“There’s no question it pushed my burnout quicker,” Mike Brey said. “And, again, 23 years was a long time, but my last couple years, man, I was hanging on for dear life. I was worn out." “God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said.

The Cardinals' 13 wins in their first season under Pat Kelsey are more than they earned in 2 full seasons under former coach Kenny Payne.

Jim Boeheim, Roy Williams, Mike Krzyzewski, Mike Brey ... “God works in mysterious ways,” Pat Kelsey said. “A lot of areas that college basketball has moved to, I'm pretty good at them.