Louisville Cardinals vs. UT Martin Skyhawks PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS THIS GAME BY THE NUMBERS 599 GAME FACTS

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1 Louisville Basketball Quick Facts Location Louisville, Ky Founded / Enrollment 1798 / 22,000 Nickname/Colors Cardinals / Red and Black Conference BIG EAST Home Court KFC Yum! Center (22,000) President Dr. James Ramsey Vice President for Athletics Tom Jurich Head Coach Rick Pitino (UMass '74) U of L Record (11th yr.) Overall Record (26th yr.) Asst. CoachesRichard Pitino, Wyking Jones, Kevin Keatts Dir. of Basketball Operations Mark Lieberman All-Time Record 1, (98th yr.) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record (37 Appearances, Eight Final Fours, Two NCAA Championships , 1986) Important Phone Numbers Athletic Office (502) Basketball Office (502) Sports Information Office (502) SID - Kenny Klein, cell (502) kenny.klein@louisville.edu Schedule/Results Date Opponent TV Time (EST) October Wed. 26 PIKEVILLE ~... WHAS W November Thur. 3 BELLARMINE ~... WHAS W Fri. 11 TENNESSEE MARTIN *.. WHAS 7:07 p.m. Sun. 13 LAMAR *... WHAS 4:07 p.m. Sat. 19 at Butler... ESPN3.com 2 p.m. Tues. 22 ARKANSAS STATE *... WHAS 7 p.m. Fri. 25 OHIO UNIVERSITY *... WHAS 7 p.m. Mon. 28 LONG BEACH STATE... ESPNU 7 p.m. December Fri. 2 VANDERBILT +... ESPN 8:30 p.m. Wed. 7 IUPUI... WHAS 7 p.m. Sat. 10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON. WHAS 4 p.m. Sat. 17 MEMPHIS <... CBS 4 p.m. Tues. 20 COL. OF CHARLESTON. ESPNU 9 p.m. Fri. 23 WESTERN KENTUCKY ^. ESPN2 7 p.m. Wed. 28 GEORGETOWN... ESPN2 7 p.m. Sat. 31 at Kentucky... CBS Noon January Tues. 3 at St. John's... ESPNU 7 p.m. Sat. 7 NOTRE DAME... ESPNU 4 p.m. Tues. 10 at Providence... ESPN2 7 p.m. Sat. 14 DEPAUL... BEN/WHAS 4 p.m. Mon. 16 at Marquette... ESPN 3:30 p.m. Sat. 21 at Pittsburgh... ESPN 9 p.m. Wed. 25 VILLANOVA... ESPN 7 p.m. Sat. 28 at Seton Hall... BEN/WHAS 8 p.m. February Sat. 4 RUTGERS... BEN/WHAS 4 p.m. Mon. 6 CONNECTICUT... ESPN 7 p.m. Sat. 11 at West Virginia... ESPN Noon Mon. 13 SYRACUSE... ESPN 7 p.m. Sat. 18 at DePaul... BEN/WHAS Noon Thur. 23 at Cincinnati... ESPN or ESPN2 9 p.m. Sun. 26 PITTSBURGH... CBS 2 p.m. Wed. 29 USF... BEN/WHAS 7 p.m. March Sat. 3 at Syracuse... CBS 4 p.m. Tu-Sa./6-10 at BIG EAST Championship... TBA ~ exhibition game * Global Sports Invitational (Louisville, Ky.) + BIG EAST/SEC Challenge (Louisville, Ky.) < Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout (Louisville, Ky.) ^ Billy Minardi Classic (Louisville, Ky.) Sports Information University of Louisville Louisville, KY Phone: (502) Fax: (502) kenny.klein@louisville.edu Louisville Cardinals vs. UT Martin Skyhawks PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS Louisville (0-0) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown F 14 Kyle KURIC Sr Evansville, Ind. F 24 Chane BEHANAN Fr. *23.3*14.1 Cincinnati, Ohio C 10 Gorgui DIENG So Kebemer, Senegal