2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference and were coached by Rick Pitino, in his 16th and final season at Louisville. The team played its home games on Denny Crum Court at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost to Duke in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Jacksonville State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Michigan.

2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 10
2016–17 record	25–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Kenny Johnson Mike Balado David Padgett
Home arena	KFC Yum! Center

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4		.778			33	–	7		.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7		.611			28	–	9		.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10		.444			21	–	16		.568
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
NC State	4	–	14		.222			15	–	17		.469
Pittsburgh	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 23–8, 12–6 in ACC play to finish in fourth place.

The University of Louisville self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2015–16 season amid an ongoing NCAA investigation over an escort sex scandal involving recruits between 2010 and 2014. None of the players on this team were involved in the allegations. The ban included both the ACC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.[1][2]

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Damion Lee	0	G	6'6"	210	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
Trey Lewis	3	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Garfield Heights, OH	Graduated
Dillon Avare	4	G	6'0"	155	RS Sophomore	Lexington, KY	Walk-on; transferred to Eastern Kentucky
Chinanu Onuaku	32	F/C	6'10"	245	Sophomore	Lanham, MD	Declared for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tony Hicks	1	G	6'2"	170	RS Senior	South Holland, IL	Transferred from Pennsylvania. As a graduate transfer, Hicks will be eligible to play right away.
Dwayne Sutton	24	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Louisville, KY	Transferred from UNC Asheville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Sutton will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.

