Louisville Acting Head Coach David Padgett has signed this basketball. Padgett has been a member of the Louisville basketball staff for the last three years and he was a former three-year starter for the Cardinals. He wasU of L's Director of Basketball Operations for two seasons (2014-'16), before his move to Asssitant Coach in 2016.He becomes just the third Head Coach for the Cardinals in the last 46 years, following Rick Pitino (2001-'17), and Denny Crum (1971-2001).