On Friday, the Louisville men’s basketball program hosted a virtual tipoff luncheon ahead of the 2020-2021 season. Former Card Luke Hancock hosted the event, with an interview from Head Coach Chris Mack, along with co-captains Carlik Jones and Malik Williams. Louisville faces the University of Evansville at home on Nov. 25 to start its season….
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Louisville senior guard Charles Minlend discusses the upcoming 2020-21 season. When asked about the team’s preparation ahead of the season, Minlend said “I think things are looking good.” “Everyone is in pretty good spirits,” he added. “We’re looking good; we’re excited for the season to start.” Minlend discussed the awkwardness of this offseason, but added…
Louisville men’s basketball head coach Chris Mack joined Jeff Goodman on the Good N’ Plenty podcast last week to discuss his recent feud with John Calipari, the upcoming season, and more. When asked about the annual game with Kentucky, Mack confirmed that the Cards and Cats will in fact be playing this season at the…
The NCAA announced on Tuesday that the 2020-21 men’s and women’s basketball season start date was moved back to Nov. 25. Louisville men’s head coach Chris Mack joined the media on Wednesday to answer questions about the upcoming season. “We’re awfully excited,” said Mack, whose team’s 2019-20 season was cut short due to the COVID-19…
The NBA is back and rolling along in its Orlando bubble. There are 22 teams competing in Florida, including the Utah Jazz, who are led by first time All-Star and Cardinal Forever Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell added yet another milestone to his increasingly impressive professional resume on Saturday night during the Jazz’s 106-104 victory over the…
Earlier this year, Louisville announced that it would be participating in the 2020 MGM Resorts Main Event. It is a four team tournament held in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving weekend. (CSZ Story Link) Last month, it was reported that Arkansas, San Francisco, and Colorado State would be joining the Cards in Vegas with matchups TBD.
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…
With the 2019-2020 college basketball season officially canceled, “way-too-early” preseason rankings are being published every day. Louisville is particularly hard to rank because the roster is not even close to being finalized. The Cards are losing a significant portion of their minutes from last season. There will almost definitely be additions made to the roster…
We are now just five days away from Selection Sunday. The regular season has come to a close and postseason play has commenced. The Louisville Cardinals lost their only game last week at Virginia. Louisville enters the ACC tournament this weekend as the 3-seed, setting up a potential rubber match with UVA in the semifinals…
The Louisville Cardinals did not lead in the second half of their loss at Virginia on Saturday. In spite of a late comeback, the Cards fell 57-54 in Charlottesville and will finish in a tie for second place in the ACC. Louisville drops to 24-7 overall and 15-5 in conference play. Virginia improves to 23-7…
The 10th ranked Louisville Cardinals wrap up their regular season on Saturday with an afternoon matchup with the Virginia Cavaliers in Charlottesville. Louisville enters the day at 24-6 overall and 15-4 in the ACC. The Cards most recently beat Virginia Tech at home on Sunday. Virginia comes in at 22-7 and 14-5 with a slim…
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…
The Louisville Cardinals pulled away in the second half for a 68-52 win over Virginia Tech on Senior Day at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville improves to 24-6 overall and 15-4 in the ACC. Virginia Tech drops to 15-14 and 6-12. In his final game at home, Jordan Nwora led the Cards with 20 points…
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…
The Louisville Cardinals lost their third straight road game on Monday night in a 82-67 defeat at Florida State. Louisville drops to 23-6 overall and 14-4 in the ACC. Florida State improves to 24-4 and is tied atop the ACC at 14-3. Ryan McMahon led Louisville with 14 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist. David…
The Louisville Cardinals head on the road for a Big Monday matchup with the Florida State Seminoles. Louisville has won two straight for an overall record of 23-5; the Cards are atop the ACC standing by a half game at 14-3. Florida State comes into Monday night at 23-4 and 13-3. FSU has won six…
The Louisville Cardinals won their second straight on Saturday with a 72-55 rout over North Carolina at home. Louisville improves to 23-5 overall and 14-3 in the ACC. UNC drops to 10-17 and 3-13. Jordan Nwora led the Cards with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Malik Williams added 17 points and 9 boards on 8-11…
The North Carolina Tar Heels comes to town for an afternoon matchup on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville ended its 2-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 24-point win over Syracuse at home. The Cards come into the day with a 22-5 record and are back in first place in the ACC at…
Coming off of its worst stretch of the season, the Louisville men’s basketball team bounced back with a big 90-66 win over Syracuse at the KFC Yum! Center on Wednesday night. Louisville improves to 22-5 and 13-3 in the ACC. Syracuse falls to 14-12 and 7-8. Jordan Nwora led Louisville with 19 points, 7 rebounds,…
The Louisville Cardinals will look to bounce back from their 2-game losing streak as Syracuse comes to town for a Wednesday night matchup at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville dropped to 21-5 overall last week and 12-3 in the ACC. Syracuse enters the game at 14-11 and 7-7. Game Day at the Yum!! Red >…