Today in laughable NCAA news: The NCAA has reprimanded Louisville head coach Jeff Walz. According to the release, Coach Walz directed, “inappropriate and profane language,” toward committee members and NCAA staff seated at the scorers table during the loss to Mississippi State in the Final Four. The NCAA has, “publicly reprimanded,” Coach Walz and issued…
Category: Louisville Basketball
Thanks to the Utah Jazz, we can all sit back and watch the awesomeness of Donovan Mitchell’s rookie season. He was also named to the all-rookie first team in the NBA. Take a look below! The No. 13 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Donovan Mitchell led all rookies in scoring (20.5 ppg) and…
We here at Cardinal Sports Zone wish Lance nothing but the best moving forward. Press release from the University of Louisville athletic department: LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Forward Lance Thomas, who averaged 2.2 points and 1.3 rebounds in 12 games as a freshman at the University of Louisville last season, has been provided his release to…
Robbie Valentine was on air with Marques Maybin and Steve Rummage for the Tuesday May 15th edition of Middays with Marques Maybin. They discussed everything from Robbie’s upcoming 33rd (!) annual basketball camps to the type of recruits coach Mack has been bringing in. They also discussed the incredible Donovan Mitchell and the impact he…
UofL announced details for tomorrow’s big athletic equipment sale that is being held at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. The Equipment Sale will be located in these tents next to Central Avenue & in the Bronze Lot of Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Your only way to purchase items are in person beginning at 9 AM this…
Chris Mack is hammering the 2019 class hard. Just last Friday he had a visit from 4 Star G Josh Nickelberry. Now, on June 2, he has a visit scheduled with another highly touted 4 Star G named Jahmius Ramsey. Louisville will host 2019 four-star Jahmius Ramsey for an unofficial visit on June 2nd, per…
Samford Grad Transfer Christen Cunningham is now officially a member of the University of Louisville Men’s Basketball team after signing his financial aid papers. The 6’2 G will join Darius Perry, Ryan McMahon, and VJ King in the back court for Coach Chris Mack and the Cards. His experience and playmaking ability will be invaluable…
2019 4 Star G Josh Nickelberry out of Northwood Temple Academy in Fayetteville, NC is visiting UofL on Friday per Evan Daniels. It is an unofficial visit. Four-star guard Josh Nickelberry (https://t.co/GRi6KDedNc) will take an unofficial visit to Louisville on Friday, a source tells @247Sports. — Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) May 8, 2018 Nickelberry is a…
Welp. This sucks. The 2013 National Championship banner out front of the YUM! Center coming down. @WHAS11 pic.twitter.com/S6LBDAC06B — Steven Peake (@StevenPeakeKSR) May 7, 2018
Yacine Diop will transfer from Pitt to Louisville for her final season of eligibility. Diop was Pitt’s leading scorer and rebounder averaging 15.3 points and 6.7 rebounds. Last season, Diop tied her career high of 26 points against Louisville. The forward will be immediately eligible.
UofL Basketball picked up a commitment today. It’s been a long time since that sentence has been written and it feels glorious. The committed player is 6’2 Grad Transfer PG Christen Cunningham out of Samford University. Cunningham is actually from Georgetown, KY. He attended Henry Clay High School in Lexington and played for former UofL…
Kahil Fennell is coming to the University of Louisville after spending one year as an assistant coach at Portland State. He played three years at Redlands University where he graduated with a degree in history and earned all-academic honors. We here at Cardinal Sports Zone would like to give a warm welcome to Kahil and…
Missouri G Courtney Ramey, one of the highest rated unsigned players left in the 2018 class, is scheduled to make a visit to the University of Louisville today. Courtney Ramey's (https://t.co/FswqUyW136) visit to Louisville is an unofficial visit, not an official visit, sources tell @247Sports. — Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) April 24, 2018 I spoke with…
It was about a week ago that UofL Head Coach Chris Mack announced that UofL was no longer recruiting 2018 4 Star PG and former UofL commit Courtney Ramey. Chris Mack says Louisville is looking for some help in the backcourt via graduate transfers. Just ruled out Louisville's two former Class of 2018 commitments, Anfernee…
Former UofL player, fan favorite, and current Atlanta Hawk Damion Lee joined Marques Maybin and Steve Rummage on Middays with Marques Maybin on Friday. He discussed a myriad of topics with Marques and Steve, offering a lot of honest insight. Some of the topics discussed were his recruiting process as a grad transfer, his time…
Myisha Hines-Allen is headed to the Washington Mystics!! With the 19th pick, the Mystics selected Hines-Allen. While the Mystics are set in the post, Hines-Allen will add great value and undoubtedly will earn her time in the spotlight. Congrats, Myisha!! We are so proud of you!! Louisville's Myisha Hines-Allen, the winningest player in Cardinals program…
The University of Louisville men’s basketball head coach, Chris Mack, joined Midday’s with Marques Maybin and Steve Rummage on Tuesday. They talked about everything from grad transfers, to workouts and everything in between! Listen in below! ‘Men's Basketball @CoachChrisMack Joins Midday's With @Maybin939 and @StevenRummage – 4 – 10 – 18’ on #SoundCloud #np https://t.co/16NWCMwypR…
Louisville head coach Jeff Walz has been tabbed as the head coach for the 2018 USA Basketball Women’s U18 team. Delaware’s Natasha Adair and UCLA’s Cori Close will serve as his assistant coaches. The trio will lead the team at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship. The top four finishing teams earn a qualifying berth…
Basketball season just ended and many Louisville fans – myself included – are already counting down the days until tip off. Today, the ACC dropped conference home and away opponents. In 2018-19, the Cardinals’ home schedule is highlighted by Duke, North Carolina, Notre Dame and Virginia. See the full release below: The Cardinals will face…
Donovan Mitchell continues to wow everyone with his amazing rookie year with the Utah Jazz. Tonight, he just broke a record previously owned by a talented guard by the name of Damian Lillard. ROOKIE RECORD!#TakeNote #DonROY pic.twitter.com/twRRuR4cLA — Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) April 11, 2018 Donovan now owns the record for most made 3 pointers by…