Louisville Cardinals NCAA Basketball News

Old faces with new and expanded roles figure to play a big role in the successes or disappointments of this season.

John Wall had no trouble speaking during preseason interviews, but the UK freshman admitted that he's not always comfortable letting his voice be heard.

Manhattan lost No. 2 scorer Chris Smith, who has transferred to Louisville , where he sits out this year and has two years left.

University of Louisville coach Rick Pitino experimented with a multitude of lineups Wednesday night against Bellarmine.

No. 19 Louisville cruises past Bellarmine 88-65 Eds: APNewsNow. No. 19 Louisville 88, Bellarmine 65, exhibition.

The Big East earned three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament last season. This season, I don't believe there will be any.

Louisvillea s Peyton Siva, left, attempts to get the ball from Georgetowna s Johonne Hamilton during the second half Wednesday at Freedom Hall.

Like most players, UofL junior guard Preston Knowles would rather be starting. And truth be told, he could start for a lot of other schools.

Bryan College swept visiting Tennessee Temple in both schools' basketball season openers Thursday evening.

The University of Louisville men's basketball team rallied to defeat Georgetown College 80-68 in Freedom Hall on Wednesday night.

Samardo Samuels scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Kyle Kuric added 15 points to lead the University of Louisville to an 80-68 victory over Georgetown College in an exhibition game Wednesday.

The meeting was running long, as tends to happen when Louisville coach Rick Pitino and his staff get together.

The Big East isn't such a beast this season. One year after it record-breaking season of NCAA men's basketball dominance, the mega-conference is just one of the guys.

Peyton Siva spent part of his 19th birthday on Saturday afternoon with his head propped up by University of Louisville trainer Fred Hina while waiting for emergency medical personnel at the Yum! Center.

Pitino has held several press conferences in the last couple of months - not about basketball.

The Pitt men's basketball team was selected by league coaches to finish ninth among 16 teams at the Big East Conference's annual media day Wednesday morning at Madison Square Garden.

Rick Pitino has been through the gauntlet before. After three decades of pacing the sidelines the Louisville coach has developed some pretty thick skin.

At 6' 10" Earl Clark is the second tallest player on the Suns roster and maybe the most versatile .

When Louisville guard Jerry Smith or his backcourt mate Edgar Sosa step onto the court this season, the last thing that will cross their minds is the trouble that plagued their coach Rick Pitino this past offseason.

Rick Pitino arrived at the Big East Conference's annual media day here at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with his blinkers on.