Louisville Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, Ky. 40292 Founded / Enrollment 1798 / 22,000 Nickname / Colors Cardinals / Red & Black Conference Atlantic Coast 1980, 1986 NCAA Champions 8 NCAA Final Fours 38 NCAA Tournament Appearances Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000) President Dr. Neeli Bendapudi Sports Information University of Louisville Louisville, KY 40292 www.GoCards.com Vice President/Director of Athletics Vince Tyra Phone: (502) 852-6581 email: [email protected] Twitter/Instagram: @LouisvilleMBB Head Coach Chris Mack (Xavier ‘92) Louisville Cardinals (3-0) UofL Record 3-0 (first year) Overall Record 218-97 (10 years) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (3-0) Assistant Coach Dino Gaudio (Ohio U. ’81) Assistant Coach Luke Murray (Fairfield ‘07) Wednesday, Nov. 21 5 p.m. ET Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Assistant Coach Mike Pegues (Delaware ‘00) Dir. of Basketball Operations Kahil Fennell (Redlands ‘04) PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS All-Time Record 1,705-912 (105 yrs.) Louisville (3-0) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown (does not include 123-3 record vacated by NCAA) F 13 V.J. KING 6-6 215 Jr. 11.3 4.3 Cleveland, Ohio All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 61-40 F 24 Dwayne SUTTON 6-5 215 Jr. 5.0 5.3 Louisville, Ky. (38 Appearances, 8 Final Fours, 2 NCAA Titles - ‘80, ‘86) C 23 Steven ENOCH 6-10 260 Jr. 14.0 5.0 Norwalk, Conn. Important Phone Numbers G 1 Christen CUNNINGHAM 6-2 190 Gr. 4.3 1.3 Georgetown, Ky. Athletics Office (502) 852-5732 G 2 Darius PERRY 6-2 195 So. 14.7 1.7 Marietta, Ga. Basketball Office (502) 852-6651 Tennessee (3-0) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown Sports Information Office (502) 852-6581 F 2 Grant WILLIAMS 6-7 236 Jr. 22.0 8.3 Charlotte, N.C. SID - Kenny Klein, cell (502) 599-7865 F 11 Kyle ALEXANDER 6-11 215 Sr. 12.7 6.3 Milton, Ontario 2018-19 Schedule / Results G 0 Jordan BONE 6-3 174 Jr. 14.3 3.0 Nashville, Tenn. Date Opponent TV Time (ET) G 5 Admiral SCHOFIELD 6-6 241 Sr. 12.0 7.7 Zion, Ill. October / Result G 23 Jordan BOWDEN 6-5 193 Jr. 8.7 5.0 Knoxville, Tenn. Sun. 28 BELLARMINE ~ ............. ACCN W 71-60 Head Coach: Rick Barnes (Catholic ‘90) 60-44 in 4th year at Tennessee; 664-358 in 32nd yr. overall. November Sat. 3 SIMMONS (Ky.) ~ .......... ACCN W 90-41 Louisville will play its first of eight games CARD FILE Thur. 8 NICHOLLS ...................ACCN W 85-72 this season against preseason AP Top 10 Tues. 13 SOUTHERN + ............... ACCN W 104-54 teams and its first game away from home as Louisville has made nearly double the num- Fri. 16 VERMONT + ................. ACCN W 86-78 the Cardinals face the No. 5 ranked Tennessee ber of free throws (99-of-127, .780) than its Wed. 21 Tennessee # ......................ESPN2 5:00 p.m. Volunteers in the first game of an NIT opponents have attempted (44-of-59, .746). Fri. 23 Kansas or Marquette # ......ESPN2 7 or 9 p.m. Season Tip-Off doubleheader on Wednesday. Louisville is third in the nation in free throws Tues. 27 MICHIGAN STATE ^ .........ESPN 7:30 p.m. made and attempted, and is 30th in the nation in December Louisville has won its first three games, the free throw percentage. Southern committed 39 Sat. 1 at Seton Hall ..........................FOX Noon latest of which was an 86-78 victory over Wed. 5 CENTRAL ARKANSAS ......WAVE 7:00 p.m. Vermont last Friday as the Cardinals shot 53.1 fouls against UofL, a record for a UofL opponent. Sat. 8 at Indiana ..............................FOX 2:30 p.m. percent from the field, made 8-of-19 three- In their first five games against outside com- Wed. 12 LIPSCOMB ....................RSN 7:00 p.m. pointers and scored 34 points in the paint. petition including a pair of exhibitions, the Car- Sat. 15 KENT STATE ..................RSN 4:00 p.m. Jordan Nwora led UofL with a career-high 22 dinals have limited their opponents to just 36.1 Fri. 21 ROBERT MORRIS ..........ACCN 7:00 p.m. points and five rebounds while Darius Perry percent shooting from the field (98-of-271). Sat. 29 KENTUCKY .................ESPN2 2:00 p.m. matched his career scoring high with 17 Louisville has a 42-4 record during the month January points, and four assists. After achieving a 26-9 of November over the last eight years, winning Sun. 6 MIAMI.......................ESPNU 6:00 p.m. 22 of its last 24 games in that month. Wed. 9 at Pittsburgh ........Raycom/WAVE 8:00 p.m. record, SEC Championship