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North Carolina-Louisville Preview
Louisville may boast the ACC's best backcourt duo in Terry Rozier and Chris Jones. The pressure will be on the 10th-ranked Cardinals' front line Saturday, however, when they try to avenge a loss from three weeks ago against No. 13 North Carolina.
The Cardinals (17-3, 5-2 ACC) have won 80-68 at Pittsburgh and 81-72 at Boston College since losing 63-52 at home against then-No. 4 Duke...
Via AP on Fox
4 hours ago
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Rick Pitino Held An Intrasquad Scrimmage On Thursday Without Harrell, Rozier, Jones & Blackshear
Photo: Grant Halverson – GettyOn Thursday afternoon, Louisville head basketball coach Rick Pitino decided to conduct an intrasquad scrimmage following his team’s practice. Needless to say, the timing is very unusual.
Intrasquad scrimmages usually take place prior to the season. These scrimmages are often used to evaluate the roster and determine which players are standing out...
Via The Cardinal Connect
18 hours ago
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Pitino’s post-Boston College game comments
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Boston College much better than anyone expected, except Rick Pitino of course. Pitino was interviewed after his University of Louisville basketball team gutted out an 81-74 win over the Golden Eagles.
The post Pitino’s post-Boston College game comments appeared first on .
Via Louisville Card Game
1 day ago
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Back in Boston, Rick Pitino Garners Victory for Cardinals
The No. 10 Louisville Cardinals beat the Boston College Eagles 81-72.
Via CLNS Radio
1 day ago
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Wayne Blackshear Goes Up For Monster Dunk And Airballs
Louisville senior guard Wayne Blackshear went up for a huge dunk Wednesday night against Boston College but could not finish at the rim.
Louisville 82 – Boston College 71: Jones & Rozier Carry Cards In Boston
Photo: USA Today SportsWhat we witnessed on Wednesday evening in Boston wasn’t exactly a solid performance from the Louisville Cardinals. With that said, Rick Pitino and his squad snuck out of Beantown with a conference road win.
Louisville outlasted Boston College, 82-71, in a game where the Cardinals never trailed. To be fair, the contest was much closer than the final score...
Via The Cardinal Connect
2 days ago
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Todd Grantham flirts with Oakland but will stay with Louisville
News broke yesterday that Louisville Cardinals defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was interviewing for the same position with the NFL’s Oakland Raiders. Today, it was announced that the Raiders had offered him a two-year contract. Last year, Grantham signed a five-year contract with Louisville when he jumped from Georgia so I’m going to take a small leap and say that’s a significant...
Via The Student Section
2 days ago
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Eight Louisville Players Have Been Invited To The 2015 NFL Draft Combine
AP Photo/Dave MartinThe University of Louisville football program had some major representation in last year’s NFL Draft. Louisville was one of just three programs to have three players drafted in the first round.
It’s highly unlikely that we see three Cardinals taken in the first round of this year’s draft, but we may see more players drafted overall than we did a year ago...
Via The Cardinal Connect
2 days ago
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Louisville Remains In The Top 10 In Both Polls
Keith Srakocic, APWith their 80-68 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday, Rick Pitino and the Louisville Cardinals remain in the top 25 in
both polls. Louisville remains at No. 10 in the AP Poll and have jumped from No. 10 to No. 9 in the Coaches Poll.
The Cards have been in the top 10 of both polls for the entire 2014-15 season. They’ll have an opportunity to get a top 15 win...
Via The Cardinal Connect
4 days ago
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Raiders interviewing Louisville DC Todd Grantham
With just over a week away from National Signing Day, the Louisville Cardinals could be losing one of their top recruiters and key assistant coaches. NBC Washington reports the Raiders are interested in Louisville DC Todd Grantham for their defensive-coordinator vacancy. Dianna Marie Russini reports Grantham is the “favorite” for the job. Grantham, who joined […]
Via Kentucky Sports Connection
4 days ago
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Pitino resurrects Louisville offense
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Rick Pitino has been there a few times before during his illustrious career, facing skepticism, doubt and criticism. Even having to admit that he didn’t have enough talent. None of these things have impeded him from getting the best out of his team.
There he was doing his thing again Sunday, a week after his team had managed to hit only 22% of its shots in the first...
Via Louisville Card Game
5 days ago
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Bearded Rick Pitino Previews Pitt
Pete Cautilli – The Cardinal ConnectRick Pitino spoke to the media on Friday afternoon for the first time since his post game press conference following the Duke loss. Below is a recap.
Opening statement of Pitt
It’s always been a tough place to play and we’re looking forward to it. Obviously it’s a nationally televised game and our players are fired up about that.
Pitt...
Via The Cardinal Connect
7 days ago
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Pitino resorts to the beard thing again
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Reports of the return of the bearded approach for the University of Louisville basketball team are true, Coach Rick Pitino showing up with stubble at his pre-game press conference.
A rally beard, he called it, something to help the team get going again. Possibly an over-reaction to losing one game, that 11-point loss to Duke last weekend.
Not an original approach...
