Jones, Louisville hand Duke third straight loss 70-65
— Carlik Jones scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half and Louisville beat Duke 70-65, sending the Blue Devils to their third straight loss on Saturday.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
10-3, 3rd in ACC
- 11/25W 79-44
- 11/27W 71-70
- 11/29W 86-64
- 12/1W 75-54
- 12/4CANC
- 12/16PPD
- 12/1912L 85-48
- 12/22W 64-54
- 12/26W 62-59
- 1/2W 76-64
- 1/619W 73-71
- 1/9PPD
- 1/13W 77-65
- 1/16L 78-72
- 1/18L 78-65
- 1/23W 70-65
- 1/30h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/3
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/613
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/10h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/1316h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 2/17h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- TBD
- 2/23
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 2/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/320
h:mm a z, US/Eastern - 3/613h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
Duke can't hit tying 3 in wild closing sequence (0:32)
Davis dishes behind-the-back dime for Louisville (0:25)
Gray's 17 points lead Florida State past Louisville 78-65
— RaiQuan Gray had 17 points and eight rebounds, Wyatt Wilkes scored 13 points and Florida State beat Louisville 78-65 on Monday night.
Louisville's Withers yells in defender's face after dunking on him (0:20)
Jones steals and scores for Louisville (0:19)
Convictions upheld in NCAA college hoop scandal
A federal appeals court upheld the convictions against three defendants at the center of a pay-for-play scheme to influence high-profile basketball recruits to attend Kansas, Louisville and NC State.
Beard talks with L'ville president about race, hires
Butch Beard, one of the greatest players in Louisville basketball history, said he spoke with the university president after asking the school to remove his name from its records.
Jones, No. 16 Louisville beat Wake Forest 77-65
— Carlik Jones scored a season-high 23 points to help No. 16 Louisville beat Wake Forest 77-65 on Wednesday night, extending the Cardinals' best start in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Carlik Jones sinks a shot you have to see to believe (0:17)
Louisville holds off Virginia Tech as last-second 3-pointer doesn't fall (0:23)
Louisville tops No. 19 Virginia Tech 73-71 in ACC showdown
— David Johnson scored 17 points, including a crucial free throw with five seconds left, and Louisville withstood a missed 3-pointer try at the buzzer, holding off No. 19 Virginia Tech 73-71 Wednesday night in a matchup of unbeaten Atlantic Coast...
Zags' Suggs, Cards' Jones join Wooden nominees
Gonzaga's Jalen Suggs, Louisville's Carlik Jones and West Virginia's Derek Culver were added to the midseason watch list for the 2021 Wooden Award, which was also reduced from 50 players to 25.
Packer & Durham Hour 2: David Johnson, Louisville Guard
We get you ready for some hoops action tonight by breaking down NC State/Clemson and UNC/Miami, Plus we visit with NC State women's hoops center Elissa Cunane who talks about getting off to a 10-0 start. And we also talk with Louisville men's basketball Guard David Johnson fresh off his 20pt game against BC.. And we hear from the coaches in "Conference Cuts"
Johnson scores career-high 20 in Louisville's 76-64 victory
— David Johnson scored 14 of his career-high 20 points in the first half when Louisville established a double-digit lead and the Cardinals held off a second-half rally by Boston College to win 76-64 on Saturday.
Jones scores 20, Louisville holds off rival Kentucky 62-59
— Carlik Jones made two free throws with 5.1 seconds remaining for 20 points, David Johnson added 17 points and Louisville held off rival Kentucky 62-59 on Saturday.
Kentucky misses 2 key shots to fall to 1-6 (0:30)
Louisville's Johnson accidentally taps in bucket for Kentucky (0:18)
Johnson battles for the Louisville and-1 (0:25)
Louisville defeats short-handed Pitt 64-54
— Sophomores David Johnson and Samuell Williamson each picked up their first career double-doubles, Carlik Jones scored 11 points in his return and Louisville defeated short-handed Pittsburgh 64-54 on Tuesday night.
Potter, Wisconsin outclass Louisville in rout (1:29)
Potter leads No. 12 Wisconsin past No. 23 Louisville 85-48
— Micah Potter scored 20 points and Aleem Ford added 12 to lead No. 12 Wisconsin to an 85-48 non-conference victory over short-handed No. 23 Louisville on Saturday in a rescheduled ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.
College basketball picks: Will Iowa's style work at NCAA tournament time?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Gonzaga-Iowa, North Carolina-Kentucky and other top games of the weekend.
D-I men's basketball conference rankings -- Big 12 and Big Ten are still neck-and-neck
The top-to-bottom strength of the Big 12 and B1G has remained formidable in the early stages of 2020-21.
Power Rankings and more: Missouri and Florida State earn spots with impressive wins
Both unranked last week, the Tigers and Seminoles proved they are among the top teams in college basketball.
2020-21 ACC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 6-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Florida State | 5-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 1.5 | 11-3 |
| Louisville | 5-2 | 1.5 | 10-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 4-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| North Carolina | 5-3 | 2 | 10-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 3-2 | 2.5 | 7-4 |
| Syracuse | 3-3 | 3 | 9-4 |
| Duke | 3-3 | 3 | 5-5 |
| Clemson | 3-4 | 3.5 | 9-4 |
| NC State | 2-4 | 4 | 6-5 |
| Miami | 2-6 | 5 | 6-7 |
| Notre Dame | 1-5 | 5 | 4-8 |
| Wake Forest | 1-6 | 5.5 | 4-6 |
| Boston College | 1-6 | 5.5 | 3-10 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game70.6Tied-226th
Rebounds Per Game36.7151st
Assists Per Game11.8307th
Points Allowed65.5
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Wheeler | C | Signed | 83 |
| Mike James | SF | Signed | 83 |
| Bobby Pettiford | PG | Signed | 82 |
| Eric Van Der Heijden | SF | Signed | 79 |
| El Ellis | SG | Signed | - |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 10 |
| Tournament Record | 76-44 |
| Championship Seasons | 1980, 1986, 2013 |
| Tournament Appearances | 43 |