It was announced today that Cardinal forever, and current Utah Jazz star, Donovan Mitchell, will be competing in the NBA All-Star Dunk Contest. He was previously scheduled to appear in the skills challenge but has since backed out to fully commit to the dunk contest. Congratulations to Donovan! It’s official! Donovan Mitchell is in the…
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It is no secret that Donovan Mitchell is a freak athlete. He can do it all, and do it well. He has taken the NBA by storm and is showing no signs of slowing down. But Spida has not always had dreams of being an NBA All-Star, at one point, he wanted to be an…
Cardinal forever, Donovan Mitchell has had an outstanding rookie season, to say the least. Hes put up crazy numbers, night after night with the Utah Jazz. Find out how to vote for him to participate in the NBA All-Star game below! Do your thing Cardnation! Vote for @spidadmitchell NOW ⭐️ ✅: https://t.co/tc0AaRovyp#NBAVote #NBAAllStar2018 pic.twitter.com/90bePksw6a —…
Welcome back everyone, to your weekly look at how our former Cards are faring in the NBA! (Spoiler alert, it’s pretty dang good!) Let’s get into it! *All stats are accurate for games played through December 21st. Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves) MPG (Minutes Per Game): 17.7 PPG (Points Per Game): 6.1 APG (Assists Per Game):…
Photo Courtesy of SLC Dunk Twitter Account (@slcdunk) Donovan Mitchell continues to impress as a rookie. Last night, Donovan led his Utah Jazz in a road battle against arguably the world’s best player Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Though his team lost 109-100, Donovan still put on a show; dropping 26 points including this…
Welcome back to your weekly look on how our former Cards are doing in the NBA! Let’s get into it! *All stats accurate for games played through December 14th Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves) MPG (Minutes Per Game): 17.7 PPG (Points Per Game): 6.5 APG (Assists Per Game): 1.3 RPG (Rebounds Per Game): 4.8 SPG (Steals…
Welcome back to another (late) edition of Cards in the NBA! No wasting time here, lets get into it! *All stats accurate through games played through December 7th Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves) MPG (Minutes Per Game): 17.1 PPG (Points Per Game): 6.9 APG (Assists Per Game): 1.3 RPG (Rebounds Per Game): 4.6 SPG (Steals Per…
Last night, the Utah Jazz defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 114-108 and rookie Donovan Mitchell put on a show. Mitchell dropped 41 points in the matchup. The Pelicans could not find an answer for Mitchell… Not even Boogie Cousins, who Donovan basically ate for dinner. Mitchell became the first rookie since Blake Griffin to drop…
Ladies and gents, its time to see how our former Cardinals are faring in the NBA! *Stats are accurate through games played November 21st Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves) MPG (Minutes Per Game): 15.1 PPG (Points Per Game): 6.3 APG (Assists Per Game): 0.9 RPG (Rebounds Per Game): 4.6 SPG (Steals Per Game): 0.4 BPG (Blocks…
Photo Courtesy of Elsa/Getty Images As if UofL fans needed another reason to adore Donovan Mitchell. Donovan surprised his mother with a new Audi SUV yesterday. As you will see in the video below from ESPN via Donovan’s Instagram account, she was taken aback and loved her gift from her son. UofL has been blessed…
Welcome back everyone, its time to check in on how our beloved former Cards are doing in the NBA! (stats will be accurate through November 7th) Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves) MPG (Minutes per game): 15.4 PPG (Points per game): 6.8 APG (Assists per game): 1.1 RPG (Rebounds per game): 5.0 SPG (Steals per game): 0.3…
One of my personal favorite sports began last week, as the NBA began its 72nd season. Make sure to stay tuned to the site as every Tuesday I will be bringing you guys updates on how our former Cardinals are doing in the NBA! *Stats are through games played by 10/23/17 Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota Timberwolves)…
Today was one of the hardest days in Louisville Athletics history. The decision to place Rick Pitino and Tom Jurich on leave, has not come without much backlash. Nobody is hurting more right than the current players, but the former players are not far behind. Here is what some of the former and current…
Some of the current and former players of the University of Louisville Mens Basketball team, have come forward to show the world what Rick Pitino meant to them. https://twitter.com/AlhajiMohammed/status/913072083575492610 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anas Osama Mahmoud (@anas14mahmoud) https://instagram.com/p/BZjld25HQMY/ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ryan McMahon (@ryanmcmahon)…
Rick Pitino has never been shy to share his opinions on the one and done rule that the NCAA and NBA have put in place. It is just not for him. But Coach Pitino has met with Marty Smith with ESPN and mentions that he believes the one and done will be a thing of…
The celebrity guest picker for today’s ESPN College Gameday is the University of Louisville’s men’s basketball coach, Rick Pitino!
The University of Louisville Men’s Basketball team has scheduled their very first Pro Day for October 7th as reported by Evan Daniels with Scout.com. It will be divided up into two practices and head coach Rick Pitino has already said they will be extremely athletic practices. He also believes he has 5 or 6 legitimate…
University of Louisville student-athletes will be loading a semi-truck full of Louisville athletic apparel to aid the victims of Hurricane Harvey on Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Here at Cardinal Sports Zone, our thoughts and prayers are still with everyone who has been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Here is what @GoCards…
It was announced today that Donovan Mitchell will be at the UofL Bookstore signing autographs on September 16th. The exact time should be announced in the coming days! Very excited to announce that we will be hosting @spidadmitchell for an autograph signing on the morning of September 16th! pic.twitter.com/NChDMVnHdc — U of L Campus Store…
Russ Smith had an incredible season this summer in China. He averaged 61.2 points, while adjusting to the rougher style of play. Now he has signed to play in China’s highest league, but his ultimate goal has not changed. He still wants to end up in the NBA. Dennis Chambers with Basketball Insiders sat down…