Breaking News;7 foot 4 point five star decommit from Texas tech Flip to Louisville Cardinals basketball over Clemson and Tennessee…
Breaking News;7 foot 4 point five star decommit from Texas tech Flip to Louisville Cardinals basketball over Clemson and Tennessee…
Louisville Men’s Basketball Head Coach Pat Kelsey & Guard Reyne Smith spoke to the media after today’s HUGE 82-78 victory over Pittsburgh at the PEC. Louisville ended Pitts 15 game home winning streak & have the Cards their first win in Pittsburgh (a place we used to own) since Carlik & the Super 6 won there back in December of 2020.
Reyne Smith led all scores with 25 points off of 7-11 shooting from 3. Chucky comes really close again to a triple-double with 15 points, 7 assists & 7 rebounds. Edwards had 14 & 5 & J’Vonne added 13 & 5 despite sitting a lot during this game.
The Cards take on Syracuse at 7pm Tuesday on the ACC Network. We are so back. Go Cards!
As fans of the Louisville men’s basketball program are very well aware of, it has been quite a while since the Cardinals have had a taste of NCAA Tournament success – or even made the Big Dance to begin with.
Not counting the COVID 2020 season, Louisville has missed out on the last four NCAA Tournaments. It’s the longest stretch without making it to the Big Dance since a seven year stretch of not going from the 1951-52 season the the 1957-58 season. Even then, there were still five straight NIT appearance during that time.
Additionally, Louisville hasn’t won a game in the NCAA Tournament since Donovan Mitchell and Co. beat Jacksonville State to kick off their 2017 run. The Cardinals also haven’t gotten to the second weekend since 2015.
Needless to say, it’s been a while since Louisville has had a chance to get to the Big Dance. However, it’s becoming increasingly likely that this stretch of futility could soon be coming to an end.
Their first year under head coach Pat Kelsey, up to this point, has been a rousing success. Just past the halfway point of the regular season, Louisville is 11-5, are on a five-game winning streak, have a handful of resume-boosting victories and have yet to lose to a team outside of the KenPom top-50. In fact, Louisville in 6-5 against teams in Quadrant 1 and 2 of the NET.