G 3 Peyton SIVA Jr Seattle, Wash. G 5 Chris SMITH Sr Millstone, N.J. *Behanan and Taylor statistics are from high school; Maclin stats from junior college UT Martin (0-0) Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Hometown F 12 Troy KING So Gaithersburg, Md. F 33 Myles TAYLOR Fr. *13.2 *7.8 Little Rock, Ark. F 35 Corderio MACLIN Jr. *7.3 *3.9 Memphis, Tenn. G 10 Mike LIABO So Naples, Fla. G 11 Omari MINOR So Troy, Va. Head Coach: Jason James (Graceland 00) in third year at UT Martin and overall. THIS GAME BY THE NUMBERS 599 Louisville opens its season as the Cardinals face the University of Tennessee at Martin on Friday in the first game of the 2011 Global Sports Invitational. UofL Coach Rick Pitino is seeking his 600th collegiate coaching victory. U of L beat defending NCAA Division II national champion and preseason No. 1 Bellarmine on Nov. 3 in its second exhibition game. UT Martin beat Webster in an exhibition game on Nov. 5. GAME FACTS Date: Friday, Nov. 11 Time: 7:07 p.m. ET Site: KFC Yum! Center/Crum Court, Louisville, Ky. (22,000) Television: WHAS (Ch. 11 in Louisville) Drew Deener, play-by-play; Bob Valvano, analyst. (also Wazoo Sports statewide) Radio: WHAS (840 AM) Paul Rogers, play-by-play; Doug Ormay, analyst. (SIRIUS Ch. 92) Only Previous Meeting: U of L 78, UTM 61 (Nov. 19, 2005 at Freedom Hall) UL National Ranking: 8th ESPN/USA Today, 9th Associated Press Satellite Coordinates: SES 2, Transponder C 21, (C-Band; downlink frequency 4120 horizontal; data rate: Mb; symbol: 29.27) Officials: Jim Burr, Gene Steratore, Jeff Anderson Next U of L Game: Nov. 13 vs. Lamar in KFC Yum! Center, Global Sports Invitational, 4:07 p.m. ET (WHAS-TV/Wazoo Sports statewide) Wins for UofL Coach Rick Pitino entering the season. A total of 37 Division I coaches have reached 600 career wins. Victories in the last 18 season openers for the Cardinals, winning the last seven straight. Schools with both its men s and women s basketball teams ranked among the top 10 in the AP poll, including UofL, Duke and UConn. Percentage of points returning from last season s squad. U of L returns 73 percent of its rebounding and 78 percent of its assists from last year s personnel. Number of games the Cardinals will play against teams that reached postseason competition in 2011, including 16 in the NCAA Tournament. National ranking for UofL in the preseason ESPN/USA Today poll. The Cards will play 16 games this season against teams ranked or receiving votes in that poll, including eight games against teams ranked among the top 11 teams. Games among the Cards first 13 contests that will be played at home in the KFC Yum! Center. Division I schools, including Louisville, which have won 20 or more games in each of the past nine seasons. Kansas tops the list with a current string of 22 consecutive years, followed by Duke (15), Gonzaga (14), Syracuse (14), Florida (13), Texas (12), Utah St. (12), Pittsburgh (10) and UofL (9).

