Dear Coach Rick Pitino, It is truly hard to image entering the KFC Yum! Center and not, first hearing you, then seeing you on the sidelines. You have been the figure head of the University of Louisville’s basketball team for much of my childhood. What has transpired the past few years under your reign, it…
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Jeff Greer, from the Courier-Journal, spoke with big Russ and confirmed that his son has signed a new deal with a team in China. “Smith, the 6-foot guard who averaged 61.2 points per game last season in China’s second-tier league, signed a one-year deal with the Fujian Sturgeons, who play in the top-flight Chinese Basketball…
Cardinals Forever, Russdiculous, STV, Wichita and Lukeeeeeeeee all had dinner with Coach Pitino tonight at Jeff Rubys. There is a reason the 2013 team was so special to so many people, and those four guys are a huge part of it. Always a great time when we get together. Go Cards!!! @ Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse,…
After a record day for CSZ where we broke the story of Jaire Alexander’s injury extent, return timetable & Jeff Nunn’s monster photo gallery, Here are yesterday’s top stories at CardinalSportsZone.com! Louisville vs. Purdue Photo Gallery J’aire Alexander Injury Update Lamar & Louisville Defense Turns Lucas Oil Into Windianapolis Lamar Jackson for Heisman… Again Coach…
It is no secret that the Chicago Bulls are not going to be very good this season. They may actually compete for the worst team in the NBA. Russ Smith on the other hand is coming off a mega season over in China. Ya know, that one where he was averaging 61.9 points a game….
With there now being 17 verbal commitments to BirdGang ’18, there has much talk about a recent commit, Tutu Atwell. The excitement is that he is a dual-threat quarterback from Northwestern high school in Miami Fl. Yes, that is the same school one Teddy Bridgwater attended. The mere mention of Teddy’s name being…
Russ Smith is currently playing in China, averaging 57.7 points per game. Let me say that again, Russ Smith is averaging 57.7 points per game in China. At one point this year, he was averaging 61.2. That is just flat out Russdiculous. Yet somehow, the NBA scouts aren’t taking much notice. Russ sat down with YARON WEITZMAN …
Russ Smith never disappoints. NEVER! When Russ Smith writes, we read and we usually laugh, but we always learn. We learn more about what a great person he is. He is a friend of the site & furthermore & friend of the city’s. Well, Russ has written a new blog entry from his blog ,”…
The rims at Ballard High School are still there – Barely – No thanks to Montrezl Harrell. Saturday evening, the Russ Smith Foundation and TBM hosted an event at Ballard High School to benefit the family of Officer Nick Rodman who died in the line of duty. The charity basketball event was headlined by former…
The Russ Smith Foundation, TBM and Sullivan’s Tap House have teamed up to form a charity basketball event in honor of Officer Nick Rodman, who was killed in the line of duty this past March. The event will feature the Metro City Stars, a team comprised of former Louisville players and prominent local figures…
Earlier today on Twitter, Russ Smith became another one of the former UofL players to offer his thoughts on the NCAA’s harsh sanctions imposed on the University of Louisville. He took to Twitter to talk about those who have actively cheered for UofL’s downfall. Read below: (Click more for the rest of the story)
We all know that Rick Pitino is amazing coach, after all, he is a Hall of Famer for a reason. Even though he probably has knees that would make Greg Oden and Derrick Rose envious, Coach Pitino showed us all that he has the mamba mentality on the court as well, and isn’t afraid to…
For the national media, Lamar Jackson has exploded onto the scene. For those of us close to the Ville we have seen it all along. Flashes against Auburn, Clemson & A&M last year to down right dominance through 4 games this year. He was asked what the biggest difference was between this year and…
Russ Smith’s attempt at the Summer of domination is almost complete. Russ has to feel more slighted after hearing recently that Tyler Ulis was called the steal of the draft by some outlets. (non-reputable)Â Check out Russ Smith’s stats from last year’s summer league. Better and never called the steal of the draft. Even though it…
This just in from Jeff Greer Former Louisville star Russ Smith will play for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA summer league in Vegas. https://t.co/tEYPzXp40o — Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer) June 24, 2016 Go get email Russ!
You think Louisville Basketball has an offer season? Tell Coach G & the Louisville Cardinals that. During the summer months is when this team is made. Guys like Alhaji Mohammed, Russ Smith,Peyton Siva, Preston Knowles & others come home to better themselves then turn to the current team to test them. Here’s some footage of…
We at CardinalSportsZone.com are blessed to do something that we love. We are also grateful when we meet great people. Russ Smith came in and did the Cardinal Sports Zone show, brought to you by Doug Budd and Red Edge Realty at homesforsaleinlouisville.net, and did it well back in April. We told him from…
I’ve been on vacation for a week therefore I have a lot to catch up on so this week’s edition of Nunnsense will be a potpourri of topics. I was enjoying my family time on vacation so much that I didn’t even watch the college basketball national championship game. I knew that since I didn’t…
Today’s show really need no introduction but I will give it one anyway. Tim Barnett from Focus Basketball and the incomparable Russ Smith joined Steve, Jeremy & Marques Maybin in studio. We talked about a variety of things from the golf scramble & Basketball camps to why Russ isn’t in the league yet. We hope…
In 2001 I heard rumors that Rick Pitino would likely be the coach to replace Denny Crum. Ironically, it was said that Pitino was choosing between Michigan and Louisville. It was also said that ultimately he chose Louisville because Michigan was a football school and he didn’t want to play second fiddle to any other…