When the NCAA sanctions came down after Katina Powell, a most unfortunate thing occurred. The University of Louisville was forced to disassociate some players. One of those players was Louisville Legend and Cardinal Forever Montrezl Harrell. Harrell played 3 season at UofL and created hundreds of memories for Cardinal fans old and young. These usually…
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Former Louisville guard Terry Rozier is getting paid. Rozier played at UofL for two seasons before being drafted in the 2015 NBA Draft 16th overall by the Boston Celtics. After a few years in Boston, Rozier was traded to the Charlotte Hornets. It is here he has begun to truly thrive and where he has…
If you were holding out hope for Carlik Jones to return to Louisville…it's not going to happen. The standout guard will sign with an agent and go pro. No surprise to the Cardinals' staff, as this would have been Jones' sixth year in college. https://t.co/TIVpg1R2Qv — Shannon Russell (@slrussell) April 26, 2021 What a lot…
In 2020-21, nobody captivated the hearts of CardNation like Carlik Jones. His exciting style of play reminded us of a certain Russdiculous one. Carlik had a decision to make and it appears that he has ascended down that road… I Thank God For It All❤️ pic.twitter.com/mG7VIjcc38 — Carlik Jones (@carlikjones) April 10, 2021 It was…
Donovan Mitchell has become a NBA player every Louisville fan roots for. Whenever he is on TV balling out, you can bet a significant chunk of people in Louisville are watching. We watched as he had a playoff performance for the ages when he scored 50+ points in 2 games of a 7-game series loss…
Rob Dauster with “The Rebound” has put together a highlight reel of Jordan Nwora and it is exactly what we needed right now! As Jordan continues to prepare for the NBA Draft, we look forward of years to come of his smooth shot. I also put together a video on Nwora over on YouTube. That…
Louisville Legend, Montrezl Harrell was voted 6th man of the year in the NBA for the 2020 season! All of us here at Cardinal Sports Zone are proud of the man Trezl has become and we couldn’t think of a more deserving player. Check out all of the tweets congratulating Montrezl on his new hardware!…
Donovan Mitchell is quickly becoming a star both on and off the court. Before the pandemic shut the world down, Donovan was leading his Utah Jazz towards the playoffs. Unfortunately, he and teammate Rudy Gobert contracted the Coronavirus that has caused all the chaos. Thankfully, Donovan has recovered and now he’s back to doing maybe…
If you’re missing sports as much as I am, you’ll love this piece from the LA Clippers. Dive into the transformation of Montrezl (transformation is used lightly because we all knew he was a beast) in the NBA. Enjoy! “He’s the energy guy, he’s the hustle guy, he’s the heart guy, and he’s an easy…
Could the Yum! Center host a NBA playoff series this year? It seems it could at least be a possibility. In this article from Rick Bozich of WDRB, it states that “A report in the New York Post included Louisville, along with Las Vegas, the Bahamas, Orlando, Atlantic City and Hawaii as candidates for what…
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: Louisville’s Jordan Nwora Invited to Participate in NBA Draft Combine LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville forward Jordan Nwora has been invited to participate in the 2019 NBA Draft Combine to be staged in Chicago on May 14-19. Nwora entered his name in the 2019 NBA…
NBA TV’s Taylor Felix met up with LA Clippers forward, and former Louisville forward, Montrezl Harrell to get a tour of his sneaker room. Yes… Sneaker ROOM. Most of us have a closet of kicks, but the larger-than-life Harrell – to nobody’s surprise – houses his sneaker collection in a fortress. Harrell’s collection features some…
Cardinal Forever, Damion Lee, sat down with the Player’s Tribune recently to talk about all he has overcome to get his shot in the NBA. Resiliency does not come easy for everyone, but it has become part of Lee’s DNA – and that isn’t going to change anytime soon. One broken hand.One postseason ban.Two torn…
A year ago, nobody was even sure if Donovan Mitchell had made the right choice by declaring for the NBA draft. Today, we know, he chose wisely. Last night, he joined the set of NBA TV to talk all things draft class, rookie season and he even gave out some words of wisdom to the…
Donovan Mitchell recently sat down with JJ Redick to discuss all things NBA. How was his draft day experience? Why Donovan is so determined to continue to give back? Take a listen below to find out more! https://twitter.com/JJRedick/status/1009787015695650816
The people who know the game the best, have spoken. Donovan Mitchell was named “Leader of The New School” (aka Rookie of the Year) by his peers in this year’s Player’s Voice Awards. Now we just wait to see the media follows suit.
Donovan Mitchell had the rookie season most players can only dream of. While he took the league by storm and quickly became the face of the Utah Jazz, it wasn’t enough. He wanted to bring a trophy back to Salt Lake. Below, you will find an open letter he wrote to Jazz fans courtesy of…
Thanks to the Utah Jazz, we can all sit back and watch the awesomeness of Donovan Mitchell’s rookie season. He was also named to the all-rookie first team in the NBA. Take a look below! The No. 13 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Donovan Mitchell led all rookies in scoring (20.5 ppg) and…
Former UofL player, fan favorite, and current Atlanta Hawk Damion Lee joined Marques Maybin and Steve Rummage on Middays with Marques Maybin on Friday. He discussed a myriad of topics with Marques and Steve, offering a lot of honest insight. Some of the topics discussed were his recruiting process as a grad transfer, his time…
Donovan Mitchell continues to wow everyone with his amazing rookie year with the Utah Jazz. Tonight, he just broke a record previously owned by a talented guard by the name of Damian Lillard. ROOKIE RECORD!#TakeNote #DonROY pic.twitter.com/twRRuR4cLA — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) April 11, 2018 Donovan now owns the record for most made 3 pointers by…