“God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said. “A lot of areas that college basketball ... the ACC — once the country’s premier conference for college basketball — is having a down year. Well, a down period. In 2019, the league produced ...

It has been more than a decade since Louisville joined the ACC. With Saturday's win against Virginia, they added another accomplishment.

It’s time to fully buy into Pat Kelsey's Cardinals after their 72-59 win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night pushed their winning streak to 10 games.

Here's an updated look at where ACC men's basketball teams stand in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll and AP Top 25 rankings:

Duke leads the ACC with its 9-0 conference record. Clemson moved into second place Saturday, improving to 9-1 by defeating Virginia Tech. With Saturday off, Louisville slipped into third place at 8-1, that loss coming to Duke on Dec. 8. But back to the 21 statistical categories. Duke, as expected, is the ACC leader in 11.

DALLAS — Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate ... Louisville (15-5, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) already has exceeded its combined overall and conference win totals from the past two seasons ...

After their fast start, the Cards led by double digits the rest of the way. The closest Virginia came was 11 points, 59-48, with 8:31 remaining, but U of L quickly extended it to 18 and went on to lead by 21, 77-56, at the 3:35 mark.

Coach Pat Kelsey started with a clean slate at Louisville, where he rebuilt the roster with transfers who had won at other places

Louisville Ranked Again With a New Coach and Roster Overhauled by Winning Transfers DALLAS (AP) — Pat Kelsey started ... Louisville (15-5, 8-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) already has exceeded ...

Louisville's basketball juggernaut kept on rolling Tuesday night and coach Pat Kelsey was full of praise for his team following its dominating 72-59 victory over Wake

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At the press conference earlier in the week, I said we kind of came up through the business in kind of the same way. He was a Power 5 assistant and then was at East Tennessee State as a head coach. I was at Winthrop.