 On March 27, 2018, Xavier head coach Chris Mack agreed to terms on a seven-year contract worth about $4 million annually to become the next head coach at Louisville.Louisville was the first ever school to hire away a head coach whose previous team was a 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.Mack has had a notable start to his Louisville tenure, recruiting a top-5 2019 class that included a 5-star player, four 4-star players, and a three-star player.