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Recap: The 2024-2025 Team So Far

1) G- Reyne Smith, 6'2", senior

2) F/C- James Scott, 6'11", soph

3) G/F- Terrence Edwards, 6'6", senior

4) G/F- J'Vonne Hadley, 6'6", senior

5) G- Koren Johnson, 6'2", junior

6) F- Aboubacar Traore, 6'5", senior

7) PG- Chucky Hepburn, 6'2", senior

8) PF- Kasean Pryor, 6'10", senior

9) F/PF- Khani Rooths, 6'8", freshman

10) PF- Noah Waterman, 6'10", senior

11) C- Frank Anselem-Ibe, 6'10", senior

12) G- Kobe Rodgers, 6'3", senior, redshirt

13) C- Aly Khalifa, 6'11", senior, redshirt


Possible Starting Lineup:

PG- Hepburn
SG- Edwards
SF- Hadley
PF- Pryor
C- Waterman

Bench:

PG- Johnson
SG- Smith
SF- Traore
PF- Rooths
C- Scott

C- Frank Anselem-Ibe

Redshirts:

Aly Khalifa
Kobe Rodgers

UL seeded seventh at 2024 ACC Tournament, paired with Clemson, Miami:

https://www.courier-journal.com/sto...all-acc-tournament-2024-pairings/73647403007/

Alexis Cubit
Louisville Courier Journal

Louisville baseball will be part of Pool B with second-seeded Clemson and 11th-seeded Miami during the ACC Tournament, the conference announced Saturday.

The schedule will be revealed Sunday. Pool play begins at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Cardinals, who are seeded seventh, ended the regular season 32-22 overall and fourth in the ACC’s Atlantic Division at 16-14. That included a regular season-ending sweep over Notre Dame for the team’s fourth conference series win. Eddie King Jr. led U of L in the series, going 6 for 10 with five home runs and eight RBIs. He enters the tournament hitting .324, fourth best on the team.
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FB RECRUITING: Updates from around the Rivals network

Ranking the 10 biggest WR transfers of the offseason​


5. CAULLIN LACY, Louisville​


Lost in some of these bigger names in the transfer portal is Lacy, the most productive receiver. He had a huge career at South Alabama. with 207 receptions for 2,517 yards and 13 touchdowns in his career. With leading receiver Jamari Thrash gone, Lacy could be an integral part of the Cardinals’ offense as they’ve brought in through the portal other talented players as well.


Ranking the five biggest TE transfers of the offseason​


4. JALEEL SKINNER, Louisville​


Earlier in his recruitment, Skinner was under five-star consideration based on his projection and athletic ability, but he has not performed up to even his four-star level to this point. After flipping from Alabama to Miami late in his recruitment, Skinner had not made much of an impact for two seasons with the Hurricanes. Now at Louisville, Skinner has the size and speed to be elite but needs to put it all together on the field.


Trio of programs standing tall for Fla. DB Jonathan Carter​



Teddy Bridgewater returns to HS alma mater as its new head coach​



Recruiting Rumor Mill: College coaches hitting the road​



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Now with more than 40 offers, the four-star running back from Delray Beach (Fla.) Atlantic Community has a lot to consider (including a new offer from Alabama) but there is a select group of programs that has made the biggest impression so far. Colorado, Texas, West Virginia, Ole Miss, Penn State and Louisville are standing out most to Desinor as his recruitment stays very busy.

Rivals Camp Series Indianapolis: Recruiting Rumor Mill surrounding RBs​



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One of the top prospects in Kentucky made his way to Indianapolis and left with a Gold Ball. Rated as a three-star, Stone has a number of offers to his name. Stone says NC State, Georgia Tech , Louisville, Tennessee State and Cincinnati have been the primary programs on contact in recent weeks. Ohio, Miami (OH), Western Kentucky and Toledo have also been involved. The Cincinnati offer is one that could be intriguing moving forward. His primary recruiter left for a new program this offseason, but he said the communication is picking back up and the Bearcats are in the thick of things. The 2025 prospect has not yet scheduled official visits.

Smith's Takeaways: Linemen, quarterbacks impress in Indianapolis​


THE BEEF WAS IN TOWN​

The prospects in the trenches passed the eye test on Sunday. There were several comments from other people at the camp about how many good looking linemen there were at the camp. When you come to the Midwest there should be some beef up front and Indianapolis showed out there. There were several good matchups during one-on-ones. Louisiana 2026 defensive tackle Dylan Berymon against 2025 Louisville offensive line commit Jake Cook was terrific.

Resume' check.

Overall record: 32-22
ACC record: 16-14
RPI: 52

The Cards are currently projected out of the NCAAT. They're close, though. Obviously, can't lay an egg at the ACCT, or it's over. Need to make a run. Don't have to win it all, but there is definitely work to be done.

Can they do it is the question? Hope so, but not so sure.

51 Days In

In less than 2 months, PK and his staff have crafted what on paper, looks like an athletic skilled roster that has the capacity to handle whatever the staff throws at them and can match up against a wide variety of teams without any major glaring holes.

While the NIL money has to be there, NIL money as we know from even Washington, is everywhere. The staff has done it with charisma, a clear vision and energy. These players seem to be guys that decided to commit because they wanted to be coached by someone that feeds that dynamic, instead of it just being about the money and their NBA prospects.

On paper, the days of those sub-20% 3pt and sub-45% shooting nights are over. There won't be a time when shooters are not on the court, as has happened too often in the recent past. That alone will add another 5-7 wins to the year. We have come to expect those long draughts of shooting and a lack of physical play around the net. How great will it be to see dunking and aggression again around the rim to fire up the crowd? The pieces are in place to get the YUM! rocking once again. I have faith that PK and his assistants are good enough X's & O's guys to not squander the talent he has assembled around him.

On that point, I have a suspicion that these assistant coaches are going to be the X-factor in this season. Gone are the AAU hucksters, lazy check cashers and social media darlings pushing their brand. They appear to have been replaced by competent basketball coaches like we used to have under Denny and the early stage of Rick's career. Throw in a quality culture guy like Peyton Siva, and you have a recipe for success. Imagine the incoming players going to watch their assistant coach play in the TBT this summer with the guys around him soaking in the love from the fans. That has to have an impact on those young men as they get to see what the program is before the season starts and give them a little taste and hunger for that experience this fall.

I don't think we could have asked for better start to PK's career here, and I can't wait to see the product he puts on the floor this fall.
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