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Saturday is a busy day of UofL sports!
By Justin Renck:
Today is another very busy day for UofL sports! Once again, that is a great thing! We love our Cards and every sport. The highlight of the day is the men’s basketball game at noon, but there is plenty more on the schedule!
Comparing stats: UofL vs Missouri
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS AT NASSAU Bahamas
#2 Louisville (4-0) vs #13 Missouri (4-0)
Gorgui Dunkface!!!
If you watched the men’s basketball game yesterday, you saw Gorgui Dieng posterize a poor fellow on Miami (OH). We tweeted these pics late last night and got a great response, so here they are for the early crowd! Throw it down Gorgui!
Men’s Basketball: Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll and Player Awards!
Here is the 2012-13 Coaches’ Poll from Big East coaches. 1st place votes are in parentheses. Coaches could not vote for their own team, so Rick Pitino voted for Notre Dame.
2012-13 Preseason Coaches’ Poll
| Pts. | |
| 1. Louisville (14) | 196 |
| 2. Syracuse | 175 |
| 3. Notre Dame (1) | 166 |
| 4. Cincinnati | 152 |
| 5. Georgetown | 136 |
| 6. Pittsburgh | 132 |
| 7. Marquette | 121 |
| 8. USF | 96 |
| 9. Connecticut | 83 |
| 10. St. John’s | 73 |
| 11. Rutgers | 63 |
| 12. Villanova | 61 |
| 13. DePaul | 48 |
| 14. Seton Hall | 42 |
| 15. Providence | 31 |
Also, here are the preseason player awards!
2012-13 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year
Peyton Siva, Louisville
2012-13 BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year
Steven Adams, Pittsburgh
2012-13 Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, G, Jr., 6-4, 221, White Plains, N.Y.
Otto Porter, Georgetown, F, So., 6-8, 205, Sikeston, Mo.
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville, C, Jr., 6-10, 225, Dakar, Senegal
Jack Cooley, Notre Dame, F, Sr., 6-9, 244, Glenview, Ill.
Vincent Council, Providence, G, Sr., 6-2, 180, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2012-13 Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut, G, Jr., 6-1, 171, Roxbury, Mass.
Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, Jr., 6-8, 208, Baltimore, Md.
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, So., 6-3, 202, Missouri City, Texas
Anthony Collins, USF, So., G, 6-1, 175, Houston, Texas
Brandon Triche, Syracuse, G, Sr., 6-4, 205, Jamesville, N.Y.
2012-13 Preseason BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Chane Behanan, Louisville, F, So., 6-7, 250, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame, G, Jr., 6-5, 185, Bowie, Md.
Tray Woodall, Pittsburgh, G, Sr., 5-11, 190, Brooklyn, N.Y.
C.J. Fair, Syracuse, F, Jr., 6-8, 212, Baltimore, Md.
