After averaging 1.7 points and 3.6 rebounds across the first nine games of the season,
@Bigticket_sc
is averaging 11.5 points and 12.5 rebounds over the last two games while shooting 67% from the field 📈
#GoCards
Thank you to
@joshheird
and
@lcstockwell
for this amazing opportunity! I’m so excited to work with some of the best people in our industry, and I’m humbled to take the reins from one of my role models,
@KKcards
.
Can’t wait to get to work next week! Go Cards!
Welcome to The Ville
@zach_greenwell
!
As the Associate AD for Media Relations & Strategic Communications, Greenwell will oversee a comprehensive communications unit & serve as the chief communications officer for
@LouisvilleMBB
.
More info:
#GoCards
Big week ahead! Exciting announcement coming tomorrow that's a game-changer in the NIL space, and the work continues with
@patkelsey
& Co. in the Ville!
Stay tuned!
#GoCards
There were eight
@NCAAVolleyball
Tournament matches across the country tonight.
@WKUVolleyball
had the highest attendance by nearly 1,000 fans.
Thank you to everyone who supported this program tonight! Let's push it even higher at 7 PM tomorrow!
#GoTops
PK got the full office tour before he realized it was his, couldn’t believe it. You’re not going to find anyone more grateful for the opportunity than
@patkelsey
!
#GoCards
As we enter a new season, Saturday’s football game will be my last event working on the Hill.
Forever grateful for everything that WKU and BG have given me ❤️
Go Tops!
Can't thank
@UKCoachCalipari
and
@KentuckyMBB
enough for making this game happen. What a great thing for our state devastated by the tornadoes.
Also a heartfelt thank you to
@GovsMBB
for accommodating this change.
Everything that's good about college athletics on display today.
We're now headed to Lexington to face
@KentuckyMBB
at 5 p.m. CT Wednesday on ESPN.
UK Athletics is working on a charitable component from the game that will provide support for those who were affected by the Dec. 11 tornadoes.
#GoTops
As we were riding back from MSG, the players started yelling out from the back how much they loved each other and how much they loved the rest of us - and we love them. This team has brought so much positivity to the university and BG. Blessed to be a small part of it.
#GoTops
.
@CoachTaggart
was a Prop 48 freshman & took 76 hours over two years to regain a year of playing eligibility. At the same time, he worked on a factory line in the summers from 3 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Things don't happen to people by accident – it's usually hard work. Congrats, Coach!
Let’s all remember there’s humanity in sports. Because we’re not statistics or numbers. We’re humans. Saw it this morning with his coaches’ & teammates’ birthday wishes for him ❤️
Just because you’re moving on doesn’t mean we don’t support you always,
@whois_Dev
! Thank you!
I know Card Nation wants to see/hear
@patkelsey
on a lot of platforms. We're on it!
PK never stops working and connecting with you all is a huge part of that. He and his staff will keep working to put together a top-notch roster, and we'll keep making sure you hear from him!
With so many awesome things going on for
@GoCards
our staff is spread all over the country…
S/o to our talented GA,
@KarthikKalv
, who captured this
@LouisvilleMBB
WIN solo tonight. 👏
All the players could talk about in the locker room after the game last night was the crowd. They were talking about having chills while they were playing in the last few minutes. Never underestimate the effect you can have on them!
The guys (missing you Stu and Linus) wanted to travel to today's service as they did to tournaments with Phillip. Lot of memories in that van for them. They'll go their own ways for the summer, but they're a tight-knit, caring group that I'm so blessed to know.
As usual, the people on press row away from Diddle laughed at us only having eight players. But I couldn't be more proud of our eight. No one was laughing at the end of that one. We need our fans in Diddle Arena on Saturday to help us get back on track!
#GoTops
This was a silly poll with a silly ending, but our fan base did something incredible with it.
@CageTheElephant
did a live media spot for it. Alumni reengaged their school b/c of it. It brightened the days of our employees & WKU got a spotlight from it. The power of sports! (2/2)
Met my wife at a WKU football tailgate. Fell in love at WKU. Found a passion for a career at WKU. Told the stories of WKU, good and bad. Pivoted into a new career field and dream job at WKU. Traveled the country and world with both jobs.
I owe so much to this place.
#TogetherWKU
In the last six games,
@LouisvilleMBB
has made 77 of 88 free throws (87.5%).
The Cards have shot 90%+ from the line in each of the last two games and 80% or better for the last six games, both of which are program firsts since at least 1974.
(h/t
@RealCardGame
for the assist)
Freshman forward
@iso_marii
has averaged 11 points per game off the bench across
@LouisvilleMBB
's two wins. Lands has made 25 of 26 free throws this season (96.2%).
