Before Sunday’s game, Louisville was 5-0 and had not been in real danger of losing its first game. They had trailed at times, but the games were never really close once it got down to the final few minutes. Against Akron, Louisville led by as much as 22 in the second half before the Zips…
Author: Ben Gumbel
The undefeated and 2nd ranked Louisville Cardinals are at home for Akron on Sunday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Louisville is 5-0 and is beating its opponents by an average margin of 24.2 points per game. The Cards currently have four players scoring in double figures, led by junior Jordan Nwora with 22.0 points…
Before Wednesday’s game, USC Upstate was not seen as a threat to end 2nd ranked Louisville’s unbeaten streak. Upstate, who has yet to beat a Division-1 program this season, were 37 point underdogs at tipoff. The Spartans led nearly midway through the second half before succumbing to Louisville in a 76-50 win for the Cardinals….
The unbeaten and now second ranked Louisville Cardinals are home for South Carolina Upstate on Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards improved to 4-0 on Sunday with an 87-58 win over NC Central. USC Upstate is 1-4, with its only win coming against an NAIA school. The Spartans went 6-26 last season…
Louisville has not struggled much through the 2019-2020 season. On Sunday, the Cards started slow but quickly got it together as Louisville ran away from North Carolina Central en route to a 87-58 victory at home. Louisville held a 24-15 lead later in the first half, but the Cards closed on 19-4 run and held…
Louisville plays its third of five straight home games on Sunday as it hosts North Carolina Central at 5:00 p.m. in the KFC Yum! Center. The Eagles come in at 1-2 after a 10 point loss at Akron on Thursday. NC Central’s only win came against USC Upstate, who Louisville plays this upcoming Wednesday at…
On a night where seemingly every shot was going in the bucket, Louisville got out to an early lead and coasted to a 91-62 win over Indiana State on Wednesday, improving its overall record to 3-0. For the third time this season, Jordan Nwora was the Cards’ leading scorer. The ACC preseason player of the…
The undefeated and 4th ranked Louisville Cardinals are home on Wednesday night for a midweek matchup with the Indiana State Sycamores (0-1). Louisville is 6-1 all time versus Indiana State. The two teams last played in 2008 at Freedom Hall, where Louisville won 83-43. Through two games, Jordan Nwora leads the Cards in scoring at…
On Tuesday, the Louisville men’s basketball program opened its season away from home for the first time in five years. The Cards returned to the KFC Yum! Center on Sunday afternoon with a convincing 78-55 win over Youngstown State. Louisville made its first 11 field goal attempts of the game, getting out to a 24-8…
The Louisville Cardinals went on the road and beat the Miami Hurricanes 87-74 on Tuesday night to get to 1-0 overall and in ACC play. Louisville led 45-26 at halftime and had a 32 point lead midway through the second half. Jordan Nwora led all scorers with 23 points along with 12 rebounds. Steven Enoch…
After a long offseason, the 2019-2020 Louisville men’s basketball season is finally here. The Cards begin their regular season against ACC opponent Miami (FL) on the road in Coral Gables. With the ACC expanding its conference schedule to 20 games, Louisville plays two ACC games in November. The game tips at 6:31 EST and will…
Today, we conclude our 2019-2020 men’s basketball preview with none other than junior forward Jordan Nwora. A season ago, Nwora made one of the best year-to-year jumps in productivity that we’ve ever seen from a Louisville Cardinal. He established himself among the elite players in the entire ACC. With another offseason to improve, Nwora figures…
Steven Enoch came to Louisville as a transfer who did not reach his full potential at his previous school. With more opportunity last season, he made a jump and showed glimpses of why he could be a sneaky pro prospect in the future. With all of his improvements, there was still plenty of areas where…
The regular season is rapidly approaching. Today, we preview Louisville’s own Dwayne Sutton. The 2019-2020 Louisville Cardinals are a team expected to be among the country’s elite. With Sutton, you know exactly what you’re getting on a night-to-night basis. He’s a hardworking, intense player who you cannot afford to leave off the floor for too…
The men’s basketball season preview rolls on as we look at Louisville’s Malik Williams. In his two seasons at the Ville, Williams has established himself as a starting caliber front court player who can affect the game on both ends of the floor. He showed impressive growth as a sophomore and is looking to make…
If you are looking for breakout candidate ahead of the 2019-2020 season, there may not be a better pick than Darius Perry. Perry, a consensus top 100 prospect with a slew of high major offers out of high school in 2017, committed to Louisville and came to town with high expectations. He has yet to…
Ryan McMahon is the oldest and longest tenured member of the 2019-2020 Louisville men’s basketball roster. The 23-year-old redshirt senior is entering his fifth and final season as a Cardinal, having joined the program prior to the 2015-2016 season. By now you’ve heard the story hundreds of times. McMahon was a undersized guard from Sarasota, …
The 2019 recruiting class was the first of the Chris Mack era, and ended up as one of the best in school history. The six man class includes a 5-star and four 4-star recruits who all have the ability to make an impact in 2019-2020. Today, we preview the six freshman and how they can…
Over the course of the past half-decade or so, the graduate transfer market has become a huge part of the college basketball offseason. Because of their immediate eligibility, grad transfers can bring experience to a team that other newcomers simply cannot provide. This will be the fourth time in five seasons that Louisville will add…