I’m The 2019 schedule for Louisville basketball got a serious boost today, as the Cards are slated to play in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City.
First reported by Jon Rothstein, Louisville will join former Big East / AAC foe UConn, Indiana, and 2018 national runner-up Texas Tech in the 2019 edition of the Jimmy V Classic.
Sources: UConn, Louisville, Indiana, and Texas Tech will be the four teams at the 2019 Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in December. Matchups are TBD. #iubb
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 7, 2019
The tournament marks the second year in a row that Louisville will play an out-of-conference game in the Big Apple. Last year, the Cardinals played in the preseason NIT in Brooklyn, losing both games to Tennessee and Marquette.
Louisville has competed twice in the Jimmy V Classic. They defeated Indiana in 2014, and lost to Arizona in 2006.
As of right now, the matchups for the Jimmy V Classic are yet to be determined. Louisville would be playing Texas Tech for the first time ever, if the two schools were to meet. U of L and Indiana played last season in Bloomington, wrapping up a three-game series with the Hoosiers narrowly taking a 68-67 win. Louisville and UConn would be playing for the first time since 2014, when the Cards defeated the Huskies in the American Athletic Conference tournament finals.
