Louisville basketball is emerging as one of the top recruiting programs in college basketball, and Pat Kelsey is a huge reason why. The energetic head coach has landed multiple 5-stars since arriving at Louisville, including Mikel Brown Jr., the program’s second-highest-rated commit, and Obinna Ekezie Jr., the third-highest-rated commit.
Now, he has turned his attention to the 2027 and 2028 recruiting classes. The 2027 cycle is getting a lot of attention, and the Cardinals are on multiple updated 5-star recruiting lists, including No. 1 overall recruit CJ Rosser and No. overall recruit DeMarcus Henry. As for the 2028 recruiting class, it is still extremely early, but Kelsey and UofL have their eyes on a top-50 overall recruit, and Cardinals fans are very familiar with him and his game.
Josh Lindsay takes unofficial visit to Louisville
Cardinals fans have been all-in on 4-star guard Josh Lindsay, and Kelsey is clearly pushing for the athletic guard as he makes another unofficial visit to Louisville this weekend.
VISIT NEWS: 2028 Top-50 prospect Josh Lindsay is on an unofficial to Louisville this weekend, source tells @LeagueRDY.
The 6-foot-1 guard is a Louisville, Kentucky native and the #45 overall prospect in the @SCNext 60. pic.twitter.com/xnwIlCwMBE
— Sam Kayser (@KayserHoops) October 10, 2026
Louisville has hosted Lindsay for multiple unofficial visits, including the Cardinals’ exhibition game against Kansas this past season. The 4-star shooting guard is among Kelsey’s top targets in the 2028 recruiting class, and he’s gone viral for his ability to soar through the air and finish at the rim with a monster slam.
The 6-foot-2 guard has heard from multiple programs since the contact period opened up, including North Carolina, Auburn, Missouri, USC, Iowa, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Utah, Boston College, Xavier, and Western Kentucky. In addition to being contacted, the Louisville native has already earned over 10 offers, including from Auburn, Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, and others…