Louisville Cardinals head coach Pat Kelsey, left, yells from the sidelines as the Cards take on Eastern Michigan Nov. 24, 2025 at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky. At right is assistant coach Peyton Siva, former star player at UofL. | USA TODAY Network via Reuters CoThe Louisville mens basketball program was dealt a late summer surprise when assistant coach and Cardinal legend Peyton Siva announced over the weekend that he would be leaving to join his former head coach Rick Pitinos staff at St. Johns. Appearing on The Assist podcast with 247 Sports Kyle Tucker, U of L head coach Pat Kelsey discussed his reaction to the news for the first time. I totally get it, Kelsey said after putting himself in Sivas shoes and imagining the opportunity to work for his former coach, Skip Prosser, again. Him being able to (work) for his former coach that won a championship together. I wish him all the luck in the world except for in, possibly, November when St. Johns and Louisville could possibly go head-to-head. Kelsey continued to express his admiration for Siva, who spent the past two years on his U of L staffs, and said the door would always be open to the Cardinal legend. As for what comes next as far as a replacement for Siva, Kelsey had less to say. This is late in the process, Kelsey said. Were kind of assessing how were going to move forward with this. Well let you know when those decisions are made. You can watch the full interview right here.