Peyton Siva

Biography

UofL legend Peyton Siva enters his second season on staff at the University of Louisville under Pat Kelsey. It will be his first season as an assistant coach as he was previously the program's Director of Player Development/Basketball Alumni Relations. Louisville finished the year 24-11 in Siva's second season on staff in The Ville. Siva led the program's press and press break efforts in addition to guard development. He was crucial in the development of starting point guard, Mikel Brown Jr., who was named Third Team All-ACC and to the league's All-Rookie team. The Cardinals finished 11-7 in the gauntlet that is the ACC in 2025-26, producing a sixth-place seed in the ACC Tournament and advancing to the quarterfinals. Louisville captured its first NCAA Tournament win since 2017, defeating 11-seed South Florida in the first round as a 6-seed. In Siva’s first year on staff at Louisville, the Cardinals produced a 27-8 record finishing second in the ACC with an 18-2 league record. UofL also finished runner-up in the league at the ACC Tournament, making the program’s first-ever appearance in an ACC Championship game. The Cards earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament as an eight-seed, returning to the Big Dance for the first time since 2019. Siva was crucial in the development of ACC Defensive Player of the Year, UofL starting point guard Chucky Hepburn. Siva, one of Louisville's greatest point guards of all-time, worked regularly with Hepburn and the other guards - Hepburn wa