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Aly Khalifa deemed ineligible for the 2025-26 season by the NCAA

By Derek DeBurger Aly Khalifa has been deemed ineligible to compete in college basketball for the 2025-26 season by the NCAA. The news was announced Thursday after the NCAA denied Khalifa’s waiver to receive a medical hardship extension to his eligibility. “University of Louisville men’s basketball student-athlete Aly Khalifa’s request for an extension of his

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Louisville basketball loses to Creighton in first round of tournament

By Harry Barsan Louisville lost in embarrassing fashion to the Creighton Bluejays in the opening game of the NCAA tournament. Long shots Six straight misses started the game before Chucky Hepburn scored the game’s first field goal, quickly outdoing himself with a three-pointer to take the lead for the Cards. But the jitters wouldn’t last

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Louisville basketball survives and advances to ACC championship

By Harry Barsan No. 13 Louisville escaped the No. 10 Clemson Tigers in the ACC semifinals after a questionable no-call on the final play of the game. The Cards had to deal with their second blown lead in as many games, but they still found a way to weather the storm to advance to the

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Louisville basketball advances to ACC semis on buzzer-beater

By Harry Barsan No. 13 Louisville used late-game heroics and the biggest comeback of their season to beat the Stanford Cardinal in the ACC quarterfinals. Louisville was once again shorthanded against the Cardinal, with Reyne Smith sitting out with an injury for the second game in a row. Is this Madness? Thursday got out to

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Pat Kelsey named ACC Coach of the Year, other players honored

By Derek DeBurger In just his first year, Pat Kelsey has been named ACC Coach of the Year. Receiving  47 of 81 votes, Kelsey lead Louisville to a 25-6 season record and an 18-2 ACC record. The Cardinals finished second in the conference after being picked to finish ninth in preseason polls. This is a

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Louisville basketball cruises past Stanford on senior night

By Harry Barsan No. 14 Louisville takes care of business at home against the Stanford Cardinal on senior night. Saturday’s victory was the Cards’ first win on senior night since the 2019-20 season. One final run (or two) Louisville won the tip-off, and after a couple of sloppy possessions Chucky Hepburn found James Scott for

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Louisville basketball dodges loss to Pitt with late run

By Josie Simpson The No. 19 Louisville Cardinals yet again escaped with a tight win against the Pitt Panthers. Chuckling to the bank After Louisville won the tip-off, Chucky Hepburn drew first blood with a drawn foul and two free throws. However, the game would get and remain fairly sloppy for both sides. The two

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Louisville basketball narrowly avoids unranked upset

By Derek DeBurger and Elizabeth Scanland No. 19 Louisville escaped an upset loss to the Virginia Tech Hokies. Flying high The Cards got out to a blazing start, going on an 11-0 run to start. The Hokies eventually got on the board with a three-pointer, but Reyne Smith matched it with a layup and a

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball plays final road game of 2024-25

By Harry Barsan No. 25 Louisville will travel to Blacksburg to face the Virginia Tech Hokies in their final home game of the 2024-25 season. Okay Hokies, just okay Their offensive efficiency rating of 108.3 on Kenpom has them right at the 162nd spot, middle of the pack for college basketball as a whole but

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Louisville basketball beats Boston College, Hepburn leaves injured

By Harry Barsan Louisville stormed out of Boston’s Conte Forum with a seismic 84-58 victory, their largest since against Indiana. Battle of the birds In front of a modest home crowd, the scoring started with a Chucky Hepburn assist to James Scott for an alley-oop lay-in. A put-back slam and a goaltend gave Aboubacar Traore

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Louisville basketball enters the top 25 for first time in four seasons

By Derek DeBurger After traversing the depths of college basketball hell, Louisville has returned to the AP top 25. Just a week removed from receiving 17 points and being the fifth team left out of the poll, the Cards find themselves in the 25th spot. They’re a mere 21 points ahead of the first team

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Louisville basketball escapes Pitt with huge quad-1 win

By Harry Barsan Louisville defeated the Pitt Panthers in a thrilling game from start to finish. With their win, Louisville snapped Pitt’s home-winning-streak at 15 games, and snapped Louisville’s overall losing-streak against Pitt at five. A game of runs Both teams started slow, each putting forth four scoreless possessions before buckets from James Scott and

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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball looks to stay hot against Clemson

By Harry Barsan The Cardinals host the Clemson Tigers in an important conference matchup. Clemson is sitting at 12-3 and fresh of a trip all the way to the Elite Eight last year before losing to Alabama. While the Cards have won four-straight, Clemson is on a 9-2 tear since a November loss to Boise

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Louisville basketball gets first ever win at JPJ Arena in Virginia

By Harry Barsan Louisville defeated the Virginia Cavaliers 70-50 picking up their third conference win of the year. The win is the Cards’ first in Charlottesville since 1990, and the first ever in John Paul Jones Arena. The Cards are now riding a four-game win streak, their second of the year. Trust in Traore Scoring

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