Pat Kelsey and assistant coach Thomas Carr visited consensus five star target at his home. The Cardinals are looking to make a late splash.

Listen to what the head coach of the Cardinals and their starting point guard said after their win over the Mustangs:

The NIL era has overhauled the ACC coaching ranks. While it's led to burnout for many, it has positioned Louisville basketball's Pat Kelsey to thrive.

In leading his Louisville Cardinals, Pat Kelsey encourages "great basketball talk." Judging by their seven-game win streak, it's working wonderfully.

Jan 18, 2025; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey calls a play in a time out during the second half against the Virginia Cavaliers at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Virginia 81-67. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Dec 11, 2024; Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey talks with guard Chucky Hepburn (24) during the second half against the UTEP Miners at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Texas-El Paso 77-74. / Jamie Rhodes-Imagn Images

Louisville basketball, in its return to the KFC Yum! Center, completed the sweep of Virginia. Pat Kelsey's Louisville Cardinals have won 8 in a row.

Louisville basketball's Pat Kelsey praised Virginia coach Ron Sanchez for leading a tough team after the Cardinals beat the Cavaliers 81-67 Saturday.

Standing between Louisville basketball and an eight-game winning streak: Virginia, a team Pat Kelsey's Cardinals (13-5, 6-1 ACC) have already beaten once, by 20 points, this season. Having snapped ...

I was worn out." “God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said. “A lot of areas that college basketball has moved to, I'm pretty good at them. And I actually even enjoy them.”

The consensus five-star prospect was one of the first high school recruits to receive a scholarship offer from Kelsey, and the recruitment has been in high gear ever since. Ament was offered back on Apr. 23, less than a month after Kelsey formally accepted the job, and later took an official visit to campus on Oct. 11.

After going 9-4 in 2024, Louisville football is set to begin the 2025 season by facing Eastern Kentucky on Aug. 30 at L&N Stadium.