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Sources: Louisville targeting Pat Kelsey for basketball coach

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Louisville is targeting Charleston's Pat Kelsey as its next head coach, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

Kelsey is coming off his second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, leading Charleston to back-to-back CAA regular-season and tournament championships. He brings a career 261-122 record over 12 seasons as a head coach at Charleston and Winthrop.

The Cougars went 31-4 during the 2022-23 season, winning 21 of their first 22 games. They took eventual national runner-up San Diego State to the wire in the first round of the NCAA tournament before falling.