2 UT Martin at Louisville -- Page 2 Louisville Sports Information (502) About UT Martin Louisville opens its season as the Cardinals face the University of Tennessee at Martin on Friday in the first game of the 2011 Global Sports Invitational. UT Martin, picked to finish eight in the Ohio Valley Conference, beat Webster in an exhibition game on Nov. 5. JC transfer Eli York produced 21 points and five steals off the bench in that game to lead five Skyhawks who scored in double figures. The Global Sports Invitational is a fiveteam, round-robin event that stretches for games from Nov. 11 through Nov. 25 and also includes games against Lamar, Arkansas State and Ohio. Seven players return from UTM s squad that tripled its win total from the previous season and won its first Ohio Valley Conference Tournament game in the program s history. Sophomore guard Terence Smith is the team s leading returning scorer, averaging 11.3 points and 3.3 assists as a freshman last year. Global Sports Invitational Schedule Nov Nov. 11 UT Martin at Louisville Arkansas State at Lamar Nov. 13 UT Martin at Ohio University Lamar at Louisville Nov. 15 Lamar at Ohio University Nov. 17 UT Martin at Arkansas State Nov. 20 Arkansas State at Ohio Univ. Nov. 22 Arkansas State at Louisville Lamar at UT Martin Nov. 25 Ohio University at Louisville Freshman guard Martez Harris averaged 22.7 points as a senior at Seneca High School in Louisville. Louisville won its only previous meeting against UT Martin in the season opener ( ). Taquan Dean scored 18 points while Juan Palacios added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Cardinals. Jeremy Kelly, who attended high school at Pleasure Ridge Park in Louisville, poured in 31 points to lead the Skyhawks. U of L Coach Rick Pitino has a 2-0 career record vs. UT Martin. His Kentucky team opened the season against the Skyhawks with a win (11/26/94). Louisville was a charter member of the OVC ( ) but the Cardinals played just one season in the league. Louisville has a collective record against current members of the OVC, having previously faced 11 of its members (Austin Peay 6-0, Eastern Kentucky 51-22, Morehead State 31-12, Murray State 22-7, Southeast Missouri 1-0, UT Martin 1-0, Tenn. State 5-0, Tenn. Tech 1-0). Located in northwest Tennessee 260 miles from Louisville, UT Martin is the alma mater of Florida State men s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton and Tennessee women s basketball coach Pat Head Summit. Season Openers U of L opens its campaign Nov. 11 against UT Martin in the KFC Yum! Center. It is the fifth time in the last six seasons that the Cardinals have opened at home. U of L Coach Rick Pitino has a 22-3 record in opening games collectively at his four collegiate coaching stops. The Cards have posted a record in all-time season openers (44-12 home, away, 11-7 neutral). U of L has won 16 of its last 18 openers and the last seven, winning over No. 16 Butler in the first game played at the KFC Yum! Center last season ( ). Early Opener Louisville s opening game against Tennessee-Martin on Nov. 11 marks the earliest date in school history that the Cardinals have opened their season. The earliest previous U of L opener was last season s Nov. 16 victory over Butler in the opening game of the KFC Yum! Center UT Martin Skyhawks Men s Basketball Roster No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Gary Love G JR Jackson, Miss. (Southwest Tennessee CC) 1 Chris Richardson G SO Birmingham, Ala. (Minor HS) 2 Khristian Taylor G FR Akron, Ohio (St. Vincent-St. Mary HS) 3 Terence Smith G SO Russellville, Ala. (Russellville HS) 4 Caleb Ashcraft G SO Drummonds, Tenn. (Tipton-Rosemark Academy) 10 Mike Liabo G/F SO Naples, Fla. (Brehm Preparatory School) 11 Omari Minor G SO Troy, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy) 12 Troy King F SO Gaithersburg, Md. (Hargrave Military Academy) 15 Eli York F JR West Covina, Calif. (Mount San Antonio College) 20 Wale Akinbobola G FR Bartlett, Tenn. (Craigmont HS) 25 Jeremy Washington F JR Little Rock, Ark. (Connors State College) 31 Dane Smith G SR Toronto, Canada (Kilgore College) 32 Pierre Mopo F SO Pearl, Miss. (Piney Woods HS) 33 Myles Taylor F FR Little Rock, Ark. (Hall HS) 34 Martez Harris G FR Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS) 