Louisville’s disastrous 2021-22 men’s basketball season came to an end Thursday night with a hard-fought 51-50 loss to Virginia in the second round of the ACC tournament.
The Cardinals led the Cavaliers by four at halftime, never trailed by more than four themselves, but — in a story all too familiar to U of L fans — just could not make the necessary plays in crunch time to pull off the upset victory and keep their season alive.
The Virginia loss sets Louisville’s final record at 13-19. The 19 losses are the most by a Cardinal team since a 12-19 campaign in 2000-01 that marked the end of Denny Crum’s Hall of Fame coaching career.