2013-14 Louisville Basketball Guide LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL
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2013-14 Louisville Basketball Guide LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL 2013-14 Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Site Time Television October Tues. 29 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS November Wed. 6 PIKEVILLE / exhibition KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS Sat. 9 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON KFC YUM! CENTER 1 p.m. WHAS Tues. 12 HOFSTRA in Hall of Fame Classic KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS Fri. 15 CORNELL KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS Tues. 19 HARTFORD in Hall of Fame Classic KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS Sat. 23 Fairfield at Hall of Fame Classic Uncasville, Conn. 2 p.m.* ESPN3 Sun. 24 North Carolina or Richmond Mohegan Sun, 1 p.m. or ESPN (championship) at Hall of Fame Classic Uncasville, Conn. 3 p.m.* ESPN3 (consolation) * game will start at least 25 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game Fri. 29 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS December Wed. 4 MISSOURI KANSAS CITY KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. WHAS Sat. 7 LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE KFC YUM! CENTER 1 p.m. WHAS Sat. 14 WESTERN KENTUCKY KFC YUM! CENTER Noon ESPN2 in Billy Minardi Classic Tues. 17 MISSOURI STATE KFC YUM! CENTER 9 p.m. ESPN2 Sat. 21 at FIU Miami, Fla. 5 p.m. TBA Sat. 28 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 4 p.m. CBS Tues. 31 at UCF Orlando, Fla. 5 p.m. ESPN2 January Sat. 4 at Rutgers Piscataway, N.J. 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network Thur. 9 MEMPHIS KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Sun. 12 SMU KFC YUM! CENTER 1 p.m. CBS Sports Network Thur. 16 HOUSTON KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. CBS Sports Network Sat. 18 at Connecticut Storrs, Conn. 9 p.m. ESPN Wed. 22 at USF Tampa, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPNU Thur. 30 CINCINNATI KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 February Sat. 1 UCF KFC YUM! CENTER 9 p.m. ESPNU Wed. 5 at Houston Houston, Texas 9 p.m. ESPNU Thur. 13 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. 7 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 Sun. 16 RUTGERS KFC YUM! CENTER 6 p.m. ESPN2 Tues. 18 USF KFC YUM! CENTER 7 p.m. CBS Sports Network Sat. 22 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Noon CBS Thur. 27 TEMPLE KFC YUM! CENTER 9 p.m. ESPN or ESPN2 March Sat. 1 at Memphis Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. CBS Wed. 5 at SMU Dallas, Texas 7 p.m. CBS Sports Network Sat. 8 CONNECTICUT KFC YUM! CENTER 2 p.m. CBS Wed.-Sat 12-15 at American Championship Memphis, Tenn., FedEx Forum TBA ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU WHAS-TV (Channel 11) is an ABC affiliate in Louisville. All games are broadcast on the UofL Sports Radio Network, which originates on WHAS (840 AM) or WKRD (790 AM) in Louisville. 2 Louisville Cardinals LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL Contents Contents 2013-14 Louisville Men’s Basketball Information Media Information 4-5 Team Information Basketball Staff University of Louisville map 6 2012-13 Overall Record 35-5 Head Coach Rick Pitino (UMass ‘74) City of Louisville map 7 Directory, UofL Staff 8-9 (Home 15-1, Away 8-3, Neutral 12-1) UofL Record 310-111 (12 yrs.) Media Outlets 9 BIG EAST Conference Record 14-4 Overall Record 664-239 (28 yrs.) Cardinal Facts & Figures 10-11, 26 BIG EAST Conference Finish Co-Champion BIG EAST Record 112-60 (10 yrs.) Life Skills Program 14-15 (BIG EAST Tournament Champion) (2009 & 2013 regular season and tournament UofL Athletics Facilities 16-25 ‘12-13 Postseason NCAA Tournament champ, 2012 tournament champion) KFC Yum! Center 18-22 won NCAA Championship (beat Michigan 82-76) NCAA Tournament Record 48-16 Cards on the Air 27 UL National Ranking 2nd Associated Press, (18 appearances, 7 Final Fours, 2 NCAA Titles) 1st USA Today Asst. Coach Kevin Keatts (Marshall ‘11) Coaching Staff Lettermen Returning/Lost 8/3 Asst. Coach Wyking Jones (Loyola-Mary. ‘95) Head Coach Rick Pitino 30-39 Starters Returning 3 (G Russ Smith, Asst. Coach Mike Balado (St. Thomas ‘98) Assistant Coaches 40-42 Basketball Support Staff 43-46 F Chane Behanan, F Wayne Blackshear) Dir. of Basketball Operations Andre McGee Starters Lost 2 (G Peyton Siva, C Gorgui Dieng) Head Trainer Fred Hina Players All-Time Record 1,697-869 (99 yrs.) Strength Coach Ray Ganong Roster 48 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 70-40 Equipment Manager Vinny Tatum Photo Roster 49 (39 Appearances, 10 Final Fours, Director of Video Operations Doug Davenport Roster Analysis 50 Three NCAA Championships - 1980, 1986, 2013) Program Assistants Tim Gray, Wayne Turner Player Profiles 52-74 Asst. Video Coordinator William Minardi Executive Asst. to Pitino Jordan Sucher 2012-13 in Review Receptionist Stephanie Davis Review of 2012-13 