“There’s no question it pushed my burnout quicker,” Mike Brey said. “And, again, 23 years was a long time, but my last couple years, man, I was hanging on for dear life. I was worn out." “God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said.

First year head coach Pat Kelsey has the Louisville men's basketball program flying high. The Cardinals (15-5, 8-1 ACC) are currently on a nine-game winning streak, their longest in five years ...

Jim Boeheim, Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Mike Brey ... “God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said. “A lot of areas that college basketball has moved to, I'm pretty good at them.

But Tuesday night was not a nostalgia-fueled fever dream. It was a clear-eyed toast to the future under Pat Kelsey, who's now one victory from tying Payne's two-year total. The buzz is intoxicating.

Eight of the ACC's 18 teams have losing records as the season heads toward the home stretch while only 2, Duke and Louisville, are currently ranked.

First-year coach Pat Kelsey has turned things around for the Cardinals. Plus, Miami is a mess, mid-major spotlight and this weekend’s games to watch.