Louisville Men’s Basketball will be one of four participants in the 2021 Empire Classic. Two other teams, Providence and Gonzaga, have been confirmed for the tournament while the fourth participant is TBD. Sources: Louisville, Gonzaga, and Providence will headline the 2021 Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden. 4th team is currently TBD. — Jon Rothstein…
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Louisville Men’s Basketball has addressed their backcourt needs in the 2021 class with the additions of Bobby Pettiford Jr and El Ellis. Now, they are looking for help on the wing. Today, they made an offer to top 50 prospect Alex Fudge. Blessed to receive an offer from The university of Louisville 🙏🏽 #gocards @leebulls…
While Louisville Men’s Basketball is working on securing a top class for 2021, they are already laying the ground work for the 2022 class. Today, they offered one of the top power forwards in the 2022 class in 5 Star Jalen Washington. https://twitter.com/jalen_w13/status/1275931294296412160?s=21 A 6’8 200 lbs prospect out of Gary, IN, Washington currently has…
Louisville Men’s Basketball wanted to join in on the recruiting party that football has been throwing recently. They have done so as yesterday they picked up a late addition to the 2020 class in Gabe Wiznitzer and today they picked up a commitment from 4 Star 2021 JUCO G El Ellis. GO CRAZY AHHH GO…
Things are starting to heat up for Louisville Men’s Basketball on the recruiting trail. Earlier this month, they picked up their second commit for 2021 with PG Bobby Pettiford Jr. However, today, they added to this year’s class with the surprising commitment of 4 Star C Gabe Wiznitzer. Cardinal Nation I’m coming!!🔴🐔#Committed pic.twitter.com/vDqM1T1Xrk — Gabe…
CSZ is always on the lookout for new talent and boy have we found some. Two new members have joined our recruiting team. They have a wealth of knowledge about what is happening on the trail. Both our new members will be tweeting out info from their accounts and we will be tweeting out from…
Stadium journalists Brett McMurphy and Jeff Goodman today released a ranking and grading for ACC Athletic Directors. This a cumulative look at each AD’s entire career thus far through the prism of their coaching hires for football and men’s basketball. McMurphy grades the football hires while Goodman grades the men’s basketball hires. Each hire is…
Louisville Men’s Basketball had only one commitment in 2021 until today. Head Coach Chris Mack was able to land the commitment of a newly minted 4 Star player named Bobby Pettiford Jr. https://twitter.com/dhoops0/status/1270790251276091394?s=21 Pettiford, a 6-foot-1 175 lbs PG out of Creedmoor, NC, chose the Cards over offers from Virginia Tech, Providence, and Ole Miss,…
Louisville Men’s Basketball only has 1 commitment for the 2021 class in 4 Star F Bryce Hopkins. However, they have a PG on the radar for 2021. Coach Chris Mack offered 4 Star NC PG Bobby Pettiford Jr back on May 6th. Pettiford announced recently he has set June 10th as the day he will…
It was announced a couple weeks ago that a limited number of Louisville student-athletes would be returning to campus. Today, some 75 have returned to campus under the athletic department’s first phase of having student-athletes return to campus. One of the things that had to be done first and foremost was the testing of the…
Louisville Men’s Basketball has had its fair share of legends wear the red and black through the years. Wes Unseld is one of those legends. He didn’t just play for the Cards, though. No. Unseld was a son of our great city itself. Sadly, he passed away today at age 74. Statement from the family…
As the teleconferences continue, Louisville made Jordan Nwora available today. Jordan talked for boy 15 minutes. He discussed handling the quarantine, working out at home, NBA Draft concerns, working on his ball handling and defense, what he is most proud of as a Card. To hear Jordan discuss all this and more, check out the…
The 2013 NCAA MOP Luke Hancock is teaming up with former UofL Baseball pitcher, and Card forever, Josh Rogers to play former basketball players David Levitch and Mike Marra in a “friendly” round of golf. If you don’t follow Luke on Twitter then I question your fan-hood, but if you do, you should check out…
A successful college basketball program must identify and follow a winning culture laid out by the head coach. Coach Mack is not only an outstanding leader and teacher, but he expects every member of his team to follow the culture that he has established: “Tough, Together, Unbreakable.” Now, most people who read this will probably…
Louisville Athletics announced today that a plan has been put into place for a phased reopening. The reopening will allow a small number of student athletes to return to campus on May 27th, get their medical checkups on June 3rd, and resume voluntary training, without coaches present, on June 8th. There will also be a…
David Johnson took time out to speak with media earlier today. He was asked questions ranging from what he’s doing during this lockdown, if he’s able to work out and get shots up, and how far he thinks this year’s team would’ve gone in the tournament. Johnson said he is working out at a nearby…
Earning His Wings by Keith Oddo 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 6’5”, 220 pound point guard with a seven-foot wingspan that most Division 1 centers would desire. To go…
Today, the NCAA delivered its Notice of Allegations against the Louisville Men’s Basketball program. There was one Level 1 and several Level 2 violations. University of Louisville President Neeli Bendapudi and AD Vince Tyra held a teleconference to address the NOA. I was on the teleconference and it was clear Louisville is not going to…
Louisville fans have been waiting for the NCAA to deliver its Notice of Allegations against the school’s men’s basketball program. Today is D-Day. Louisville has received the NOA and will be holding a press conference at 1:30 pm to discuss it and how Louisville will respond. UofL President Neeli Bendapudi, Athletic Director Vince Tyra, and…
The first in our new series by University of Louisville Basketball Senior Keith Oddo. Hope you enjoy Monday’s With The Milkshake Man… Freak of Nature The future is bright for the University of Louisville men’s basketball program. While Cardinal fans caught a glimpse into the next chapter of Louisville Basketball with the talented freshmen…