2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2017 ACC Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
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NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#14
AP	#10
2016–17 record	25–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (16th year)
Assistant coach	Kenny Johnson
Assistant coach	Mike Balado
Assistant coach	David Padgett
Home stadium	KFC Yum! Center
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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.

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	6'1"	180	Graduate Student	South Holland, IL	Transferred from Pennsylvania. As a graduate transfer, Hicks will be eligible to play right away.
Dwayne Sutton	24	F	6'5"	200	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

File:20160330 MCDAAG V. J. King driving.jpg

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

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
V. J. King SF	Cleveland, OH	Paul VI Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Jun 12, 2015
V. J. King SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 7 ESPN: 8
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Class of 2017 recruits

Name	Home town	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
Brian Bowen SF	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
Malik Williams C	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
Darius Perry PG	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
Jordan Nwora SF	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
Lance Thomas PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Roster

2016–17 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
F	0	V. J. King	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Paul VI	Cleveland, Ohio
G	1	Tony Hicks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	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)	230 lb (104 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
F	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)

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	#13	Kentucky Wesleyan	109–71		16 – Adel	7 – Adel	5 – Hicks	KFC Yum! Center (15,836) Louisville, KY
Nov 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	#13	Bellarmine	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	#13	Evansville	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	#12	William & Mary	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	#12	Long Beach State Battle 4 Atlantis opening round	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	#10	vs. Old Dominion Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals	68–62 ^OT	4–0	18 – Snider	12 – Johnson	4 – Snider	Imperial Arena (1,601) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 24, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN	#10	vs. Wichita State Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	62–52	5–0	14 – Tied	9 – Spalding	5 – Mitchell	Imperial Arena (1,604) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 25, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN	#10	vs. #20 Baylor Battle 4 Atlantis championship	63–66	5–1	17 – Mitchell	8 – Mitchell	4 – Mitchell	Imperial Arena (1,655) Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#14	#15 Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge	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/WAVE	#14	at Grand Canyon	79–70	7–1	15 – Adel	8 – Mathiang	4 – Snider	GCU Arena (7,493) Phoenix, AZ
Dec 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	#11	Southern Illinois	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	#11	Texas Southern	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	#11	Eastern Kentucky Billy Minardi Classic	87–56	10–1	15 – Mitchell	13 – Mathiang	6 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (22,090) Louisville, KY
Dec 21, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN	#10	#6 Kentucky The Battle for the Bluegrass	73–70	11–1	22 – Snider	7 – Spalding	5 – Snider	KFC Yum! Center (22,783) Louisville, KY
Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#6	#12 Virginia	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	#6	vs. #16 Indiana Countdown Classic	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	#9	at #23 Notre Dame	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	#9	at Georgia Tech	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	#14	Pittsburgh	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	#14	#7 Duke	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	#12	Clemson	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	#12	at #10 Florida State	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	#13	at Pittsburgh	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	#13	NC State	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	#6	at Boston College	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	#4	at #12 Virginia	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	#4	Miami (FL)	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	#8	at Syracuse	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	#8	Virginia Tech	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	#7	at #8 North Carolina	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	#7	Syracuse	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	#8	at Wake Forest	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	#8	#19 Notre Dame	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) #10	vs. (5) #14 Duke Quarterfinals	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) #10	vs. (15 MW) Jacksonville State First Round	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) #10	vs. (7 MW) #23 Michigan Second Round	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
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NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Coaches	14	12	10	14	13	11	11	7	9	15	11	14	7	4	7	6	7	9	10	14
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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