Louisville Cardinals (21-3, 12-1 ACC) Uofl Record 41-17 (Second Year) Overall Record 256-114 (11Th Year) Vs
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Louisville Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 Founded / Enrollment 1798 / 22,000 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 (21-3, 12-1 ACC) UofL Record 41-17 (second year) Overall Record 256-114 (11th year) vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (11-13, 5-8) Assistant Coach Luke Murray (Fairfield ‘07) Wednesday, Feb. 12 8:00 p.m. ET McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, Ga. Assistant Coach Mike Pegues (Delaware ‘00) Assistant Coach Dino Gaudio (Ohio U. ’81) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS Dir. of Basketball Operations Kahil Fennell (Redlands ‘04) All-Time Record 1,743-929 (106th yr.) Louisville (21-3, 12-1 ACC) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown (does not include 123-3 record vacated by NCAA) F 24 Dwayne SUTTON 6-5 220 R-Sr. 8.8 8.4 Louisville, Ky. All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 61-40 F 33 Jordan NWORA 6-8 225 Jr. 19.5 7.4 Buffalo, N.Y. (39 Appearances, 8 Final Fours, 2 NCAA Titles - ‘80, ‘86) C 23 Steven ENOCH 6-10 255 R-Sr. 10.5 6.0 Norwalk, Conn. Important Phone Numbers G 0 Fresh KIMBLE 6-0 185 Gr. 5.1 1.5 Philadelphia, Pa. Athletics Office (502) 852-5732 G 2 Darius PERRY 6-2 195 Jr. 6.1 1.8 Marietta, Ga. Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Georgia Tech (11-13, 5-8 ACC) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 F 4 Jordan USHER 6-7 220 Jr. 8.3 3.7 Canton, Ga. SID - Kenny Klein, cell (502) 599-7865 F 5 Moses WRIGHT 6-9 230 Jr. 12.9 7.2 Raleigh, N.C. 2019-20 Schedule / Results #TEAM106 C 1 James BANKS III 6-9 250 Sr. 10.1 7.8 Decatur, Ga. G 0 Michael DEVOE 6-5 193 So. 16.2 3.8 Orlando, Fla. Date Opponent TV Time (ET) October / Result G 10 Jose ALVARADO 6-0 179 Jr. 13.3 3.5 Brooklyn, N.Y. Tues. 29 BELLARMINE ~ ........... ACCNX W 75-65 Head Coach: Josh Pastner (Arizona ‘97) 59-66 in 4th year at Georgia Tech, 226-139 in 11th year overall. November Tues. 5 at Miami * ..........................ACCN W 87-74 Winners of 10 straight games, Louisville CARD FILE Sun. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE + ....RSN W 78-55 will take its 6-0 ACC road record to the test Wed. 13 INDIANA STATE ............ACCN W 91-62 as the Cardinals visit Atlanta, Ga. to face the UofL’s current 10-game ACC winning streak is Sun. 17 N. CAROLINA CENTRAL + ACCN W 87-58 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for the second its longest ever ACC winning streak and longest Wed. 20 USC UPSTATE + ............ ACCN W 76-50 time this season on Wednesday. Louisville conference win streak in 37 years (since 1982-83). Sun. 24 AKRON + .................... ACCN W 82-76 prevailed 80-73 over Virginia on Saturday Louisville’s 12-1 ACC start is its best in its six Fri. 29 Western Kentucky # ....CBSSN/FB W 71-54 years in the conference and its best in any league December as the Cardinals shot 51 percent from the since the Cardinals won the 1967 Missouri Valley Tues. 3 #4/5 MICHIGAN @ ......... ESPN W 58-43 field against the nation’s leader in field goal Fri. 6 PITTSBURGH * ............. ACCN W 64-46 percentage defense and scoring defense. Conference title with a 12-2 record. UofL has Tues. 10 Texas Tech = ......................ESPN L 57-70 Jordan Nwora led UofL with 22 points and started with at least a 21-3 overall record through Sat. 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY ...... ACCN W 99-67 seven rebounds as the Cardinals won the 24 games for the first time since 1982-83. UofL Wed. 18 MIAMI (OHIO) .............. ACCN W 70-46 rebounding battle 31-19 and matched a has 18 straight 20-win seasons on the court. Sat. 28 at #19/19 Kentucky .............. CBS L 70-78/ot season-low with just six turnovers. Four of Louisville’s 28 ACC road wins in its six years January the Cardinals’ remaining seven games will be in the league is the fourth-most in the ACC. Sat. 4 #18/20 FLORIDA STATE * ESPN2 L 65-78 played on the road. The Yellow Jackets (11- Louisville is fourth in the nation in three-point Tues. 7 MIAMI * ....................ESPN2 W 74-58 field goal percentage (.404). UofL has made as Sat. 11 at Notre Dame * .................ESPN W 67-64 13, 