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Coach: Rich Pitino (10 seasons at Louisville 275-106) Overall 627-230, 26 years
2011-12: Record 30-10 overall, 10-8 in Big East (7th)
Starters Returning (3) Peyton Siva, Gorgui Dieng, Chane Behanan
Preseason Tournament: Battle of Atlantis
Top Non-Conference Games: at Memphis, vs. Kentucky
Transfer Out: Jared Swosphire (Northwestern), Elisha Justice
Sat Out: Luke Hancock...
Cardinals raise banner, drop opponent
Louisville hung its ninth Final Four banner Thursday night and immediately began its pursuit of a higher focus this season: a national title.
Playing their first exhibition, the second-ranked Cardinals beat Pikeville 93-57. Freshman Montrezl Harrell led Louisville with 19 points and 13 rebounds while returning center Gorgui Dieng added 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The Cardinals overpowered...
No. 2 Louisville beats Pikeville in exhibition
Louisville hung its ninth Final Four banner Thursday night and immediately began its pursuit of a higher focus this season: a national title.
Playing their first exhibition, the second-ranked Cardinals beat Pikeville 93-57. Freshman Montrezl Harrell led Louisville with 19 points and 13 rebounds while returning center Gorgui Dieng added 16 points and 12 rebounds.
The Cardinals overpowered...
The Rundown: Pikeville Bears
Louisville will host Kelly Wells and the Pikeville Bears tonight for their first of two exhibition games prior to the start of the regular season. The Cardinals opened up exhibition play against Pikeville last year as well, winning by a score of 74-55.
While this is Louisville’s first competitive action of the season, Pikeville has already played two games and are 2-0 this season...
Podcast: Pikeville Coach Kelly Wells Joins Me
In case you missed Wednesday night’s show, here is the podcast. Click here to listen from your mobile device.
Pikeville coach Kelly Wells joined me to discuss the exhibition game against Louisville. Coach Wells also discussed what it’s been like to have Elisha Justice back home at Pikeville.
Don’t forget to tune-in tomorrow night following the game for The Cardinal Connect...
Elisha Justice Questionable For Return To Louisville
Elisha Justice will make his return to Louisville tomorrow night as his new team, the Pikeville Bears; take on the Cardinals in their first of two exhibition games. Justice signed with Louisville in 2010 and played two seasons for the Cards. The Eastern Kentucky native had originally committed to Louisville as a preferred walk-on, but was rewarded a scholarship for his freshman season...
Elisha Justice Will Hold His Own Basketball Camp In Pikeville
Elisha “Bullet” Justice, the young man we all know and love, will hold his own youth basketball camp in Pikeville next week, according to Anthony Wireman of AllKYHoops.com. The camp will be held at the Dorton Middle School gym May 14-17. I’m still waiting to find out the age limits for the camp. If adults can attend, I’ll be in Pikeville next week. Just because Bullet doesn’t...
Schedule may include Indiana, Florida International, Pikeville
Rick Pitino seemed to be putting together pieces of the 2012-13 schedule while wrapping up the recent season during his Monday press conference.Watch for the schedule to include Florida International University a second year in a row, along with Pikeville University and, quite possibly, a renewal of an oft-interrupted series with Indiana University.Pitino confirmed that his son,...
Louisville protects players with helmets
Louisville is taking a proactive approach to preventing players from repeat concussions by having them wear helmets in practice.
Cardinals trainer Fred Hina came up with the idea after watching a football game in November and went searching sporting goods stores and the internet to find a helmet that would work.
He settled on a mixed martial arts sparring helmet, because it provides...
Louisville protecting players with MMA helmets
Louisville is taking a proactive approach to preventing players from repeat concussions by having them wear helmets in practice.
Cardinals trainer Fred Hina came up with the idea after watching a football game in November and went searching sporting goods stores and the internet to find a helmet that would work.
He settled on a mixed martial arts sparring helmet, because it provides...
Louisville-New Mexico high
Russ Smith congratulates Elisha Justice on his time-consuming free throw attempt that circled and hung on the rim forever before falling short in the final 2.8 seconds of Louisville’s 59-56 win over New Mexico in the second round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. More must-see photos at Oregon Live.
In-case You Missed It: Last Night’s Radio Show
– Recap of Louisville’s much needed win against Pittsburgh.
– Kyle Kuric’s triumphant return.
– Elisha Justice being underappreciated.
– Derek Willis’ picks Kentucky over Louisville, Purdue, and Indiana.
– Brief Villanova preview.
Making Sense of Louisville
Despite the fact that conference play has started in most leagues and we now have at least a dozen games upon which to evaluate each team, there are still some squads I can’t get a great read on. Over the coming weeks, my plan is to take a closer look at these teams in an attempt to formulate an opinion one way or the other.
The first team I wanted to break down is Louisville...
Memphis-Louisville Preview
Thriving despite a number of injuries, Louisville might get some help just in time for a potentially difficult stretch of games.
Freshman guard Kevin Ware could make his debut for the No. 4 Cardinals during Saturday's home game against a formerly ranked Memphis team.
Seven players have missed at least one game this season for Louisville, with guard Mike Marra and forward Stephan...
Vanderbilt-Louisville Preview
Louisville has overcome more than its fair share of injuries in opening a second consecutive season in impressive fashion.
Vanderbilt, in contrast, hasn't lived up to expectations with one if its best players sidelined.
Still, the No. 6 Cardinals appear to be getting their toughest test to date Friday night when they host the 20th-ranked Commodores as part of the Big East-SEC...
Cardinals Hold off 49ers 79-66
The no. 6 Louisville Cardinals (6-0) didn’t allow Long Beach State to pull another upset on a Big East team like they did on no. 9 Pitt last week. Louisville started the game with an 8-0 run and kept the scrappy 49ers squad at an arm’s length for the remainder of the game to pull out a 79-66 victory.
The Cardinals found their stroke from behind the arc, connecting on 7-of-17...
A sleepwalker for Louisville basketball
The good thing about playing down to the competition’s level is that there won’t be that many Arkansas States on the schedule.People checking the basketball line scores, noting the 54-27 outcome, may conclude that the University of Louisville was playing some hellacious defense. The truth is neither team was getting after the ball or doing much with it in their possession.Lazy...
Siva Day-To-Day With An Ankle Injury
Coach Pitino confirmed on his radio show this evening that Peyton Siva injured his ankle in practice yesterday and is currently listed as day-to-day. Siva stepped on Elisha Justice’s foot and tweaked his ankle. Pitino said his starting point guard is doubtful for Saturday’s game at Butler.
The word of Siva’s injury started to spread last night via Twitter and a couple of different...
Bullet Will Have A Chance To Prove Himself
With Peyton Siva out tonight with a concussion, Elisha Justice will have a chance to prove himself as a reliable back-up point guard. Pitino has said numerous times that Gorgui Dieng is the most irreplaceable player on this years team. However, the majority of Louisville fans seem to think it’s Peyton Siva. I realize Siva is the key to this team, but if you look at the back...
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