Louisville Cardinals (13-5, 8-4 ACC) Vs. Virginia Cavaliers (16-6, 12-4
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Louisville Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 Founded / Enrollment 1798 / 22,640 Nickname / Colors Cardinals / Red & Black TOUGH. TOGETHER. UNBREAKABLE. Conference Atlantic Coast 1980, 1986 NCAA Champions 8 NCAA Final Fours 39 NCAA Tournament Appearances Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,090) Sports Information University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 www.GoCards.com President Dr. Neeli Bendapudi Phone: (502) 852-6581 email: [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @LouisvilleMBB Vice President/Director of Athletics Vince Tyra Head Coach Chris Mack (Xavier ‘92) Louisville Cardinals (13-5, 8-4 ACC) UofL Record 57-26 (third year) vs. (16-6, 12-4 ACC) Overall Record 272-123 (12th year) Virginia Cavaliers Assistant Coach Luke Murray (Fairfield ‘07) Saturday, March 6 4:05 p.m. ET KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Ky. Assistant Coach Mike Pegues (Delaware ‘00) Assistant Coach Dino Gaudio (Ohio U. ’81) POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUPS Dir. of Basketball Operations Kahil Fennell (Redlands ‘04) Louisville (13-5, 8-4 ACC) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown All-Time Record 1,759-938 (107th yr.) (does not include 123-3 record vacated by NCAA) F 10 Samuell WILLIAMSON 6-7 210 So. 10.0 7.9 Rockwall, Texas All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 61-40 F 14 Dre DAVIS 6-5 220 Fr. 7.8 3.3 Indianapolis, Ind. (39 Appearances, 8 Final Fours, 2 NCAA Titles - ‘80, ‘86) C 24 Jae’Lyn WITHERS 6-8 215 R-Fr. 10.2 8.0 Charlotte, N.C. Important Phone Numbers G 1 Carlik JONES 6-1 185 Gr. 17.6 5.2 Cincinnati, Ohio Athletics Office (502) 852-5732 G 13 David JOHNSON 6-5 210 So. 12.5 5.7 Louisville, Ky. Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Virginia (16-6, 12-4 ACC) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 F 10 Sam HAUSER 6-8 218 Sr. 15.5 6.7 Stevens Point, Wis. SID - Kenny Klein, cell (502) 599-7865 F 30 Jay HUFF 7-1 240 R-Sr. 13.3 7.0 Durham, N.C. 2020-21 Schedule / Results #TEAM107 G 0 Kihei CLARK 5-9 160 So. 9.8 2.0 Woodland Hills, Calif. G 2 Reece BEEKMAN 6-3 174 Fr. 4.7 2.9 Baton Rouge, La. Date Opponent TV Time (ET) G 25 Trey MURPHY III 6-9 206 Jr. 10.8 3.3 Durham, N.C. November Head Coach: Tony Bennett (Green Bay ‘92) 293-102 in 12th year at UVa; 361-135 in 15th year overall. Wed. 25 EVANSVILLE + ..............ACCN W 79-44 Fri. 27 SETON HALL + ............ ESPN2 W 71-70 Sun. 29 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M ......... RSN W 86-64 Louisville will play its final game of the CARD FILE December regular season as the Cardinals face the Tues. 1 WESTERN KENTUCKY .....ACCN W 75-54 Virginia Cavaliers on “Wear Red for the Jae’Lyn Withers was named ACC co-Freshman Fri. 4 UNC GREENSBORO ............... Canceled Seniors” Day on Saturday in the KFC Yum! of the Week for games Feb. 22-28 after averaging Wed. 16 NC STATE * ........................ Postponed Center. Fans are encouraged to wear red 14 points, 11 rebounds and shooting 52.4 percent Sat. 19 at #12/12 Wisconsin @ .....ESPN2 L 48-85 attire to the game and arrive by 3:40 p.m. for from the field in two wins. He produced his third Tues. 22 at Pittsburgh * ..................... RSN W 64-54 the pregame ceremony. Louisville’s game at double-double of the season with 12 points and Sat. 26 KENTUCKY ...................ESPN W 62-59 Virginia Tech on Wednesday was cancelled a career-high 13 rebounds against Notre Dame January due to COVID issues with the Hokies. In its last Wednesday. He totaled 16 points and nine Sat. 2 at Boston College * .............. RSN W 76-64 last game, Louisville won 80-73 in overtime at rebounds at Duke, his ninth game this season Wed. 6 #19/20 VIRGINIA TECH * .. ACCN W 73-71 Duke last Saturday as the Cardinals became with nine or more rebounds. Wed. 13 at Wake Forest * ................ ACCN W 77-65 just the second team in the last 12 years to Carlik Jones, named to The Sporting News Sat. 16 at Miami * ..........................ACCN L 72-78 sweep the Blue Devils in the regular season. Mid-Season All-America team and the Wooden Mon. 18 #rv/25 FLORIDA STATE * ..ESPN L 65-78 Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List, had his Sat. 23 DUKE * .......................ESPN W 70-65 No. 21/20 Virginia (16-6, 12-4 ACC) beat 100th career double-figure scoring effort at Duke, Wed. 27 at Clemson * ........................RSN L 50-54 Miami 62-51 in its last game on March 1. including the last 40 consecutive games (all 17 Sat. 30 BOSTON COLLEGE * .............. Postponed February GAME FACTS at UofL). He is the first person in UofL history to Mon. 1 GEORGIA TECH * ........... ACCN W 74-58 Site: KFC Yum! Center/Denny Crum Court, reach double figures in his first 17 games at UofL. Wed. 3 at Syracuse * ..................... ACCN Postponed Louisville, Ky. (22,090) (171-27 in 11th year) Carlik Jones is one of just two players in the ACC to rank among the top 10 in each of scoring Sat. 6 at Virginia * .........................ESPN Postponed Television: ESPN2 - Dave O’Brien, (17.6 ppg, 4th in the ACC), assists (4.5 apg, 4th), Wed. 10 PITTSBURGH * ............. ACCN Postponed play-by-play; Dan Dakich, analyst. Wed. 17 SYRACUSE * ................ACCN steals (1.5, 6th), assists/turnovers ratio (2.00, Postponed Radio: WKRD (790 AM; joined in progress Sat. 20 at North Carolina * ..............ESPN L 54-99 6th) and free throw percentage (.826, 4th). on WHAS 840 AM) Paul Rogers, Tues. 23 NOTRE DAME * ............. ACCN W 69-57 Louisville is among the top defensive teams in Sat. 27 at Duke * .............................ESPN W 80-73/ot play-by-play; Jody Demling, analyst the ACC, ranking fourth in the ACC in field goal March (XM channel 380, Internet 970) percentage defense (.416) and scoring defense Wed. 3 at #22/19 Virginia Tech * ..ESPN2 Canceled Also: ESPN Radio - Sean Kelley, (66.2 ppg), and first in three-point field goal Sat. 6 #21/20 VIRGINIA * ........ESPN2 4:05 pm play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst defense (.307). UofL has held nine opponents Tues. 9- at ACC Tournament ...............TBA TBA Series History: UofL trails 5-16 (4-7 in below 40 percent accuracy from the field. Sat. 13 (Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.) Louisville, 1-8 in Charlottesville, 0-1 neutral) Samuell Williamson has averaged 12.4 points * ACC game Last Meeting: Virginia 57, UofL 54 + Wade Houston Tipoff Classic, Louisville, KY and 11.6 rebounds over the last five games, @ Big 10/ACC Challenge, Madison, WI (March 7, 2020 at Charlottesville, Va.) grabbing double-digit boards in four of the last UofL National Ranking: unranked in five. He is second for the Cardinals in rebounding USA Today & Associated Press polls (7.9 rpg) and ranks seventh in the ACC. Guide Online — The 2020-21 UofL Officials: Ted Valentine, A.J. Desai, Louisville has a 61-17 record in its conference Men’s Basketball guide is available in Tony Henderson home games over the last nine years (.773). pdf form with the QR code to the left, Next UofL Game: ACC Tournament, UofL has the fourth-most conference home wins or at this link: https://uofl.me/2JHHddm March 9-13, Greensboro, N.C. (TBA) in its seven years in the ACC (45-14). Louisville notes vs. Virginia -- Page 2 Louisville Sports Information (502) 852-6581 About Virginia — Louisville will play its final game of the regular season as the Cardinals face the Virginia Cavaliers on Sat- Last Year’s Meetings vs. Virginia urday. The Cavaliers (16-6, 12-4 ACC), ranked 21st by AP and 20th Louisville 80, Virginia 73 in the USA Today poll, had dropped three straight before defeating February 8, 2020 -- KFC YUM! CENTER Miami 62-51 at home on March 1 when Sam Hauser led Virginia Louisville 80 Player min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast TO BL ST PF TP with 18 points, making 4-of-9 three-pointers. The teams were Statistical Comparison Sutton f 32 1-4 0-3 0-0 6 1 0 1 1 2 2 scheduled to play in Charlottesville on Feb. 6 before the game Nwora f 37 7-14 4-8 4-4 7 0 0 0 1 1 22 Virginia UofL Enoch c 20 5-7 0-1 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 1 13 was postponed due to COVID-19 issues with the Cardinals. Record ....................... 16-6 13-5 Kimble g 30 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 Virginia is third in the nation in free throw percentage (.804), Scoring Average ..........68.5 69.2 Perry g 19 3-4 3-4 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 Williams 20 3-7 0-0 7-8 6 0 0 0 0 0 13 third in personal fouls per game (12.9), fifth in scoring defense Points Allowed ............60.2 66.2 Williamson 10 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 (60.2 ppg) and eighth in three-point field goal percentage (.392). Scoring Margin ...........+8.3 +2.9 Johnson 18 2-4 0-1 3-4 3 5 2 0 1 3 7 FG Percentage ............ .480 .442 McMahon 14 1-2 1-2 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 Hauser is ninth in the ACC in scoring (15.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg) and Team 2 1 Opp.