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2012-13 College Basketball Preview: 1. Louisville Cardinals
- Updated: September 25, 2012
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1. Louisville Cardinals
WHY THEY’RE SCARY: Louisville crashed the Final Four party last year with a fearless leader in point guard Peyton Siva (9.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 5.6 apg) and a group of hard-nosed defenders and capable scorers in guards Russ Smith (11.5 ppg) and Chane Behanan (9.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg) and forward Gorgui Dieng (9.1 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 3.2 bpg). Dieng appears ready for a breakout season, and should contend for All-Big East honors. Highly touted swingman Wayne Blackshear should be a major contributor this year after a shoulder injury limited him last year.
WHAT SCARES US: The Cards weren’t a great team last season, finishing seventh in the Big East with a 10-8 record. They also lose two key contributors in Kyle Kuric (12.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg), and Chris Smith (9.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg).
FINAL DESTINATION: We think it’ll be the national title. Louisville was crushed with injuries last season, but the Cards still managed to pull things together and make a run to the Final Four. If L’ville stays healthy this season, there’s zero reason to think they can’t finish the deal.
Schedule:
Roster:
| 2012-13 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS | ||||||
| NO | NAME | POS | HT | WT | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| 1 | Angel Nunez | F | 6-7 | 190 | SO | Washington Heights, NY |
| 2 | Russ Smith | G | 6-0 | 160 | JR | Briarwood, NY |
| 3 | Peyton Siva | G | 5-11 | 180 | SR | Seattle, WA |
| 5 | Kevin Ware | G | 6-5 | 185 | SO | Bronx, NY |
| 10 | Gorgui Dieng | C | 6-10 | 225 | JR | — |
| 11 | Luke Hancock | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | JR | Roanoke, VA |
| 15 | Tim Henderson | G | 6-2 | 180 | JR | Louisville, KY |
| 20 | Wayne Blackshear | G-F | 6-5 | 205 | SO | Chicago, IL |
| 21 | Chane Behanan | F | 6-7 | 250 | SO | Cincinnati, OH |
| 24 | Montrezl Harrell | F | 6-7 | 225 | FR | Tarboro, NC |
| 25 | Zach Price | C | 6-10 | 235 | SO | Cleveland, OH |
| 33 | Mike Marra | G | 6-5 | 200 | SR | Smithfield, RI |
| 44 | Stephan Van Treese | F | 6-8 | 235 | JR | Indianapolis, IN |
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