Pitino, Williams Preview Saturday's Season-Opener Against Hartford
November 15, 2007 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 15, 2007
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville men's basketball head coach Rick Pitino and junior forward Terrence Williams met with members of the media Thursday to preview Saturday's season-opener against Hartford. The Cards and Hawks will tip off at noon ET at Freedom Hall and the game will be television locally by WHAS-TV.
For U of L, it will be the first of five games in eight days to open the season. The Cards won their two exhibition games in Oct., including a 93-66 victory over Georgetown (Ky.) College in their last outing. Hartford beat Sacred Heart 70-55 on Wednesday in its last outing and dropped its first two games, falling to St. Francis 62-59 (Nov. 9) and Quinnipiac 85-79 (Nov. 11) in double overtime.
GAME FACTS - No. 6 Louisville (0-0) vs. Hartford (1-2)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 17
Time: Noon ET
Site: Freedom Hall/Crum Court (18,865), Louisville, Ky. (U of L 638-133 all-time in Freedom Hall)
TV: WHAS-TV (Channel 11 in Louisville) will televise the game with Ari Wolfe (play-by-play) and Bob Valvano (analyst)
Radio: WKRD (790 AM, 101.7 FM) with Doug Ormay (play-by-play)
Series History: First meeting
National Rankings: U of L is ranked sixth in this week's Associated Press Poll and sixth in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Next U of L Game: Nov. 18 vs. Jackson State in Freedom Hall, second round of the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational, 1:30 p.m. ET (WHAS/Cardinal TV statewide)
