The University of Louisville hosted Louisville Live at Churchill Downs on Saturday night. Fans were introduced to the Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams for the 2021-22 season. The Women’s team competed in a skills competition and a 3-Point contest. The Men’s team participated in a 3-Point contest and a dunk contest. The 1986 National Championship…
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Former Louisville guard David Johnson was selected 47th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft on Thursday night. ππΏπΌπΊ π§π΅π² π©πΆπΉπΉπ² ππΌ π§π΅π² π¦πΆπ @DavidJohnson13 π€ @Raptors#NBADraft x #GoCards pic.twitter.com/nEe0LgC9LV — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) July 30, 2021 Johnson joined Louisville as a consensus 4-star recruit out of Trinity…
Louisville star guard David Johnson returned for his sophomore season with the intent of improving his draft stock. Formerly regarded as a second-round pick, the Louisville native is once again being pinned in the early to middle part of the second round of many NBA mock drafts. Despite his stock not rising a ton in…
Former Louisville guard David Johnson made it official on Wednesday, declaring for the 2021 NBA draft and forgoing his two years of remaining NCAA eligibility. #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/rhJQ9eKmiv — David Johnson (@davidjohnson13) April 14, 2021 Johnson, a Louisville native, joined the Cards as a consensus 4-star recruit in the class of 2019. He battled injuries his…
Three Cards received All-ACC accolades this morning. The league announced its postseason awards and senior guard Carlik Jones, sophomore guard David Johnson, and redshirt freshman forward JaeβLyn Withers were recognized. ππ₯π₯-πππ π π’π«π¬π ππππ¦: @CarlikJones#GoCards pic.twitter.com/4J9SmZyr58 — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) March 8, 2021 Jones was named first team All-ACC and it was well deserved. The…
Louisville sophomore PG David Johnson had an excellent week. He helped lead the Cards to a 1-0 start in the ACC against Pittsburgh and then led them to a victory over arch rival uk. His exploits earned him the ACC Player of the Week honors. Averaged 17.0 PTS, 9.0 REB & 3.0 AST in wins…
The University of Louisville menβs basketball team has raced out to a 4-0 early season record, including wins over Seton Hall and Western Kentucky. The teamβs unselfish play has contained high amounts of intensity and efficiency; however, preseason reports and rankings had the Cardinals lower than usual, mainly due to uncertainties regarding the youth development….
Louisville sophomore guard, and native son, David Johnson has made the Top 50 watch list for the prestigious Wooden Award. π @WoodenAward Preseason Top 50 x @DavidJohnson13 π pic.twitter.com/JiHNyYvmvb — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) December 1, 2020 The award has been given out annually since 1977. Only one other Cardinal has ever won the award….
The Louisville Cardinals are now 3-0 after an 86-64 win over Prairie View A&M on Sunday night at the KFC Yum! Center. Prairie View is now 1-2 after the loss. Jae’lyn Withers led the Cards with 20 points and 9 rebounds on 8 of 10 from the field. David Johnson scored 19 points with 3…
Louisville Menβs Basketball Coach Chris Mack met with the media ahead of the Cards season opener against Evansville tomorrow. In his opening statement, he mentioned how it has been a rough go and acknowledged the cancellation of games around the country. However, though he did expect cancellations to continue throughout the season, he said he…
The 2020-21 Louisville Men’s Basketball season is rapidly approaching. Today, we preview the Cards backcourt ahead of Wednesday’s season opener. It is a group that lost a lot of production from last year’s squad. With a mix of fresh and familiar faces, the backcourt looks to be the strength of this Cardinal basketball team. Personnel…
Louisville Menβs Basketball has an interesting season lying in front of it. Yes, thereβs an ongoing pandemic to deal with, but itβs also the fact that the roster is relatively inexperienced. Last year, Coach Chris Mack relied heavily on upperclassmen, including grad transfer Fresh Kimble. While Coach Mack did bring in two excellent grad transfers…
David Johnson took time out to speak with media earlier today. He was asked questions ranging from what heβs doing during this lockdown, if heβs able to work out and get shots up, and how far he thinks this yearβs team wouldβve gone in the tournament. Johnson said he is working out at a nearby…
Earning His Wings by Keith OddoΒ The one thing that I hated more than anything during my time as a Louisville Cardinal was having David Johnson guard me in practice. Why? Well, for starters, DJ is a 6β5β, 220 pound point guard with a seven-foot wingspan that most Division 1 centers would desire. To go…
One thing that I know we can all agree on is great content. Troy Beckman from the Louisville Men’s Basketball Video Production team has given us just that. Check out what this season meant to him in this video that he put together for Card Nation. https://twitter.com/Troy_Beckman/status/1251586498262073353?s=19
The NCAA cancelled its annual basketball tournament on March 13th. For the first time in 81 seasons, there will not be an official NCAA men’s basketball champion. With an unprecedented amount of March Sadness sweeping the nation, a Twitter account was created to fill the void. The @NCAAsim2020 has proclaimed itself as the “most accurate…
As we wait for this new generation plague to finally pass, we are without one of our greatest escape of sports. However, the ACC Network is trying to get us through it by airing games that happened this past season. Six Louisville games from this past season will be re-aired on the ACC Network. Among…
We Louisville fans are all feeling a deep sadness as today was supposed to be the first day of the NCAA Tournament. March Madness in Louisville is like a national holiday. Itβs a time when the air is warming with the coming of spring. A time when we gather at a friendβs house, a bar,…
Any time there is a roster change after a season, it causes us to think about how it will affect next year’s team. Darius Perry announced on Monday that he would be transferring from Louisville for his final year of eligibility. Darius tweeted his announcement at 8:38 PM and I am willing to bet he…
The Louisville Cardinals did not lead in the second half of their loss at Virginia on Saturday. In spite of a late comeback, the Cards fell 57-54 in Charlottesville and will finish in a tie for second place in the ACC. Louisville drops to 24-7 overall and 15-5 in conference play. Virginia improves to 23-7…