Donovan Mitchell has become a NBA player every Louisville fan roots for. Whenever he is on TV balling out, you can bet a significant chunk of people in Louisville are watching. We watched as he had a playoff performance for the ages when he scored 50+ points in 2 games of a 7-game series loss…
Tag: Louisville Cardinals Men’s Basketball
1) Tae Davis SF 6’6 170lbs Hives’ Evaluation: Tae is the younger brother of freshman wing Dre Davis and, in my opinion, his potential is even higher than his older brother’s. He has very long limbs for being 6’6 and he’s a great athlete that’s shown flashes of skill. His main calling card at first…
Louisville Men’s Basketball put together an excellent 2021 class during a tumultuous time. They signed two excellent guards, an athletic SF with high upside, and a PF with skills like a guard. However, they needed a big man, the centerpiece if you will. They were able to secure the centerpiece with the commitment of 2021…
Cards Hive took time out to watch film of the 2021 Louisville Men’s Basketball early signees and give comparisons to UofL players of the past and present. Below, you can read his analysis of the four signees and their comparisons. You can see if you agree or disagree. Regardless, it’s a fun exercise. Enjoy! Bobby…
With all the craziness in the world, I’m sure many of you forgot it’s the first day of the early signing period for college basketball. Louisville has four highly touted commits in Michael James, El Ellis, Bobby Pettiford Jr, and Eric Van Der Heijden. Of course, nothing is official until they put ink to paper…
Louisville fans have known what the non-conference schedule looks like for the men’s basketball team. They play Seton Hall, Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, Prairie View A&M, and UNC Greensboro in the Wade Houston Classic to begin the season. Next, they travel to play Wisconsin in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge. Finally, they will play arch rival…
With the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, college basketball looked to an idea from their pro brethren with several bubble events for the early non-conference schedule. Louisville, and specifically the KFC Yum! Center, were chosen as one of the sites. Slowly, names of teams were added until 9 were tentatively agreed on. Now, it’s all official…
Who will the Louisville Men’s Basketball team face in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge this season? The answer has been officially revealed. Louisville announced they will travel to Wisconsin to face the Badgers. This is the first time the Cards and Badgers have faced off in the ACC-Big 10 Challenge. Wisconsin is projected by many leading…
Louisville grad transfer guard Carlik Jones earned a preseason All-American honor this evening. Stadium, and their College Basketball Insider Jeff Goodman, named Jones to their Preseason All-American Third Team. 🇺🇸 @Stadium Preseason All-American 🇺🇸@CarlikJones pic.twitter.com/fmkwwaKqiU — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) October 29, 2020 Jones came to Louisville from Radford. At Radford, he had an amazing…
Louisville Athletics announced a tentative plan to have fans in the KFC Yum! Center this season. According to the press release, which you can read below, UofL will be allowed 15 percent capacity or approximately 3,000 fans per game at the Yum Center. This capacity includes both men’s and women’s basketball games. The 15 percent…
Louisville Men’s Basketball has an interesting season lying in front of it. Yes, there’s an ongoing pandemic to deal with, but it’s 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…
Louisville Men’s Basketball is a little over a month out from the beginning of what promises to be a very unique season. On the eve of the new season, Louisville announced that two captains were chosen by this year’s team. Neither of the choices should be a surprise to fans. #Team107 𝕮𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖘:@Leek_Willi + @CarlikJones pic.twitter.com/EKZdLMgFG8…
Louisville men’s basketball head coach Chris Mack joined Jeff Goodman on the Good N’ Plenty podcast last week to discuss his recent feud with John Calipari, the upcoming season, and more. When asked about the annual game with Kentucky, Mack confirmed that the Cards and Cats will in fact be playing this season at the…
Louisville Men’s Basketball is going to be one of the hosts of a regular season bubble during the non-conference portion of the 2020-2021 season. The Yum Center will welcome a group of teams to play in the beautiful facility as the nation continues to work through the Coronavirus pandemic. What has been unknown is the…
Donovan Mitchell continues to show why he’s becoming a superstar both on and off the court. The Cardinal Forever and NBA All-Star appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” with his mother to make a sweet announcement about a gift he’s giving to teachers on World Teacher’s Day. However, there were a few topics touched upon before…
There has been some scheduling issues recently in college basketball due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. These issues include well known rivalries and, in particular, the uk-UofL rivalry. This is the year the Cards are supposed to host the cats at the Yum Center. However, Louisville attempted to negotiate with uk to play the game…
Louisville Men’s Basketball held a peaceful march to protest police brutality and misconduct last weekend. This weekend, the program is taking even more action. The team will hold a voter registration drive at the Shawnee Park basketball courts this Saturday October 3rd. See you Saturday 👉 https://t.co/sA5hq7zZhv pic.twitter.com/cx07SY0csz — Louisville Men's Basketball (@LouisvilleMBB) September 29,…
Louisville Men’s Basketball answered the charges levied against them in the NCAA Notice of Allegations today. Louisville is definitely meaning to put up some kind of fight. How successful it will be remains unknown, but they apparently won’t lay down as they did previously. UofL has unilaterally undertaken several significant actions to ensure all who…
If you’re a Louisville fan, you know who Dwayne Sutton is. The Louisville native is a beast on the court and a gentleman off of it. He’s well-spoken, quiet, and will hold a door open for anyone in his life off the court. On the court, he’s a beastly rebounder, a guy who will do…
NCAA Basketball is going to adopt a bubble model similar to the successful model adopted by the NBA. This non-conference bubble model will feature select cities and arenas chosen for non-conference games starting on November 25th. Today, Coach Chris Mack announced that Louisville will be one of the non-con bubble sites. Hey D1’s – Get…