University of Louisville News & Perspectives
Pretty impressive those 32 points, 16 rebounds and five steals that earned most valuable player honors for Chane Behanan in leading the University of Louisville basketball team to the NCAA’s West Regional championship last season. Behanan had arrived, making him a big man on campus and
Read moreAnother showdown with Michigan State in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The University of Louisville should never have lost to the Spartans during the 2009 meeting, not with two first-round draft choices. But that U of L team may have been way too confident coming off of
Read moreSomething magical happened with Samardo Samuels a few games back. A flash of light. An awakening. A whole new outlook. Different approach to the game. Going from being clumsy and awkward, unable to catch a pass, letting other bigger guys have their way with him,
Read moreHere goes an exercise in futility. For the University of Louisville basketball team to get to the NCAA tournament, some unlikely things will have to occur, including some unbelievable breaks over the next three weeks or so. Meanwhile, here’s a few suggestions: Samardo Samuels —
Read moreJust when one has filed a University of Louisville basketball player in the marginal to wasted category, Rick Pitino does his thing, getting inside the player’s head, pointing out the obvious, showing him ways to get better, making him a contributor. Yes, sometimes Pitino must
Read moreBy Tom Stosberg Anybody got some extra flak jackets Samardo Samuels and Terrence Jennings could borrow for a couple of hours? They promise to give them right back after Saturday. One of those puny WWE smackdowns will seem like an afternoon in a church library
Read moreIncreasingly one gets the feeling that this season is one of preparation for seasons to come. Going chin to chin with the looks-deprived, muscle-bound, blue collars at Pittsburgh was a major challenge for this University of Louisville basketball team. Leading most of the game, mixing
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