< Previous148 University of Louisville n gocards.com Alfred “Butch” Beard 6-3 | Guard Hardinsburg, Ky. n Totalled 1,580 career points in three seasons, 17th all-time at UofL and the second- highest for a three-year performer (1966-69). n Earned All-America honors in 1968-69. n Two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection. n Helped UofL post a combined 65-18 record in three seasons. n One of two UofL players to average over 20 points a game in two seasons. n Played nine seasons in the NBA (1969-79) with Atlanta, Cleveland, Seattle, Golden State, New York. n Former head coach of Howard University and the New Jersey Nets. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1966-67 28 231-456113-151 223 575 20.5 1967-68 28 178-37292-122138 448 16.0 1968-69 27 204-424149-204 163 557 20.6 Total 83 613-1252354-477524 1580 19.0 Ulysses “Junior” Bridgeman 6-5 | Guard/Forward East Chicago, Ind. n Twice named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year (1974, ‘75). n Scored 1,348 career points, No. 29 on the all-time UofL scoring list. n Helped the Cardinals reach the 1975 NCAA Final Four. n Earned All-America honors in 1975. n Helped the Cardinals to a combined 72-17 record in his three seasons, including two Missouri Valley Conference Championships. n First-round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1975 NBA draft. n Played 10 NBA seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Clippers. n Had his professional jersey (No. 2) retired by the Milwaukee Bucks. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1972-73 28 164- 338 58- 84 190 386 13.8 1973-74 28 179- 332 103-134 237 461 16.5 1974-75 31 187- 356 127-156 230 501 16.2 Totals 87 530-1026 288-374 657 1348 15.5 Jack Coleman 6-7 | Forward/Center Burgin, Ky. n Led UofL to its first national title, the 1948 NAIB Championship (a forerunner to NAIA). n Played nine seasons in the NBA with Rochester (1949-56) and St. Louis (1956-58). n Totalled 1,114 career points in three seasons at UofL (1946-49). n Top scorer and rebounder for the Cardinals in each of his three seasons. n Led UofL to a combined 69-22 record. n Two-time captain for the Cards. n Also earned third team Little All-America honors in football as an end in 1947. n Earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in 1949, the Cards’ only season in that league. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1946-47 23 97-* 58- ** 252 11.0 1947-48 35 170-* 82- ** 422 12.1 1948-49 33 188-404 85-118*46114.0 Totals 91 455- * 225- * * 1135 12.5 *statistics unavailable Russdiculous A consensus All-American and national player of the year candidate, Russ Smith finished his Louisville career ranked fifth in all-time scoring with 1,908 points and first in career steals with 257.Smith was the only player in Cardinal his- tory with at least 1,800 career points, 350 assists and 250 steals. He was named the 2014 AAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and averaged 18.2 points 4.6 assists and 2.0 steals as the Cardinals posted a 31-6 record. Additionally, Smith was one of 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award and a two-time KenPom Player of the Year (2013, 2014). He was among the top four for the Naismith Trophy and among the top five on the John R. Wooden All-America team. Smith was a part of the second-most successful four-year period in Louisville history, helping the Cardinals win 121 games from 2010-14. His efforts led to two Final Fours, three straight NCAA Sweet 16 appearances and the 2013 national title (later vacated). His jersey number — 2 — was retired at halftime of the program’s game against Notre Dame on Jan. 22, 2022. Smith’s Career Statistics Year G FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Reb-Avg Ast-Avg PF-D TP Avg 2010-11 17 14-41.341 3-5.600 7-0.414-0.817-0 38 2.2 2011-12 39 149-419 .356 110-144 .764 98-2.576-1.9110-3 449 11.5 2012-13 40 232-560.414 222-276 .804 132-3.3116-2.9 102-0 748 18.7 2013-14 37 225-481.468 153-217 .705 122-3.3172-4.692-1 673 18.2 Totals 133 620-1501 .413 488-642 .760 359-2.7378-2.8 321-4 1908 14.3gocards.com n University of Louisville 149 Bob Lochmueller 6-5 | Forward Eberfield, Ind. n Scoring leader on UofL’s first NCAA Tournament team in 1951. n Scored 1,218 career points in three seasons at UofL (1949-52), ranking No. 37 on the Cardinals’ all-time scoring list. n Known for his exceptional all-around play. n His 19.0 scoring average in the 1950-51 season ranks as the 13th best all-time for the Cardinals. n Two-time captain for the Cards. n A line from a 1951 publication stated “if a coach could have just two or three Lochmuellers on the squad, the team would be unbeatable.” Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1949-50 32 124-* 86-* * 334 10.4 1950-51 26 192-480106-172*490 18.8 1951-52 25 154-* 107-155 * 445 16.6 Totals 83 470-* 299-* * 1239 14.9 *statistics unavailable Rodney McCray 6-7 | Forward/Center Mt. Vernon, N.Y. n One of just four UofL players to surpass both 1,000 career points (1,247) and rebounds (1,029). n A starter on the Cards’ 1980 NCAA Championship team. n Member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. n Honored as Metro Conference Player of the Year in 1983. n Helped UofL to a combined 109-26 record and three NCAA Final Four appearances in four seasons, starting 132 consecutive games. n Played 10 seasons in the NBA (1983-93) with the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Chicago Bulls. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1979-80 36 107-19766-102 269 280 7.8 1980-81 30 114-19460-90222 288 9.6 1981-82 33 112-19659-84234 283 8.6 1982-83 36 152-25992-124304 396 11.0 Totals 135 485-846277-400 1029 12479.2 Jim Morgan 6-1 | Guard Dayton, Ohio n Starting guard on the Cardinals’ 1956 NIT Championship team that produced a 26-3 record. He scored 14 points in the championship game against Dayton. n Averaged 17.4 points as a senior in 1956-57 as the Cardinals were ranked sixth in the final Associated Press poll. n Totalled 1,105 career points in four seasons, becoming the 11th player at UofL to score 1,000 career points. n Although assists were not an official statistic during his playing days, he amassed several while feeding All-America center Charlie Tyra. n Member of UofL Athletic Hall of Fame. n Helped UofL post a combined 88-23 record in four seasons. n Drafted in the NBA by Syracuse in 1957. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1953-54 7 8-156-95 22 3.1 1954-55 27 87-21540-7574 214 7.9 1955-56 29 163-40990-136*416 14.3 1956-57 26 172-405109-143 112 453 17.4 Totals 89 430-1044 245-363 *1105 12.4 Lancaster Gordon 6-3 | Guard Jackson, Miss. n Led UofL to a combined 102-34 record and two NCAA Final Four appearances in four seasons. n Ranks among the Cardinals’ all-time leaders in scoring (1,614 career points), steals (192) and games played (134). n Earned second-team All-America honors by The Sporting News as a senior in 1983-84. n Selected as the 1983 NCAA Mideast Region Most Outstanding Player, scoring 24 points in the regional title game against Kentucky. n Two-time All-Metro Conference selection. n Individual scoring high was 27 pts. vs. Marquette. n First-round NBA draft pick (eighth overall) who played four years with the Los Angeles Clippers. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1980-81 30 109-234 39-56 74 257 8.6 1981-82 33 148-301 53-71 77 349 10.6 1982-83 36 208-400 76-99 120 492 13.7 1983-84 35 217-418 82-107 122 516 14.7 Totals 134 682-1353 250-333 393 1114 12.0 George Hauptfuhrer 6-6 | Center Jenkintown, Pa. n Leader on legendary UofL Coach Peck Hickman’s first two teams. n Helped UofL to a 38-9 combined record in two seasons (16-3, 22-6). n Led the Cardinals in scoring each of his two seasons (1944-46). n Co-captained the Cards’ 1945-46 team that was runner-up in the KIAC Tournament. n First-round draft choice of the Boston Celtics in 1948, the draft’s third overall pick. n Completed his education at Pennsylvania where he graduated cum laude and made the Law Review. n Became an attorney, practicing in Philadephia for several years. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1944-45 19 128-* 52- ** 308 16.2 1945-46 28 * - * * -** 370 13.2 Totals 47 678 14.4 *statistics unavailable Don Goldstein 6-5 | Forward New York, N.Y. n Helped UofL to its first NCAA Final Four appear- ance in 1959, the second of six Final Fours that were played in Louisville’s Freedom Hall. n Averaged 21.4 points and 10 rebounds during the 1959 NCAA Tournament games. n Totalled 1,019 career points in three seasons, becom- ing the 10th player at UofL to score 1,000 career points at that time. n Earned All-America honors in 1958-59. n Member of the UofL Athletic Hall of Fame. n Helped UofL post a combined 53-29 record in three seasons. n Ranks 21th in career rebounding at UofL with 868 rebounds. n First-round NBA draft choice of Detroit. