Here is Joe Lunardi’s latest men’s basketball Bracketology.
Category: Louisville Athletics
When this season started, I think fans had expectations that Mangok Mathiang would come right in and fill the void left by Gorgui Dieng. Yes he is tall, from another country, and is built very similar to Dieng. But there is something people were not thinking about: they are NOT the same person….
Press release from UofL: The third ranked Cardinals will host top ranked Connecticut in the KFC Yum! Center on Monday night at 7:00 p.m. The game is part of ESPN’s Big Monday and will air on ESPN2. It can also be heard live on the Cards Radio with Matt Andrews and Adrienne Johnson, carried locally…
Here is the latest deal from FansCloset.com. It is a Louisville Cardinals Antigua’s Exceed Polo on sale for $34.99 (retail price $49.99). If you order two you save an extra 10% more with the deal. Fans of CSZ, we are running this special for you. Enter the order and it will ship the week of…
Russ Smith is steadily climbing up the record books at UofL in a few different categories. He is currently 8th in total points, and could climb a couple more spots before the season is over. He is also threatening to take the career steals record from Peyton Siva. Here are some of the updated lists…
Chris Jones has been getting a lot of heat on social media about the Memphis game, and probably rightfully so. He didn’t play very well and he forced the issue, a LOT. He took bad shots, drove 1 on 3, and dribbled too much trying to create on his own. But he isn’t the only…
It has been almost a full day since the “Meltdown in Memphis” (just came up with that one) so I have had time to gather my thoughts about the game. Actually I pretty much knew soon after it ended how I felt. It was very frustrating to watch the end and how that unfolded, yet…
As we enter the last week in the College Basketball regular season this is how the American Athletic Conference looks as of today: #4 Memphis vs #5 UConn #1 Louisville vs (Winner of) #8 USF vs #9 UCF #2 Cincinnati vs (Winner of) #7 Rutgers vs #10 Temple #3 SMU vs #6…
Russ Smith began Thursday night’s game against Temple as the 10th all-time leading scorer in UofL men’s basketball history. He entered the game with 1,707 total points. After scoring 24 points against the Owls, he passed up Herbert Crook (1,723) and Charlie Tyra (1,728). Smith now has 1,731 points. What is most impressive about this?…
I have always been a big fan of Gruden’s QB Camp on ESPN, and this year we will have our own Teddy Bridgewater on the show! The following is the press release from ESPNmediazone.com… Jon Gruden’s QB Camp series is returning to ESPN for its fifth season this spring. Since 2010, the popular SportsCenter specials have produced groundbreaking content that…
Louisville senior Russ Smith is one of 15 finalists for the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Year Trophy. The winner will be announced on Friday, April 4 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This season, Smith is averaging 17.5 points per game. He is also averaging a career high in both assists (4.5) and…
Press release from UofL: Louisville, Ky. – Louisville head coach Jeff Walz was named an assistant coach for the 2014 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team, USA Basketball announced today. Walz will assist head coach Dawn Staley, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and University of South Carolina head coach. Michigan’s Kim Barnes-Arico will also join them on the…
We are a couple weeks away from the first American Athletic Conference Tournament. The Tournament will be played from Wednesday March 12th through Saturday March 15th on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Over the next couple weeks we will let you know just what that bracket will look like. If the season ended today the…
Press release from UofL: LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The ninth-ranked Louisville baseball team’s home game against Morehead State scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Jim Patterson Stadium has been postponed due to inclement weather. The teams are working to finalize a date to reschedule the game and those details will be announced when they are determined. The Cardinals…
Press release from UofL: Louisville, Ky. – A limited number of tickets are remaining for the final University of Louisville women’s basketball home game against top-ranked UConn. The only tickets that remain are upper level seats for $5. The UConn game is Senior Night for seniors Tia Gibbs, Shoni Schimmel, Antonita Slaughter and Asia Taylor. Head Coach Jeff Walz and the Cardinals will…
Recent Louisville football signee Sharieff Rhaheed-Muhammad finds himself in trouble in relation to an investigation going back to last year. The following article comes from TCPalm.com. The first few paragraphs will be posted and then you can click the link at the bottom for the rest of the article. Apparently Bobby Petrino is aware of…
It looks like former Louisville Cardinal forward Earl Clark has found himself a new team after being waived by the Philadelphia 76ers just a few days ago. The following is from ESPN.com… The New York Knicks have agreed to a deal with Earl Clark, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com on Tuesday. The five-year veteran averaged 5.2 points in…
I don’t know who he (or she) is. I don’t know where they live or work. I just know they make awesome highlight videos. The great VillenHD has returned out of nowhere to make a highlight video from the Louisville-Cincinnati game on Saturday. The last video was 10 months ago, so this one was a…
On Monday afternoon, Louisville assistant Wyking Jones went to watch Justin Simon, the #1 point guard in the 2015 class (according to Scout). Jones went to watch him practice, and now it is being reported that Simon has an offer from Louisville. https://twitter.com/TheRecruitScoop/status/438163558460035072 https://twitter.com/WGNRecruits/status/438161678337703937 Simon is from Temecula, California and is listed at 6’4 or 6’5…
Here are the latest standings for the American Athletic Conference as well as the remaining games for the top 4 teams. American Standings TEAM CONF OVERALL Cincinnati 13-2 24-4 Louisville 12-2 23-4 Southern Methodist 11-4 22-6 Memphis 10-4 21-6 Connecticut 9-5 21-6 Houston 5-9 13-14 Rutgers 4-10 10-17 South Florida 3-11 12-15 UCF 2-12…