35 Corderio Maclin F JR Memphis, Tenn. (Connors State College) Head Coach: Jason James Asst. Coaches: Cornelius Jackson, Dylan Dudley, Antwuan Holloway Last Game Louisville 62, Bellarmine 54 (exhibition) Nov. 3, KFC YUM! CENTER Bellarmine 54 Robison Phares Kendle Dowe Jones Hobbs Ross Burton Sprague Johnson Team 0 Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 39.6% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 28.6% FThrow % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 60.0% Louisville 62 Kuric Behanan Dieng C. Smith Justice R. Smith Henderson Swopshire Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 50.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 7.7% F Throw % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 60.0% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 20,389 Bellarmine Ties: 4 Louisville Lead Changes: 5 Last Meeting vs. UT Martin Louisville 78, Tennessee-Martin 61 Nov. 19, FREEDOM HALL Louisville 78 Williams Palacios Farley Dean Jenkins Gianiny Johnson, P Millard Huffman McGee Johnson, B Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 39.3% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 30.3% F Throw % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 69.0% Tennessee-Martin 61 Lewis Thompson Woodfork Newson Kelly Knight Ferell Flatt Smith Ingram Jones Team 0 1 Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 37.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 41.2% F Throw % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 66.7% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 18,138 UT Martin Ties: 2 Louisville Lead Changes: 1

3 UT Martin at Louisville -- Page 3 Louisville Sports Information (502) Pitino One Away From 600 Victories U of L Coach Rick Pitino is one victory away from 600 in his career. His record in his 25+ seasons of collegiate coaching ranks him 12th among active coaches in winning percentage (.729). He is third behind only Jerry Tarkanian (647) and Jim Boeheim (600) for the most victories by a coach in his first 25 seasons. Exhibitions are not included in totals. A total of 37 Division I coaches have reached 600 wins in a career. Larry Hunter of Western Carolina (599 wins), Pitino (599), Ben Braun of Rice (584), and Bobby Cremins of the College of Charleston (567) have a chance to add their names to the list in Louisville would become just the third NCAA school to have two coaches reach the plateau while at the institution, joining North Carolina (Dean Smith, Roy Williams) and Oklahoma State (Henry Iba, Eddie Sutton) in that distinction. In a recent discussion before the season, it was discovered that Pitino had a few additions to his career record. As an assistant coach in his second year at Hawaii during the season, Pitino coached the Rainbows for the final six games of the season after the head coach was relieved of his duties. Hawaii won two of those contests. The 2-4 record had not been previously included on his career coaching record and is not reflected in the Cardinals current media guide. Fastest Coaches to 600 Wins Rk. Name, School G W L Pct. Yr./Season 1. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky th Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach St.& UNLV th Roy Williams, Kansas &North Carolina nd John Wooden, Indiana St. & UCLA th Dean Smith, North Carolina th Henry Iba, Northwest Mo. St.,Colorado & Oklahoma St th Phog Allen, Baker, Haskell,Central Mo. & Kansas st Ed Diddle, Western Kentucky nd Jim Boeheim, Syracuse th Bob Knight, Army & Indiana th Bob Huggins, Walsh, Akron,Cincinnati, Kansas St. & West Virginia th Lute Olson, Long Beach St., Iowa, Arizona th John Chaney, Cheyney & Temple th Mike Krzyzewski, Army & Duke th 2001 Rick Pitino, Boston U., Providence, Kentucky, Louisville...?? th Denny Crum, Louisville th 1997 More TV -- In addition to WHAS-TV s coverage of Friday s game vs. UT Martin, the event will also be televised live on ESPN3, SNY in New York, MASN in Baltimore/ Washington. Returning Starters -- Louisville returns 11 lettermen and three starters -- forward Kyle Kuric and guards Peyton Siva and Chris Smith -- from it s successful team. In addition, forward Jared Swopshire, who started for the Cardinals as a sophomore but missed last