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1956-57 26 110-27065-86238 285 11.0 1957-58 24 117-34073-98288 307 12.8 1958-59 31 156-400 115-153 342 427 13.8 Totals 81 383-1010 253-337 868 1019 12.6150 University of Louisville n gocards.com Bud Olsen 6-8 | Center Dayton, Ohio n Scored 1,192 points in three career seasons at UofL (1959-62). n Helped UofL to the NCAA Regional Semifinals in 1961 before falling by a point to eventual national runner- up Ohio State. n His 20.8 scoring average as a senior in 1961-62 is the eighth-highest in UofL history. n Helped UofL to a combined 51-29 record and in his three seasons. n Averaged 9.5 rebounds in his career (761 total rebounds), 10th best ever for the Cardinals. n Member of UofL Athletic Hall of Fame. n Played seven seasons in the NBA for six different teams, totalling 1,935 career points. He was drafted in the second round by Cincinnati. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1959-60 26 110-24668-102187 288 11.1 1960-61 29 146-32491-128245 383 13.2 1961-62 25 202-390117-227 329 521 20.8 Totals 80 458-960 276-457 761 1192 14.9 Phil Rollins 6-2 | Guard Wickliffe, Ky. n Starting guard and captain of the Cardinals’ 1956 NIT Championship team. n Totalled 1,060 career points in four seasons at UofL. n Helped UofL produce a combined 89-24 record, winning over 20 games three of his four years. n Member of the UofL Athletic Hall of Fame. n Among the Cardinals’ top four scorers each of his four seasons at UofL. n His 37 points scored against Eastern Kentucky as a senior stands as the seventh-highest single-game mark at UofL. n Drafted by Philadelphia and played three years in the NBA with four different teams. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1952-53 28 97-24776-11550 270 9.6 1953-54 12 55-13548-6242 158 13.2 1954-55 24 118-28483-11355 319 13.3 1955-56 21 110-287 93-11764 313 14.9 Totals 85 380-953300-407211 1060 12.5 Kenny Reeves 6-0 | Guard Maysville, Ky. n Starting guard on the Cardinals’ 1948 NAIB Championship team, UofL’s first national title. n Totalled 1,245 career points in four seasons at UofL (1946-50). n Helped UofL produce a combined 90-33 record. n Co-captain his senior season (1949-50). n Member of the UofL Athletic Hall of Fame. n Known for his excellent outside shooting touch, ball handling and defensive prowess. n Drafted by NBA Boston Celtics. n Became a dentist following his collegiate career. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1946-47 22 54 - * 28 - * * 134 6.2 1947-48 34 119 - * 84 - * * 357 10.5 1948-49 33 140-461 96-144 *37611.4 1949-50 32 163-564107-153*433 13.5 Totals 121 469-* 307- * * 1267 10.5 *statistics unavailable Jim Price 6-3 | Guard Indianapolis, Ind. n Led UofL to the NCAA Final Four in 1972, earning all-tournament honors. n Totalled 1,490 career points in three seasons at UofL (1969-72). n Played seven seasons in the NBA (1972-79) with the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee, Denver and Detroit. n Earned All-America honors as a senior when he averaged 21 points a game. n Led UofL to a combined 64-23 record and a pair of Missouri Valley Conference championships. n Two-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection. n Named to the 1973 NBA All-Rookie Team, the 1974 NBA All-Defensive Team and the 1975 NBA All-Star Team. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1969-70 27 144-32372-99149 360 13.3 1970-71 29 185-419108-133 146 478 16.5 1971-72 31 244-493164-198 122 652 21.0 Totals 87 573-1235344-430417 1490 17.1 Chuck Noble 6-4 | Forward/Guard Akron, Ohio n Totalled 1,281 career points in four seasons at UofL (1950-54). n Member of UofL’s first NCAA Tournament team in 1951 and the Cardinals participated in the NIT in each of his other three seasons. n Played seven seasons in the NBA with Ft. Wayne (1955-57) and Detroit (1957-62). n Helped UofL to a combined 83-26 record. n Two-time captain for the Cards. n His single-game scoring mark of 36 points is the eighth best ever at UofL. n His 15.1 career scoring average ranks 15th all-time for the Cardinals. n Known for his accuracy on his 40-foot, one-hand set shot. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1950-51 4 6-194-44 16 4.0 1951-52 26 141-36342-56*324 12.5 1952-53 28 192-53891-134142 475 17.0 1953-54 28 195-51893-128177 483 17.3 Totals 86 534-1438230-322*1298 15.1 *statistics unavailable Allen Murphy 6-5 | Guard/Forward Birmingham, Ala. n Scored 1,453 career points, 22nd on the all- time UofL scoring list. n Helped the Cardinals reach the 1975 NCAA Final Four. n Scored in double figures in a school-record 57 consecutive games. n Top scorer for the Cardinals in each of his three seasons. n Earned All-America honors in 1975. n Helped the Cardinals to a combined 72-17 record in his three seasons, including two Missouri Valley Conference titles. n Three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference selection. n His 16.4 career scoring average is the ninth best ever at UofL. n Played one season with the ABA Kentucky Colonels (1975-76). Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1972-73 30 215- 411 51- 83 156 481 16.1 1973-74 28 208- 383 49- 69 162 465 16.6 1974-75 31 208- 444 91-112 136 507 16.3 Totals 89 631-1238 191-264 454 1453 16.3gocards.com n University of Louisville 151 Billy Thompson 6-8 | Forward Camden, N.J. n Scoring leader (14.9 points) on the Cards’ 1986 NCAA Championship team, earning All-Final Four honors. n Only player to rank among the Cardinals’ top eleven in career scoring (11th, 1,685 points), rebounding (eighth, 930 rebounds) and assists (eighth, 459 assists). n Helped UofL to a combined 107-33 record and two NCAA Final Four appearances in four seasons. n Standout on the 1985 USA World University Games team, scoring 25 points in the championship game. n Two-time All-Metro Conference selection. n First-round NBA draft pick (19th overall) who played five years in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1982-83 36 104-213 53-81 140 261 7.3 1983-84 31 106-209 72-98 173 284 9.2 1984-85 37 220-427 118-158 311 558 15.1 1985-86 39 221-384 140-196 304 582 14.9 Totals 143 651-1233 383-533 928 1685 11.8 John Turner 6-5 | Forward Newport, Ky. n Led UofL to its first NCAA Final Four appearance in 1959 and the NCAA regional semifinals in 1961. n Earned All-America honors in 1961. n Produced 1,451 career points in three seasons at UofL (1958-61), ranking 22nd on the all-time scoring list. n Top scorer for the Cardinals in each of his three seasons. n Led UofL to a combined 55-31 record. n His 669 points scored as a senior (23.1 avg.) is the second-highest ever in a single season at UofL. n 1961 NCAA Mideast Regional MVP. n Played one season in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls (1961-62). n Ninth on the Cards’ all-time rebounding list with 919 career boards. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1958-59 31 184- 454 66-102 300 434 14.0 1959-60 26 144- 421 60- 89 287 348 13.4 1960-61 29 277- 555 115-142 332 669 23.1 Totals 86 605-1430 241-333 919 1451 16.9 Milt Wagner 6-5 | Guard Camden, N.J. n One of the most prolific scorers in UofL history, ranking sixth in all-time scoring with 1,834 career points. n A starter on the Cards’ 1986 NCAA Championship team. n Helped UofL to a 113-32 combined record and three NCAA Final Four appearances over his career. n Played in 144 career games, tied for the second most in UofL history, and started the last 111 games in which he played. n One of the most clutch performers in UofL basketball history, he ranks ninth in career assists (432), eighth in career free throw percentage (.814, 336-of-413). n Three-time All-Metro Conference pick. n Second-round NBA draft pick (35th overall) who played 13 years of professional basketball in the USA & Europe. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1981-82 32 63-131 11-19 33 137 4.3 1982-83 36 227-437 61-86 92 517 14.4 1983-84 35 228-458 124-146 103 580 16.6 1984-85 2 11-27 3-3 5 25 12.5 1985-86 39 220- 444 137-159 122 577 14.8 Totals 144 749-1497 336-413 355 1836 12.8 Wes Unseld, who played for the Cardinals from 1965-68 and had a stellar pro career with the Washington Bullets, was the first UofL representa- tive in the Hall of Fame. Former UCLA Coach John Wooden (right) was former UofL Coach Denny Crum’s escort at the ceremonies. Crum played and coached under Wooden at UCLA. Former UofL Coach Rick Pitino, the Cardinals’ head coach for 16 seasons, was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013. Cardinals Have Three Representatives in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame DeJuan Wheat 6-0 | Guard Louisville, Ky. n First player in NCAA history with career totals of at least 2,000 points (2,183, second all-time at UofL), 450 assists (498, 5th), 300 three-point goals (323, 2nd) and 200 steals (204, 7th). n Third-team All-America by Basketball Times. n Started a school-record 136 consecutive games and is the Cards’ all time leader in minutes played (4,560). n Helped UofL to a combined 95-41 record with four NCAA Tournament appearances, including advancing to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight in his last two years. n Finalist for 1997 Naismith Player of the Year Award. n Single game scoring high was 35 points vs. UAB. n Played 12 seasons of professional basketball in foreign countries, the last five in Mexico. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1993-94 34 141-313 83-108 70 429 12.6 1994-95 33 187-384 86-108 88 544 16.5 1995-96 34 204-452 117-160 117 603 17.7 1996-97 35 193-454 124-167 77 607 17.3 Totals 136 725-1603 410-543 352 2183 16.1 Derek Smith 6-6 | Guard/Forward Hogansville, Ga. n Seventh on the all-time UofL scoring list with 1,826 career points (1978-82). n A starter on the Cards’ 1980 NCAA Championship team. n Helped UofL to a combined 101-30 record in four seasons. n Honored as Metro Conference Player of the Year in 1981. n Three-time All-Metro Conference performer (1980- 82). n Played nine NBA seasons (1978-91) with the San Diego/L. A. Clippers, Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia 76ers, and Boston Celtics. n Former assistant coach for the Washington Bullets. n Top-rated guard in the NBA in 1984-85 when he averaged 22.1 points and ranked among the top five NBA guards in four statistical categories. Stats G FGM-FGA FTM-FTA Reb Pts. Avg. 1978-79 32 117- 185 79-123 153 313 9.8 1979-80 36 213- 372 105-150 299 531 14.8 1980-81 30 188- 348 89-135 233 465 15.5 1981-82 33 204- 346 109-162 199 517 15.7 Totals 131 722-1251 382-570 884 1826 13.9Charlie TyraDon GoldsteinJohn Turner Wes UnseldButch BeardJim Price Junior BridgemanAllen MurphyPhil Bond Wesley CoxRick WilsonDarrell GriffithLancaster Gordon Pervis EllisonClifford Rozier DeJuan WheatReece Gaines Season Player Team 1955-56 Charlie Tyra Helms Athletic Foundation 1956-57 Charlie Tyra Helms Athletic Foundation, AP, UPI, NABC, Helms, USBWA, Converse, Kodak 1958-59 Don Goldstein Helms Athletic Foundation 1960-61 John Turner Helms Athletic Foundation 1965-66 Wes Unseld Helms Athletic Foundation 1966-67 Wes Unseld AP, UPI, NABC, Helms, USBWA, Converse 1967-68 Wes Unseld AP, UPI, NABC, Helms, USBWA, Converse 1968-69 Butch Beard UPI third team, Helms Athletic Foundation 1971-72 Jim Price NABC, USBWA 1st team; AP, UPI 2nd team, Helms, Converse 1974-75 Junior Bridgeman USBWA 2nd team, UPI third team, NABC 4th team, Basketball Weekly, Citizens Athletic Foundation, Converse 1974-75 Allen Murphy Citizens Athletic Foundation 1975-76 Phil Bond College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America 1976-77 Wesley Cox Citizens Athletic Foundation, Converse 1977-78 Rick Wilson Basketball Weekly 1978-79 Darrell Griffith Sporting News, Citizens Athletic Foundation, Converse 1979-80 Darrell Griffith John Wooden Player of the Year Award, Sporting News Player of the Year, Basketball Weekly, Converse, USBWA, AP, UPI, Sport Magazine, Citizens Athletic Foundation; consensus first team 1983-84 Lancaster Gordon Sporting News second team 1988-89 Pervis Ellison Consensus first team; USBWA and NABC First Teams; AP and UPI Second Teams; Blue Ribbon Yearbook Player of the Year 1993-94 Clifford Rozier Consensus first team; AP, UPI, USBWA and ESPN Radio first team; NABC, Basketball Weekly and Basketball Times second team 1996-97 DeJuan Wheat Sporting News second team, NABC third team; AP HM 2002-03 Reece Gaines Sporting News, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated second team; AP third team 2004-05 Francisco Garcia NABC second team; John R. Wooden All-American team 2008-09 Terrence Williams Wooden All-America team; Sports Illustrated and Lowe’s Senior CLASS first team; ESPN and Fox Sports second team; Associated Press and NABC third team 2012-13 Russ Smith AP, NABC, and Sporting News third team 2013-14 Russ Smith Associated Press, USBWA, Sporting News, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, Sports Illustrated and Wooden Award All-America first team; NABC second team 2019-20 Jordan Nwora AP, USBWA, NABC, Sporting News, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, The Athletic third team Francisco GarciaTerrence WilliamsRuss SmithJordan Nwora 152 University of Louisville n gocards.comgocards.com n University of Louisville 153 Name Yrs at UofL Sport Harold Adams 1961-63 Baseball Carlos Almeida 2008-12 Swimming/Diving Harold Andrews 1956-59 Basketball Lawrence Apitz 1936-43 Football, Basketball, Track Coach Bruce Armstrong 1983-86 Football Charles Asher 1948-51 Football John Atkinson 1926-28 Football Larry Ball 1969-71 Football, Basketball Bettina Bard 1993-97 Track/Cross Country Tommy Barnes 1991-93 Baseball Lewis “Sonny” Bass 1940-42 Football, Basketball James Bealmear 1962-66 