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Starting Five02 — 180 episodes

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Obe's for Obi | Obinna Ekezie Jr. Commits and Other Names to Watch

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville basketball sending a message in the portal

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Does He Stay or Does He Go?! | If You Were Brian Kloman

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. Michigan State Post-Game Reaction

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How a 3-year documentary followed Pat Kelsey from Charleston to Louisville

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The sixth seed situation | ACC Tournament preview

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Statement Win or Same Ol' Same Ol? | Syracuse Recap & Miami Preview

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. Clemson Post-Game Reaction

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. North Carolina Post-Game Reaction

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Louisville Basketball prepares for tough home stretch | SMU reaction & Georgia Tech preview

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Texas two step | How Louisville Basketball goes 2-0 in trip to Texas

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. NC State Post-Game Reaction

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That's a different Louisville team | SMU reaction & Notre Dame preview

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. Duke Post-Game Reaction

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A turning point in the season for Louisville Basketball?

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Positioned for Revival 2.0? | Virginia recap, Pittsburgh preview & discussion around Mikel Brown Jr. & London Johnson

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. California Pre-Game Preview

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. Tennessee Post-Game Reaction

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STATE OF LOUISVILLE LIVE! - Louisville vs. Indiana Post-Game Reaction

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Still Undefeated | Cincy, EMU Recap; NJIT Preview

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Rivalry renewed: Previewing Louisville and Cincinnati

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They beat 'em by how much? | Louisville vs. SC State & Lookahead to Jackson State/UK

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Top 10 Team in the Country? | Louisville Exhibition Recap

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It's a good day to beat a Jayhawk | Kansas exhibition preview

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Mikel Brown or Chucky Hepburn? | Zougris making big leaps | Kentucky over-paying roster?

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Exhibitions? We're talking exhibitions? | Kansas coming to town & big recruiting updates

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Pat Kelsey Recruiting HARD | 2026 Louisville Basketball Updates

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Final Four Aspirations

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The Cards’ BIGGEST Offseason News

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How Good Will Louisville Basketball Be?

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What happened? Breaking down The Ville's shocking TBT loss

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Camp DJ! | Talking G-League, Land Down Under & TBT with David Johnson

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Joe Tipton talks Cards and Kelsey | 2025 TBT Preview

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Aly-gible | This changes EVERYTHING for Louisville

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Revived & Reloaded | Does Louisville Basketball Have Deepest Backcourt?

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Roster Finalized | How the Cards look heading into 2025-2026

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Lights, Camara, Action | Louisville Lands High-Flying NBA Academy Forward Mouhamed Camara!

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Aly Khalifa RULED INELIGIBLE, A Major Hit to Louisville’s Roster

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Louisville’s TBT Team Is STACKED This Year

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Louisville basketball will look very different in 2025-26

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How Louisville basketball used analytics to assemble its roster with Evan Miyakawa

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FINAL RUN: Why Kasean Pryor’s Return Is Massive

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Why Louisville's Offense Could Be Top 10 in 2025

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The Best Backcourt in The ACC? | Louisville Basketball’s Transfer Portal Haul

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Louisville Lands Isaac McKneely!

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Louisville Lands Adrian Wooley | Transfer Portal Updates

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What’s Next For Louisville Basketball? | Season Recap, the Future of the Program, and NCAA Snubs?

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Can Louisville Go All the Way? ACC Tournament Preview

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The Cards' Final Stretch & Seeding Hopes | Florida State Preview, Notre Dame Recap

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Cards Dominate NC State | Game Recap, Sananda Fru Talks, Notre Dame Preview

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Louisville Survives the Hurricanes | NC State Preview, Injury Updates, ACC Tournament Seeding Talk

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Top-4 Seed in Sight? Cards Extend Win Streak to 10 | Wake Forest Recap, Recruiting Talk, and more

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Records were made to be broken | SMU Recap + Wake Preview

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Gr8ness? | UVA Recap + Top 25 Louisville at SMU Preview

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Can Louisville do what its never done? | Cuse Recap, UVA x2 Preview

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This Ain't the Same 'Ville | Syracuse Preview + Pitt Recap

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Meet at the Bird | Louisville smacks Clemson; Pitt Preview

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Wa... Who? | UofL Blows out UVA + Previewing Clemson

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New Year, New Cards | UNC recap, Mikel Brown talk, and UVA Preview

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Noah is Water, Man | Louisville escapes EKU and North Carolina preview

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Louisville & the gang win big | Florida State recap live from Derby City Gaming Downtown

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They lucky we ain't have Kasean and Koren | UK Recap

