The NCAA cancelled its annual basketball tournament on March 13th. For the first time in 81 seasons, there will not be an official NCAA men’s basketball champion. With an unprecedented amount of March Sadness sweeping the nation, a Twitter account was created to fill the void. The @NCAAsim2020 has proclaimed itself as the “most accurate…
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We are now less than two weeks away from Selection Sunday. Louisville’s regular season schedule wraps up this week. The Cards are currently tied with Florida State for first in the ACC. If Florida State wins out, Louisville will be the 2-seed in the ACC Tournament next week in Greensboro. Last Tuesday, we talked about…
We are now only 19 days away from Selection Sunday, and the Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball team has everything to play for in terms of NCAA Tournament seeding. Last week, we re-examined the Cards’ resume after the two losses to Georgia Tech and Clemson. Louisville lost a tough game to Florida State on Monday night…
Louisville Men’s Basketball has a legacy of championships and champions. The program has won three national titles in its history (You can’t tell us the fans not to honor and recognize 2013, NCAA). Next Tuesday, December 3rd, when the Cards host their biggest non-conference home game of the year against Michigan, Louisville Athletics is set…
Louisville Men’s Basketball will host Michigan in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge this year. While we knew who the Cards would play and that they would be hosting at the KFC Yum! Center, we didn’t know the time of the game or the network we could view it on. Today UofL Athletics announced the game is…
The Louisville Men’s Basketball team had their home opener for the 2019-20 season on Sunday afternoon. They defeated Youngstown State 78-55. Offense was the story for Louisville, as Jordan Nwora led the team with 21 points. Steven Enoch added 17 points, along with 14 rebounds. Darius Perry had a double-double as well, scoring 10 and…
In July 2018, Luke Hancock hired law firm Morgan and Morgan to help him and four other former Louisville players sue the NCAA for damaging their reputations and casting them in a false light after they vacated their records, wins, and the 2013 NCAA Championship. These vacations occurred due to an escort scandal that rocked…
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,…
Louisville came into Saturday looking to bounce back from the devastating loss against Duke. The Cards managed to do just that, coming away with a 56-55 win. It was not a pretty win and there is still plenty of areas to improve, but they found a way to win the game against a desperate team….
Tuesday night was a missed opportunity for this Louisville basketball team. The Cards were the better team for the majority of the night, until Duke came storming back from down 23 to grab a two point victory. The Cards proved again that they can play with the best teams in the country. However, they are…
Louisville kept its hot streak going on Thursday night when the N.C. State Wolfpack visited the Yum! Center. The Cards ended the night with a 84-77 upset. The game was tight for the whole 40 minutes, but Louisville did have the lead for almost 30 of those minutes. The Cards forced 23 turnovers and converted…
The Cards returned to action on Sunday night to take on the Miami Hurricanes. The guys in white and red got off to a slow start and allowed Miami to get a 15 point lead halfway through the first half. The Cards were rescued by Jordan Nwora, who’s offense arrived and helped Louisville go into…
The Louisville Men’s Basketball team welcomed their in state rival, the Kentucky Wildcats, on Saturday afternoon. Kentucky was able to control the game and they had the lead for 36 of the 40 minutes played. UK dominated the paint and had more than double the number of points off of turnovers than Louisville had. Louisville…
The Men’s Basketball team returned to The Yum! Center on Friday night after several days off. The Cards took on a scrappy Robert Morris team, who actually went into halftime with a three point lead. Louisville turned up the defense in the second half and ended up pulling away for a 73-59 victory. Louisville was…
Tuesday was a much needed, joy filled night in Louisville. The Cards took down the number 9 team in the nation 82-78. The Cards were in control for the majority of the game, but Michigan State pulled back and forced the game into overtime. However, Louisville’s clutch free throw shooting allowed them to come away…
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 Cards faced their toughest test of this young season when they faced Vermont on Friday night. Louisville finished the night with a 86-78 win, but it was only that close because the Cards couldn’t put Vermont away. Louisville led by 22 with 8 minutes left in the game, but only ended up with an…
The new era of Louisville basketball began with a win, an ugly win, but a win. The Cards took on one of the lesser known state schools, Nicholls State. The first half largely belonged to the Cards, with Louisville leading by 10 at half. But, Nicholls had a lead at the 12 minute mark of…
On Saturday night the Cards met up with Simmons College for their final exhibition of the year. Simmons was, not surprisingly, outmatched by Louisville’s size and talent. The Cards won by a score of 90-41, due in part to the fact that Simmons was held to just 12 points in the 1st half. Louisville was…
The Cards faced a tough test in their first exhibition against Bellarmine. Louisville had a very rough start from the field. Going into halftime, the Cards were 1 of 16 from 3 and 25% overall. They made up for it in the second half, hitting 5 of 9 from three and 57% from the field….