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LSU women’s basketball player Hailey Van Lith shocked the college basketball world this summer when she transferred from the Louisville women’s basketball program, and Van Lith explained her decision in an appearance with Taylor Rooks on Bleacher Report. “It came down to my ability to be happy, and I had to put myself first,” Hailey […]

Former Louisville women’s basketball star Hailey Van Lith recently discussed a notable moment from her time with the Cardinals. Van Lith, who transferred to LSU women’s basketball following this past season, was asked about Iowa’s Caitlin Clark previously taunting her with a “you can’t see me” gesture by Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report. “Right after […]

The Louisville Cardinals basketball program is mourning the loss of legendary coach Denny Crum, who passed away on Tuesday morning, per Kenny Klein and Zach Greenwell of Gocards.com. ‘Denny Crum, who won two NCAA Championships while serving as the University of Louisville’s men’s basketball coach for 30 years (1971-2001), passed away at his home Tuesday […]

A major piece for the USC Trojans in the 2022-23 college basketball season has found a new landing spot, as the former USC basketball guard-forward Tre White is now headed to the ACC with the Louisville Cardinals, per Jon Rothstein CBS Sports. “USC transfer Tre White has committed to Louisville, per his IG page. Tremendous […]

The UConn and Louisville women’s basketball programs will begin a four-game series starting in the 2023-24 season, according to a pair of Tuesday tweets from UConn and Louisville. “UConn and Louisville will begin a four-game series next season,” UConn wrote. The first matchup of the series is set for Dec. 16, 2023, and will take place in Connecticut, […]

Louisville women’s basketball transfer guard Hailey Van Lith is on an official visit at LSU, according to a Tuesday tweet from On3 journalist Shea Dixon. Hailey Van Lith entered the transfer portal ahead of the 2023-2024 season earlier this month, taking to Instagram to thank the Louisville community after three years with the program.  “It’s been an honor over […]

Former Louisville forward Jae’Lyn Withers committed to the North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday, according to a Tuesday report from Inside Carolina staff writer Sherrell McMillan. A former four-star recruit out of Cleveland, Ohio, Withers committed to the Cardinals over offers from Texas A&M, UConn, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma State and Virginia, among others, according to 247Sports. He […]

It looks like Louisville women’s basketball star Hailey Van Lith will be playing for a new team next year. The Cardinals’ guard is entering the transfer portal ahead of the 2023-2024 women’s college basketball season. Hailey Van Lith will technically be a graduate transfer since she is set to graduate from the school in May […]

March Madness took on a new meaning as things got heated in the handshake line between Louisville and Texas players after the Cardinals’ 73-51 second-round win over the Longhorns Monday night. I don't know what was said here. But here is Hailey Van Lith going through the handshake line with Texas. Sonya Morris was first […]

The Duke Blue Devils and head coach Jon Scheyer have been tasked with keeping the team among the elite of college basketball after a legacy of coaching from former head coach Mike Krzyzewski. They’re going to have to do that though without the services of one of their top recruits from the class of 2024 […]

We continue our college basketball conference tournament coverage with this pick and prediction in the ACC Tournament First Round. The Louisville Cardinals (4-27) will take on the Boston College Eagles (15-16) from Greensboro Coliseum. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Louisville-Boston College prediction and pick. The Louisville Cardinals finished last in the […]

The Louisville Cardinals (4-23) visit the Duke Blue Devils (19-8) on Monday night! Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Louisville-Duke prediction, pick, and how to watch. Louisville won their fourth game of the season on Saturday as they took down conference heavyweight Clemson to […]

The Virginia Cavaliers will travel to take on the Louisville Cardinals in a Wednesday night ACC college basketball matchup at the KFC Yum! Center. With that said, check out our college basketball odds series which has our Virginia-Louisville prediction and pick. Virginia is once again amongst the top teams in the country, ranking seventh with their […]

Not that the Louisville Cardinals needed a reminder of how bad the season is going for them, but the first edition of the NET rankings for the 2022-23 college basketball campaign has just been released and Louisville basketball doesn’t look so good in it. per Brett Dawson of Courier Journal Sports. “Louisville men’s basketball is […]

The Louisville Cardinals are having a nightmare of a season. They remain winless through six games after they just got blasted by the Cincinnati Bearcats Wednesday to the tune of an 81-62 score. Louisville basketball even had it worse in the game prior to that, as the Cardinals got absolutely hammered by the Texas Tech […]

Kenny Payne and the Louisville Cardinals continue to deal with the pain of losing in the 2022-23 college basketball season. Louisville basketball failed anew to get its first victory of the season after falling prey to the Appalachian State Mountaineers at home Tuesday night to the tune of a 61-60 score. All three Louisville basketball […]

The Bellarmine Knights take on the Louisville Cardinals. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Bellarmine Louisville prediction and pick. The Bellarmine Knights were part of one of the craziest stories in college basketball last season. First of all, Bellarmine made its transition to Division I men’s basketball, moving up from a lower […]

The Louisville basketball recruitment scandal reached its verdict on Thursday, and the Cardinals program appears to have gotten away with a slap on the wrist. The Independent Accountability Resolution Process revealed its punishments for the Louisville basketball program on Thursday stemming from the wild recruitment scandal which gripped the program back in 2017, via Matt […]

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari will see a familiar face across from him when his team next faces the rival Louisville Cardinals. Louisville hired Kenny Payne away from the New York Knicks to be the new Cardinals head coach, but Payne also coached under Calipari at Kentucky for nearly a decade. Calipari has a […]