5-8 ACC) have won three of their last five many as nine three-pointers in a game on 15 Tues. 14 at Pittsburgh * ...................ACCN W 73-68/ot games, but fell 73-64 at Pittsburgh on Feb. 8 Sat. 18 at #3/3 Duke * ....................ESPN W 79-73 in their last game. occasions this season (10 of the last 14), including Wed. 22 GEORGIA TECH * .............RSN W 68-64 9-of-22 threes in its last game vs. Virginia. Sat. 25 CLEMSON * ...................RSN W 80-62 GAME FACTS In its last 11 games, Louisville has made Wed. 29 at Boston College * ............ACCN W 86-69 45.0 percent of its three-pointers (104-of-231). February Site: McCamish Pavilion (8,600), Atlanta, Ga. UofL is 12th in the nation in field goal Sat. 1 at NC State * ......................ESPN W 77-57 Television: ACC Network - Chris Cotter, percentage defense (.379), 14th in scoring Wed. 5 WAKE FOREST * ..........ESPN2 W 86-76 play-by-play; Chris Spatola, analyst. margin (+12.7), 24th in rebound margin (+6.6) Sat. 8 VIRGINIA * .................. ESPN W 80-73 Radio: WKRD (790 AM; joined in progress and 34th in scoring defense (63.4). UofL is 31st Wed. 12 at Georgia Tech * ...............ACCN 8:00 pm on WHAS, 840 AM) Paul Rogers, in defensive efficiency and eighth in offensive Sat. 15 at Clemson * ......................ACCN 4:00 pm play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst efficiency in KenPom statistical rankings. Wed. 19 SYRACUSE * ................ ESPN 7:00 pm (Sirius channel 138, XM 194, Internet 956) Sat. 22 NORTH CAROLINA * .....ESPN/2 6/8 pm Jordan Nwora’s 467 points this year is the Series History: UofL leads 22-13 (13-4 in Mon. 24 at Florida State * ................ESPN 7:00 pm second-most by a UofL player through 24 games March Louisville, 5-4 in Atlanta, 4-5 neutral) over the last 20 seasons. He leads the ACC in Sun. 1 VIRGINIA TECH * ...........ACCN 6:00 pm Last Meeting: UofL 68, Georgia Tech 64 scoring (19.5 ppg). The preseason ACC Player Sat. 7 at Virginia * .....................ESPN/2 4:00 pm (Jan. 22, 2020 in KFC Yum! Center) of the Year, his 22 points vs. Virginia was his Tues. 10- at ACC Tournament ...............TBA TBA UL National Ranking: No. 5 USA Today, 13th game this season and 26th in the last two Sat. 14 (Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.) No. 5 Associated Press years scoring 20 or more. He has made 33-of-67 ~ exhibition game * ACC game Officials: Jamie Luckie, Jeffrey Anderson, threes in the last 11 games (.493). + Global Sports Shootout, Louisville, KY Lamar Simpson Louisville has made 78.1 percent of its free # Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. Next UofL Game: Feb. 15 at Clemson, @ Big 10/ACC Challenge, Louisville, KY throws over the last seven games (121-of-155), = Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden, NY, NY Clemson, S.C., 4:00 p.m. ET (ACC Network) topping 80 percent in four of those games. Louisville notes vs. Georgia Tech -- Page 2 Louisville Sports Information (502) 852-6581 About Georgia Tech — Louisville will take its 6-0 ACC road record to the test as the Cardinals visit Atlanta, Ga. to face Last Meeting vs. Georgia Tech the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Wednesday. The Yellow Louisville 68, Georgia Tech 64 Jackets (11-13, 5-8 ACC) have won three of their last five January 22, 2020 -- KFC YUM! CENTER games, but fell 73-64 at Pittsburgh on Feb. 8 in their last game. Louisville 68 Player min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast TO BL ST PF TP Sophomore guard Michael Devoe is seventh in the ACC Statistical Comparison Sutton f 26 1-4 1-3 0-0 6 3 0 0 2 3 3 in scoring (16.2 ppg, 40-of-96 three-pointers, .417). Senior GT UofL Nwora f 33 3-11 2-4 3-4 7 1 2 0 1 2 10 forward James Banks III (10.1 ppg, 7.8 rpg) is 17th in the Record ..................... 11-13 21-3 Enoch c 18 5-9 0-0 3-4 3 0 0 0 0 2 13 Kimble g 27 2-5 1-3 0-0 2 3 2 0 1 1 5 nation in blocked shots (2.7 per game). Georgia Tech is No. 74 Scoring Average ..........68.1 76.0 Perry g 30 2-7 1-5 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 5 in the Sagarin Ratings, No. 81 in the NET rankings, No. 91 in Points Allowed ............67.0 63.4 Williams 22 3-8 0-2 7-12 6 0 1 3 0 1 13 Williamson 18 2-3 1-1 0-0 3 1 1 0 1 2 5 ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) and No.