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Louisville Commit Shaqquan Aaron Off To A Big Start This Summer
Shaqquan Aaron was one of the two current Louisville commits that competed at the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp last week. Aaron, a 6-foot-8 Seattle native got off to a bit of a slow start, but by the end of the camp, he was one of the more talked about prospects at the event.
If you haven’t gotten a chance to see Aaron play, the one word I would use to describe him is unique...
Podcast: Why Hasn’t Louisville’s College Hoops Success Translated To The NBA?
If you missed Tuesday’s edition of Inside The Press Box, here is the podcast. Click here to listen from your mobile device. On today’s show we talked about Montrezl Harrell’s big off-season thus-far and the baseball season coming to an end. However, the biggest topic on today’s show was about Louisville basketball players in the NBA. Despite being one of the best programs...
There Is A New Banner Hanging In The Louisville Practice Facility
There appears to be a new banner hanging in the Louisville basketball practice facility. Senior-to-be Tim Henderson shared this photo on his Instagram account earlier this afternoon.
The majority of next year’s team is already on campus working towards adding another banner to the Yum! Practice Facility. What do you think a guy has to do to get one of these hanging in my office?
Gorgui Dieng Says Next Year’s Team Could Be Better Than The Championship Team
Following his workout with the New York Knicks on Tuesday afternoon, Adam Zagoria of ZagsBlog.com caught up with former Louisville big man Gorgui Dieng. Zagoria not only talked with Dieng about the upcoming NBA Draft, but also about next year’s Louisville team.
Despite losing two integral pieces in from the 2013 national championship team in Dieng and Peyton Siva, Rick Pitino is...
Louisville Football’s Newcomers Added To The Official Roster
With Football season just 75 days away, the official website for the University of Louisville athletics has released an updated football roster for the 2013 season. All of the newcomers been added to the roster.
Florida transfer Willie Bailey was initially introduced as a member of Louisville’s 2013 class, but unfortunately Bailey didn’t last during the spring semester and is...
Louisville Football Conducting Quarterback Academy Camp
The Louisville football program will start day two of their Quarterback Academy Camp on Tuesday morning. Louisville offensive coordinator Shawn Watson is conducting the camp for the first year and will put the quarterback prospects through drills modeled after his offense. The camp runs from June 16-18. Per Steve Jones of the Courier-Journal, here are the list of quarterbacks attending...
Montrezl Harrell Makes The Final 12-Man Roster For Team USA U19
It was a little over a year ago that the name Montrezl Harrell became popular amongst the Louisville fan base. The North Carolina native had gone somewhat under the radar since he committed to Virginia Tech very early in the recruiting process. Once Seth Greenberg was fired at Virginia Tech and Harrell received a release from his letter of intent, Rick Pitino, with the help of Kevin...
The Louisville Baseball Season Comes To An End
The Louisville baseball team’s magical season came to an end on Monday evening. The Cards were defeated by Oregon State 11-4 in an elimination game at the College World Series.
Dan McDonnell’s team tied a season high four errors. Unfortunately for the Cardinal Nine, the multiple errors cost them in a big way. Oregon State was able to capitalize on Louisville’s mistakes, scoring...
Podcast: Wes Lunt To Illinois & Louisville Baseball In The CWS
If you missed Monday’s edition of Inside The Press Box, here is the podcast. Click here to listen from your mobile device. On Monday’s show we talked about Wes Lunt’s decision to go to Illinois and about the future of Louisville football after Teddy Bridgewater. We also talked about Louisville baseball in the College World Series as the Cards try to hang on and keep their season alive.
Wes Lunt Chooses Illinois Over Louisville
The wait is over. Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt has finally made a decision on which school he’ll resume his career with. Lunt revealed earlier this afternoon that he will transfer to Illinois, choosing the Fighting Illini over Louisville.
Lunt was reportedly going to announce his decision at the end of May, but ended up needing more time. Louisville and Illinois were...
Rick Pitino Making Kelly Oubre A Top Priority For The 2014 Class
Kelly Oubre, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound, forward from Sugar Land, TX, had a coming out party last weekend at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Virginia. Oubre isn’t a name we’ve heard much about in regards to Louisville’s top targets in the 2014 class, but that will soon change.
The Texas native told the media over the weekend that Louisville and Kansas are pursuing him the hardest and...
Zach Price Visited Dayton Over The Weekend
Former Louisville center Zach Price made his first college visit over the weekend since deciding to transfer in May.
Price visited the University of Dayton on Saturday. The Cleveland native committed to Louisville in September of 2009, which was very early in the recruiting process considering he graduated high school in 2011.
At the time he committed to Louisville, Price had scholarship...
Montrezl Harrell Named A Finalist For Under 19 USA Team
Louisville sophomore to be Montrezl Harrell has been named as one of the16 finalists for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s U-19 World Championship Team. Harrell, a 6-foot-8 forward spent last week training at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. The final cuts will be made on Wednesday when the official 12-man roster will be announced.