Track Butch Beard 1966-69 Basketball Sharon Bellamy Richardson 1995-99 Basketball Tone Belt 2005-10 Track & Field Bob Bender 1951-53 Football Matt Berger 1994-97 Baseball Andre Black 2005-09 Track & Field Nell Knox-Blackford 1989-93 Basketball Harry Bockman 1946-49 Track Phillip Bond 1973-77 Basketball Michelle Borgert 1991-95 Track/Cross Country Theresa Borho 1978-82 Field Hockey Lee Bouggess 1968-70 Football Sherill Brakmeier 1940-44 Special Selection Deion Branch 2000-01 Football Tony Branch 1976-80 Basketball Junior Bridgeman 1972-75 Basketball Anthony Bridges 1991-93 Football Robert Brown 1949-52 Basketball Sherry Effinger Brown 1977-80 Field Hockey Ray Buchanan 1989-92 Football Doug Buffone 1962-64 Football Brendan Burke 1984-87 Tennis George Cain 1954-57 Football Keola Calderon 2000-03 Softball Frank Camp 1946-68 Football Coach Adrian Cann 2000-03 Soccer Tom Carroll 1941-42 Football James Caufield 1938-40 Football Mario Cheppo 1955-58 Football Mike Clouser 1995-99 Swimming/Diving Jennifer Coe 1985-88 Soccer Glenn “Ish” Combs 1946-49 Basketball Jack Coleman 1946-49 Basketball Elmer Collina 1955-60 Football, Track Dee Compton 1946-48 Basketball Lee Corso 1969-72 Football Coach Jazz Covington 2006-07 Basketball Corky Cox 1950-54 Basketball Wesley Cox 1973-77 Basketball Herbert Crook 1984-88 Basketball Denny Crum 1971-2001 Basketball Coach Bernard Dahlem 1948-50 Swimming William Darragh 1954-57 Basketball Michael Detenber 1967-70 Football Chris Dominguez 2006-09 Baseball Harry Douglas 2004-07 Football John Dromo 1948-88 Basketball, Golf, & Football Coach Elvis Dumervil 2002-05 Football Joan Dunaway Burks 1977-81 Basketball Jerry Eaves 1978-82 Basketball Norbert Elbert 1939-40 Football Pervis Ellison 1985-89 Basketball James Ferriell, Jr. 1961-64 Golf John Finn 1957-58 Football Bergan Foley 2008-11 Lacrosse Reece Gaines 1999-2003 Basketball Francisco Garcia 2002-05 Basketball Bill Gatti 1968-71 Football Tom Giannini 1930-33 Football Frank Gitschier 1946-49 Football, 1950-54 Asst. Football Coach Don Goldstein 1956-58 Basketball Lancaster Gordon 1980-84 Basketball Ernie Green 1958-62 Football Ibn Green 1995-99 Football Sean Green 1998-2000 Baseball Darrell Griffith 1976-79 Basketball Mike Grosso 1968-70 Basketball Sonya Guibaidulina 1996-98 Volleyball Julie Guess 1989-93 Tennis Joanna Haig 2006-07 Field Hockey Jeff Hall 1982-86 Basketball Paul Hall 1920-21 Baseball Charles Hampton 1937-40 Football Ed Harmon 1965-67 Football George Hauptfuhrer 1944-46 Basketball Ron Hawley 1961-64 Basketball John Heldman 1940-66 Baseball, Basketball & Football Coach Christy Hershey 2000-03 Field Hockey Bernard “Peck” 1944-67 Basketball Coach, Hickman 1954-73 Athletics Director Donald Hockensmith1959-63Football Matt Hughes 2008-11 Track & Field Wade Houston 1963-66 Basketball, 1976-89 Asst. Basketball Coach Gary Inman 1969-71 Football Susan Elpers Inman 1981-85 Volleyball Charles Isenberg 1940-42 Football Tom Jackson 1970-72 Football Joe Jacoby 1978-80 Football Jessica Javelet 2003-06 Field Hockey Charlie Johnson 1963-65 Football Logan Johnson 2004-07 Baseball Horace Jones 1968-70 Football Jerry Jones 1973-96 Asst. Basketball Coach Mark Jurich 2001-04 Baseball Damien Kalvar 1991-95 Track & Field Bob King 1938-41 Basketball Jerry King 1966-67 Basketball Tom King 1925-30 Basketball Coach Donald Kinker 1943-46 Basketball Joe Kitchen 1957-60 Basketball John Knopf 1945-47 Basketball Otto Knop 1949-52 Football Dan Kopriva 1989-92 Baseball Wesley Korir 2005-07 Track & Field Ken Kortas 1960-62 Football Fred Koster 1926-28 Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track Cindy LaCrosse 2005-09 Golf Tom LaFramboise 1961-64 Football Dave Lawrence 1947-48 Asst. Coach Basketball, Track Jim LaFountain 1973-76 Baseball Mike Lawhon 1969-72 Basketball Tom Leahy 1936-39 Football Carole Liedtke 1974-82 Gymnastics Coach Bob Lochmueller 1965-67 Basketball Laurie Maxwell Londot 1988-91Volleyball Melzar Lowe 1933-36 Football Tom Lucia 1949-51 Football Lenny Lyles 1954-57 Football Von Macklin 1974-76 Basketball John Madeya 1969-72 Football Kevin Malone 1976-80 Baseball Justin Marks 2007-09 Baseball Amos Martin 1967-72 Football Michael Mather 1996-98 Tennis Kristen Mattox Cox 1992-96 Basketball Paul Mattingly 1969-71 Football D’Ana McCarty 2007-11 Track & Field Tyrus McCloud 1993-96 Football Tara McClure Isable 2000-01 Softball Rodney McCray 1979-83 Basketball Angel McCoughtry 2005-09 Basketball Ray McKinney 1928-31 Football Uncas Miller 1925-27 Football Frank Minnifield 1979-82 Football