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Can Louisville Upset Kentucky? | UTEP and UK Previews

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The future of Louisville basketball committing soon? | What a Mikel Brown Jr. commitment would mean for the Cards

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Recapping Duke & Ole Miss losses | What we learned about Louisville

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Chucky takes over Atlantis & a massive injury hits Louisville | Battle 4 Atlantis recap & Ole Miss preview

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Baha Bullies Part II? Previewing all things Battle for Atlantis

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Where things went wrong for Louisville basketball | Tennessee recap

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1-0! | Morehead State recap & Tennessee preview

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The Pat Kelsey era | Morehead State preview, recruiting updates

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How good can Louisville be? | Young Harris Recap + J'Vonne Hadley/Kader Traore/Reyne Smith player previews

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Is Louisville top 25 worthy? | Media day recap, recruiting updates, James Scott/KaSean Pryor/Terrence Edwards player previews

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Louisville Live recap | Kader Traore/Chucky Hepburn Louisville basketball preview

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Basketball's back | Schedule release, recruiting update & more

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Adjusting Expectations: Louisville basketball rolls in Bahamas!

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TBT: The Ville comes back | Game 1 recap

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The Basketball Tournament 2024 preview | Can The Ville win it all?

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How high is the ceiling for Louisville basketball in 2024?

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Re-establishing the brand with Reece Gaines | TBT preview, Rick Pitino stories & more

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The Ville 2024 TBT preview with Inside TBT's Andrew Zoldan

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Does adding to Louisville basketball roster make sense? | Coleman Hawkins, Starting Five, and more

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Coaching, Louisville roster fits, top 10 movies of all time, TBT, and more with Mark Lieberman

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Big man musical chairs | Will Louisville land Great Osobor?

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Louisville Lands 3 Transfers in 2 Days

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More than just a Quaintance | Transfer Portal updates + Roster talk

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Transfer portal takeover + NIL on the rise at Louisville with Matt McGavic + Ty Spalding

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Everything to know about the Louisville basketball coaching search

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Louisville fires Kenny Payne | What's next? Transfers to watch

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Louisville Basketball Sanonamous | Ending the Payne

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Who Should Return for Louisville Basketball?

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Coach Search 3.0 | Kenny Payne's Legacy & Drafting a Dream TBT Team

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Louisville Basketball Coaching Big Board 2.0 + WHO IS BBH?

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Louisville Basketball Therapy

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Sources: Louisville Basketball is Back? | Louisville Shocks Miami + NC State Preview

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Cards fall to UK + What happened with KP? | ACC schedule preview & future of Louisville basketball

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DePaul Day Doldrums + KP Rumors | Is there hope for Louisville basketball?

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Big Tease in the Big Apple | Can Louisville carry momentum into easy stretch?

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Is Keeping Kenny Payne an Option? | Post-KWC loss; UMBC Preview

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Lego, Right Now | Post Scrimmage Talk + Exhibition Preview

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How the addition of Ty-Laur Johnson helps Louisville basketball | Plus schedule preview & more

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Non-Con Fades, Ty-Laur's grades, & Nolan Stays | Catching up on the offseason Cards

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Blindsided by Trentyn Flowers | What's next for Louisville after loss of major 2023 signee?

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Can Louisville really win TBT in year 1? | Ft. Andrew Zoldan of Inside TBT

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"Am I sick in the head?" | Is a 180 realistic for 2023-24 Louisville basketball?

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We got guards! Ty-Laur Johnson, Tre White, lineup talk after Cards round out roster

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Great Teams are Comprised of Great Players | Louisville basketball roster talk 4.0

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How should Kenny Payne round out his roster? | Louisville basketball roster talk 3.0

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A little increased swagger | Louisville basketball roster update 2.0

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̶M̶a̶r̶c̶h̶ ̶Transfer Portal Madness | Louisville Roster Exploration 1.0

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Postseason instant reaction + Addressing Kenny Payne's comments and recruiting madness

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Breaking down the 2023 Louisville basketball roster + Dennis Evans madness

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"Believe" | Is Kenny Payne adopting the Lasso Way? + Miami, UVA, Clemson reactions

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Is Louisville finally getting the message? + Recruiting heating up

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What we think about Emmanuel Okorafor + UNC, Pitt takeaways

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The Serenity Now | The guide to navigating being a fan of a 2-15 team

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How Louisville Will Spring Upsets in 2023 | Louisville 69, Syracuse 70

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Not looking to sugarcoat things | Louisville 63, Kentucky 86

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"At least we covered" | Louisville 64, NC State 76

