Greensboro, N.C. — The top seeded Louisville Cardinals are the 2018 ACC Conference Champions. The Cardinals have not won a conference tournament championship since 1993 when Louisville won the Metro Conference Tournament Championship. In a game that had 14 lead changes and eight ties, the Cardinals outlasted the four time ACC Conference Champions Notre Dame….
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Greensboro, N.C. — For the first time since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference, the top seeded Louisville Cardinals will play for the ACC Championship. Louisville bounced back from another sluggish start to overcome the North Carolina State Wolfpack in a 64 – 59 decision But, the Cardinals have not had an easy road. Both Virginia…
Junior guard, Asia Durr, has been named a John R. Wooden Award Finalist. Durr is one of 15 players competing for the prestigious award, which recognizes the most outstanding player in college hoops. The Douglasville, Georgia native is averaging 19.2 points per game and has knocked down more than 99 triples this season. Final finalists…
CardNation, Asia Durr and Myisha Hines-Allen need your help. Durr is one of five finalists for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award for best shooting guard and Hines-Allen is one of five finalists for the Katrina McClain Award for best power forward. Through March 23rd, go to HoopHall Awards and vote for Durr and Hines-Allen. Now,…
Greensboro, N.C. — The top seeded Louisville Cardinals held off Virginia Tech behind a stellar performance from its forwards. Louisville’s leading scorer, Asia Durr, started out 0-of-8 from the field and picked up two fouls before knocking down her first bucket, a three-pointer, midway through the second frame. With Durr rendered ineffective, Louisville struggled to…
Well, there isn’t much to say. No words are going to heal the pain that this loss has brought to Cardnation tonight. The team showed heart and fight all night long. They controlled the #1 team in the country for 39 minutes. Coach Padgett said that this is the toughest loss he has ever experienced….
Arica Carter, San Fuehring and Jazmine Jones have been named to the All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team. To qualify, the student-athlete much have earned a 3.0 GPA for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative GPA during ones academic career.
Q and Anas, Your four years at the University of Louisville were probably not what you expected. They were not what we, the fans, expected. You two have weathered the heaviest of storms the city could bear with complete and utter grace – at least in the public eye. I could never say thank you…
The accolades keep rolling in this week for the Cardinals. Today, it was announced that Louisville senior, Myisha Hines-Allen has been tabbed as a finalist for the 2018 Katrina McClain Award. The award, in its inaugural year, honors the top Power Forward in Division I Women’s Basketball.
Press release from the University of Louisville: GREENSBORO, N.C. – University of Louisville juniors Deng Adel and Ray Spalding along with sophomore V.J. King and freshman Jordan Nwora were named to the 2018 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team announced Wednesday by the ACC. Adel and Spalding earn the honor for the third straight time while King earns it for the second straight season….
Coach Jeff Walz is the 2018 ACC Coach of the Year. This marks Coach Walz’s first Coach of the Year honor. Under Coach Walz, the Cardinals are 29 – 2 this season, a program-best. Louisville earned its first ACC Regular Season Title despite returning only two starters from a season ago.
No surprise here. Asia Durr is your 2018 ACC Player of the Year. The Douglasville, Georgia native was also tabbed the ACC Preseason Player of the Year. The selection of Durr marks the second time in three years that a Louisville player has earned the title. In 2015-16, Myisha Hines-Allen took home the honor.
Asia Durr, Myisha Hines-Allen and Dana Evans have earned All ACC honors. Durr and Hines-Allen both earned All ACC First Team Honors from both the Blue Ribbon Panel and the league head coaches. Dana Evans earned a spot on the All Freshman Team. The Cardinals, ranked fourth in the latest AP Poll, are the number…
With it’s 81 – 49 victory over the Pitt Panthers, the Louisville Cardinals clinched its first ACC Regular Season Title. Check out the team as they cut the net.
The No. 4 Louisville Cardinals clinched not only the ACC Regular Season Title, but also the # 1 overall seed for the ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament. Louisville finished the season with a 15 – 1 conference record and held the tiebreaker over the 15 – 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Cardinals will have a…
The Utah Jazz announced today that Jazz alumnus Darrell Griffith will make an appearance on Friday, Feb. 23 as the team takes on the Portland Trail Blazers in its first game back from the All-Star Break. Griffith, the first ever Jazz NBA Slam Dunk Contest representative in 1984 and 1985, will also participate in a pre-game…
I’ve been dreading the appeals decision just like most kids dread going to the dentist. At least when you go to the dentist, you have an appointment and you can prepare your mind prior to going in. The NCAA left us hanging and then dropped the news on a random Tuesday without warning. Although most…
At the end of his statement regarding the vacation of the 2013 National Championship, former Louisville head coach Rick Pitino offered a typed statement concerning his involvement in the ongoing FBI “pay-for-play” investigation. Pitino statement on FBI bribery investigation. @WDRBNews pic.twitter.com/N4NYw52t6P — Travis Ragsdale (@TravisRagsdale) February 21, 2018
Former Louisville head coach Rick Pitino spoke to the media in New York City about his thoughts on the NCAA vacating the 2013 Championship. RAW VIDEO: Former U of L coach Rick Pitino calls NCAA ruling ‘unjust’
He’s the gift that keeps on giving. Donovan Mitchell tweeted a photo of a pair of custom red, Louisville Dame 4s. The rookie, who tweeted his support for Louisville after the NCAA denied its appeal, has been a fantastic ambassador for the University of Louisville. Hey, Donovan, can I get a pair?? Only right I…