Former Louisville guard, Russ Smith, joined Alex Kennedy on the HoopsHype podcast. Russ discusses his hopes to play in the NBA, his success in the G League and China, Louisville’s Title and Coach Pitino. Listen to the full podcast below. Russ Smith (@Specter_Smit) on his hope of returning to the NBA, his success in the…
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Louisville junior, Asia Durr, keeps racking up the accolades. On Sunday, Durr was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Lexington Regional. On Monday, she earned AP First Team All-American honors. Today, Durr was named a USBWA First Team All-American. Durr is averaging 18.7 points per game.
It’s no secret; the University of Louisville has not had the brightest days in recent years. Both the university and athletics have been through the wringer. Scandal after scandal. Front page ESPN news and bottom screen tickers. It’s been extremely rough and extremely public. Since October 2015, the university has had a dark cloud hanging…
Gather your favorite red clothing, your red wig, your face paint, your accessories, your beads, your poms and line Floyd Street to send the Cardinals to Columbus for the Final Four. Louisville will depart from the Yum! Center Practice Facility ( 2432 S. Floyd Street ON CAMPUS). Fans are encouraged to arrive around 4. PM….
Welcome back to This Week In Cardinal Athletics ladies and gentlemen, now without wasting any time, let’s jump right into it! Women’s Golf Our women’s golf team placed 8th out of 12 at the Evans Derby Experience last week, with Lauren Hartlage leading the Cards with 2-under par for the event, tying for 17th place…
The Louisville Cardinals are Columbus bound for the Women’s Final Four!! Check out the player’s reactions post celebration!!
A pair of Louisville Cardinals have earned AP All-American honors. Junior guard, Asia Durr, was named an AP First Team All-American – becoming only the second Louisville player to earn the honor. Angel McCoughtry was Louisville’s first First Team All-American in 2009. While Hines-Allen was named a Third Team All-American. The selection marks the first…
Lexington, KY — The top-seeded Louisville Cardinals dominated the Lexington Regional to earn a spot in the Women’s Final Four. Junior guard, Asia Durr, was named the Lexington Regions Most Outstanding Player, while Sam Fuehring, Arica Carter and Myisha Hines-Allen were named to the All-Region team. Despite his team’s amazing season, Louisville head coach Jeff…
The Louisville Cardinals are headed to the Final Four!! After a complete domination of sixth-seeded Oregon State, the Cardinals will head to Columbus, Ohio to face the winner of the Mississippi State/UCLA game.
UConn is “bad for women’s basketball.” Geno Auriemma is a “bully.” It reads like an angry second grader wrote it. But, here we are… Again. A number of articles have been published recently claiming Connecticut is the problem with women’s basketball. One article went so far to say that the Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma…
Lexington, KY — The top-seeded Louisville Cardinals are moving on to the Elite Eight after defeating the Stanford Cardinal, 86 – 59. The fourth-seeded Stanford Cardinal, led by legendary head coach Tara VanDerveer, came into its 11th consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance motivated. It was also Stanford’s third straight appearance in the Lexington Regional. The last…
On the morning of Louisville’s Sweet Sixteen matchup, The Players’ Tribune released a post that junior guard, Asia Durr penned. The Douglasville, Georgia native talked about the fun she’s had with her family – like when she dunked on her older brother when she was in eighth grade. But, she also talked about serious family…
After UofL’s NIT loss, UofL players were asked by a host of reporters about their futures. Though none of them provided definitive answers about their futures, they did provide some clues. Ray Spalding and Deng Adel were 2 players that provided some definitive answers. Both players advised they are going to test the NBA waters,…
David Padgett was officially told that the University of Louisville will be going in a different direction with their coaching search. While this was expected, it does not mean it makes it easier to hear. David Padgett stepped up and did the absolute best he could with a situation that was nearly doomed from the…
I should start with that…sorry to anyone who likes my writing (might be two of you) or anyone who has missed it or wanted me to say more and I did not (probably the same two people…if not one of them). I have had a LOT to say and most of it probably would…
Louisville, KY — The top-seeded Louisville Cardinals are moving on to the Sweet Sixteen after running past the Marquette Golden Eagles in a 90 – 72 decision. In her last game at the KFC Yum! Center, Myisha Hines-Allen put on a show. The lone senior started out 10 – of – 10 from the field…
The top-seeded Louisville Cardinals powered through a sluggish first half to blow out the 16th seeded Boise State Broncos, 74 – 42. With Louisville’s leading scorers struggling to grab buckets today, the Cardinals looked to its bench for momentum. Louisville head coach Jeff Walz let his feelings be known early when he pulled a few…
For the first time in program history, the Louisville Cardinals earned a one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinals will take on the Lexington Region, which includes the two-seed Baylor, three-seed Tennessee, fifth-seeded Missouri and familiar foe 11-seeded Western Kentucky University. Louisville, being a top-four seed, gained home court advantage and will host the…
Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, to This Week In Cardinal Athletics (sorry for the long lay-off by the way)! Our Spring sports are in full swing (As well as both basketball teams heading into the post-season), so let’s get started! Softball (19-5) Vs Bradley: W 10-8 Vs UMASS: W 5-4 Vs UMASS: L 2-5 Vs…
The second seeded Louisville Cardinal are set to face the seventh seeded Northern Kentucky Norse in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). This is Louisville’s first appearance in the NIT since 2006. The Cardinals lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks in the semifinal round. (TICKET INFO AT BOTTOM)