Syracuse Basketball Faces Big Odds, According to Vegas Bookmakers
Ladies and gentlemen, bettors of all ages, the 2013-14 college basketball betting odds are in, thanks to VegasInsider.com and Bovada. According to Bovada, the Syracuse Orange have 25-1 odds to win the National Championship, while VegasInsider.com has them at a get-out-your-check-books-right-now 40-1 long shots.
The favorite? You guessed it -- or maybe you didn't because I find...
Wilner: UofL basketball No. 1 in 2014
Finally, an early pre-season basketball predictions that makes sense.
Jon Wilner, over at College Hotline, predicts the University of Louisville basketball program to be No. 1 when all is said and done after the 2014 college basketball season.
Most other prognosticators seem to be going with a Kentucky team that will be relying on a team that was defeated by Robert Morris in the...
Pitino Horse Named After Luke Hancock
Final Four MOP Luke Hancock joins Russ Smith, Gorgui Deng and Peyton Siva as a Louisville player...
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Russ Smith & Luke Hancock Named Team Captains For 2013-14
Rick Pitino had a press conference this afternoon to officially introduce new assistant coach Mike Balado and name the team captains for next season. Seniors Luke Hancock and Russ Smith have been named your team captains for 2013-14.
Hancock was a team captain on last year’s championship team along with Peyton Siva. The George Mason transfer went 5 for 5 from 3-point range and...
Luke Hancock to shave beard to raise money for cancer research
Louisville guard Luke Hancock, who was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player three weeks ago after leading the school to a national title, is scheduled to have his postseason beard shaved off on Wednesday to help raise money for cancer research.Hancock's facial hair became a symbol of Louisville's success during the NCAA Tournament as the junior refused to shave...
Louisville Basketball: Looking Ahead To The 2013-14 Season
We’re now two weeks removed from the 2012-13 College Basketball season. The Louisville Basketball program captured their third national title in school history and the first since 1986. The 2013 season is one that we’ll be talking about until the end of time, but it’s never too early to start talking about next season.
Every division 1 men’s basketball program is allotted...
Luke Hancock calls his dream week 'crazy'
It's been a wild and crazy week for Final Four Most Outstanding Player Luke Hancock since the University of Louisville won the national title. Cardinal Authority caught up with Hancock and chatted about his dream week.
Louisville and Michigan by the numbers
Now that the national championship game is just a few days passed, it’s time to look back at some of the historical numbers from the game. Here are some outstanding performance, and other notes from Louisville’s win over Michigan.
- Luke Hancock was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. In the title game he was an impressive 5 for 5 from three. That’s the most makes...
Evaluating the NBA potential in NCAA Tournament standouts
Luke Hancock
Hancock was the epitome of hard work paying as the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament exploded for 42 points in two games to seal Louisville’s third title, given his role as a glue guy on the Louisville team, it would not be surprising to see him reprise the same role on a team that holds a late first round or early second round pick, high basketball IQ guys...
Louisville Cardinals Are National Champions
Last night the Georgia Dome was electric. The Michigan Wolverine took an early lead on the Louisville Cardinals, but Coach Rick Pitino showed why he just recently got elected into the Hall of Fame. The Cards came back with defense and launching three pointers to shave the Wolverines lead to just one point at halftime.
At one point in the first half they were down by double digits...
Hancock ends up the star for Cardinals
ATLANTA – Once the player that most University of Louisville fans bemoaned earlier this season, junior Luke Hancock ended the season as the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament. Hancock, a transfer from George Mason, led the Cardinals with 22 points in an 82-76 win over Michigan in the title game.
Five thoughts on NCAA title-game thriller
ATLANTA Monday night's national championship game was played the way the final game of the season should be played every year. Neither team pulled away until the final minute, a couple of unsung heroes stole the spotlight and the atmosphere was second to none.
Louisville trailed most of the first half but outlasted Michigan in the final minutes, giving the tournament's...
The Fresh Faces of the 2013 NCAA Tournament
Congratulations to Louisville in sealing what has been an entertaining National Championship Game at the Georgia Dome. But we should also send our congratulatory thoughts to Michigan, Wichita State and Syracuse, as these four teams gave us a memorable weekend … Continue reading →
5 Fresh Faces From the Final Four
Last night, the Louisville Cardinals defeated the Michigan Wolverines to capture the 2013 National Championship. While watching the tournament, you probably noticed a number of engaging advertisements for Dove Men + Care, an initiative to “end the face torture” that occurs when men’s faces take abuse because of improper care. Dove wants all of us gents to have fresh faces,...
