Billy Donovan will not replace Rick Pitino when he retires from coaching basketball at The University of Louisville. Donovan will likely never coach in the college ranks again. Donovan, in his first year as the Oklahoma City Thunder head coach, has taken his team to within 1 game of the NBA finals. If the Thunder…
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Today this surfaced on Instagram and I thought it looked pretty nice. What do you think?
On Wednesday, May 25th, Louisville Center Chinanu Onuaku will have to decide if he will remain in this years NBA draft or if he will return to Louisville for his junior season. Everyone has an opinion on his future and I am no different. When I stared as a contributor for Cardinal Sports Zone I…
We at Cardinal Sports Zone are a member of the 93.9 family. Whenever Rick Pitino comes on we do our very best to share it. Our guys Mike Rutherford & John Ramsey had the incomparable Rick Pitino on their show today. He had a lot of interesting things to say and I will not spoil one…
When the 2nd set of self-imposed sanctions the thing that people worried about after they collected their thoughts was: How will we recruit? I say after because when they were announced, people acted like they were unaware that these sanctions were coming down. We all assumed that reduction of scholarships, recruiting restrictions and a…
It’s may not be another championship but it’s something worth being proud of. For the umpteenth consecutive year the UofL Cards made the list of the most valuable programs. There was something surprising on this list. Louisville was one of 10 ACC teams in the top 50 of College Basketball schools with the most net…
This scandal has taken a toll on all of us, especially Rick Pitino. He has been through so much more than the average NCAA Division 1 basketball coach. I believe it’s starting to show. I worry about his health. After he came out an said he would be back next year, most of us started…
Sometimes you just see cool things on the net. This was one of those times. I just wanted to share. Go Cards!
Both Damion Lee and Donovan Mitchell attended last nights game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Villanova Wildcats. Damion was there to support a couple of his friends that he met while he was at Drexel University Kris Jenkins & Phil Booth. I have seen multiple pictures floating around so I thought I would…
Here is yet another reason to get excited for next year at the University of Louisville! VJ King will be a difference maker. Here is his Senior year mixtape that the fine folks at makeplayz.com! Enjoy!
In 2001 I heard rumors that Rick Pitino would likely be the coach to replace Denny Crum. Ironically, it was said that Pitino was choosing between Michigan and Louisville. It was also said that ultimately he chose Louisville because Michigan was a football school and he didn’t want to play second fiddle to any other…
The future. Something you shouldn’t normally focus on in sports. When you have had a season like ours though it could be a refreshing change. Let’s look into the future for a minute. Ken Pomeroy is the creator of a popular college basketball website kenpom.com. His website includes his College Basketball Ratings. You always hear his stats referenced…
Of course after the title of the story I am going to serve you this picture first. I was there and still feel chills every time I watch the game. I have been watching it a lot lately. I digress.. I just wanted to do something to help you through the tournament season. How will…
The University of Louisville Women’s Basketball team is making their 19th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, eighth under head coach Jeff Walz. Louisville, KY — The Louisville Cardinals’ 25-7 record earned the ladies a three seed on Selection Monday, landing in the Dallas region. The Cardinals lace up their dancing shoes on Friday…
Most Valuable Players. I know you read that and think: best player on the court. I am sure you were wondering who had the most valuable players off the court. Business Insider has come up with the following method to determine who has the most valuable players: We calculated the Fair Market Value of college…