On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, Jeremy is joined by Joey, DP, Sam and Higgy to discuss what’s going on in the land of the Cards. On tonight’s episode the crew talks WNBA Draft, Danny Manning, Nolan, final staff member, first commit, Softball dominance,…
Category: Louisville Basketball
Former Wake Forest Head Coach Danny Manning is joining Coach Kenny Payne’s Louisville staff as associate head coach. Manning spent last season as an assistant under Mark Turgeon at Maryland before taking over for Turgeon as interim head coach when Turgeon stepped down. Manning brings a wealth of experience as a head coach and recruiter…
With the 4th overall pick, the Indiana Fever selected Louisville forward Emily Engstler. 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮@em__baller is headed to the @IndianaFever!! #GoCards x #WNBADraft pic.twitter.com/BdsJd46ZtL — Louisville Women’s Basketball (@LouisvilleWBB) April 11, 2022 Engstler came to Louisville after spending her first 3 years at Syracuse. The native New Yorker was a standout for the Cuse…
Nolan Smith, a son of the city, has returned home as part of Head Coach Kenny Payne’s staff. He is the first assistant coach named officially and will bring a championship pedigree with him. He had already been out recruiting at the Nike EYBL event in Orlando, FL and CSZ’s Jeremy Wahman provided the first…
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios South, Jeremy is joined via Restream by Shawn, Sam, Joey, and Higgy to discuss what’s going on in the land of the Cards. On this episode, Jeremy breaks down his time covering the Nike EYBL in Orlando, the Nolan…
The picture is becoming clearer for what the 2022-2023 Louisville men’s basketball team will look like. After Friday’s announcement that Jae’lyn Withers would remain with UofL, forward JJ Traynor announced he would also remain with the Cards. Traynor is maybe the most enigmatic of the returning players because we saw so little of him. Staying…
The UofL men’s basketball roster is slowly taking shape under new head coach Kenny Kenny Payne. After Sydney Curry, El Ellis, and Mike James announced they were staying with the program, Jae’lyn Withers has made his decision to stay as well. Keeping Withers has to be considered a big win for Coach Payne. I’m back,…
Mike James was a very heralded freshman for last year’s team. By all accounts, he was showing out in practice and it was hinted at by former coach Chris Mack that James was going to have a pretty significant role with last year’s team. Unfortunately, an Achilles injury in the preseason meant he never played…
Duke Assistant Coach Nolan Smith is coming home. The son of legendary player Derek Smith is the first assistant coach hired by Coach Kenny Payne. He will hold the title of associate head coach. CSZ has been reporting on the likelihood since Coach Payne was hired and we were told last night that this was…
New Coaches: Head Coach: Kenny Payne Biggest hire ever. KP will go down as the most important hire in Louisville history. As long as you give him a chance. He will turn this around Werth love. Believe that. Assistant Coach: Nolan Smith Home run hire. Not saying that just because he’s family. Associate Head Coach:…
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, Jeremy is joined by Shawn, Sam, Joey, and Higgy to discuss what’s going on in the land of the Cards. On this episode, we drop more hints on who will be on the coaching staff, dispel some rumors…
With this year’s trip to the Final Four, every student-athlete that has been at Louisville for four years has experienced a Final Four birth. Louisville has been one of the Nation’s best teams all year long and now, they are among the final four standing. Louisville has been led all tournament by Hailey Van Lith,…
The pieces are slowly falling into place for Kenny Payne’s first Cardinal team. After Sydney Curry made the decision to stay with the Louisville program, the question became who else among the players eligible to return would join him. A day later, the next domino fell into place as guard El Ellis chose to remain…
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, Jeremy is joined by Shawn, Sam, and Higgy to discuss what’s going on in the land of the Cards. Joey joins for a short cameo as well. On this episode, we recap the UofL’s big win against Michigan…
Ever since UofL hired Kenny Payne to be their head coach, the question has been which players would remain with the program. It’s a question that was lingering as there were no definitive commitments from any of the players eligible to return. While the question will continue to linger, UofL did get its first definitive…
Pregame Notes: Good evening Card Nation. Your top-seeded Louisville Cardinals take on the Michigan Wolverines for a spot in the Final Four. Louisville defeated Tennessee 76-64 to reach the Elite Eight. The Cards were led in scoring by HVL with 23 points. Emily Engstler added 20 and Kianna Smith had 12 to round out all…
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, Jeremy is joined by Joey, Shawn, and a returning Higgy to discuss what’s going on in the land of the Cards. On tonight’s episode, we recap the women’s, game, discuss more about who will be on the coaching…
On this episode of the CSZ Podcast, coming to you live from the Fitness Market Studios North, Jeremy is joined by Dalton and Shawn to discuss what’s going on in the land of the Cards. This episode is brought to you simulcast from our now official vlog stream. On this episode, we discuss women’s basketball’s…
Pregame Notes: Good evening Card Nation, your top seeded Louisville Cardinals take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Tournament in the Wichita Region. Louisville played beautifully in their opening game of the tournament as they trounced the 16th-seed Albany Great Danes by the score of 83-51. Louisville had 4…
A new era has arrived for the Louisville men’s basketball program. One of our own has come back to the nest to bring back glory to his program. Kenny Payne has taken the reins of UofL men’s basketball. Today, Coach Payne was introduced in front of a large audience of people in the President’s Room…