Report: Louisville Adds Arkansas State, Coppin State to 2023-24 Schedule
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville men’s basketball program has added Arkansas State and Coppin State to their 2023-24 schedule, and will both face them at the KFC Yum! Center, according to Bracketeer.org's Rocco Miller. The Cardinals will face the Red Wolves on Dec. 13 and the Eagles on Nov. 15, according to Miller.
This past season, neither Arkansas State nor Coppin State saw much success on the basketball court. The Red Wolves went just 13-20 and 4-14 in the Sun Belt, later firing head coach Mike Balado and hiring Bryan Hodgson. The Eagles also fired their head coach in Juan Dixon after a 2022-23 season where they went just 9-23 and 4-10 in the MEAC, hiring Larry Stewart afterwards.
As a result of these moves, the Cardinals' non-conference schedule for the 2023-24 season is now complete. They will also host UMBC, New Mexico State, Bellarmine, Kentucky, Pepperdine and Chattanooga; as well as travel to DePaul. Louisville will also play two games in the Empire Classic, starting with a matchup against Texas then facing either UConn or Indiana.
The previous scheduled matchup against Murray State, where Louisville was contractually obligated to "make reasonable efforts" to play the Racers by the 2023-24 season, is likely getting pushed back to another season or scrapped altogether.
Louisville will be looking for a massive rebound in their second year under head coach Kenny Payne. During his first season at the helm, the Cardinals went just 4-28 overall and 2-18 in ACC play, setting a new program record for most losses in a single season.
The 2023-24 roster will look radically different from that of last season's. Seven players entered the transfer portal, with only Mike James, J.J. Traynor, Brandon Huntley-Hatfield and Emmanuel Okorafor being the scholarship returners for year two under Payne. Hercy Miller is also back, but has been reverted to a walk-on.
Payne and his staff are welcoming transfers Skyy Clark, Tre White and Danilo Jovanovich; 2023 prospects Dennis Evans, Kaleb Glenn, Curtis Williams Jr. and Ty-Laur Johnson; plus JUCO transfer Koron Davis. According to 247Sports, their high school recruiting class comes in at No. 17 nationally, while their transfer class is 29th.
(Photo of KFC Yum! Center interior: Matt McGavic - Louisville Report)
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