Archive for December, 2009
Last Year’s Dream Game Highlights
Every team in the country would have begged Edgar Sosa to take that 35-footer to win the game. But, the kid squadded up and knocked it down. Tomorrow the Cards and the ‘Cats take the floor again. It’s gonna be fun.
Grannies Hilariously Ride Green Screen Roller Coaster
“We’re goin’ up, we’re goin’ up, oh we’re goin’ down, we’re goin’ down. Hang on, Fran.”
All-Time Louisville Team (Starting PG): #32 DeJuan Wheat
And the final spot on Louisville’s G.O.A.T. squad goes to the starting point guard: DeJuan Wheat. Louisville 1993-1997 Louisville’s all-time leader in three-point field goals (323), Wheat ranks second in school history in scoring (2,183 points) and third in assists (498). As a Senior DeJuan led the Cardinals in scoring (17.3), assists (career-high 4.3), steals [...]
All-Time Kentucky Team (Starting PG): #12 Ralph Beard
Today we unveil the final spot on UK’s G.O.A.T. squad, starting point guard and Hardinsburg, Kentucky’s own: Ralph Beard. Kentucky 1945-1949 Beard was a member of Adolph Rupp’s “Fab Five” along with Alex Groza, Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones, Cliff Barker and Kenny Rollins. He helped lead the ‘Cats to the ’48 and ’49 National Championships. [...]
Cards Win Slopfest ’09, Defeat USF 73-52
Recap AP – Edgar Sosa scored 16 points and dished out five assists to lead Louisville to a 73-52 win over South Florida on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams. Samardo Samuels and Jared Swopshire added 12 points apiece as the Cardinals (10-3) won their fifthstraight to set up a showdown [...]
The Pinkie Previews: South Florida (10-2) @ Louisville (9-3)
South Florida Bulls @ Louisville Cardinals Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Time: 7:05 pm EST T.V. WHAS 11 (Insight Channel 4) Radio: WHAS 840 AM The University of Louisville Men’s Basketball team will kick off Big East conference play tonight when they host the South Florida Bulls at 7:00 pm. Louisville will close out its December [...]
Winning Can Hurt Too: UK Plummets in RPI after Win over Hartford
UK had been steadily rising in RealTimeRPI.com’s rankings over the past few weeks with quality wins and wins over not-so-bad mid-majors. However, UK faced a no win situation last night against Hartford, playing against a terribly rated Hartford squad (#333 nationally after last night’s loss) in what I like to call a Billy Gillispie special. Lose [...]
All-Time Kentucky Team (Starting SG): #3 Rex Chapman
Rex Chapman came to Kentucky in 1986 out of Apollo High School in Owensboro, Kentucky. The hometown kid was named Mr. Basketball in Kentucky and was a McDonald’s All-American during his senior season. He was recruited heavily by many schools but he chose to bring his talents to Lexington. The kid could jump. And his [...]
ESPN’s Outside the Lines Will Spotlight John Calipari’s Spring Cleaning
It’s been well documented here and other places the way that UK’s roster was put together this year. It wasn’t always pretty, but it resulted in the product we have on the court right now. That April, May, and June drama was hashed and rehashed back then in UK circles, but the story didn’t get [...]
All-Time Louisville Team (Starting SG): #35 Darrell Griffith
The starting shooting guard for the University of Louisville Cardinals’ G.O.A.T. squad, otherwise known as the biggest no-brainer ever, Dr. Dunkenstein himself, Darrell Griffith. Louisville 1976 – 1980 Darrell Griffith, a 6-4 guard, came to the Louisville program after finishing a stellar career at Male High School. Even before he was a prized recruit, Griffith was no [...]
