Louisville’s Pat Kelsey earned the honor with 47 votes, edging out Duke ’s Jon Scheyer, who received 25. Given Duke’s dominant season, some questioned whether Scheyer was unfairly overlooked. However, both coaches had compelling cases for the award.

Louisville basketball went 8-24 last year and won only three games in the ACC. This year, Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey is the ACC Coach of the Year. Kelsey, in his first year at Louisville, beat out Duke head coach Jon Scheyer for the award.

In his first year as a member of the league, Pat Kelsey has been named ACC Coach of the Year. The Louisville front man received 47 votes for the award, 22 more than runner-up Jon Scheyer from Duke. The accolades also poured in for U of L starting point guard Chucky Hepburn,