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Somehow, it gets worse | Louisville 67, Lipscomb 75

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No more Good Cop, Good Cop | Louisville 94, WKU 83

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Do It For Denny | Louisville 53, Miami 80

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Man I Love Fabio | Louisville 54, Maryland 79

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Rolling with the punches | Louisville 62, Cincinnati 81

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It somehow gets worse | Louisville 38, Texas Tech 70

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So, you're saying there's a chance? | Louisville 54, Arkansas 80

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State of Exhaustion | Louisville 60, App State 61

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Opinion: How I am looking at this Louisville basketball season as a glass half full

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The Beginning of the End | Louisville 66, Bellarmine 67

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A weight off our shoulders | Exhibition Recaps + IARP Reactions + Looking to the future

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The Start of Something Special | Louisville Live! Preview with Alan Thomas

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The Glory Days | Fabio Basili chat with Ethan Sprowles

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Nerding Out with Jack Grossman

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Coming Full Circle | Everything NIL with 502 Circle founder Marc Spiegel

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Real G's Move in Silence with Jeff Greer

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Modernizing Louisville basketball with Brett Dawson

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A dream Reealized | Recruiting 2.0, transfer portal, coaching hires, & more with Madison Wood

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The story behind the numbers | Louisville's transfer portal wish list with Sean Vinsel (Hoops Insight)

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Banana Ball or Hammocks? | Breaking down the transfer portal, UofL culture, and more under Kenny Payne

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Kenny Payne Madness | Breaking down KP's contract, the presser, and recruiting

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The wait is over | Breaking down the Kenny Payne hire

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A fitting finale | Louisville 50, Virginia 51

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Not Dead Yet | Louisville 84, Georgia Tech 74

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"No Faith in Brooklyn" UVA and season recap | Louisville 61, Virginia 71

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Scott Drew to Lou? (Plus Wake Postgame) | Louisville 77, Wake Forest 99

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Another Manek Monday | Louisville 63, North Carolina 70

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ACC Championship Soon | Louisville 70, Clemson 61

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"We're Trying, We Really Are" | Louisville 63, Miami 70

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The most comprehensive list of Louisville coaching candidates (Also, some basketball) | Louisville 57, Notre Dame 63

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Is this forever? | Louisville 69, Syracuse 92

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Just Looking for Something to Hit | Louisville 83, UNC 90 (OT)

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Despair, But with a Boner | Louisville 65, Duke 74

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Louisville basketball: Chris Mack Out | Who's Next? ft. Matt McGavic of SI

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I am Dead Inside | Louisville 70, Notre Dame 82

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Patching Holes | Louisville 67, Boston College 54

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The Kill Shot | Louisville 53, Pitt 65

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State of HELL | Louisville 63, NC State 79

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Fix it or Die Trying | Florida State 79, Louisville 70

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TECHnical Difficulties | Louisville 75, Pitt 72

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Breaking the curse of the face shield | Louisville 67, Georgia Tech 64

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"Who do you think you are? I am" | Louisville 73, Wake Forest 69

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🚨Cards Return to COVID Pause & UK Game Postponed 🚨

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State of Despair | Louisville 72, WKU 82

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Offense, where art thou? | Louisville 86, SE LA 60

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Nothing is Sacred Anymore | DePaul 62, Louisville 55

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Should We Make Shots? | Louisville 64, Michigan State 73

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Bahama Breeze | Louisville 72, Mississippi State 58

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Ain't No (Detroit) Mercy | Louisville 73, Detroit Mercy 67

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"Thank u, next" | Louisville 77, Navy 60

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"Let's Go F U!" | Louisville 72, Furman 80

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Matt Cross is a BAD MF | Louisville 72, Southern 60

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"The Ball is Tipped!" | Final SZN Predictions + Preview

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It's Almost For Real | West Georgia Postgame ft. Madison Wood and Ethan Sprowles

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Hello, Mr. West | Louisville-KY State Postgame

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S2 E5: Unranked and Unfiltered Part 2

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S2 E4: "Who the hell is this guy?" with Jeff Goodman

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S2 E3: Unranked and Unfiltered Part 1

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S2 E2: "The Last Time, I Took the High Road" | Chris Mack Suspended, Dino Skates

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S2 E1: Faulk Yeah | Louisville Lands Mason Faulkner and Dino Extorted UofL for the Kids

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Post Draft Stock Talk and a 6th Year Shock

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Name, Imagine & Likeness, Marcus Carr Sweepstakes, Unlimited Drama & Jordan Nwora: NBA Finals to the Olympics with Presley Meyer