Cards’ Men’s Basketball Practice Starts Oct. 15
October 14, 2020 | Men's Basketball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- University of Louisville men's basketball head coach Chris Mack, as well as senior center/forward Malik Williams and graduate transfer guard Carlik Jones, spoke with media today, a day before the Cardinals will begin full practice sessions in preparation for the 2020-21 season.
Mack touched on his captains, the structure of practices, how the pandemic has affected his team's preparation, no early scrimmages or exhibition games prior to the first game, scheduling and many other matters in the video linked to this story. Williams and Jones, voted as co-captains in vote by their teammates, also provided comments to media in accompanying videos.
Jones and Williams will help lead a Cardinal team that posted a 24-7 record last season, tied for second in the ACC with a 15-5 mark, and finished the season positioned eighth in the nation in the NCAA's NET rankings (No. 14 AP, No. 13 USA Today). It was the best overall record through 31 games for a Louisville team in six years and marked the most conference victories for the Cardinals in their six years in the ACC. The Cardinals return three of their top nine scorers (two of its top six), including a pair of late-season starters in Williams and sophomore guard David Johnson.
Louisville has received an NCAA Public Recognition Award seven of the last eight years for ranking among the top 10 percent in men's basketball in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation for student-athletes. Louisville and Stanford are the only two schools from Power Five conferences that have earned the APR recognition in at least seven of the last eight years.
Mack touched on his captains, the structure of practices, how the pandemic has affected his team's preparation, no early scrimmages or exhibition games prior to the first game, scheduling and many other matters in the video linked to this story. Williams and Jones, voted as co-captains in vote by their teammates, also provided comments to media in accompanying videos.
Jones and Williams will help lead a Cardinal team that posted a 24-7 record last season, tied for second in the ACC with a 15-5 mark, and finished the season positioned eighth in the nation in the NCAA's NET rankings (No. 14 AP, No. 13 USA Today). It was the best overall record through 31 games for a Louisville team in six years and marked the most conference victories for the Cardinals in their six years in the ACC. The Cardinals return three of their top nine scorers (two of its top six), including a pair of late-season starters in Williams and sophomore guard David Johnson.
Louisville has received an NCAA Public Recognition Award seven of the last eight years for ranking among the top 10 percent in men's basketball in the Academic Progress Rate (APR), which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation for student-athletes. Louisville and Stanford are the only two schools from Power Five conferences that have earned the APR recognition in at least seven of the last eight years.
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