BREAKING: Louisville’s Pat Kelsey will be piloting a jet during tomorrow’s Thunder Over Louisville air show.
“Ya know, I figured it would be a good way to get attention from recruits so I learned how to fly. Only took me an hour to master it since I’m exceptional at everything”
Since there is no such thing as a big game for Louisville basketball under Kenny Payne, here’s some of the best big game moments for Louisville sports in recent memory. Just to get your fix.
The “we scoring on every trip” lineup:
Koren Johnson
Reyne Smith
Terrence Edwards Jr
Kasean Pryor
Noah Waterman
The “you’re not scoring on us” lineup:
Chucky Hepburn
Koren Johnson
J’Vonne Hadley
Aboubacar Traore or Kasean Pryor
James Scott or Kasean Pryor
Love the options
Pat Kelsey: “the most important part of the reviVILLE is the last part of the word, the Ville…..
When I lay down at night and stare at the ceiling, I invision what it will be like when it (the reviville) hits. And it will.”
Quaintance apparently has a strong, north of 1 million dollar offer and is considering Arizona State. If I’m Kelsey, I’d rather just take that money go get the best shooting power forward you can get, and a 7 footer.
UK fans will shove 247’s rankings down your throat because they are slightly ahead in them. What they won’t acknowledge is any ranking that doesn’t fit their narrative. I think both teams will have good rosters. They can’t stomach that UL isn’t the lifeless program it was with KP
A starting lineup of:
Chucky Hepburn
Terrence Edwards Jr.
Jvonne Hadley
Ben Humrichous
Jayden Quaintance
With the bench players that have a big role:
Koren Johnson
Aboubacar Traore
Reyne Smith
Wesley Yates
James Scott
My goodness. That’s a wire to wire top 25 team in year one
7 of the 8 players currently committed to Louisville were in the NCAA tournament a month ago.
The one that wasn’t? He was the 6th man of the year in his conference
According to Deener on his twitter space, the coaching staff found out about behind the scenes stuff going on with Peny Boone, and Brohm packed his locker up for him before he even got to the facility.
Saying now that Boone might not even be a take at Kentucky now because of it
Mike Rutherford has reported that a meeting has taken place today between UofL and representatives of Scott Drew.
Says UofL is prepared to make him the 3rd highest paid coach in the country.
If Scott Drew says no, we should hear about it very soon.
If we don’t hear for weeks?
We officially have an “if the season started today” starting 5
PG- Koren Johnson (PAC 12 SMOTY)
SG- Reyne Smith (COC leading scorer)
SF- Jvonne Hadley (12/6 on a tourney team)
SF- Terrence Edwards Jr. (Sun Belt POTY)
C- James Scott (80% FG)
Bench- (Redshirt) Aly Khalifa
Trent Noah is now available. His interest in coming to Louisville was expressed to the previous staff, but not reciprocated. Could Pat Kelsey and staff be putting in the work the last staff wouldn’t?
BREAKING: BYU senior Jaxson Robinson, a projected NBA draft pick, plans to enter the transfer portal, he told me and
@DraftExpress
. 6-7 wing won Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year, averaged 14.2 points and shot 35.4% from 3. Recruitment is "100% open."
STORY:
Peny Boone’s agent might have just messed up his whole life, along with every player he reps. He went from RB2 being paid well, to maybe not even a take at UK bc of his agents actions. The NCAA has to regulate this stuff. We need certified agents & contracts in college athletics.
Imagine Chucky Hepburn, J’Vonne Hadley, and Aboubacar Traore on the floor at the same time…..
Teams might not even be able to get a pass off or a shot up
Pat Kelsey is going head first into recruiting battles with Kentucky for guys they’ve been the leader for, and has been for weeks now. That MF Pat is a DAWG
Utah State transfer big man Great Osobor (
@GreatOsobor
), the Mountain West POY, has scheduled the following official visits, his agent
@GeorgeLangberg
of GSL Sports Group tells
@On3sports
:
Kentucky
Louisville
Texas Tech
Washington
The 6-8 junior averaged 17.7 points, 9.0
@MattNorlander
@VilleSportslive
Years of HC experience:
Pat Kelsey- 12 ✅
Mark Pope- 10 ❌
NCAA tournaments:
Pat Kelsey- 4 ✅
Mark Pope- 2❌
Win %:
Pat Kelsey- 68.1% ✅
Mark Pope- 63.4% ❌
Reg season conf titles-
Pat Kelsey- 6 ✅
Mark Pope- 0 ❌
Conf tourney champs:
Pat Kelsey- 5 ✅
Mark Pope- 0 ❌
Peny Boone is the textbook example of what’s wrong with the transfer portal.
