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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 (6-0, 1-0 ACC) UofL Record 26-14 (second year) vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-1) Overall Record 241-111 (11th year) Assistant Coach Luke Murray (Fairfield ‘07) Friday, Nov. 29 5:04 p.m. ET Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tenn. Assistant Coach Mike Pegues (Delaware ‘00) Assistant Coach Dino Gaudio (Ohio U. ’81) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS Dir. of Basketball Operations Kahil Fennell (Redlands ‘04) Louisville (6-0, 1-0 ACC) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown All-Time Record 1,728-926 (106th yr.) F 24 Dwayne SUTTON 6-5 220 R-Sr. 10.5 8.7 Louisville, Ky. (does not include 123-3 record vacated by NCAA) F 33 Jordan NWORA 6-8 225 Jr. 21.3 7.2 Buffalo, N.Y. All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 61-40 C 23 Steven ENOCH 6-10 255 R-Sr. 11.7 8.7 Norwalk, Conn. (39 Appearances, 8 Final Fours, 2 NCAA Titles - ‘80, ‘86) G 2 Darius PERRY 6-2 195 Jr. 6.8 2.3 Marietta, Ga. Important Phone Numbers G 30 Ryan McMAHON 6-0 185 R-Sr. 12.3 0.7 Sarasota, Fla. Athletics Office (502) 852-5732 Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Western Kentucky (6-1) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 F 22 Carson WILLIAMS 6-5 230 R-Jr. 13.6 5.1 Owenton, Ky. SID - Kenny Klein, cell (502) 599-7865 C 23 Charles BASSEY 6-11 230 So. 15.7 9.7 Lagos, Nigeria G 2 Jared SAVAGE 6-5 205 R-Sr. 10.7 4.9 Bowling Green, Ky. 2019-20 Schedule / Results #TEAM106 G 5 Cameron JUSTICE 6-3 185 Gr. 14.0 2.4 Hindman, Ky. Date Opponent TV Time (ET) G 11 Taveion HOLLINGSWORTH 6-2 165 Jr. 11.6 4.1 Lexington, Ky. October / Result Tues. 29 BELLARMINE ~ ............ACCNX W 75-65 Head Coach: Rick Stansbury (Taylor ‘94) 71-43 in 4th year at WKU, 361-209 in 18th year overall. November Tues. 5 at Miami * ..........................ACCN W 87-74 Louisville will play its first neutral site Sun. 10 YOUNGSTOWN STATE + .... RSN W 78-55 game of the season when the Cardinals face CARD FILE Wed. 13 INDIANA STATE ............ ACCN W 91-62 instrastate foe Western Kentucky on Friday. UofL has won its first six games of the season Sun. 17 N. CAROLINA CENTRAL + ACCN W 87-58 Louisville won its 55th straight home game in for the first time since the 2014-15 season, when Wed. 20 USC UPSTATE + ............ ACCN W 76-50 the month of November when the Cardinals the Cardinals won their first 11 games. Sun. 24 AKRON + .................... ACCN W 82-76 beat Akron 82-76 on Sunday as Dwayne Louisville is second in the nation in field goal Fri. 29 Western Kentucky # ....CBSSN/FB 5:04 pm percentage (.555) and is eighth in the nation in December Sutton grabbed 14 rebounds and scored three-point percentage (.440, leads the ACC). Tues. 3 MICHIGAN @ ................ESPN 7:30 pm 10 points for his seventh career double- Fri. 6 PITTSBURGH * .............ACCN 9:00 pm double and second this season. Louisville Louisville is second in the nation in adjusted Tues. 10 Texas Tech = .......................ESPN 7:00 pm claimed its 30th regular season tournament offensive efficiency by Kenpom.com. Sat. 14 EASTERN KENTUCKY ......ACCN Noon championship, winning the Global Sports Louisville’s No. 2 AP ranking is the highest the Wed. 18 MIAMI (OHIO) .............. ACCN 8:30 pm Shootout title by sweeping the five-team, Cardinals have been ranked since they were No. 2 Sat. 28 at Kentucky ...........................CBS 3:45 pm round-robin event. The favorite to win the on March 18, 2013 in the final poll of the season. January Conference USA Championship this year, the Jordan Nwora scored a season-high 28 points Sat. 4 FLORIDA STATE * ........ESPN/2 2:00 pm Hilltoppers (6-1) beat Fordham 69-64 in their with nine rebounds vs. USC Upstate, his fourth Tues. 7 MIAMI * ......... ESPN/2/U/ACCN 7:00 pm occasion scoring over 20 points in his first six Sat. 11 at Notre Dame * ..................ESPN 2:00 pm last game on Nov. 25 in their third game of the games. His 128 points scored this season is the Tues. 14 at Pittsburgh * ...... ESPN/2/ACCN 7:00 pm U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Sat. 18 at Duke * .............................ESPN 6:00 pm most by a Louisville player through six games Wed. 22 GEORGIA TECH * .............RSN 7:00 pm GAME FACTS over the last 18 seasons. He is third in the ACC in scoring (21.3 ppg). The preseason ACC Player Sat. 25 CLEMSON * ...................RSN 2:00 pm Site: Bridgestone Arena, Wed. 29 at Boston College * ............ ACCN 9:00 pm of the Year, Nwora was a preseason All-America Nashville, Tenn. (19,395) February selection by AP and many others. Television: CBSSN on Facebook - Chris Sat. 1 at NC State * ................ESPN/2/U 2:00 pm Louisville has a 49-6 record during the month Hassel, play-by-play; Bob Wenzel, analyst, Wed. 5 WAKE FOREST * ....... ESPN2/U 9:00 pm of November over the last nine years, winning 29 Ashley Holder, reporter. Sat. 8 VIRGINIA * .............. ESPN2/U 4:00 pm of its last 33 games in that month. Wed. 12 at Georgia Tech * ...............ACCN 8:00 pm Radio: WKRD (790 AM) Paul Rogers, In neutral site games (as in Nashville Friday), UofL Sat. 15 at Clemson * ......ESPN/2/U/ACCN 4:00 pm play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst Wed. 19 SYRACUSE * .................ESPN 7:00 pm has a 39-14 record over the last six years (.736). (Sirius channel 105, XM 193, Internet 955) Louisville’s victory over Akron was its 150th in Sat. 22 NORTH CAROLINA * ..... ESPN/2 6/8 pm Series History: UofL leads 40-39 (28-18 in Mon. 24 at Florida State * .................ESPN 7:00 pm the KFC Yum! Center. The Cardinals have a 150- March Louisville, 9-16 in Bowling Green, 3-5 neutral) 25 record in 10 years in the spectacular arena. Sun. 1 VIRGINIA TECH * ........... ACCN 6:00 pm Last Meeting: UofL 78, Western Kentucky 56 Darius Perry is third in the ACC in assists (6.3 Sat. 7 at Virginia * ......................ESPN/2 4:00 pm (Dec. 19, 2015 at KFC Yum! Center) apg, 20th in the nation), more than four times his Tues. 10- at ACC Tournament ...............TBA TBA UL National Ranking: No. 2 Associated Press, average assists from last season. He is second Sat. 14 (Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.) No. 2 USA Today in the ACC in assist/turnover ratio (3.80). ~ exhibition game Officials: Mike Stephens, A.J. Desai, * ACC game Dwayne Sutton’s 29 rebounds in the last two + Global Sports Shootout, Louisville, KY Tony Henderson games is the most in two games for a Cardinal # Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. Next UofL Game: Dec. 3 vs. Michigan, @ Big 10/ACC Challenge, Louisville, KY since Chinanu Onuaku had as many in two = Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden, NY, NY KFC Yum! Center, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) games in Jan. 3 & 7, 2016. Louisville vs. Western Kentucky -- Page 2 Louisville Sports Information (502) 852-6581 About Western Kentucky — Louisville will play its Last Game vs. Western Kentucky first neutral site game of the season when the Cardinals face instrastate foe Western Kentucky on Friday. The Hilltoppers Louisville 78, Western Kentucky 56 (6-1) beat Fordham 69-64 in their last game on Nov. 25 in their Dec. 19, 2015 -- KFC YUM! CENTER third game of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam, falling only Louisville 78 to Bowling Green this season. Player min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast TO BL ST PF TP Statistical Comparison Lee f 36 4-12 2-5 5-7 6 3 1 0 4 1 15 The preseason favorite to win the Conference USA title, WKU UofL Spalding f 23 3-5 0-0 0-1 3 1 0 1 0 3 6 Western Kentucky posted a 20-14 record last season. Five Record ......................... 6-1 6-0 Onuaku c 21 5-8 0-0 0-0 12 0 2 2 1 4 10 Scoring Average ..........84.0 83.5 Snider g 36 5-14 3-3 3-4 4 4 2 0 0 3 16 Hilltoppers are averaging scoring in double figures, led by Lewis g 30 7-11 1-3 0-0 1 3 3 0 1 3 15 sophomore center Charles Bassey (15.7 ppg, 9.7 rpg.). Points Allowed ............69.4 62.5 Johnson 16 4-8 0-1 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 2 8 Louisville (.530, fifth in the nation) and Western Kentucky (.528, Scoring Margin .........+14.6 +21.0 Mathiang 21 0-3 0-0 3-6 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 FG Percentage ............ .528 .530 Mitchell 17 2-4 1-2 0-0 2 2 2 0 2 1 5 eighth in the nation) are in the top ten nationally in field goal Team 1 Opp. FG Percentage ... .424 .362 Totals 200 30-65 7-14 11-18 40 14 11 4 8 19 78 percentage.