season with a groin injury, is expected to be back. In addition, four additional players started 43 games a year ago, including double-figure starts from four different players: Stephan Van Treese (12 starts), Mike Marra (11), Gorgui Dieng (10) and Rakeem Buckles (10). It s quite a change from last season when U of L opened the season without a returning regular starter in its lineup. Cards on the Sidelines The Cardinals have had some unfortunate health and eligibility issues in the early stages of this season. Junior forwards Rakeem Buckles (recovering from torn ACL in right knee on Feb. 27) and Stephan Van Treese (left patellar tendon strain) have both missed all of practice since the Cards began on Oct. 14. U of L is hopeful for a mid-november return for Van Treese and a mid-december return for Buckles. Injuries have kept other Cardinals out for short periods including Peyton Siva, who suffered a concussion in the Cards first exhibition game and has been out since Oct. 27. Freshman guard/forward Wayne Blackshear had been awaiting clearance on his freshman eligibility requirements and was not able to practice with the Cardinals until Oct. 24, then suffered a shoulder injury on Oct 28 and is out indefinitely. He had surgery on Nov. 1 to repair the damage and may have an opportunity to return this season. Signee Kevin Ware did not meet freshmen eligibility requirements, but has continued to work on his standing while not enrolled at U of L and, if successful, could become eligible for the 2012 spring semester and join the Cardinals as soon as Dec. 14, the day after U of L final exams. Pitino s Milestone Collegiate Victories No. Date Score 1 2/28/76 Hawaii 82, Portland /21/86 Providence 93,Howard /22/92 Kentucky 106, Iowa State /20/96 Kentucky 124, TCU /7/03 Louisville 56, Holy Cross /24/07 Louisville 64, Old Dominion 53 Pitino s Milestone Collegiate Games No. Date Score 100 1/12/82 Boston U. 96, Holy Cross /7/87 Pittsburgh 87, Providence /14/92 Kentucky 80, LSU /10/95 Kentucky 93, Auburn /26/02 Louisville 97, DePaul /9/05 Memphis 85, Louisville /19/08 Seton Hall 92, Louisville /27/10 Louisville 104, Morgan State 74 Pitino Results at Hawaii, Date Opponent Result Feb. 9 at Long Beach State L Feb. 16 at San Jose State L (ot) Feb. 21 UNLV L Feb. 27 Texas -Pan American L Feb. 28 Portland W Mar. 1 Portland W (ot) Nice Debut for Justice a Year Ago Last season when the Cards opened their season against Butler, Elisha Justice joined Samardo Samuels ( ), Edgar Sosa ( ) and Jerry Smith ( ) as U of L freshmen to score at least 12 points in their debuts over the last seven seasons. Justice s 14 free throw attempts were the most by any U of L freshman in his debut during that time. Below are debut records at U of L: U of L Individual Scoring Records INDIVIDUAL SCORING/SEASON OPENER Pts. / Player Date Opponent 45 Wes Unseld Georgetown 35 Everick Sullivan Chaminade 31 Al Vilcheck Vanderbilt 29 Clifford Rozier Kentucky 27 Butch Beard Georgetown INDIVIDUAL SCORING/CAREER DEBUT Pts. / Player Date Opponent 27 Butch Beard Georgetown 24 Jerry Smith N western St. 22 Marques Maybin Hofstra 18 Samardo Samuels Morehead St. 16 Greg Minor Howard 15 Felton Spencer Northeastern 15 Billy Thompson Florida INDIVIDUAL SCORING/ FRESHMAN CAREER DEBUT Pts. / Player Date Opponent 24 Jerry Smith N western St. 22 Marques Maybin Hofstra 18 Samardo Samuels Morehead St. 15 Felton Spencer Northeastern 15 Billy Thompson Florida 14 Terry Howard Vanderbilt 13 Darrell Griffith Vanderbilt

4 UT Martin at Louisville -- Page 4 Louisville Sports Information (502) Cards Faced Three of the 2011 NCAA Final Four teams -- Louisville faced three of the four teams in the 2011 NCAA Final Four, producing a 3-2 record during the season against those teams. The Cardinals beat national champion Connecticut twice in three meetings, defeated national runner-up Butler in their opener, and fell to Kentucky. U of L will play all three again in U of L played 18 of its 34 games prior to the NCAA Tournament against teams that participated in the NCAA Tournament, compiling an 11-7 mark against those foes. Louisville posted a 5-2 record last season against teams seeded 1-3. Success vs. Top 25 Foes -- With its victory over No. 4 Notre Dame on March 11, the Cardinals have won four of its