Denny Crum helped make Louisville Men’s Basketball into a true blue blood power. While they had legendary players and coaches such as Wes Unseld and Peck Hickman, it was Coach Crum who made Louisville into a multi-time NCAA champion and one of the premier programs in college basketball. His legacy in Louisville Athletics is deeply…
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Louisville Men’s Basketball has a rich history. Three titles have been won by the Cards over the years, but the first was back in 1980. A team led by senior G and Louisville native Darrell Griffith defeated perennial powerhouse UCLA to win the school’s first championship 59-54. Griffith had guaranteed the team would win the…
Louisville Men’s Basketball will be wearing special uniforms on Saturday when they host the Clemson Tigers. These uniforms are to honor the 1975 Final Four Cards that took eventual National Champ and 70s dynasty UCLA to the brink in a 75-74 loss. However, the uniforms aren’t really the story here. The 1975 team will be…
Denny Crum is one of the many names that first pops into your head when you hear “Louisville Basketball”. He was the head coach of the University of Louisville men’s basketball team from 1971-2001 and led the program to its first and second national titles. He coached the talents of Never Nervous Pervis, Dr. Dunkenstein,…
UofL and Marquette square off tonight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. It’s the rekindling of a storied rivalry that dates back to the 90s. Some of the names involved for Marquette included Mike Deane, Brian Wardle, Tom Crean, Dwayne Wade, Steve Novak, Dominic James, Jae Crowder, Travis Diener, Jimmy Butler, Junior Cadougan, Darius…
The first annual Jamon Brown Foundation Celebrity golf scramble was held on Monday, April 9th at Lake Forest Country Club. The scramble was in partnership with the Coalition for the Homeless with the Petrino Family Foundation as the title sponsor. In attendance were many great former Cards including, Denny Crum, Russ Smith, Luke Hancock, Michael…
Denny Crum held a potato soup luncheon benefiting the Denny Crum Scholarship Fund on March 13th, 2018, at Roosters on Shelbyville road. Supporters enjoyed a free cup of potato soup prepared by the coach himself. Although it was free, a donation to the fund was suggested. There was also an all you can eat…
Well, we made it through another calendar year – and what a year it’s been. Lets’s look back at some of the Nunnsense posts over the year and I’ll point out where I was right, and where I was wrong. We can also look at some of the most viewed posts as well as my…
Being from the City of Louisville, I take so much pride in both the city and the University of Louisville. Especially the University of Louisville. Louisville is the best college sports town in America. College sports are what we do. It’s what we know. We don’t have a NBA team or D-League team. We don’t…
The Cardinal Sports Zone family is praying for Coach Denny Crum after he suffered a mild stroke while in Alaska. His wife, Susan, reports that he is “”much better…pretty much back to normal”. We hope his recovery continues to go smoothly. Susan Crum reports that hubby @CoachDennyCrum "much better…pretty much back to normal" after doctors…
The rims at Ballard High School are still there – Barely – No thanks to Montrezl Harrell. Saturday evening, the Russ Smith Foundation and TBM hosted an event at Ballard High School to benefit the family of Officer Nick Rodman who died in the line of duty. The charity basketball event was headlined by former…
The Russ Smith Foundation, TBM and Sullivan’s Tap House have teamed up to form a charity basketball event in honor of Officer Nick Rodman, who was killed in the line of duty this past March. The event will feature the Metro City Stars, a team comprised of former Louisville players and prominent local figures…
Great news this Sunday from University of Louisville S.I.D. Kenny Klein as he tweeted out the following picture of Hall of Fame Coach Denny Crum receiving the Naismith Outstanding Contributor Award. There are some familiar faces with him too. Congrats Coach and Go Cards! Denny Crum receives the Naismith Outstanding Contributor Award with Kenny Payne, Rodney…
While the Cardinals are not participating in the Final Four this weekend in Houston, representatives from the University of Louisville will have a presence in the city. Damion Lee,Trey Lewis, Denny Crum & the statistics crew will all be in the house! Click the link below for full details
In 2001 I heard rumors that Rick Pitino would likely be the coach to replace Denny Crum. Ironically, it was said that Pitino was choosing between Michigan and Louisville. It was also said that ultimately he chose Louisville because Michigan was a football school and he didn’t want to play second fiddle to any other…
January 1, 1995. Freshman Samaki Walker goes off for the Cards, recording the first triple double in UofL history with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 blocks. Watch the full game below and enjoy!
Pretty cool video here talking about Montrezl Harrell. You get to hear from Darrell Griffith, Denny Crum, and Paul Rogers. The highlight for me has to be Denny’s reaction to when they allowed dunking again in college basketball: Yayyy! Click here to watch the video on CBSsports.com.
Here are a few quick details about this game. If these don’t make you want to watch it, or at least some of it, I don’t know what will. *Louisville’s starting lineup: LaBradford Smith, Felton Spencer, Everick Sullivan, Tony Kimbro, and Keith Williams. *Head coaches: Denny Crum vs Digger Phelps *Announcers: Keith Jackson and Dick…
The result wasn’t what we wanted for the Cards, but here is the full game of the 1996 Sweet 16 matchup between Louisville and Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons won the game 60-59 and were led by Tim Duncan’s 27 points and 13 rebounds. For Louisville, Samaki Walker led the way in scoring with 16…
It’s the eve of the annual Rivalry game against UK so what better time to go back and relive some of the greatest games! 1983 Dream Game 2014 NCAA Sweet Sixteen