Class of 2016 signees

V. J. King at the 2016 McDonald's All-American Game

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
V. J. King SF	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jun 12, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 7  ESPN: 8
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2016 Louisville Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Class of 2017 recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brian Bowen SF	Saginaw, MI	La Lumiere School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 3, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Malik Williams C	Fort Wayne, IN	Snider High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 4, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Darius Perry PG	Marietta, GA	Wheeler High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jordan Nwora SF	Saxtons River, VT	Vermont Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 19, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Lance Thomas PF	Norcross, GA	Norcross High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Louisville Commitments". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Louisville Cardinals Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 V. J. King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Paul VI Fairfax, Virginia G 1 Tony Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr St. Rita Penn South Holland, Illinois G 4 Quentin Snider 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Ballard Louisville, Kentucky F/C 5 Matz Stockman 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Canarias (BAH) Oslo, Norway F 10 Jaylen Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Ypsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan G 11 Jay Henderson (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Lake Highland Prep Orlando, Florida F/C 12 Mangok Mathiang (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr IMG Academy (FL) Melbourne, Australia F 13 Ray Spalding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Trinity Louisville, Kentucky F 14 Anas Mahmoud 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr West Oaks (FL) Cairo, Egypt G 15 Tyler Sharpe (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bullitt East Louisville, Kentucky F 22 Deng Adel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Victory Rock Prep Melbourne, Australia F 23 David Levtich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr North Oldham Goshen, Kentucky G 24 Dwayne Sutton (W)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So duPont Manuel UNC Asheville Louisville, Kentucky G 30 Ryan McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Cardinal Mooney Sarasota, Florida G 45 Donovan Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Brewster Academy Greenwich, Connecticut	Head coach Rick Pitino (Massachusetts) Assistant coach(es) Kenny Johnson (Maryland) Mike Balado (St. Thomas) David Padgett (Louisville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 13	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 109–71		16 – Adel	7 – Adel	5 – Hicks	KFC Yum! Center (15,836) Louisville, KY
Nov 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 13	Bellarmine	W 81–60		13 – Tied	11 – Johnson	4 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (16,437) Louisville, KY
Regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 13	Evansville	W 78–47	1–0	19 – Johnson	11 – Johnson	3 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (21,129) Louisville, KY
Nov 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 12	William & Mary	W 91–58	2–0	17 – King	10 – Mathiang	5 – Adel	KFC Yum! Center (19,314) Louisville, KY
Nov 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 12	Long Beach State Battle 4 Atlantis opening round	W 88–56	3–0	14 – Johnson	11 – Johnson	5 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (14,337) Louisville, KY
Nov 23, 2016* 9:30 pm, AXS TV	No. 10	vs. Old Dominion Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	W 68–62 ^OT	4–0	18 – Snider	12 – Johnson	4 – Snider	Imperial Arena (1,601) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN	No. 10	vs. Wichita State Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 62–52	5–0	14 – Tied	9 – Spalding	5 – Mitchell	Imperial Arena (1,604) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 25, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN	No. 10	vs. No. 20 Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis championship	L 63–66	5–1	17 – Mitchell	8 – Mitchell	4 – Mitchell	Imperial Arena (1,655) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	No. 15 Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 71–64	6–1	11 – Tied	9 – Spalding	2 – Tied (3)	KFC Yum! Center (21,841) Louisville, KY
Dec 3, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 14	at Grand Canyon	W 79–70	7–1	15 – Adel	8 – Mathiang	4 – Snider	GCU Arena (7,493) Phoenix, AZ
Dec 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 11	Southern Illinois	W 74–51	8–1	15 – Mathiang	12 – Adel	4 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (18,894) Louisville, KY
Dec 10, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 11	Texas Southern	W 102–71	9–1	15 – Snider	8 – Tied	4 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (18,152) Louisville, KY
Dec 17, 2016* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra	No. 11	Eastern Kentucky Billy Minardi Classic	W 87–56	10–1	15 – Mitchell	13 – Mathiang	6 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (22,090) Louisville, KY
Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 10	No. 6 Kentucky The Battle for the Bluegrass	W 73–70	11–1	22 – Snider	7 – Spalding	5 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (22,783) Louisville, KY
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 6	No. 12 Virginia	L 53–61	11–2 (0–1)	8 – Tied (3)	6 – Spalding	2 – Mahmoud	KFC Yum! Center (21,676) Louisville, KY
Dec 31, 2016* 12:30 pm, CBS	No. 6	vs. No. 16 Indiana Countdown Classic	W 77–62	12–2	25 – Mitchell	7 – Johnson	4 – Adel	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,824) Indianapolis, IN
Jan 4, 2017 9:00 pm, ACCN/WAVE	No. 9	at No. 23 Notre Dame	L 70–77	12–3 (0–2)	20 – Mitchell	10 – Spalding	5 – Mitchell	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,420) South Bend, IN
Jan 7, 2017 2:00 pm, ACCN/WHAS	No. 9	at Georgia Tech	W 65–50	13–3 (1–2)	20 – Mitchell	12 – Spalding	7 – Snider	McCamish Pavilion (6,160) Atlanta, GA
Jan 11, 2017 7:00 pm, RSN	No. 14	Pittsburgh	W 85–80	14–3 (2–2)	22 – Snider	8 – Tied	5 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (21,558) Louisville, KY
Jan 14, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN	No. 14	No. 7 Duke	W 78–69	15–3 (3–2)	17 – Mahmoud	11 – Mahmoud	6 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (22,686) Louisville, KY
Jan 19, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	Clemson	W 92–60	16–3 (4–2)	18 – Tied	10 – Johnson	4 – Mitchell	KFC Yum! Center (21,436) Louisville, KY
Jan 21, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN	No. 12	at No. 10 Florida State	L 68–73	16–4 (4–3)	16 – Hicks	13 – Mathiang	3 – Levitch	Donald L. Tucker Center (11,675) Tallahassee, FL
Jan 24, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 13	at Pittsburgh	W 106–51	17–4 (5–3)	29 – Mitchell	11 – Johnson	5 – McMahon	Petersen Events Center (8,971) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 29, 2017 1:00 pm, ACCN/WAVE	No. 13	NC State	W 85–60	18–4 (6–3)	28 – Mitchell	8 – Mitchell	5 – Mitchell	KFC Yum! Center (21,650) Louisville, KY
Feb 4, 2017 3:00 pm, ACCN/WHAS	No. 6	at Boston College	W 90–67	19–4 (7–3)	19 – Tied	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	Conte Forum (7,047) Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 6, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 4	at No. 12 Virginia	L 55–71	19–5 (7–4)	24 – King	5 – Spalding	3 – Mitchell	John Paul Jones Arena (14,623) Charlottesville, VA
Feb 11, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 4	Miami (FL)	W 71–66	20–5 (8–4)	18 – Tied	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	KFC Yum! Center (21,427) Louisville, KY
Feb 13, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN	No. 8	at Syracuse	W 76–72 ^OT	21–5 (9–4)	16 – Mitchell	8 – Mahmoud	6 – Snider	Carrier Dome (25,303) Syracuse, NY
Feb 18, 2017 1:00 pm, ACCN/WAVE	No. 8	Virginia Tech	W 94–90	22–5 (10–4)	29 – Mitchell	8 – Johnson	4 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (21,524) Louisville, KY
Feb 22, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN	No. 7	at No. 8 North Carolina	L 63–74	22–6 (10–5)	21 – Mitchell	6 – Adel	3 – Mitchell	Dean E. Smith Center (21,296) Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 26, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 7	Syracuse	W 88–68	23–6 (11–5)	25 – Mitchell	11 – Spalding	6 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (22,482) Louisville, KY
Mar 1, 2017 9:00 pm, RSN	No. 8	at Wake Forest	L 81–88	23–7 (11–6)	22 – Adel	10 – Mathiang	3 – Adel	LJVM Coliseum (11,488) Winston-Salem, NC
Mar 4, 2017 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	No. 19 Notre Dame	W 71–64	24–7 (12–6)	20 – Mitchell	11 – Mathiang	6 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (22,612) Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
March 9, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN	(4) No. 10	vs. (5) No. 14 Duke Quarterfinals	L 77–81	24–8	21 – Adel	7 – Mahmoud	5 – Snider	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2017 2:45 pm, CBS	(2 MW) No. 10	vs. (15 MW) Jacksonville State First round	W 78–63	25–8	18 – Mathiang	10 – Mitchell	5 – Tied	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,255) Indianapolis, IN
March 19, 2017 12:10 pm, CBS	(2 MW) No. 10	vs. (7 MW) No. 23 Michigan Second round	L 69–73	25–9	19 – Mitchell	7 – Mitchell	5 – Mitchell	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,293) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	13	12	10	14	11	11	10	6	9	14	12	13	6	4	8	7	8	10	10	Not released
Coaches	14	12	10	14	13	11	11	7	9	15	11	14	7	4	7	6	7	9	10	14

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

1. "Louisville self-imposes postseason ban for men's hoops in 2016". ESPN. February 5, 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
2. Jeff Greer (February 5, 2016). "U of L imposing postseason hoops ban". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. Retrieved 2016-02-05.