The top grad-transfer on the country Carlik Jones stops by and gets asked where he stands all-time against Louisville point guards. Plus we also visit with Wake Forest Head Coach Steve Forbes fresh off getting his 300th career win against Pitt. And we announce the ALL-ACC Academic Football team.
— 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.
— RaiQuan Gray had 17 points and eight rebounds, Wyatt Wilkes scored 13 points and Florida State beat Louisville 78-65 on Monday night.
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.
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.
— 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.
— 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...
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.
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"
— 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.
— 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.
— 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.
— 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.
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Gonzaga-Iowa, North Carolina-Kentucky and other top games of the weekend.
The top-to-bottom strength of the Big 12 and B1G has remained formidable in the early stages of 2020-21.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 7-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Florida State | 5-1 | 1.5 | 9-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 5-2 | 2 | 11-3 |
| Louisville | 5-2 | 2 | 10-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 4-2 | 2.5 | 8-3 |
| North Carolina | 5-3 | 2.5 | 10-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 3-2 | 3 | 7-4 |
| Duke | 3-3 | 3.5 | 5-5 |
| Clemson | 3-4 | 4 | 9-4 |
| Syracuse | 3-4 | 4 | 9-5 |
| NC State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 6-5 |
| Notre Dame | 2-5 | 5 | 5-8 |
| Miami | 2-7 | 6 | 6-8 |
| Wake Forest | 1-6 | 6 | 4-6 |
| Boston College | 1-6 | 6 | 3-10 |
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 25 | 23 |
| 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 | - |
| Final Fours | 10 |
| Tournament Record | 76-44 |
| Championship Seasons | 1980, 1986, 2013 |
| Tournament Appearances | 43 |
