After last week’s introductory press conference of Chris Mack, Jordan Nwora told the media that he wanted to stay at the University of Louisville. He just needed to talk to Coach Mack by himself and have Coach Mack talk to his parents. He wanted to start building that trust. After things have started to…
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Yesterday, all the head coaches of the mens basketball teams of the ACC partook in a teleconference. You can hear what everyone had to say below thanks to our friends at the ACC Digital Network. If you only have time to catch what David Padgett says, he comes on about the 1:22 mark.
Photo Courtesy of USA Basketball (usab.com) UofL Women’s Basketball Coach Jeff Walz picked up a huge commitment yesterday from 2019 prospect Ramani Parker. pic.twitter.com/wviyZYqAC6 — Ramani Parker (@ramani_parker0) January 15, 2018 Parker is a 6’4 F/C from Central High School in Fresno, CA. She is ranked the 11th best F in the nation and is…
Despite trailing by 13 points at halftime the Louisville Cardinals found a way to leave Tallahassee with a much-needed and well deserved ranked road win. Louisville fought the whole second half and continually chipped away at the Seminoles’ lead. Late in the game, the Cardinals scored to take their first lead and never looked back…
UofL athletics sat down with VJ King to find out a little more about the sophomore. What is the best advice he has ever received? Who is his celebrity crush? What would he name his Derby horse? Find out the answer to these and so much more below! VJ King is next on the ⏰….
Press release from the University of Louisville athletic department: Toy Collection Planned forDec. 11Mens Basketball Game LOUISVILLE, Ky. New toys will be collected and subsequently donated to Nortons Childrens Hospital prior to the CardinalsDec. 11mens basketball game against Bryant. New toys for any age or gender will be collected at the entrance of the…
In the latest chapter of the Katina Powell saga, UofL has filed its official appeal against the NCAA Committee of Infractions ruling from June. The Courier Journal received these files through a public records request. UofL deems the ruling excessive especially since none of the players on the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 teams received the “benefits”…
Once again, the Cardinals fall one spot in this week’s AP poll. Duke continues to hold onto the top spot with Arizona and Kansas rounding out the top 3. Any surprises to you in this week’s poll? AP POLL ALERT: Duke stays atop AP Top 25 men's basketball poll as Michigan State drops to No….
Donovan Spida Mitchell. He is one of the most beloved cardinals to wear the uniform in recent years, and rightfully so. He has been off to a great start in his professional career and just recently came through with a promise he made to his mom to buy her a new car. Andrew Sharp with…
Despite a future clouded by the possibility of NCAA investigation and the uncertainty of his own job status after the season, David Padgett is trying to salvage UofL Basketball’s recruiting classes for 2018 and beyond. It may be an uphill battle, but there are two highly thought of former commits still interested in the Cards.
The UofL athletic department sat down with UofL transfer, Steven Enoch on this week’s Beat the Buzzer. He talks about the best advice he has ever received, who is the most serious among his teammates and what his Kentucky Derby horse would be named, along with so much more!
When Quentin Snider, AnasMahmoud and Deng Adel committed to play basketball at the University of Louisville, they never could have guessedthe obstacles they would be facing. They have played through the Katina Powell scandal and now the FBI one. They never let it bring them down though, they have been the solid foundation that the…
Jeff Greer with the Courier Journal recently sat down with interim head coach, David Padgett for 30 minutes, and got the inside scoop on how he is adjusting. They talked about everything from recruiting to adjusting to the size of his new office (hint, it is huge). [new] I had a 30-minute conversation with interim…
It was announced today that Deng Adel has been named to the preseason top 50 candidate list for the Wooden Award. The Wooden award is the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. Congrats to Adel! UofL's Deng Adel is one of the Preseason Top 50 candidates for the @WoodenAward presented by Wendy's announced today…
Congratulations and well wishes sent to Cardinal Forever & friend of the site, Damion Lee. He popped the question over the weekend to his long time girlfriend, and Steph Currys sister, Sydel Curry. Damion is currently playing in the G-League for the Warriors. We here at Cardinal Sports Zone wish nothing but a life full…
The first AP Poll of the regular season has been released. Duke remains at the top with Michigan State coming in at number two. UofL slides two and lands at number 18. Duke No. 1 in first regular season AP Top 25 men's hoops poll after opening weekend. Watch vid for full poll. https://t.co/aTTc4xZM9X pic.twitter.com/eDPfivhIeZ…
Cardinal forever, Russ Smith, announced some of the 2018 events that his foundation has set up thus far. Go ahead and put them in your calendar and get out and support this fantastic person and foundation. https://twitter.com/specter_smit/status/928092356297068545
Now that all of the exhibition games are complete, it is time to focus on the first official game of the 2017-2018 men’s basketball season. The Student CAF announced today all of the promotions for the season, including a pajama night, ugly sweater night and a neon night. Check out the full schedule below! 🏀…
ESPN.Com released their top 50 players in college basketball for the upcoming season. Two Cardinals make the list, with the first Cardinal mentioned being a pleasant surprise. Take a look for yourself and let us know what you think about the rankings. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21273080/cbbrank-top-50-players-college-basketball
Photo Courtesy of David Banks/Getty Images You all may have heard Brian Bowen was recently cleared by the FBI in their investigation of a pay to play scandal in college hoops. It is important to note, he was cleared in the FBI investigation, but not cleared to play for UofL. The news from yesterday is…