This coming Saturday, January 22nd, Louisville men’s basketball will officially retire Russ Smith’s number 2. Smith’s number will join Charlie Tyra’s number 8, Wes Unseld’s number 31, Darrell Griffith’s number 35, and Pervis Ellison’s number 42. Louisville Athletics announced more details about the Jersey retirement. Russ Being 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀: 12.04.12 "That's just great instinct. That's just…
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On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, Jeremy is joined via Zoom by Shawn, Sam, and Higgy to discuss what’s going on in the land of the Cards. We also have a special guest. This week, we delve into some of the behind the scenes…
The date is Jan. 15, and the Louisville men’s basketball program sits at 10-7 after its third consecutive loss. Pittsburgh defeated Louisville 65-53 inside the Peterson Events Center on Saturday. Pitt improves to 7-10 and 2-4 in the ACC. BOX SCORE There is not much that can be said about this one. Louisville is firmly…
Louisville head men’s basketball coach Chris Mack joined the media on Friday morning for a brief press conference on campus. He was accompanied by sophomore forward Dre Davis. The two discussed Louisville’s troubling 16-point loss to NC State on Thursday and previewed the upcoming matchup with Pittsburgh. Louisville defeated Pitt 75-72 at home on Jan….
The Louisville men’s basketball team dropped its second straight game on Wednesday night in a 79-63 loss to NC State at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards fall to 10-6 on the season and 4-2 in ACC play. NC State improved to 9-8 overall and 2-4. Louisville is now 10-6 and firmly outside of the…
Louisville men’s basketball head coach Chris Mack joined the media on Tuesday afternoon for a brief press conference ahead of Wednesday night’s matchup with NC State. He was accompanied by junior guard El Ellis. The two discussed the close loss to Florida State on Saturday and previewed Wednesday’s rematch with NC State. The Cards and…
Florida State handed the Louisville men’s basketball team its first loss of the conference season on Saturday night in Tallahassee by a score of 79-70. Louisville drops to 10-5 overall and 4-1 in the ACC. Florida State now sits at 8-5 and 2-2. This is Florida State’s fifth straight win in the series. Final: Florida…
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, our guys Jeremy, Shawn, and Joey are joined via Zoom by our guys DP, Sam, and Higgy. As usual, we talk about what’s going on in the land of the Cards. This week, we discuss the men’s basketball…
Louisville men’s basketball Head Coach Chris Mack and senior guard Mason Faulkner joined the media on Friday for a press conference ahead of Saturday’s game at Florida State. Louisville is off to a 4-0 start in conference play after a close 75-72 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday night at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards…
Louisville edged out another close victory on Wednesday night in a 75-72 win over Pittsburgh at home. The Cards improve to 10-4 overall and 4-0 in the ACC. Pitt falls to 5-9 and 0-3. 𝟰-0 IN THE ACC!!!!#GoCards pic.twitter.com/Wya5c9ehOX — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) January 6, 2022 El Ellis led Louisville with 18 points and…
It’s now official. As Russ Smith had previously tweeted (and we previously wrote a story on which you can read here), Louisville men’s basketball will be retiring the number 2 in honor of one of its great players. Retiring #️⃣2️⃣ @Specter_Smit https://t.co/ARiXNeOvEv#RUS2 pic.twitter.com/MCu2O5Piav — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) January 3, 2022 The retirement ceremony will…
Louisville is off to a 3-0 start in the ACC after a close 67-64 victory over Georgia Tech on Sunday night in Atlanta. The Cards improve to 9-4 overall. Tech falls to 6-6 on the season. 𝟯-0 IN THE ACC!!!#GoCards pic.twitter.com/7i6G4rZ3Vw — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) January 3, 2022 Malik Williams led all Cardinals scorers…
Pregame Notes: Good afternoon Card Nation, Louisville is coming off a 79-49 thrashing of Boston College for their first ACC win of the year. Our 3rd-ranked Louisville Cardinals took the road to Atlanta to have a top 20 faceoff vs Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech is currently 10-2 and ranked 16th in the Country. Both teams…
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, our guys Jeremy, Shawn, Joey, DP, and Sam talk about what’s going on in the land of the Cards. This week we open up presents since I am a kind and generous leader! We also discuss the state…
Louisville head men’s basketball coach Chris Mack joined the media on Friday for a press conference ahead of his team’s road trip to Georgia Tech on Sunday. Junior forward Samuell Williamson was also in attendance. The two discussed Wednesday’s comeback win over Wake Forest in addition to the upcoming game on Sunday night in Atlanta….
Normally at the end of the year I give you the top 10 photos from the year taken by the CSZ photogs, but this wasn’t a normal year. TJ ( and most photogs) were not allowed at the basketball games so we have no photos from last season. Covid restrictions changed everything so I just…
Louisville came back from a second half deficit on Wednesday night for a narrow 73-69 win over Wake Forest at the KFC Yum! Center. The Cards improve to 8-4 on the season and 2-0 in the ACC. Wake drops to 11-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference. Noah Locke led Louisville with 17 points and…
Russ Smith is truly a Cardinals’ Legend. Whether it be his enjoyable personality, his insane ability on a basketball court, or the positive ways he changed former Cardinal coach Rick Pitino, Russ became and remains a fan favorite. Now, for all the things he accomplished on the court, Russ will have his number join those…
The pandemic unfortunately is causing havoc again as Louisville men’s basketball has been forced to pause all activities within its men’s basketball program due to positive Covid tests. This was discussed on our newest episode of the CSZ Podcast. Much like last season, the team cannot practice or hold any meetings of any type until…
The Louisville men’s basketball team dropped its second consecutive game on Saturday in an 82-72 road loss at Western Kentucky. Louisville falls to 7-4 on the season. WKU now sits at 8-4 overall. This is the Hilltoppers first win over Louisville since 2008. Noah Locke led all Cards with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3…