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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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PREVIEW: Louisville basketball looks to win at Virginia for first time

By Harry Barsan The Cardinals will travel to Charlottesville to take on the Virginia Cavaliers. Louisville hasn’t had much success historically against Virginia, standing 5-24 against the Cavaliers all-time and 0-9 all-time in John Paul Jones Arena. Slow and steady Virginia’s iconic pack line defense wants to suffocate open drives to the paint, instead forcing

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Louisville basketball lands five-star recruit Mikel Brown Jr.

By Derek DeBurger Louisville basketball has the first recruit of their 2025 freshman class in five-star point guard Mikel Brown Jr. Brown is the seventh-rated recruit and the second highest point guard recruit in the class of 2025. He signed an endorsement deal with Adidas in 2024, so the commitment felt like an inevitability. Brown

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