BREAKING: Interim Head Coach Bill Courtney Will Miss Louisville Game

The Miami Hurricanes Interim head coach Bill Courtney is out with an illness and will now be missing on the sideline against Louisville.
Jan 22, 2025; Stanford, California, USA; Miami (FL) Hurricanes interim head coach Bill Courtney reacts against the Stanford Cardinal in the second half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images
Jan 22, 2025; Stanford, California, USA; Miami (FL) Hurricanes interim head coach Bill Courtney reacts against the Stanford Cardinal in the second half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Eakin Howard-Imagn Images | Eakin Howard-Imagn Images

Breaking news out for the Miami Hurricanes Men's Basketball team. They will not have their interim head coach against Louisville on the road and will have Assistant coach Kotie Kimble take over the team for the game.

Interim head coach Bill Courtney will not be in attendance at today’s game against the Louisville Cardinals due to illness," Miami announced. "Assistant coach Kotie Kimble will serve as acting head coach for the game."

The Hurricanes are coming off their first ACC win in nearly a year over Notre Dame and will now look to try to pick up another on the road with their third acting head coach of the season.

HOW TO WATCH

WHO: Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team (5-17, 1-10 ACC) at Louisville Cardinals (17-6, 10-2 ACC)

WHERE: KFC Yum! Center

TV: ESPN2

Series Cardinals 14, Miami 8: The Hurricanes and the Cardinals have a long standing history with each other. In theor past 10 games they have split them an even 5-5 with Louisville picking up the latest victory over the Canes.

Last Time, Out Miami: The Hurricanes picked up their first conference win of the season and the first Power Five win in nearly a full calendar year as they defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in one of its best defensive performances of the year.

Last Time, Out Louisville: The Cardinals walked Atlanta riding a 10-game winning streak, but were dealt a 77-70 loss by Georgia Tech. It snapped their longest winning streak in five years

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JUSTICE SANDLE

Justice Sandle is a graduate of Mississippi State University earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Communications with a concentration in Print and Digital Journalism. During his time in Starkville, he spent a year as an intern working for Mississippi State On SI primarily covering basketball, football, baseball, and soccer while writing, recording, and creating multimedia stories during his tenor. Since graduating, he has assumed the role of lead staff writer for Miami Hurricanes On SI covering football, basketball, baseball, and all things Hurricanes related.