Louisville's Hancock wins Most Outstanding Player
Two minutes. Four 3-pointers. Safe to say, Luke Hancock knows how to make good use of his time.
The backup forward, better known as ''Plan B'' for Rick Pitino's talented team, went on a shooting spree for the ages Monday night, making four straight 3-pointers over a two-minute span late in the first half to help pull Louisville out of a double-digit deficit and...
Column: Maybe the best week a coach ever had
Someday soon, Rick Pitino is going to have to explain the tattoo to his grandkids.
But first, he's going to tell them the story of how getting into the Hall of Fame might have been only the second best thing that happened to him on a serendipitous Monday in April.
Because barely 12 hours after Pitino became a member of one of the most exclusive clubs in sports, he did something...
Championship game brings back purity
This is what college sports needed: During a time when today's collegiate athletics remains mired in an existential crisis, the Louisville Cardinals and the Michigan Wolverines stepped onto a basketball court in the middle of a football stadium on Monday and played a game for the ages.
For 40 minutes, we forgot about bullying coaches and referee scandals. We plugged our ears...
Hancock shines as Pitino, Cardinals take title
We could start with Rick Pitino and the personal history he made with Louisville’s national championship victory over Michigan on Monday night.
We could talk about Peyton Siva’s brilliant college career coming to an end with an 82-76 victory at the Georgia Dome.
We could recount how the Cardinals won it for injured guard Kevin Ware.
Instead, we offer you Luke Hancock.
It’s...
Hancock and Siva lead Cardinals to title
Plenty of teams talk about how tight-knit they are, how the team matters more than any individual accomplishment.
Louisville has the national title to prove it.
Short-handed because of Kevin Ware's broken leg, facing yet another big deficit and with their biggest star, Russ Smith, having a rare off night, the Cardinals simply went to the next guys up.
Luke Hancock made four...
Inside the boxscore: Louisville 82, Michigan 76
1. The game officially tipped at 9:23 EST (though it was more like 9:28). While I understand that CBS is looking to maximize its advertising revenue, these ridiculously late tip times always make me uneasy. First, the players aren't used to waiting that long to play a game. Second, kids, at least on the east coast, are going to bed. This is the biggest game of the year and the...
After long road, Hancock earns Final Four MOP
ATLANTA As one short but imposing strand of net sat in Luke Hancock's pocket, there was no sense of impatience on his bearded face. He answered questions. He smirked when something sparked his humor. He watched himself on the stretched screens hanging all around the Georgia Dome, not wanting to miss his starring role in the annual college basketball coronation, "One Shining...
After long road, Hancock earns Final Four MOP
ATLANTA As one short but imposing strand of net looped around Luke Hancock's hat, there was no sense of impatience on his bearded face. He answered questions. He smirked when something sparked his humor. He watched himself on the stretched screens hanging all around the Georgia Dome, not wanting to miss his starring role in the annual college basketball coronation, "One...
Championship Conundrums
10 Reactions from the NCAA Final...(In no particular order except that which I ponder).Dome Shooting -- For all the talk of misfiring from long range in an expansive venue, Michigan and Louisville made one wonder, "What's the big fuss?" ... They shot .444 and .500 from 3-point range, respectively, and canned a combined 53 of 109 field goals (49 percent). Free throws...
TOP OF THE TOURNAMENT: Louisville wins 2013 NCAA Championship
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino becomes the first ever coach to win a National Title with two different schools as the Cardinals went on to beat No. 4 Michigan 82-76 in the NCAA Championship Game. After trailing Michigan 38-37 (which would’ve been more if it wasn’t for Luke Hancock’s 14 points in a minute and [...]
Louisville Charges Back Against Michigan To Win Its First NCAA Title Since 1986
Score: No. 1 Louisville 82, No. 4 Michigan 76
Star(s): Louisville: Luke Hancock 22 Pts, 3 Ast. Michigan: Trey Burke 24 Pts, 4 Reb.
Story: In the end, it was Louisville’s hustle that ultimately wound up as the difference in the game. Despite Michigan shooting over 52% from the field, the Cardinals were able to scratch and claw their way to yet another come-from-behind victory....
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