15–10 | | | NCAA University Division first round |
| Bernard Hickman (Missouri Valley Conference) (1964–1967) ||||||
| 1964–65 | Bernard Hickman | 15–10 | 8–6 | 4th | |
| 1965–66 | Bernard Hickman | 16–10 | 8–6 | 4th | NIT first round |
| 1966–67 | Bernard Hickman | 23–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| Bernard Hickman: | Bernard Hickman: | 443–183 | 20–8 | | |
| John Dromo (Missouri Valley Conference) (1967–1971) ||||||
| 1967–68 | John Dromo | 21–7 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA University Division Sweet Sixteen |
| 1968–69 | John Dromo | 21–6 | 13–3 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1969–70 | John Dromo | 18–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | NIT first round |
| 1970–71 | John Dromo Howard Stacey | 20–9 | 9–5 | T–1st | NIT first round |
| John Dromo: | John Dromo: | 68–23 | 38–10 | | |
| Howard Stacey: | Howard Stacey: | 12–8 | 9–5 | | |
| Denny Crum (Missouri Valley Conference) (1971–1975) ||||||
| 1971–72 | Denny Crum | 26–5 | 12–2 | T–1st | NCAA University Division Final Four |
| 1972–73 | Denny Crum | 23–7 | 11–3 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1973–74 | Denny Crum | 21–7 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1974–75 | Denny Crum | 28–3 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| Denny Crum (Metro Conference) (1975–1995) ||||||
| 1975–76 | Denny Crum | 20–8 | 2–2 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1976–77 | Denny Crum | 21–7 | 6–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1977–78 | Denny Crum | 23–7 | 9–3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1978–79 | Denny Crum | 24–8 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1979–80 | Denny Crum | 33–3 | 12–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Champion |
| 1980–81 | Denny Crum | 21–9 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1981–82 | Denny Crum | 23–10 | 8–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 1982–83 | Denny Crum | 32–4 | 12–0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 1983–84 | Denny Crum | 24–11 | 11–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1984–85 | Denny Crum | 19–18 | 6–8 | T–4th | NIT Fourth Place |
| 1985–86 | Denny Crum | 32–7 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Champion |
| 1986–87 | Denny Crum | 18–14 | 9–3 | 1st | |
| 1987–88 | Denny Crum | 24–11 | 9–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1988–89 | Denny Crum | 24–9 | 8–4 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1989–90 | Denny Crum | 27–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1990–91 | Denny Crum | 14–16 | 4–10 | 8th | |
| 1991–92 | Denny Crum | 19–11 | 7–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I second round |
| 1992–93 | Denny Crum | 22–9 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1993–94 | Denny Crum | 28–6 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1994–95 | Denny Crum | 19–14 | 7–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| Denny Crum (Conference USA) (1995–2001) ||||||
| 1995–96 | Denny Crum | 22–12 | 10–4 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 1996–97 | Denny Crum | 26–9 | 9–5 | T–5th | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 1997–98 | Denny Crum | 12–20 | 5–11 | 5th (American) | |
| 1998–99 | Denny Crum | 19–11 | 11–5 | 2nd (American) | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1999–00 | Denny Crum | 19–12 | 10–6 | 2nd (American) | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2000–01 | Denny Crum | 12–19 | 8–8 | T–5th (American) | |
| Denny Crum: | Denny Crum: | 675–295 | 272–107 | | |
| Rick Pitino (Conference USA) (2001–2005) ||||||
| 2001–02 | Rick Pitino | 19–13 | 8–8 | 5th (American) | NIT second round |
| 2002–03 | Rick Pitino | 25–7 | 11–5 | 2nd (American) | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2003–04 | Rick Pitino | 20–10 | 9–7 | T–6th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2004–05 | Rick Pitino | 33–5 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| Rick Pitino (Big East Conference) (2005–2013) ||||||
| 2005–06 | Rick Pitino | 21–13 | 6–10 | 11th | NIT Semifinal |
| 2006–07 | Rick Pitino | 24–10 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I second round |
| 2007–08 | Rick Pitino | 27–9 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2008–09 | Rick Pitino | 31–6 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2009–10 | Rick Pitino | 20–13 | 11–7 | 2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2010–11 | Rick Pitino | 25–10 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2011–12 | Rick Pitino | 30–10 | 10–8 | 7th | NCAA Division I Final Four |
| 2012–13 | Rick Pitino | 35–5 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Division I Champion |
| Rick Pitino (American Athletic Conference) (2013–2014) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Rick Pitino | 31–6 | 15–3 | T–1st | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| Rick Pitino (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2014–2017) ||||||
| 2014–15 | Rick Pitino | 27–9 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I Elite Eight |
| 2015–16 | Rick Pitino | 23–8 | 12–6 | 4th | Ineligible |
| 2016–17 | Rick Pitino | 25–9 | 12–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division I second round |
| Rick Pitino: | Rick Pitino: | 293–143 | 137–88 | | |
| David Padgett (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2017–2018) ||||||
| 2017–18 | David Padgett | 22–14 | 9–9 | T–8th | NIT Quarterfinal |
| David Padgett: | David Padgett: | 22–14 | 9–9 | | |
| Chris Mack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2018–2022) ||||||
| 2018–19 | Chris Mack | 20–14 | 10–8 | T–6th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2019–20 | Chris Mack | 24–7 | 15–5 | T–2nd | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Chris Mack | 13–7 | 8–5 | 7th | |
| 2021–22 | Chris Mack Mike Pegues | 13–19 | 6–14 | T–11th | |
| Chris Mack: | Chris Mack: | 63–36 | 38–23 | | |
| Kenny Payne (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2023–2024) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Kenny Payne | 4–28 | 2–18 | 15th | |
| 2023–24 | Kenny Payne | 8–24 | 3–17 | 15th | |
| Kenny Payne: | Kenny Payne: | 12–52 | 5–35 | | |
| Pat Kelsey (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–present) ||||||
| 2024–25 | Pat Kelsey | 27–7 | 18–2 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I |
| Pat Kelsey: | Pat Kelsey: | 27–7 | 18–2 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,926–997 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
    ^A. Adjusted record is 0–10 (30 wins vacated) and adjusted conference record is 0–8 (10 wins vacated)
    ^B. Adjusted record is 0–5 (35 wins vacated) and adjusted conference record is 0–4 (14 wins vacated)
    ^C. Louisville forfeited 123 wins during 2011–2014, its NCAA tournament appearances, and its 2013 National Championship title.
    ^D. Adjusted record is 0–6 (31 wins vacated) and adjusted conference record is 0–3 (15 wins vacated)
    ^E. Adjusted record is 0–9 (27 wins vacated) and adjusted conference record is 0–6 (12 wins vacated)
    ^F. Self–imposed post–season ban due to pending NCAA investigation
    ^G. Adjusted record is 1,772–962 as of the end of the 2022 season.
    ^H. Mack was suspended and later fired during the 2021–22 season. Mack's record was 6–8 (5–5 ACC), while Peagues was 7–11, (1–9 ACC).