Louisville fires men's hoops coach Kenny Payne, starts search

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Kenny Payne has been fired as Louisville men's basketball coach, with the school's athletic director saying a change was needed after the Cardinals went 12-52 over the past two seasons.

Payne finishes his Louisville career with an overall record of 12-52, with just one win away from home. The Cardinals' season ended Tuesday with a 94-85 loss toin the first round of the ACC tournament to wrap up an 8-24 campaign when they went 3-17 in conference play.

The school said it would begin a national search for Payne's replacement immediately. Heird is set to speak to reporters later Wednesday. "For me, I go back to day one," he said."When I walked into the program as the new head coach, I talked about, I needed everybody on the same page. We sort of forgot that. I talked about how I'm not going to let you blame me. I'm not standing up here by myself. I need all of Louisville with me. We sort of forgot that. I talked about, it's going to take time, and I'm going to watch and see who jumped on and off the Titanic. We sort of forgot that.

 

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