#GoCards
Sometimes when I meet new people, I’m explaining UofL has always been a part of my DNA long before I worked here. Just gonna show them this moving forward.
#GoCards
Don't know if I've ever been prouder of
@WKUBasketball
than tonight. It's been an emotional few days that people can't understand unless you're behind the scenes. Lot of tears, lot of hurt, but also a lot of love amongst this group. Took something special to get up off the mat!
Last night's effort by
@elellis3
marked just the 22nd time nationally since 2018 that a player has recorded at least 30 points and 10 assists in a game. El is the first player in the country to achieve the feat this season.
#GoCards
Still thinking about how in four consecutive February games against the league's top four seeds (at Miami, vs. Virginia, vs. Clemson, at Duke), these were
@elellis3
's stats:
• 25.8 points per game
• 55% FG
• 48% 3PT
• 91% FT
This was in All-ACC supporting info, btw
Learned one thing from last night and today - there’s no shortage of friends, family, administrators, coaches, media and others willing to reach out in a time of need. We’re all safe and broken things can be fixed, but feeling very blessed to have so many great people around us.
And
@ESPNStatsInfo
coming through again!
Per their research team,
@LouisvilleFBb
is the first FBS team in the last 15 years to force eight turnovers in a single half.
#GoCards
You love to see it. Not about him, but let’s make it about him for just a second. Very grateful to be working under
@joshheird
’s leadership. Please go sleep.
As a boy who sat in Freedom Hall and cheered on this man's teams, who got star struck every time he walked into Mike Linnig's, whose entire family revered him – today is heartbreaking.
Getting to spend time with Coach this year is one of the greatest gifts this job has given me.
So proud of the way
@elellis3
and
@Bigticket_sc
represented
@LouisvilleMBB
today and very grateful to get to know them even better! Come check out this group Oct. 21 at Louisville Live!
Vibes were on point tonight!
Proud of our team for rising to the occasion, proud of the fans for making it an amazing atmosphere, proud of the 2013 team for a great homecoming, and proud of
@joshheird
and the whole staff for pushing through obstacles to make tonight special.
A few weeks ago,
@elellis3
talked about how he sat down with
@coachjjamieson
before the UK game to study every turnover he had made.
In the first 14 games of the season, El had 58 assists and 66 turnovers. In eight games since 2023 began, he has 46 assists and 26 turnovers.
.
@LouisvilleMBB
freshman Curtis Williams is averaging 12.3 points over the last six games while making 17 of 38 3-pointers (44.7%).
After not reaching double figures in the first 10 games of his career, Williams has scored at least 11 points in five of the last six.
#GoCards
Very appreciative to
@ToddStewartWKU
for this opportunity and to
@KyleNeavesCSU
for setting a great standard! Unbelievably fortunate to continue working with our talented Communications/Media Relations staff and students, and to do it at the place that's my home!
#GoTops
We're happy to announce title changes for three staff members within WKU Athletics: Zach Greenwell as Associate AD for Communications/Media Relations, Gina Knutson as Associate AD/SWA and Olivia Higgins as Assistant AD/Marketing!
#GoTops
📝 |
I don’t know what’s going to happen the next minute, hour, day, week or month, but
@WKUBasketball
has made it to gameday without a positive test in the program since returning this summer.
Can’t say enough about this group’s commitment to make sure they get to play today!
There had been just 3 total regular season NCAA volleyball matches on ESPN in the last 25 years coming into 2022.
@LouisvilleVB
is now set to have 3 matches on ESPN just this season 📈
#GoCards
We probably don’t take enough time to stop and appreciate it - especially this week - but can we just acknowledge how good the vibes are around The Ville overall right now?
Hell of a time to be a Cardinal!
#GoCards
A lot of people worked really hard this week to run the NCAA Regional in Louisville, but a special thank you to
@Rocco_Gasparro
for serving as our Media Coordinator. Having someone you trust fully to lead is a huge blessing - very grateful for you!
This team hasn’t quit and they’re getting better. Love JJ calling out their love and respect for KP and his staff. I see it every day with my own eyes. Another big opportunity Saturday at home!
Thankful for the
@UofLMBBManagers
and
@LouisvilleMBB
staff working extremely hard to make sure we have Thanksgiving dinner on the plane in California, and to the folks who spent part of their holiday preparing this meal!
.
@elellis3
now has 485 points and 123 assists this season.
Since 1992, the only other Cardinals to FINISH a season with those numbers are DeJuan Wheat, Reece Gaines, Francisco Garcia and Russ Smith.
#GoCards
Took some penalty shots on the Field Hockey turf today with these Cards. Not sure if I’m sending the video because it wasn’t pretty 🙄 but had a ball. Excited to get out and see the other teams soon! Go Cards. L’s Up.
