Louisville men's basketball knew its fate heading into the final game of the 2023-24 season.

For the second straight year, the Cardinals (8-23, 3-17 ACC) finished last in conference play and are the No. 15 seed in next week's ACC Tournament.

Head coach Kenny Payne on Friday said he wants his players to approach the postseason as "a new start" and believes they're capable of "surprising people" at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. If they don't, it could bring about the end of his disastrous tenure at the helm of his alma mater.

"Hadn't thought about it," he said when asked about his uncertain future. "I would hope that we get the runway to fix this program; but that's not my decision."

To buy Payne more time, U of L would have to do something that's never occurred under his guidance: win consecutive ACC games.

Five in a row is the only way the Cards could reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2019. It would also match the second-year coach's total number of victories through two seasons of conference play.

"I believe we can go in there and make a lot of noise," Payne said after losing to Boston College, 67-61, in Saturday's regular-season finale, "but we have to be right mentally."

He added: "Guys have to (decide) in their minds that they really want to do this. You have to approach it like, 'We can beat anybody that we play.' You've got to believe that."

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As the No. 15 seed, Louisville will face No. 10 N.C. State at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Wolfpack beat the Cards, 89-83, on Jan. 13 at the KFC Yum! Center.

If U of L wins, it will face No. 7 Syracuse at 7 p.m. Wednesday. The winner of that game will play No. 2 Duke in the quarterfinal round at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 ACC Tournament:

ACC Tournament 2024 schedule: Game times and TV channels

See the full tournament schedule below:

(Note: All game times are Eastern)

Tuesday, March 12

Game 1: No. 12 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech, 2 p.m. (ACC Network)

Game 2: No. 10 N.C. State vs. No. 15 Louisville, 4:30 p.m.* (ACC Network)

Game 3: No. 11 Boston College vs. No. 14 Miami, 7 p.m.* (ACC Network)

Wednesday, March 13

Game 4: No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Florida State, noon (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 5: No. 5 Wake Forest vs. Game 1 winner, 2:30 p.m.* (ESPN)

Game 6: No. 7 Syracuse vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Game 7: No. 6 Clemson vs. Game 3 winner, 9:30 p.m.* (ESPN2/ESPNU)

Thursday, March 14

Game 8: No. 1 North Carolina vs. Game 4 winner, noon (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 9: No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Game 5 winner, 2:30 p.m.* (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 10: No. 2 Duke vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 11: No. 3 Virginia vs. Game 7 winner, 9:30 p.m.* (ESPN/ESPN2)

Friday, March 15

Game 12: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 7 p.m. (ESPN/ESPN2)

Game 13: Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 9:30 p.m.* (ESPN/ESPN2)

Saturday, March 16

Championship: Game 12 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

*Denotes approximate start times

2024 ACC Tournament bracket

How to livestream 2024 ACC Tournament

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