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…
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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…
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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)
Photo Courtesy of UofL Basketball Twitter Account (@LouisvilleMBB) UofL has endured losing a banner and a coach. It has endured a tumultuous season with arguably more downs than ups. Even though he no longer wears a UofL uniform, Donovan Mitchell has provided the university and the city with a little light in a sea of…
This UofL basketball season has been, well, disappointing. It was a letdown before practice even started. We lost a coach, an Athletic Director, and our sanity. Our team of great young men were forced to endure more mega media attention and questions about scandals they had no part in. People pelted them with cheap insults…
Asia Durr and Myisha Hines-Allen have both earned USA Today All-American honors for Louisville. Durr, the ACC Player of the Year, was named a USA Today First Team All-American. Durr is averaging a team-best 19.5 points, and leads the ACC in 3-point field goals made. Hines-Allen was named a USA Today Third Team All-American. The…
Russ Smith shared some words of wisdom with the current UofL men’s basketball team before they boarded the plane for New York. Oh, he also had a special guest with him… View this post on Instagram A post shared by David Padgett (@davidpadgett4)
Are you a UofL alum who made the trip to New York to watch the Cardinals play in the ACC tournament? Here is some information on different events going on throughout your time there! #CardNation, are you in the Big 🍎 for the #ACCTourney? @UofLAlum is hosting special events all week long! Register here: https://t.co/RHj8rfIDPx…
Press release from the University of Louisville athletic department: LOUISVILLE, Ky. Three University of Louisville men’s basketball players have earned ACC postseason honors. Junior forwardsDeng AdelandRay Spaldinghave been selected as honorable mention All-ACC selections while senior centerAnas Mahmoudwas named to the ACC All-Defensive team. Adel has been the Cardinals’ scoring leader in 13 games,…