The Louisville Cardinals have two spots left to fill for next season’s team. If you caught the post from the other day, we focused in on the three guys that were the most likely options to fill the two spots. One of those players was 5-star point guard Derryck Thornton from Findlay Prep in Henderson,…
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According to this tweet from Jeff Borzello of ESPN.com, 6’4 shooting guard Sterling Smith will visit Louisville next Wednesday. Coppin State transfer Sterling Smith will take a visit to Louisville next Wednesday, source tells ESPN. Immediately eligible guard. — Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) April 15, 2015 Smith is a transfer from Coppin State and as the…
The Louisville Cardinals have just gotten a commitment from Ryan McMahon, a 6’1 shooting guard from Sarasota, Florida. Less than an hour ago, I posted a quick story about him as a “recruit to watch,” so there isn’t much more to add to that. Click the link to see more information about McMahon.
Ryan McMahon is best described as a “sharpshooter.” The 6’1 shooting guard just received a scholarship offer from the University of Louisville on Thursday night, and a commitment could be coming very soon, quite possibly even today. McMahon is from Sarasota, Florida and plays for Cardinal Mooney High School. He doesn’t have many offers at…
Quentin Goodin is a name you will be hearing for a while on the basketball recruiting front. He is only a junior this season so there is still a long way to go before he signs with a school. Goodin plays for Taylor County High School in Campbellsville, Kentucky. The 6’3 185 lb guard narrowed…
Recruiting is a crazy thing. Just a couple of weeks ago, the Cards had a commitment from 5-star Antonio Blakeney and had backed off of 6’6 combo guard Perry Dozier. You know the story: Blakeney decommits, and the Cards try to get back in the mix for Dozier. Rick Pitino and Kenny Johnson spent Wednesday…
It looks like P.J. Dozier is definitely back in the mix to get the last spot in the 2015 class that Antonio Blakeney had for a solid 11 days. We knew that the Cards would be interested in him again, but would he listen to them? Well that question has been answered, and it’s yes….
According to Steve Jones of the Courier-Journal, UofL has decided to move on from Antonio Blakeney. They will not continue to recruit him after the 5-star shooting guard decommitted. This is not a big surprise, as Coach Pitino very rarely continues to recruit guys that decommit. Quentin Snider was more of an exception and not…
Antonio Blakeney has just opened up his recruitment, according to ESPN’s Reggie Rankin. Rick Pitino was supposed to go visit him in Florida on Wednesday. Obviously, that will not happen now. Here are some tweets from this happening. Five star SG Antonio Blakeney has informed @ESPNRNHoops that he has reopened his recruiting. Story on the…
ESPN.com has updated their top 100 college basketball recruiting rankings for the class of 2015. The 4 commitments for the Louisville Cardinals are all in the top 51. Here is how they are ranked in the latest rankings on ESPN… 14) Antonio Blakeney: 5-star; #2 SG 29) Deng Adel: 4-star; #6 SF 37) Donovan Mitchell: 4-star;…
With the class of 2015 wrapped up for Rick Pitino, the weekly CSZ Recruiting Notebook is also on a break right now. We will return with it around the time that basketball season starts and get you introduced to some of the guys in the 2016 class. One of the players surely to make the…
With the recent commitment of Antonio Blakeney to Louisville, the Cards have put together what will be one of the best classes in the country. Here is how each player is rated on each of the major recruiting sites, along with highlights of each player. SG Antonio Blakeney 6’4 170 lbs Orlando, Florida ESPN:…
5-star shooting guard Antonio Blakeney visited UofL’s campus on Sunday and Monday. He was at the Miami game with UofL guard Terry Rozier, who is said to be a good friend of Blakeney. There hasn’t been too much public chatter since his visit ended, as he or his family haven’t done any media interviews just…
According to Scout’s Evan Daniels, 2016 center Abdul Ado will visit Louisville this weekend. Abdul Ado, one of the top shot blockers in the 2016 class, will take a visit to Louisville this coming Saturday, a source says. — Evan Daniels (@EvanDaniels) September 4, 2014
By Justin Renck and Steve Rummage: In our basketball recruiting notebook, we fill you in on where the Cards stand with their top targets in the class of 2015. This week we we have a big target who was scheduled to visit, but now will push that back. But on the flip side, another 5-star guard will…
Well Rick Pitino will still be hosting a big-time recruit on Labor Day Weekend, but just not the one we expected. Perry Dozier was supposed to be making an official visit, but he has pushed back all of his visits and will likely check out UofL on October 3rd. However, 5-star shooting guard Antonio Blakeney…
247 Sports just updated their rankings for basketball recruits in the class of 2015. The Louisville Cardinals have all 3 of their commits in the top 30 overall. Raymond Spalding made the biggest leap of any of the future Cards, jumping up 59 spots from #80 to #21 overall. He also was upgraded to a…
By Justin Renck and Steve Rummage: In our basketball recruiting notebook, we fill you in on where the Cards stand with their top targets in the class of 2015. The Cards gained their third commit for 2015 this week, and possibly have one more target in mind. Enjoy this week’s notebook! Point Guard Donovan Mitchell (Commit)…
Rick Pitino just landed a commitment from his guy when 4-star PG/SG Donovan Mitchell committed to Louisville. The 6’3 180 lb guard cut his list down to 5: Louisville, FSU, Providence, Boston College, and Villanova before choosing the Cards. There may not have been a player this summer gain more than Mitchell. Mitchell was an under…
By Justin Renck and Steve Rummage: In our basketball recruiting notebook, we fill you in on where the Cards stand with their top targets in the class of 2015. With small forward Deng Adel and power forward Raymond Spalding already committed, the focus is now on backcourt players. Point Guard Donovan Mitchell – Mitchell cut his list…