Category Archives: U of L basketball

Russ Smith and Gorgui Dieng will remain in draft

Posted on April 10, 2013 8:57 pm by John Clay

C.L. Brown of the Courier-Journal tweets that after Louisville's championship celebration and pep rally tonight, coach Rick Pitino said that Russ Smith and Gorgui Dieng will go into the NBA draft, but that Chane Behanan will return for his junior … Continue reading →

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Some leftover notes from Monday night

Posted on April 10, 2013 8:09 am by John Clay

Traveling back from Atlanta yesterday, did not get a chance to post these leftover notes from Monday night’s championship game: – Louisville averaged 1.244 points per possession, second-highest among its six NCAA Tourney games. The Cards averaged 1.311 in win … Continue reading →

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National title game links

Posted on April 9, 2013 9:21 am by John Clay

NCAA title game links: John Clay: Title keeps national championship trophy in Bluegrass Rick Bozich: Cards dine family-style at NCAA title table Pat Forde: Kevin Ware’s inspiration story gets picture-perfect ending Mark Bradley: Louisville wins, and so does college basketball … Continue reading →

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NCAA won’t allow U of L men to attend women’s title game

Posted on April 9, 2013 1:44 am by John Clay

Update: NCAA says it did offer a waiver, but it was too late for Louisville men to attend the women’s championship game. ATLANTA — After the Louisville men beat Michigan 82-76 to win the national title on Monday night, Rick … Continue reading →

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Livetweets: Louisville-Michigan national final

Posted on April 8, 2013 8:30 pm by John Clay

Tweets by @johnclayiv

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My Louisville-Michigan prediction

Posted on April 8, 2013 8:17 pm by John Clay

ATLANTA — Since I had such a stellar Saturday prediction-wise by picking Louisville in a blowout and Syracuse to beat Michigan, time to redeem myself. I think Louisville will beat Michigan tonight for one main reason other than the fact … Continue reading →

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Russ Smith’s NCAA Tournament breakdown

Posted on April 8, 2013 5:15 pm by John Clay

ATLANTA — After looking at Trey Burke’s NCAA numbers, let’s take a peek at Louisville guard Russ Smith, who has been U of L’s leading scorer throughout the tournament. Smith is averaging 21 points per game through Louisville’s five games. … Continue reading →

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Video: Rick Pitino on his Hall of Fame selection

Posted on April 8, 2013 3:18 pm by John Clay

ATLANTA — After the official announcement this morning of the 2013 Induction Class for the Basketball Hall of Fame, Louisville coach Rick Pitino talked to the media about the honor of being selected.

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Louisville needs a bounce-back from Gorgui Dieng

Posted on April 8, 2013 2:33 pm by John Clay

ATLANTA — If Louisville is to beat Michigan tonight and bring home the school’s first national basketball title since 1986, the Cards almost certainly have to get a better game from center Gorgui Dieng. When a questioner mistakenly referred to … Continue reading →

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Links for tonight’s Louisville-Michigan title game

Posted on April 8, 2013 8:45 am by John Clay

NCAA Championship Game links for tonight: John Clay: Much has changed but not Pitino’s coaching skills Mark Bradley: A humbled Rick Pitino seeks his second title Tim Sullivan: Louisville 40 minutes away from third title Rick Bozich: If he wins, … Continue reading →

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