UofL freshmen to record at least one game of 24 or more points since 1952:
Mike James
LaBradford Smith
Edgar Sosa
Larry Williams
Terrence Williams
Juan Palacios
Samaki Walker
Pervis Ellison
V.J. King
Samardo Samuels
Jerry Smith
Francisco Garcia
Nate Johnson
h/t
@RealCardGame
WKU freshman guard Josh Anderson was ruled immediately eligible by the NCAA on Friday. He is traveling with the team to Marshall and will be available to participate in Saturday's game.
#GoTops
There will be ups and downs, but come along for this ride! The process will be rewarding if you invest in their steady growth. Very proud to work with these guys!
Where UofL head coach Kenny Payne stacks up on these lists:
HCs who were NBA Draft picks: 1 of 32
HCs who won national title as player: 1 of 12
HCs who won title as player and coach: 1 of 3
HCs who won a national title as a player and coach, AND were NBA Draft picks: 1️⃣ of 1️⃣
Some late-night kudos to our facilities staff & the KFC Yum! Center crew.
First video is the squad flipping the arena for basketball tonight when NCAA Volleyball practices ended at 5 pm.
Second photo is the same group around 12:30 am flipping it all back. Best in the business!
I remember I looked up during a media timeout in Yum! this season and DJ Burns was playing air guitar to Welcome to the Jungle. May we all have his level of joy doing what we love.
Last night for
@TyLaurJohnson2
:
• 27 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds
• Only player to achieve those stats this year vs. a Division I opponent; 4th in 8 years vs. P5 foe
• First 20p/10a/5r game in
@LouisvilleMBB
history
• Most points by an ACC freshman this season
#GoCards
With all due respect to every radio show in the city, why hasn’t
@patkelsey
been on the Rutherford show with
@CardChronicle
? I can’t point to numbers because I don’t know them, but he’s the
#1
guy/show that UL fans turn to for real information.
@zach_greenwell
what is going on?
Since 1992, there have been only five
@LouisvilleMBB
freshmen to reach 80 assists in a season:
Ty-Laur Johnson
Edgar Sosa
Reece Gaines
DeJuan Wheat
Jason Osborne
#GoCards
I'm so sorry to hear about the passing of Paul Gray. A life spent helping people and making memories for so many in our community. My thoughts are with his family and all of those whose lives he touched, which we couldn't possibly count.
.
@LouisvilleMBB
is 1 of 2 schools in the country with five different players who have scored at least 26 points in a game this season.
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Ty-Laur Johnson, Tre White, Skyy Clark and Mike James have all hit the mark.
h/t
@dana_colleen37
and
@trey_curry3
!
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield is averaging 18.7 points and 11.3 rebounds over the last 3 games while shooting 69% from the field.
He's the first Cardinal to have three straight double-doubles since Dwayne Sutton in 2019.
#GoCards
You did it, Card Nation!
Thanks to your support we’ve officially hit $1 million donated & $1 million matched by Glow Brands and Rick Kueber to
@502_Circle
since the launch of the membership campaign on April 1!
#GoCards
All Roads Lead Home:
@PeypeySiva3
"I'm not from here, but this place is home. I love being in Louisville. I love the fans. I love the community."
#GoCards
If I have any comfort tonight, it's in what great young men Coach Hatchett has brought to WKU and how he's helped them become even better people in their time here. Proud of each one of them and how they're picking each other up right now. Everything that family's about.
Over the last three games,
@JJTraynor20
is averaging 13.7 points and 7.0 rebounds while making 7 of 10 shots from 3-point range.
Traynor has made three times as many 3s this season (21) as he did in his first two seasons combined (7).
#GoCards
I mean it sincerely when I say I couldn’t have done this job without Kathy. She had the same boss for almost 40 years - and the best at that in
@KKcards
- but she welcomed me with open arms for her last two. I’m forever grateful for that and everything else she’s done for UofL.
Shout out to Kathy Tronzo, nearing the end of her 50th season in the University of Louisville Media Relations office.
Her tenure with UofL Athletics has spanned 322 wins in football and 1,125 wins in men's basketball, nearly 60% of the all-time wins by each program.
Means the world to me to celebrate with the guys here postgame and also be able to tell the guys in the other locker room how much I still love them and care about them. If you do this for the right reasons, it's always about relationships and people!
Curtis Williams is averaging 11.8 points off the bench over the last five games while making 13 of 32 3-pointers (40.6%).
He's scored at least 11 points in 4 of the last 5 games and had a career-high 5 assists at Miami after entering the game with 7 total assists.
#GoCards