16 Finalists
Ryan Arcidiacono G...
Louisville Baseball Looks To Bounce Back Against Oregon State
Dan McDonnell and the Louisville baseball club will look to bounce back this afternoon in the College World Series as they take on Oregon State at 3 PM in Omaha. The Cardinal Nine were shutout against Indiana on Saturday night, losing 2-0.
Despite a rough start on the mound, Louisville was able to bounce back defensively, but just couldn’t get any offense going. Had you told Coach...
Tim Brando Says Louisville Football Will Win The National Championship In 2013
Tim Brando, a national radio host and play-by-play announcer for CBS made a very bold prediction earlier this afternoon on his radio show. Brando released his preseason top 10 rankings for the 2013 college football season and has Louisville at No. 1. He also predicts Charlie Strong and the Cardinals to win the 2013 National Championship.
Isaiah Whitehead Is A Top Target For Louisville
Isaiah Whitehead, a 6-foot-4 scoring guard from Brooklyn, N.Y., picked up a scholarship offer from Rick Pitino in October. Eight months later, the four-star prospect has become one of Louisville’s top targets in the 2014 class.
Whitehead is currently participating in the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp in Charlottesville, VA. The New York native has gotten quite a bite of...
Rick Pitino Hopes To Have Another Makers Mark Bottle Signing Event
If you were able to get your Rick Pitino Makers Mark commemorative bottle signed on Thursday at the KFC Yum! Center, consider yourself lucky. Despite producing 12,600 of the bottles, there were only 700 tickets available for the exclusive signing, which sold out online in less than a minute.
There were quite a few Louisville fans who were a little upset about not being able to get...
Kevin Ware Pays A Visit To Teenage Girl Who Was Recently Struck By A Car
The daughter of Wave3 news anchor John Boel was seriously injured Wednesday night when she and another girl were hit by a car in the east end of Louisville. According to Wave3, Brianna suffered a fractured skull, a broken leg and a broken wrist. Doctors were also monitoring brain bleeding and a possible spine injury.
Boel underwent surgery on Thursday to insert rods into her badly...
Summer Update From Rick Pitino
Prior to signing 700 Makers Mark bottles on Thursday afternoon, Rick Pitino joined Terry Meiners on his radio show to give an in depth summer update on the team. Coach Pitino had plenty of good things to say about the newcomers and about how hard the returning players are working in the off-season.
One Louisville Football Commit Appears To Have Reopened His Recruiting
When it comes to football recruiting, verbal commitments don’t really mean a whole lot, especially this early in the recruiting process. It’s not uncommon to see someone reopen their recruiting process multiple times before signing a letter of intent. In fact, some recruits remain committed to a specific school and on signing day end inking with a different school.
There are...
Podcast: Basketball & Football Recruiting Update With Steve Jones of the Courier-Journal
If you missed Thursday’s edition of Inside The Press Box, here is the podcast. Click here to listen from your mobile device. Steve Jones of the Courier-Journal joined me to talk basketball and football recruiting. Steve is in Charlottesville, VA., for the NBA Players Association Top 100 camp. He dropped a lot of good info on both the basketball and football side.
Florida Lost More Than A Football Game At The Sugar Bowl
If you were one of the 30,000 fans who traveled to New Orleans in early January to see Louisville take on Florida in the Sugar Bowl, I’m sure you noticed the lack of Florida fans in the Big Easy. Even if you weren’t in attendance and watched the game on TV, I’m sure you were able to notice how much Louisville fans outnumbered Gator fans.
It wasn’t just a football game that...
79 Days Until Football Season: A Quick Reminder To Get On The Train
We’re now just 79 days away from kicking off the Louisville Football season. Pretty exciting stuff, right? These next elevens weeks may go by pretty slow, considering Louisville fans are gearing up for what could possibly be the best season in school history.
As we mentioned a couple of months ago, Louisville defensive coordinator Vance Bedford is not only awesome at leading the...
Kentucky Football Commit Adds Fuel To The Bluegrass Rivalry
Considering the talent/success gap between the Louisville and Kentucky football programs over the past two years, I imagine it could be tough for Charlie Strong’s program to find motivation when going up against Kentucky. That will definitely be changing soon. Since Mark Stoops was hired in Lexington, Kentucky fans are actually excited about their football program, due to the impressive...
Florida Dual Threat Quarterback Will Visit Louisville This Weekend
D.J. Gillins, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound, dual-threat quarterback from Jacksonville, FL., will take an official visit to Louisville over the weekend. Gillins will be on campus for one of the Louisville football program’s multiple summer camps.
The Florida native gave Texas Tech a verbal commitment in November of 2012, but decided to reopen his recruiting at the end of March. Since de...
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