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Payne begins Louisville basketball’s return to greatness

The decibel level in the conference room on the top floor of the KFC Yum! Center kept getting louder as the moment approached for the announcement of a new head coach for the University of Louisville basketball team. The buzz reflected the level of anticipation, the sense that a long-awaited turning point was about to arrive for the UofL program.

Kenny Payne returns to where it all began, eager to return UofL basketball to greatness (Charlie Springer photo).

Along with former coach Denny Crum and members of his staff were numerous former players, all of them eager to welcome the person they are confident will return the Cardinals back to the nation’s elite in college basketball again.