76-77 Team Doctors Dr. Jon Becker, Dr. John Ellis, Statistics, Final 2012-13 78 Results, Final 2012-13 79 Dr. Chris Pitcock A THLETIC CONFERENCE Box Scores, 2012-13 82-90 General/Administration Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 Important Phone Numbers Louisville: University and City Founded 1798 Athletic Department (502) 852-5732 University of Louisville 94 Enrollment 22,000 Ticket Office (502) 852-5151 City of Louisville 96 Nickname/Colors Cardinals/Red and Black Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 President James Ramsey 98 Conference American Athletic Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Athletics Director Tom Jurich 101 Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000) Sports Information Contact UofL Athletics Staff 102-108 President Dr. James Ramsey Senior Assoc. AD/Media Relations/SID Kenny Klein Faculty Representative Elaine Wise Office: (502) 852-6581 American Athletic Conference/NCAA Vice President for Athletics/AD Tom Jurich Cell: (502) 599-7865 American Athletic Conference 112-113 American Athletic Composite Schedule 114-115 Web Site Address www.GoCards.com Email Address [email protected] UofL NCAA Tournament Leaders 120-121 NCAA Champions 122 Cardinal Tradition Retired Numbers/Honored Jerseys 125-129 All-Americas 130 UofL Athletic Hall of Fame 131 National Champions 132-134 UofL Final Four teams 135-137 Freedom Hall 139 Lettermen, All-Time UofL 140-141 UofL Professional Players 144-148 Records Coaches’ Records 151 Statistical Records, Team & Ind. 152-163 1,000-Point Scorers 164-170 Top 5 Scorers Year-by-Year 170-173 All-Time Tournament Results 174-176 Results, Year-by-Year 178-189 Year-by-Year Team Statistics 190 Opponents Opponents Information 192-194 Credits: Edited by Kenny Klein. Editorial assistance by Kathy Tronzo and the Louisville Sports Information staff. Interior design by Jamie Barker, Opponent Sports Information Directory 196 Provations Group. Cover and inside cover designs by Brad Howard. Photographs by Michelle Hutchins, Jeff Reinking and Shelley Feller. Printed All-Time Record vs. Opponents 197 on recycled paper by United Graphics Printing Group in Louisville, Ky. Record vs. 2013-14 Opponents 198-199 3 gocards.com LOUISVILLE BASKETBALL Media Information his publication featuring the 2013-14 University be distributed at halftime and post-game. Broadcast weekly audio interviews with Coach Rick Pitino and Tof Louisville men’s basketball team has been personnel will have access to a computer monitor selected players, and many other resources. This media prepared to aid you in covering the Cardinals this displaying current game statistics throughout the game. guide is also available online. The American Athletic season. Additional information is available through Conference site is located at www.theamerican.org. Kenny Klein, UofL’s primary men’s basketball contact Interviews: Coach Rick Pitino and selected (502-852-6581). players are available at a news conference generally the day prior to each game. Selected news conferences Media Credentials: To obtain credentials for will be available live via teleconference; a UofL home contest, please make the request in writ- contact the sports information office at Sports Information Staff ing to Kenny Klein (email: [email protected]; fax: (502) 852-6581 to obtain a schedule 502-852-7401). Credentials are held at Media Will Call and the number to participate. The entrance located on Second Street near Main Street recorded audio from all news confer- (southeast corner of the KFC Yum! Center, to the far ences is available online from the right and below the main lobby). Credentials will not “CardsTV ” link from the Cards’ web be mailed. Passes are limited to WORKING MEDIA site at www.GoCards.com, or specifi- ON LY. We do not have complimentary game tickets, cally at www.gocards.com/allaccess. To but we will assist in purchasing tickets when they are request a specific interview with Coach Clayton Barnes Shelley Feller Rocco Gasparro available (rarely). The media room is located on the event Pitino or a player, call or email Kenny Videographer Graphic Design Assistant Sports level, just to the right of the entrance located on Second Klein (502-852-6581; email: kenny@ Information Director Street near Main Street. Media seating is at courtside gocards.com). The best time to reach or at designated areas within sections 119 and 120. Coach Pitino is mid-day, while players are usually available between 2-2:30 Internet Access: Wireless internet access is p.m. EST. Home or cell phone numbers available throughout the KFC Yum! Center. A password will not be provided. is required for special media access. Wired connec- tions are also available in the media room. Postgame: Coach Pitino is generally first up with the media in the Telephones: A limited number of telephones press room following the game. The Ira Green Michelle Hutchins Kenny Klein Asst. SID/Web Site Photographer Sr. Assoc. AD for are provided in the press room on a first-come, first- UofL dressing room will be open to Manager Media Relations/SID served basis.