James Morgan 1954-57 Basketball Jill Morton 1997-2000 Basketball Allen Murphy 1972-75 Basketball Tom Musselman 1956-59 Golf John Nation 1970-74 Swimming John Neidert 1965-67 Football Charles Noble 1951-54 Basketball Donald Noel 1947-48 Track/Cross Country Sara Nord 2000-04 Basketball Roman Oben 1992-95 Football Bill Olsen 1959-62 Baseball, Basketball 1969-80 Asst. Basketball Coach 1980-97 Director of Athletics Bud Olsen 1959-62 Basketball Wally Oyler 1966-68 Football Dale Orem 1957-60 Football Valerie Owens Combs1976-80Basketball Clyde Parker 1944-47 Basketball Walter Peacock 1972-75 Football Sandy Pearsall 2000-18 Softball Coach Meg Peavy 1979-81 Tennis Ken Porco 1956-59 Football Betty Potts 1940-45 Basketball, Cheerleading Ray Potts 1946-49 Basketball Jim Price 1968-72 Basketball Scott Reburn 1983-84 Baseball Marilyn Reckelhoff 1984-88 Basketball Chris Redman 1996-99 Football Kenny Reeves 1946-50 Basketball Benjamin Reid 1928-31 Football, Basketball Monique Reid 2008-13 Basketball John Reuther 1961-65 Basketball Dave Rivenbark 1949-52 Football Jim Tom Robertson 1926-28 Football Phil Rollins 1953-56 Basketball Melissa Roth 2007-10 Softball Bennett Russell 1964-67 Football Pip Sanders 1999-2002 Field Hockey Howard Schnellenberger 1985-94 Football Coach Ted Schulz 1979-82 Golf Chuck Schupp 1973-76 Baseball Andy Schrecker 1988-92 Tennis Jamil Shalash 1983-86 Soccer Dr. Ray Shea 1985-2019 Team Doctor (FB) Guy Shearer 1928-32 Football, Wrestling, Basketball Duke Shumate 1975-79 Baseball William Slider 1938-39 Football Derek Smith 1979-82 Basketball Charles Spencer 1928-29 Football Felton Spencer 1986-90 Basketball Jackie Spencer 1982-85 Basketball Bill Stansbury 1942-48, 50 Cheerleader Samuel Steinfeld 1925-26 Track Peggy Stevens 1960-63 Tennis Howard Stevens 1971-72 Football Stephanie Storen Jett 1993-96 Volleyball Gilbert Sturtzel 1955-57 Football Billy Thompson 1982-86 Basketball William Threlkeld 1934-35 Football Joe Trabue 1946-49 Football, John Turner 1957-60 Basketball Charles Tyra 1954-57 Basketball Bob Ullrich 1965-69 Track/Cross Country Johnny Unitas 1951-55 Football Westley Unseld 1965-67 Basketball Lena Ustymenko 2002-05 Volleyball Sokolowski Robbie Valentine 1983-86 Basketball Milt Wagner 1981-86 Basketball Anderson Walker 1955-57 Football Cleo Walker 1967-69 Football Kevin Walsh 1975-78 Tennis Ted Washington 1987-90 Football Edward Weber 1926-28 Basketball, Track, Baseball, Golf Mary Wessell 1981-84 Field Hockey Lawrence Wetherby 1927-28 Football, Baseball DeJuan Wheat 1993-97 Basketball Eric Whitlatch 1996-99 Swimming Reene1967-71Basketball, Wilkins Maloy Field Hockey James Williams 1950-53 Football Otis Wilson 1977-79 Football James Wolf 1948-51 Football Maurice Wolford 1948-50 Football Clark Wood 1947-85 Football Coach Eric Wood 2005-08 Football Lacy Wood 2003-06 Softball Dwayne Woodruff 1976-79 Football Leslie Wright 1931-34 Basketball Ralph Wright 1948 Swimming Coach Nicole Youman 2007-10 Field Hockey Edward Young 1955-58 Football, Track Jim Zamberlan 1965-67 Football Sherrill Zimmerman 1971-75 Cheerleaders Dorothy Galligan Zipp 1969-72 Field Hockey Angel McCoughtry Wes Unseld Johnny Unitas Lee Corso Deion Branch Felton Spencer2013 NCAA Champions (championship later vacated) Front row: (from the left) Director of Basketball Operations Andre McGee, Assistant Coach Wyking Jones, Tim Henderson, Wayne Blackshear, Luke Hancock, Head Coach Rick Pitino, Peyton Siva, Russ Smith, Kevin Ware, Assistant Coach Kevin Keatts, Assistant Coach Kareem Richardson. Middle row: Logan Baumann, Chane Behanan, Mon- trezl Harrell, Mangok Mathiang, Gorgui Dieng, Zach Price, Stephan Van Treese, Angel Nunez, Michael Baffour, Jordan Bond. Back row: Student Assistant Coach Mike Marra, Equipment Manager Vinny Tatum, Team Physician Dr. John Ellis, Director of Sports Medicine Fred Hina, Team Physician Dr. Chris Pitcock, Program Assistant Tim Gray, Assistant Video Coordinator William Minardi, Strength and Conditioning Coach Ray Ganong, Director of Academic Services Anthony Wright, Director of Video Operations Doug Davenport, Executive Assistant Jordan Sucher. Site First Game Last Game Record Pct Tharp University 1/27/1912 2/28/1916 7-7 .500 Young Men’s Hebrew Assn. (YMHA) 2/28/1913 2/24/1916 2-1 .667 Jefferson County Armory 1/31/1914 11/30/1972 153-23 .869 (Convention Center, Louisville Gardens) Young Men’s Christian Assn. (YMCA) 2/6/1915 3/6/1925 6-10 .375 St. Xavier High School 1/28/1918 2/27/1926 14-13 .518 Calumet Club (New Albany, Ind.) 2/1/1921 2/1/1921 0-1 .000 Manual High