Category Archives: U of L basketball

Rick Pitino caught an 80-pound marlin

Posted on May 9, 2013 10:18 am by John Clay

The Rick Roll continues. So, Rick Pitino caught an 80-pound white marlin in the Bahamas. #hesonaroll twitter.com/jdemling/statu… — Jody Demling (@jdemling) May 9, 2013

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Rick Pitino and John Calipari pose for pic together

Posted on April 30, 2013 9:03 am by John Clay

According to our friend Matt Jones over at KSR, Louisville coach Rick Pitino and Kentucky coach John Calipari were together last night at Drake’s in Lexington. The two were at the restaurant in memory of a mutual friend and Bluegrass … Continue reading →

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Rick Pitino gets his tattoo

Posted on April 26, 2013 9:41 am by John Clay

Louisville coach Rick Pitino follows through on his promise to his team to get a tattoo #L1C4 twitter.com/KKcards/status… — Kenny Klein (@KKcards) April 26, 2013 Louisville Coach Rick Pitino follows through on his promise to his team to get a … Continue reading →

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Dick Vitale says Kentucky still No. 1

Posted on April 25, 2013 10:03 am by John Clay

My column this morning argues that the return of Russ Smith puts Louisville right there with Kentucky in the debate who will be the pre-season No. 1 college basketball team next season. Dick Vitale isn’t buying it. The Hall of … Continue reading →

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Video: Rick Pitino talks about Russ Smith staying

Posted on April 24, 2013 1:44 pm by John Clay
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Russ Smith staying at Louisville

Posted on April 24, 2013 1:05 pm by John Clay

As expected, Louisville’s Russ Smith will stay for his senior year at U of L. After initially talking about putting his name into the NBA draft, the guard announced today that he will stay in school. Russ Smith staying at … Continue reading →

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Russ Smith hopes to announce decision Wednesday

Posted on April 22, 2013 8:34 pm by John Clay

Eric Crawford of WDRB tweets that Louisville guard Russ Smith hopes to announce his NBA decision on Wednesday. Smith’s father said after the national title game that his son would give up his final year of eligibility to enter the … Continue reading →

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Russ Smith now “50-50″ on returning to U of L

Posted on April 11, 2013 9:30 am by John Clay

After saying that Russ Smith would enter the NBA Draft, Louisville coach Rick Pitino is now not so certain. Appearing on Drew Deener’s radio show in Louisville this morning, Pitino said that the junior guard was “50-50″ about returning next … Continue reading →

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Rick Pitino gets $425,000 bonus for winning title

Posted on April 11, 2013 8:59 am by John Clay

Louisville coach Rick Pitino earned a $425,000 bonus by winning the national title on Monday night. That’s nearly 70 percent of the total salary for U of L president James Ramsey, who makes $600,000 a year. In all, the former … Continue reading →

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Rick Pitino and multiple NCAA Tournament winners

Posted on April 10, 2013 10:10 pm by John Clay

Since John Wooden's amazing reign of 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 through 1975, eight college basketball coaches have won multiple national championships. Rick Pitino became the eighth on Monday night when his Louisville Cardinals defeated Michigan 82-76 … Continue reading →

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