Pat Kelsey to Hire Peyton Siva on Staff at Louisville

The former Cardinals great will serve in an Alumni Relations and Player Development role under their new head coach.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - One of the best players in the history of the Louisville men's basketball program is coming back.

New Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey is set to hire Peyton Siva Jr. to an Alumni Relations and Player Development role on his staff. The news was first reported by Rivals' Ty Spalding, and then confirmed by Louisville Report. The hiring is not yet official, but the process to complete Siva's hiring is ongoing.

He replaces Milt Wagner, who had a similar role on previous head coach Kenny Payne's staff.

Kelsey has been on the job for just two weeks, but his first staff is already starting to come together. On Wednesday, Louisville officially announced the additions of assistant coaches Brian Kloman, Ronnie Hamilton and Thomas Carr, as well as Head Strength and Conditioning Coach and Chief of Staff Eli Foy. Michael Cassidy is also expected to be announced an an assistant soon.

A four-year player from 2009 to 2013, Siva is one of the top point guards in program history. He has the second-most assists and steals with 677 and 254, respectively, and is a 1000-point scorer with 1,215 career points. He's a two-time Big East Tournament MVP, and as a senior, his collegiate career culminated with a Third-Team All-Big East nod and the Cardinals' third national championship.

After graduating, the Seattle native was selected by the Pistons with No. 56 overall pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, but spent just one season with Detroit. He also had some overseas stops in Italy, Germany, New Zealand, Greece and Australia.

More recently, Siva opened the basketball training facility "Shoot 360" last Septemer. He also played on the first iteration of the Louisville alumni TBT team "The Ville" last summer. Siva has also been regularly around the program since moving back to Louisville.

(Photo of Peyton Siva: Scott Utterback - Courier Journal / USA)

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