The South Carolina Gamecocks are preparing to take on the Louisville Cardinals in the Final Four of the women’s NCAA Tournament. The 33-2 Gamecocks are looking to cap off their excellent season with a title, led by their best player, junior forward Aliyah Boston. As South Carolina looks to continue their NCAA Tournament run, Boston […]

Louisville Women’s Basketball is taking March Madness by storm! For the first portion of the men’s and women’s tournaments, the unprecedented No. 15 St. Peter’s Peacocks and Doug Edert’s mustache stole the show. But with them recently losing to North Carolina, the attention has shifted to the women’s division where Hailey Van Lith and the […]

The Louisville Cardinals team endured a difficult 2021-2022 campaign that saw them miss out on March Madness altogether. They had entered the season with fairly high expectations which were not met. The school wants to avoid another disappointing basketball season next year so they recently announced a move which should provide them with the best […]

After four years, Chris Mack is out as the head coach of the Louisville Men’s Basketball program amid the team’s struggles this season. Following his firing, Mack reacted to the whole situation. Via Dalton Godbey: Chris Mack is out as Head Coach at the University of Louisville. We just spoke to him outside the athletic […]

The decorated rivalry game on Wednesday between the Kentucky Wildcats and Louisville Cardinals has unfortunately been postponed due to COVID-19 issues. Louisville reportedly has numerous positive cases within its program. Senior center Malik Williams was already out on Saturday in their matchup with Western Kentucky due to the virus and it appears he isn’t the […]

The Louisville Cardinals have received some unfortunate news regarding head coach Chris Mack. According to multiple reports, Mack has been suspended for the first six games of the Cardinals’ upcoming college basketball season. Matt Norlander of CBS Sports has the details on the suspension. News: Louisville has suspended men’s basketball coach Chris Mack without pay […]

Not everybody deserves a participation ribbon in the NCAA. In a field of 68 college basketball teams, the line between No.’s 65, 66, 67 and 68 is sometimes tough to draw between No.’s 69, 70, 71 and 72. And at some point, the voice of Jean-Luc Picard—captain of the Star Trek: Enterprise—resonates deep in the […]

Donovan Mitchell just finished cashing in big on his rookie-scale max extension late in November, and now he’s once again leading the charge in giving back to the community. The 24-year-old has been seen accomplishing random acts of kindness during his time in the NBA, and this time around is no different for the All-Star. […]

Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell expressed outrage after reports that authorities shot and killed David McAtee during protests in Louisville early Monday morning. “RIP DAVID MCATEE!!!! ANOTHER UNARMED BLACK MAN HIS BODY LAID IN THE STREET FOR 8 HOURS!!!” the Jazz All-Star tweeted.  Around 12:15 AM on Monday, Louisville police and the National Guard were […]

We often discuss small sample size theater in these blog posts. It’s a needed caveat when talking about college basketball this early in the season. Otherwise, whenever pointing to something good or bad, it comes off as insanely hyperbolic. Operating under the assumption everyone understands small sample size theater is used since there’s no other […]

Let it be known ledes are insanely difficult to write when the meaningful information comes after the initial word vomit. It’s similar to micromanaging college basketball coaches who rather run a few seconds off the clock before starting earnest offense. Basically, all this stuff you see here — the words barely forming sentences — are […]

The Louisville Cardinals continue to try to land 2021 4-star guard Zion Harmon, as head coach Chris Mack reportedly checked in on the talented recruit on Wednesday, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 5-10 point guard, who attends Marshall County High School in Kentucky, took his official visit to Louisville back in late September. […]

JJ Traynor, a 4-star forward in the 2020 recruiting class, is set to decide this week between the Louisville Cardinals and Cincinnati Bearcats, according to Jake Weingarten of Stockrisers. The 6-8 power forward, who attends Bardstown High School in Kentucky, had plenty of interest from other programs around the country before cutting his list to […]

Even with the season less than two weeks away from starting in earnest, it remains forever busy on the recruiting trail. Jalen Terry, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Louisville Cardinals. This news was relayed to the human population on the mean streets […]

D’Andre Davis, a four-star prospect out of the 2020 college basketball recruiting class, will be taking a visit with the Louisville Cardinals. This visit appears to be official in capacity. News of the recruitment happened was relayed to the masses by way of the mean streets of Twitter by Rivals and Stockrisers reporter Jake Weingarten. […]

JaDun Michael, a four-star prospect out of the 2021 college basketball recruiting class, has been offered a scholarship by the Louisville Cardinals. A few different people appear to have gotten in on the scoop. For the sake of citing someone for it, we shall go with 247Sports (paywall). It’s not exactly shocking to see Chris […]

According to those in the know, JJ Traynor not only had a visit with the Louisville Cardinals recently, but said visit went extremely well. How do we know Chris Mack made it all sorts of appealing to the young man? Well, tickle me glad you asked, as it was reported on the mean streets of […]

Louisville Cardinals coach Chris Mack is heading into the 2019-20 college basketball season with one of the best group of freshmen in the country. Having left the comfy confines of the Xavier Musketeers for a then-embedded in scandal Louisville program, he’s done a more than stellar since taking over for Rick Pitino. Plenty of it […]

ESPN college basketball bracketologist Joe Lunardi has released his Oct. 3 bracketology for the 2020 NCAA Tournament, with some familiar teams leading the way with No. 1 seeds. Michigan State, Louisville, Florida, and Kansas are at the top of the seeding list, and all four teams have national title expectations heading into the season. The […]

When the FBI began to investigate college basketball, with the Louisville Cardinals in the organization’s cross hairs, it was assumed it could potentially result in the death of one of the sport’s biggest and best programs. If not that, at least a huge transition period from the Rick Pitino to the Chris Mack era would […]