Pat Kelsey is introduced as Louisville's basketball coach, calling it 'the ultimate 職業'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Louisville 運動競技の director Josh 相続人d 始める，決める a goal of 雇うing a coach who 手配中の，お尋ね者 the 職業 so 不正に he would はう to the campus to 受託する it.
Pat Kelsey didn't do that, but he 論証するd plenty of energy and passion when he was introduced as the 枢機けい／主要なs' coach on Thursday. He almost talked himself hoarse while 述べるing his 見通し for the moribund program, his 評価 for Louisville's tradition and, of course, his intensity.
"I 表明するd to Josh that I would I run here," Kelsey said. "It´s the best 職業 in the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs of America. He knew how bad I 手配中の，お尋ね者 it. ... But I was ready when my 指名する was called. I think I´ve been 用意が出来ている for that interview my entire life. It´s the ultimate 職業."
The 48-year-old Kelsey, who went 75-27 in three seasons at Charleston, 後継するs Kenny Payne, a former 枢機けい／主要なs player who was 解雇する／砲火／射撃d after going 12-52 in two 歴史的に bad seasons. Louisville has 耐えるd three 連続した losing seasons に先行するd by a 一連の スキャンダルs, one of which 最高潮に達するd in 123 vacated victories 含むing its 2013 国家の 肩書を与える. The 枢機けい／主要なs made their last NCAA Tournament 外見 in 2019 under Chris Mack.
Kelsey について言及するd Payne along with Hall of Fame coaches Denny Crum and Rick Pitino as part of the program's tradition and said his 前任者 is welcome. That remains to be seen considering the 批評 Payne 直面するd from a fan base desperate for Louisville to 回復する relevance.
His 雇うing capped a 長引かせるd search by 相続人d, who 表明するd his 願望（する） for a 候補者 "dying to coach" the program who would "はう" to Louisville because it means that much. Baylor's Sc ott Drew and Florida 大西洋's Dusty May, who took the Michigan 職業, were について言及するd as 的s before Kelsey's 指名する surfaced.
"This search took longer than people 手配中の，お尋ね者 it to," 相続人d said. "I understand that, but I was not going to 妥協 on any of those traits. I´ve just discussed that this 雇う means too much to say, `This guy is pretty good, but ...´ I don´t have to say that about Pat Kelsey. We 設立する the 絶対の best guy for the 職業."
The Cincinnati native received a five-year 契約 with a base 年次の salary of $2.3 million 加える incentives, which 含む $50,000 for reaching the NCAA Tournament, another $50,000 for each March Madness victory and $500,000 for winning the 国家の 選手権. The University of Louisville 運動競技の 協会 認可するd the 取引，協定 before Kelsey's news 会議／協議会 at the 枢機けい／主要なs' practice 施設, which was packed with fans and school 公式の／役人s.
The importance of the 移転 portal and 指名する, image and likeness (NIL) in college 運動競技のs didn't seem to faze Kelsey, who comes from a Charleston program 相続人d said was one of the nation's most 資源d in NIL outside the 力／強力にする 会議／協議会s.
Kelsey led the Cougars to a 27-8 記録，記録的な／記録する this past season and their second 連続した NCAA Tournament 外見. He won 連続した 植民地の 運動競技の 協会 正規の／正選手-season and tournament 選手権s. His 261-122 career 記録，記録的な／記録する 含むs a 187-95 示す at Winthrop, which won four Big South 会議／協議会 正規の／正選手-season 肩書を与えるs and three tournament 栄冠を与えるs from 2016-2021.
"Louisville just got a 重要な 昇格 to its men´s basketball program," Charleston 運動競技の director Matt Roberts said in a 声明. "We wish Pat, (wife) Lisa and the Kelsey family all the best in this new 一時期／支部 of their lives."
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AP Sports Writer Pete Iacobelli 与える／捧げるd to this 報告（する）／憶測.
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