Via Louisville Card Game
7 days ago
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Harrell’s loss as captain is a big deal
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Montrezl Harrell has stepped aside as co-captain of the University of Louisville basketball team, leaving Wayne Blackshear as captain after 18 games, nearing the stretch drive.
Whether Harrell was asked to step aside or he wanted to be relieved is not clear, the action is almost unprecedented. Why would a coach ask a player to quit being a team captain? Why would Harrell not...
Via Louisville Card Game
10 days ago
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Big men of little consequence for Louisville basketball
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So many big men, probably the most ever on a University of Louisville basketball roster. They make quite an impression in airport concourses. But that’s where the positive impact ends.
So little impact in games against good teams, not much better against the others.
Chinanu Onuaku lacking focus.
Rick Pitino can choose from 6-foot-10 Chinanu Onuaku, 6-foot-10 Magok...
Via Louisville Card Game
11 days ago
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Duke's Okafor and Louisville's Harrell hug it out after scuffle (VIDEO)
On Saturday, there was a special episode of sportsmanship that occurred during the Louisville-Duke game at the KFC Yum! Center. During the battle of the Top 10 teams, things got a little pushy between Cardinals junior Montrezl Harrell and Blue Devils freshman Jahlil Okafor during a tussle for the ball under the rim. But cooler heads prevailed and the two opponents hugged it...
Via The Other Paper
12 days ago
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Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals: Preview and Predictions
A year ago, Duke’s first trip in school history to the Carrier Dome to face Syracuse created an instant classic. The same may be true of...
Via Athlon Sports
14 days ago
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Rick Pitino benched Chris Jones for flop (Video)
Louisville senior guard Chris Jones had a rough game against rival Kentucky on Saturday, shooting just 3-of-15 from the floor and dishing out one assist. The lowlight was Jones’ absurd flop in the second half, and he ended up in Rick Pitino’s doghouse because of it. On Tuesday night, Jones played just nine minutes in...Read More
Via Larry Brown Sports
December 31, 2014
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Kentucky-Louisville, UL Edition: Where It Went Wrong For The Cards
For the seventh time in the last eight meetings, Louisville took a loss to Kentucky, this time in a 58-50 final. The Cardinals gave a great defensive effort, but once again the Louisville offense was shaky. Just as in their victory over Ohio State in the Big 10-ACC challenge, the Cardinals went through stretches where their halfcourt offense was not at all effective.
It’s easy...
Via The Student Section
December 27, 2014
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Louisville's Chris Jones gives incredibly ridiculous flop (Video)
Louisville Cardinals senior Chris Jones displayed what may be one of the worst flops in college basketball history during the second half of Saturday's game against top-ranked rival Kentucky.The elbow of Kentucky center Dakari Johnson's elbow came about six inches from Jones' face as they battled for a rebound, but Jones threw himself back as if he was hit:Fortunately, the officials...
Via Holdout Sports
December 27, 2014
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Kentucky-Louisville has it all, including Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence has an Academy Award. And she also has an affinity for her hometown Louisville Cardinals basketball team.
So, what's a Hollywood superstar to do during the holiday season? Why take in the annual battle between Kentucky and Louisville, of course.
The 24-year-old Lawrence was born and raised in Louisville and that was apparent in her choice of wardrobe for the game...
Via Fox Sports
December 27, 2014
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Former Louisville Forward Chane Behanan Confident The Cardinals Will Beat Kentucky
The best game of the 2014-15 men’s college basketball season very well might occur Saturday afternoon.
Kentucky, 12-0 and ranked No. 1 in the country, is set to face Louisville, 11-0 and ranked No. 4, at the KFC Yum! Center. Many college basketball experts believe the Wildcats will go through the entire season undefeated if they can win this game.
The betting line for the game...
Via College Spun
December 24, 2014
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Video: Fox’s Kevin O’Neill Defends Montrezl Harrell After Ejection: ‘I Was In 5 Bigger Fights In Kindergarten’
Louisville had a heated match-up with Western Kentucky earlier, which involved multiple scrums and yelling matches,. The most heated moment led to the ejection of star forward Montrezl Harrell who appeared to swing at a Hilltopper player. Former USC head coach and Fox college basketball analyst Kevin O’Neill fervently disagreed with the ejection, saying that it was “a joke,...
Via College Spun
December 20, 2014
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Video: Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell Ejected After Appearing To Take A Swing At A WKU Player
Louisville foraward Montrezl Harrell has been ejected from today’s game against Western Kentucky. During a scrum that broke out during the first half of the matchup, Harrell appeared to take a swing at a WKU player.
Here’s a look at the incident from another angle:
According to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports, Harrell will now be suspended for the Cardinals’ next game against...
Via College Spun
December 20, 2014
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Report: Louisville Forward Akoy Agau Will Transfer
Sophomore forward Akoy Agau has played his last game for the Louisville Cardinals and Rick Pitino, according to reports. The news was originally broken by WDRB sports columnist Eric Crawford.
News on the #UofL front: sophomore Akoy Agau is transfering from the program.
— Eric Crawford (@ericcrawford) December 18, 2014
Agau has played a total of 11 minutes this season, and...
Via College Spun
December 18, 2014
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