School 2/6/1924 12/28/1929 1-3 .250 The Brown Hotel 1/1/1925 2/25/1925 5-0 1.000 The Louisville Elks Club 1/20/1926 1/20/1926 1-0 1.000 Knights of Columbus Gym (Columbia Gym) 1/8/1927 1/19/1938 32-17 .653 UofL Belknap Campus Gym 12/19/1931 2/7/1945 56-35 .615 Male High School 1/28/1942 2/23/1948 10-5 .667 Bowman Field Gym 12/10/1943 12/10/1943 0-1 .000 Freedom Hall 12/6/1956 3/7/2010 680-141 .828 Bellarmine Gym 2/3/1962 2/3/1962 1-0 1.000 Broadbent Arena 3/14/1985 3/14/1985 1-0 1.000 KFC Yum! Center 11/16/2010 present 190-60 .760 UofL's Home Court Record Freedom Hall Former Cardinals Expected to Be Active in Professional Basketball Entering the 2024-25 Season Name Yrs. @ UofL Most Recent Team NBA Damion Lee ‘15-16 Phoenix Suns Donovan Mitchell ‘15-17 Cleveland Cavaliers Terry Rozier ‘13-15 Miami Heat Foreign/G-League Teams Steven Enoch ‘18-20 BC Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania) Montrezl Harrell ‘12-15 Adelaide 36ers (Australia) Tony Hicks ‘16-17 CSM Steaua Bucuresti (Romania) David Johnson ‘19-21 Memphis Hustle (G-League) Carlik Jones ‘20-21 KK Partizan Mozzart Bet Beograd (Serbia) VJ King ‘16-19 Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro (Italy) Kyle Kuric ‘08-12 MoraBanc Androrra (Spain) Anas Mahmoud ‘14-18 AI Ittahad Alexandria (Egypt) Mangok Mathiang ‘13-17 Maccabi Urban Ramat Gan (Israel) Charles Minlend ‘20-21 Cimarrones del Choco (Colombia) Jordan Nwora ‘17-20 Anadolu Efes (Turkey) Chinanu Onuaku ‘14-16 Wonju DB Promy (South Korea) Samardo Samuels ‘08-10 Mayrouba Club (Lebanon) Chris Smith ‘11-13 Maccabi Haifa (Israel) Russ Smith ‘10-14 HDL Nardo (Italy) Edgar Sosa ‘06-10 Al-Naft SC (Iraq) Ray Spalding ‘15-18 Hapoel Be’er Sheva (Israel) Jarrod West ‘21-22 KK Bosna Meridianbet Sarajevo (Bosnia) Malik Williams ‘17-‘22 Toronto Raptors (NBA) 154 University of Louisville n gocards.com1986 NCAA Champions Front Row (from the left): Kevin Walls, Chris West, Mike Abram, Keith Williams. Middle Row: Herbert Crook, Jeff Hall, Billy Thompson, Head Coach Denny Crum, Milt Wagner, Robbie Valentine, Mark McSwain. Back Row: Student Manager Jeff Witt, Trainer Jerry May, Asst. Coach Jerry Jones, Asst. Coach Wade Houston, Avery Marshall, David Robinson, Will Olliges, Pervis Ellison, Kenny Payne, Tony Kimbro, Asst. Coach Bobby Dotson, Conditioning Coor. Doug Semenick, Grad. Asst. Jeff Van Pelt. 1980 NCAA Champions Front Row (from the left): Student Manager Randy Bufford, Greg Deuser, Jerry Eaves, Roger Burkman, Head Coach Denny Crum, Darrell Griffith, Tony Branch, Poncho Wright, Student Manager Lambert Jemley. Back Row: Asst. Coach Jerry Jones, Grad. Asst. Mark McDonald, Rodney McCray, Daryl Cleveland, Marty Pulliam, Scooter McCray, Wiley Brown, Derek Smith, Asst. Coach Wade Houston, Asst. Head Coach Bill Olsen, Student Trainer Steve Donohue. gocards.com n University of Louisville 155 156 University of Louisville n gocards.com 1956 NIT Champions Sitting: Manager Leon Wilson. Front Row (from the left): Bobby Potter, Dick Keffer, Phil Rollins, Gerry Moreman, Roscoe Shackleford, Jim Morgan. Middle Row: Asst. Coach John Dromo, Jim Heins, Al Glaza, Jerry DuPont, Jim Heeren, Charlie Tyra, Head Coach Peck Hickman. Back Row: John Froning, Paul Bashman, John Varoscak, Bill Darragh, Harold Pike, Herb Harrah. 1948 NAIB Champions Front Row (from the left): Bob Borah, John Knopf, Ken Reeves, Ray “Button” Combs, Glenn “Ish” Combs. Back Row: Paul Walker, Deward Compton, Jack Coleman, Oz Johnson, Lum Edwards, Head Coach Peck Hickman.1975 Louisville Cardinals (from the left): Danny Brown, Billy Harmon, Rick Wilson, Junior Bridgeman, Stanley Bunton, Bill Bunton, Ricky Gallon, Ike Whitfield, Wesley Cox, Allen Murphy, Phil Bond, Terry Howard. 1959 Louisville Cardinals Sitting: Manager Barry Schermer. Front Row (from the left): Howard Stacey, Harold Andrews, Roger Tieman, Alex Mantel, Ron Rubenstein. Middle Row: Coach Peck Hickman, Bill Geiling, John Turner, George Burnette, Don Goldstein, Fred Sawyer, Asst. Coach John Dromo. Back Row: Jerry Watkins, Harley Andrews, Joe Kitchen, Buddy Leathers, Bob Hall. 1972 Louisville Cardinals Front Row (from the left): Larry Carter, Jim Price, Tim Cooper. Second Row: Head Coach Denny Crum, Asst. Coach Bill Olsen, Joe Meiman, Henry Bacon, Ron Stallings, Student Manager John Ellis, Asst. Coach Dana Kirk. Back Row: Student Manager Rick Alexander, Paul Pry, Ken Bradley, Bill Bunton, Al Vilcheck, Ron Thomas, Mike Lawhon. Not Pictured: Terry Howard, Larry Loehle, Rick Miles. gocards.com n University of Louisville 157 Next >