Louisville Basketball is coming off of a 71-67 road loss to Michigan State who will probably be the #1 team in the country next week. For Louisville to improve enough in order to beat Top 15 teams on the road (they will have several chances this season) the Cards must do the following:
- Keep Chinanu Onuaku on the floor. Nanu has to get into get defensive position before the ball arrives and he must adapt to the new rules on the moving screens.
- HIT FREE THROWS. The Cards are 253rd in Free Throw Shooting % in 2015-16.
- Finish Around the Rim. UofL missed several in close shots both on the fast break and in the half court that need to find a way down.
- Get Deng Adel Back. As a defender Deng provides the Cards with some great length which frees up Damion Lee. Additionally Adel is extremely aggressive to the rim which results in increased fouls for the other team, layups, and free throws.
- Reduce Donovan Mitchell’s foul frequency. It’s easy to see why Donovan Mitchell has the hype surrounding him. He can really play basketball, is crafty coming up with steals and is a reliable scorer. But Donovan’s foul frequency is much too high and in order for Pitino to trust him in a late game environment again Mitchell is going to have to prove that he won’t make the silly foul. But this also applies to general game scenarios as well.
Stat Comparison
| Louisville | Grand Canyon | |
| Strength of Schedule (KenPom) | 247th | 350th |
| Points Per Game | 81.8 (44th) | 78.6 (75th) |
| Avg Scoring Margin | +27.3 (2nd) | +18.4 (19th) |
| Field Goal % | 50.8% (11th) | 45.8% (99th) |
| 2-point FG% | 56.5% (21st) | 50.0% (125th) |
| 3-point FG% | 34.0% (160th) | 33.8% (168th) |
| Free Throw % | 65.4% (253rd) | 69.3% (163rd) |
| Rebound Rate | 61.5% (3rd) | 56.7% (28th) |
| Blocks Per Game | 5.0 (47th) | 2.8 (213rd) |
| Steals Per Game | 8.2 (32nd) | 7.4 (74th) |
| Assists Per Game | 13.8 (132nd) | 14.8 (92nd) |
| Turnovers Per Game | 10.2 (21st) | 12.4 (130th) |
| Opponent Turnovers Per Game | 15.3 (53rd) | 14.2 (104th) |
| Team Fouls Per Game | 18.7 (86th) | 20.4 (181st) |
| Opponent Shooting % | 34.2% (4th) | 37.0% (17th) |
| Opponent 2-point FG% | 34.8% (1st) | 42.9% (51st) |
| Opponent 3-point FG% | 33.3% (154th) | 27.0% (19th) |
| Opponent Block Per Game | 3.5 (192nd) | 3.2 (152nd) |
| Opponent Steals Per Game | 4.7 (47th) | 7.2 (280th) |
| *351 teams Play Division 1 |
Projected Starters
| Quentin Snider | DeWayne Russell | |
| 6-1, 180, Soph | 5-11, 155, Sr. | |
| Minutes | 29.2 | 31.0 |
| Points | 9.0 | 9.7 |
| Field Goal % | 40.0% | 44.40% |
| 3-point % | 36.8% | 33.30% |
| FT % | 60.0% | 63.00% |
| Rebounds | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Assists | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Fouls | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Trey Lewis | Joshua Braun | |
| 6-2, 190, Sr. | 6-4, 195, Soph | |
| Minutes | 30.8 | 29.7 |
| Points | 13.8 | 16 |
| Field Goal % | 41.20% | 48.10% |
| 3-point % | 35.70% | 42.30% |
| FT % | 85.00% | 85.40% |
| Rebounds | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Turnovers | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Fouls | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| Damion Lee | Gerard Martin | |
| 6-6, 200, Sr. | 6-6, 195, Fr. | |
| Minutes | 29.7 | 21.5 |
| Points | 42356.0 | 6.5 |
| Field Goal % | 55.6% | 47.80% |
| 3-point % | 33.3% | 53.30% |
| FT % | 83.3% | 75.00% |
| Rebounds | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| Assists | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Steals | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Fouls | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Jaylen Johnson | Grandy Glaze | |
| 6-9, 215, Soph | 6-6, 235, Sr. | |
| Minutes | 12.8 | 21.5 |
| Points | 5.0 | 12.3 |
| Field Goal % | 54.2% | 57.90% |
| 3-point % | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| FT % | 40.0% | 44.40% |
| Rebounds | 3.7 | 9.2 |
| Assists | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Fouls | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Chinanu Onuaku | Boubacar Toure | |
| 6-10, 230, Soph | 6-11, 215, Fr | |
| Minutes | 19.7 | 14.5 |
| Points | 8.3 | 5.2 |
| Field Goal % | 60.5% | 50.00% |
| 3-point % | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| FT % | 57.1% | 60.00% |
| Rebounds | 7.2 | 3.5 |
| Assists | 1.2 | 0 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Fouls | 2.0 | 2.7 |
Bench
| Donovan Mitchell | De’Andre Davis | |
| 6-3, 210, Fr. | 6-1, 180, Soph | |
| Minutes | 17.2 | 25.0 |
| Points | 6.8 | 11.0 |
| Field Goal % | 50.00% | 50.00% |
| 3-point % | 18.20% | 33.30% |
| FT % | 91.70% | 80.60% |
| Rebounds | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| Assists | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Fouls | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| David Levitch | Ryan Majerle | |
| 6-3, 180, Jr. | 6-3, 190, Sr. | |
| Minutes | 6.4 | 8.3 |
| Points | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Field Goal % | 40.00% | 12.50% |
| 3-point % | 33.33% | 16.70% |
| FT % | 50.00% | 0.00% |
| Rebounds | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Assists | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Fouls | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Mangok Mathiang | Keonta Vernon | |
| 6-10, 220, Jr. | 6-6, 225, Jr. | |
| Minutes | 19.3 | 16 |
| Points | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Field Goal % | 56.30% | 55.90% |
| 3-point % | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| FT % | 64.30% | 35.70% |
| Rebounds | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Assists | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Turnovers | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Fouls | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Anas Mahmoud | Matt Jackson | |
| 7-0, 200, Soph | 6-8, 210 Soph | |
| Minutes | 13.7 | 18.3 |
| Points | 3.2 | 6.3 |
| Field Goal % | 53.3% | 37.10% |
| 3-point % | 0.0% | 30.00% |
| FT % | 25.0% | 75.00% |
| Rebounds | 3.3 | 4.2 |
| Assists | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Fouls | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Ray Spalding | Uros Ljeskovic | |
| 6-10, 210, Fr. | 6-8, 240, Sr. | |
| Minutes | 12.2 | 8.8 |
| Points | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| Field Goal % | 76.20% | 55.60% |
| 3-point % | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| FT % | 30.00% | 50.00% |
| Rebounds | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| Assists | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Fouls | 1.3 | 2.2 |
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