Some sad news to report as Louisville Women’s Basketball great Asia Durr made public today she has Covid-19. Durr advised she had tested positive back on June 8th. As a sobering reminder that the virus can have troubling effects on both young and old, Asia said she was experiencing a rough go with the virus…
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Louisville Men’s Basketball was forced to halt all voluntary activities for two weeks due to two members of the program testing positive for Coronavirus. The members were not named, nor were their positions within the program disclosed by the university. This is likely due to HIPPA laws. The men’s basketball program had some players return…
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…
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…
And the beat goes on. Louisville Women’s Basketball team added another quality commit to the 2020 recruiting class. Malea Williams has signed on to further her academic and athletic career at Louisville. ‼️‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/pW6leAEQzZ — Malea W. (@88gigs) June 15, 2020 Malea averaged over 19ppg, 13rpg, and 2.1apg during her senior year while leading Scott…
Card Nation, 5* guard Payton Verhulst and her Bishop Miege Girls Basketball team needs your vote. Peyton became the first commitment of the 2021 class, when she committed to Louisville back in April. She give a really great interview with CSZ after her commitment. Below is the link to where you can help out a future…
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…
With everything going on in the world today, yes I said world, it really puts life into perspective and makes sports an afterthought. Just a few days ago, most Louisvillians were excited about college athletes slowly returning to campus. Today, most people don’t even realize that astronauts were launched into space today. The protests in…
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…