Hated that he was the 2nd back, then got bad advice from his unqualified agent to stir up the locker room. Now he’s bounced from a program that just put 2 RB’s in 1 draft & left without a spot in CFB
I think Humrichous, Quaintance, Aboubacar, and James Scott is the ideal front court for Louisville of the names being discussed.
Your two deep at the 4: Humrichous and Traore
Two deep at the 5: JQ and James Scott
That’s elite
Pat Kelsey has reiterated on multiple radio interviews in the last hour, just how important the passion of the fanbase is in recruiting. Says recruits already feel the passion through social media before he even brings it up to them.
List of visitors for Louisville basketball this weekend:
Reyne Smith (committed)
James Scott (committed)
Dante Maddox jr (All MAC guard)
Chris Youngblood (AAC POTY)
Nick Boyd (FAU guard)
UPDATED: if the season started at 12:30 PM today, Louisville’s starting lineup IMO:
Koren Johnson
Terrance Edwards Jr.
J’Vonne Hadley
Aboubacar Traore
James Scott
@ChuckyHepburn
, you wanna be added to this later?? 👀
Just to any fan, Louisville or Baylor that doubted Mike’s report being accurate about a meeting taking place between Scott Drew’s representatives and UofL, here’s the confirmation he received directly from UofL after the fact.
So Louisville had 7 starting spots to fill and brought in 19 starting caliber players in the transfer portal.
Yes, some guys are going to go elsewhere after realizing they’re not in position to start
@BigBlueCarti
Oakland coach in the postgame just now:
“Honestly I don’t know why they were a 3 seed. That was the easiest game we’ve played all year. Reed Sheppard just falls for every pump fake and allows for wide open 3’s on every trip down the floor.”
@rickbozich
We have to pipe in crowd noise for a home game because Kenny Payne has driven this program so far into the ground that even home games will have more opposing fans than our fans.
@ericcrawford
If Kenny Payne was fired a couple weeks ago I’d have my tickets purchased and ready to go for Saturday. I would’ve bought enough beer at the game to fund the YUM Center and UofL for the rest of the year 😂 instead, I’ll be watching at home and hate tweeting
@joshheird
@KyleTucker_ATH
@TySpalding
I was told that any coach choosing to stay where they’re at makes Louisville a poverty program. Does the same apply to Kentucky??
@thestateoflou
#MakeItSprinkle
Everything that is important to Louisville basketball, is important to Danny Sprinkle.
He is a proven winner.
He is the guy Josh Heird NEEDS to prioritize
@CardsOOC
Danny sprinkle:
Brought Montana State to the tournament for the first time in 26 years and did it back to back.
Then goes to Utah State, returns 0% of production from last years squad. Takes Utah State to a tournament win for the first time in 23 years in year 1.
Dynamite fit
Years of HC experience:
Pat Kelsey- 12 ✅
Mark Pope- 10 ❌
NCAA tournaments:
Pat Kelsey- 4 ✅
Mark Pope- 2❌
Win %:
Pat Kelsey- 68.1% ✅
Mark Pope- 63.4% ❌
Reg season conf titles-
Pat Kelsey- 6 ✅
Mark Pope- 0 ❌
Conf tourney champs:
Pat Kelsey- 5 ✅
Mark Pope- 0 ❌
@PFF_College
@LouisvilleFB
Imagine how high Sam hartmans draft stock would be if he never had to play against Louisville players. Make 12. Yes 12 turnovers VS Louisville.
@thestateoflou
Not to mention they have great attitudes and pretty much exemplify everything you want in a college basketball player. He cries about not having the right kind of kids, but he turned away the right kind of kids as soon as he got here.
I have a sneaky suspicion that your newest Louisville cardinal, Chucky Hepburn is going to be at the waterfront from 6-7:00 with Peyton Siva. And Peyton has invited you to come out and say hi