Louisville was going to have a fun team in the so-called TBT. Keith Oddo & Company worked very hard to put together a team full of Cardinal legends. He chose the apropos name “3-Time Champs.” The roster was stacked with well known names. I mean take a look at this roster: https://twitter.com/louisville_tbt/status/1404935392294494210?s=21 And there was…
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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 Louisvilles basketball team for much of my childhood. What has transpired the past few years under your reign, it…
We keep finding out where former Cards will play NBA Summer League ball at. Today it is Wayne Blackshear.
Granted PK is not in the picture above, the other two are. Wayne Blackshear & Preston Knowles play for the same team in the ACB in Italy. This weekend they faced off with other former Cardinal Peyton Siva. Peyton lost the game but got to hang with the fam. (Picture below)
As I was watching the game last night, I kept seeing a Virginia Tech player with the name “Blackshear” on his jersey, and all I could think about was the GOAT (that’s greatest of all time for those who aren’t quite as hip with today’s lingo) Blackshear, the one that truly made it “Wayne” (I…
It was a nice night for former Cardinals in the NBA Summer League on Sunday, and a former Notre Dame player continued the tradition of getting dunked on by a Louisville player. Montrezl Harrell made his summer league debut, Terry Rozier led the Celtics in scoring, and Wayne Blackshear made the most of his minutes…
Five former Cards were in action yesterday in the NBA Summer League. Here is how each of them did. Russ Smith – Memphis Grizzlies Russ had another solid game with 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers. He was 4-10 from the field and 9-9 from the free throw line. Memphis…
Yesterday was a pretty eventful day for former Louisville Cardinals in the NBA Summer League. Russ Smith hit a game winning shot against Peyton Siva’s team, and Terry Rozier led the Celtics in scoring. Not a bad day. Here are the stats…
There are six former Louisville Cardinals participating in the NBA Summer League: Russ Smith, Peyton Siva, Earl Clark, Terry Rozier, Wayne Blackshear, and Montrezl Harrell. Here is just a little update on how the guys have done that have begun playing. Russ Smith – Memphis Grizzlies Through two games with the Memphis Grizzlies, Russ is…
Wayne Blackshear will get his opportunity to make an NBA roster. His agent confirmed that Blackshear has gotten a spot on the summer league roster with the San Antonio Spurs. Wayne Blackshear signs with #Spurs for summer league,his agent Aaron Turner of Verus confirms. http://t.co/BG4XBaUQ6V #UofL @SteveJones_CJ — Rodger Bohn (@rodgerbohn) June 26, 2015 Jeff…
Terry Rozier and Wayne Blackshear will be signing autographs on Wednesday April 15 at St. Matthews Mall at Campus Wearhouse. Don’t get there without your wallet though!
I am a couple days late on this, but it happens. Video from Evan Westendorf.
What we had been hoping for is now official, and that is that Cleveland State’s Trey Lewis has officially decided to transfer to the University of Louisville to play his final college basketball season for Rick Pitino in 2015-16. It was supposed to be down to Louisville and Ohio State, but the Cards won this…
The roster news continues today for the University of Louisville basketball team. It has been more good than bad, and this news is that freshman Shaqquan Aaron will stay at UofL and not transfer, as some had thought he would do. Source tells Scout that Shaqquan Aaron is expected to stay at Louisville. There were…
Rick Pitino met with the media on Monday afternoon for almost 30 minutes to wrap up the season, which saddens me. It is about 8 days too early, but it happens. He said that Terry Rozier and Montrezl Harrell will both go pro, and also hints that a couple of players could transfer. Since the…
This week on 55….. We close in on the season finale of 55. We talk about Elite 8’s, departures and Villains. The men’s Tennis team jumps into the top 25. JamFest and McDonald’s All-American games are this week. What will I do this summer? Find out today! Steve needed a hug on the Podcast today…
Rick Pitino held his end of the season press conference today, and laid out many potential storylines to keep an eye on. There are possible players transferring, players being added to the class, and more. We will post about that stuff later. What he did say on this topic wasn’t too shocking, and that is…
A good 25 minutes of a Rick Pitino press conference. He talks NC State, “morons” that call into sports talk radio shows, and has a lot of laughter. Good stuff. Video available here Opening statement Well, we’re obviously excited to be in the Sweet 16. We took a day off yesterday because a West Coast…
This week on 55….. We close in on the season finale of 55. We talk about the Cards trips to Seattle and Tampa. Sweet 16 and National Champions? Yeah we got those too. We talk about everything in the world of Cardinal Athletics and I do mean EVERYTHING. We talk the latest episodes of the Cardinal…
While I don’t agree with his final prediction, here is a little preview.