and a No. 3 seed in Louisville is 11th in the nation in field goal Sat. 12 at North Carolina ESPN or ESPN2 Noon the NCAA Tournament last season, Tennessee Wed. 16 BOSTON COLLEGE ...........RSN 7:00 p.m. has won its first three games by an average percentage in early statistics, connecting on 53.5 Sat. 19 at Georgia Tech ...Raycom/WHAS 4:00 p.m. margin of 26.7 points. The Vols beat Georgia percent from the field (77-of-144). Three Cardi- Thur. 24 NC STATE ........Raycom/WAVE 8:00 p.m. Tech 66-53 in their last game on Nov. 13. nals are shooting over 64 percent from the field. Sat. 26 PITTSBURGH ....Raycom/WHAS 2:00 p.m. UofL has won its first three games of the season Wed. 30 at Wake Forest .....Raycom/WAVE 8:00 p.m. GAME FACTS for the last 10 years. The Cards have started 4-0 February the last nine years entering Wednesday’s game. Site: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. Sat. 2 NORTH CAROLINA .ESPN/ESPN2 2/4/6 p.m. Louisville’s 86-78 victory over Vermont on Mon. 4 at Virginia Tech ...................ESPN 7:00 p.m. (17,732) Nov. 16 was the Cards’ 146th consecutive win Sat. 9 at Florida State ....ESPN/ESPN2/U 4:00 p.m. Television: ESPN2 -- Tom Hart, play-by-play; when scoring 85 or more points in regulation. Tues. 12 DUKE ............. ESPN or ESPN2 9:00 p.m. Fran Fraschilla, analyst. Louisville has won 12 of its last 14 games Sat. 16 CLEMSON ........ESPN/ESPN2/U Noon Radio: WKRD (790 AM) Paul Rogers, played in New York, including a 2-2 record in Wed. 20 at Syracuse .........................ESPN 7:00 p.m. play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst (Sirius Sat. 23 VIRGINIA .........Raycom/WHAS Noon the Barclays Center. channel 138, XM 391, Internet 981) Wed. 27 at Boston College ................. RSN 9:00 p.m. Louisville’s 2019 signing class is ranked Series History: Louisville leads 12-7 (5-4 in March as the best in the nation by ESPN.com, third Louisville, 5-2 in Knoxville, 2-1 neutral) Sun. 3 NOTRE DAME .................CBS 1:30 p.m. by Rivals.com and fourth by 247sports.com. Sat. 9 at Virginia ...........ESPN or ESPN2 4/6/8 p.m. Last Meeting: UofL 79, Tennessee 60 All six individuals are ranked highly among Tues. 12- at ACC Tournament ...............TBA TBA (NCAA East Region semifinals, the nation’s prospects, including five of the Sat. 16 (Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC) March 27, 2008 at Charlotte, N.C.) ~ exhibition game six among ESPN’s top 100. The impressive Next UofL Game: Nov. 23 vs. Kansas or + NIT Season Tip-Off, Louisville, KY signing class includes Aidan Igiehon, David # NIT Season Tip-Off, Brooklyn, NY Marquettte, NIT Season Tip-Off, Johnson, Josh Nickelberry, Quinn Slazinski, * ACC/Big 10 Challenge, Louisville, KY Barclays Center, 7 or 9 p.m. ET (ESPN2) Samuell Williamson and Jae’Lyn Withers. Louisville vs. Tennessee at NIT Season Tip-Off -- Page 2 Louisville Sports Information (502) 852-6581 About Tennessee — Louisville will play its first of eight games Last Meeting vs. Tennessee this season against preseason AP Top 10 teams as the Cardinals face the Tennessee Volunteers (No. 5 AP, No. 6 USA Today) in the Louisville 79, Tennessee 60 first game of an NIT Season Tip-Off doubleheader on Wednesday. March 27, 2008 - Charlotte, N.C. (Bobcats Arena) NCAA East Regional Semifinals After achieving a 26-9 record, SEC Championship and a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament last season, the Volunteers have won Louisville 79 Statistical Comparison Player min FG 3FG FT Reb Ast TO BL ST PF TP their first three games this year by an average margin of 26.7 UT UofL Williams 38 4-7 0-1 4-7 8 3 2 2 1 0 12 points. Record ......................... 3-0 3-0 Palacios 13 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 3 Scoring Average ..........79.7 91.7 Padgett 25 4-5 0-0 2-4 8 3 4 0 0 4 10 Tennessee prevailed 66-53 over Georgia Tech in its last McGee 32 4-10 1-5 4-4 3 3 2 0 1 2 13 outing on Nov. 13 as 6-7 junior forward Grant Williams - the Points Allowed ............53.0 68.0 Smith 24 3-6 2-3 5-6 4 0 4 1 1 3 13 2018 SEC Player of the Year - scored 22 points to lead the Vols. Scoring Margin .........+26.7 +23.7 Knowles 16 0-4 0-3 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 Clark 28 7-10 0-1 3-4 12 2 3 4 2 2 17 UT is fourth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.293) FG Percentage ............ .509 .531 Opp. FG Percentage ... .293 .420 Sosa 7 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 3 0 1 5 2 and 14th nationally in assists per game (20.7).