last five against ranked opponents. The Cards have been victorious the last five times they have faced an AP top-five opponent. Louisville has a record against Top 25 teams over the last four years, including an record during the regular season (7-5 vs. ranked teams last year). U of L has also won 12 of its last 21 games when facing Top 10 teams, spanning the last five years. Don t Count the Cards Out -- Louisville battled back from at least a seven-point deficit to win on nine occasions during the season. Its latest comeback was recovering from a 14-point halftime deficit to defeat Notre Dame in overtime in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Conference Championship in New York on March 11. The Cardinals used a key 13-0 run over 8:20 in the second half against West Virginia to erase a 12-point deficit to win on Jan. 26. One of the most improbable recoveries was when the Cardinals beat Marquette on Jan. 15 after U of L had trailed by 18 with 5:44 to play. UofL was down nine at UConn with 7:45 remaining on Jan. 29 before winning in double overtime. Cards Among Nation s Best in Pitino Era Louisville is among 15 programs in the nation that have won at least 70 percent of their games over the last 10 years. Louisville has a.718 winning percentage since U of L Coach Rick Pitino took over the reins of the Cardinal program, 14th best in the nation. Three additional BIG EAST schools are among that group, including Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Connecticut. Cards Started in the Bahamas Louisville began its trek for the season on July 16 with the first of 10 practices prior to its foreign trip to the Bahamas on Aug In addition to an intrasquad scrimmage on the island, U of L defeated the Commonwealth Giants -- which won the professional championship in the Bahamas the last two seasons as Chane Behanan scored 16 points to lead eight Cardinals in double figures. Russ Smith scored 22 points to lead the Cards to a victory over the Real Deal Shockers -- last season s pro league runner up -- in another game Best Winning Percentage Last 10 Years Louisville is among the top 20 programs in the nation in winning percentage over the last 10 seasons under Pitino. (records through ) School Total Pct. Kansas Duke Memphis Gonzaga Pittsburgh Connecticut Florida Kentucky Xavier Syracuse Texas Wisconsin North Carolina Louisville Illinois Michigan State Western Ky Marquette Arizona Villanova Oklahoma State for UofL in Nassau, Bahamas. Champion Cardinals Three Cardinals won state championships at the high school level. Peyton Siva led Franklin High School to the 2009 Washington 3A State Championship as a senior and Franklin also won the 4A state title his freshman year in Rakeem Buckles won a pair of Florida 4A State Championships as a sophomore and junior at Monsignor Pace High School (2007, 2008). Elisha Justice was the Most Valuable Player for the 2010 Kentucky State Championship, which his Shelby Valley High School team won. Trends U of L is over the last 10 seasons under Coach Rick Pitino when scoring 80 or more points (12-0 in )... Over the past 10 years under Pitino, Louisville is 87-6 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field (6-0 in )... U of L is when holding its opponent below 70 points over the past 10 years under Pitino (17-5 in ). Cards 18th in All-Time Victories Louisville has an all-time record in 97 seasons of intercollegiate basketball. The Cardinals are 18th among all NCAA schools in victories NATIONAL RANKINGS Associated Press (Oct. 28 preseason) 1 North Carolina 2 Kentucky 3 Ohio State 4 Connecticut 5 Syracuse 6 Duke 7 Vanderbilt 8 Florida 9 Louisville 10 Pittsburgh 11 Memphis 12 Baylor 13 Kansas 14 Xavier 15 Wisconsin 16 Arizona 17 UCLA 18 Michigan 19 Alabama 20 Texas A&M 21 Cincinnati 22 Marquette 23 Gonzaga 24 California 25 Missouri ESPN/USA Today (Oct. 20 preseason) 1 North Carolina 2 Kentucky 3 Ohio State 4 Connecticut 5 Syracuse 6 Duke 7 Vanderbilt 8 Louisville 9 Memphis 10 Florida 11 Pittsburgh 12 Baylor 13 Kansas 14 Wisconsin 15 Xavier 16 Arizona 17 Alabama 18 Michigan 19 Texas A&M 20 UCLA 21 Marquette 22 Cincinnati 23 Gonzaga 24 California 25 Missouri Other U of L opponents receiving votes: AP: Butler, Villanova, West Virginia. ESPN/ USAT: Butler, Villanova, West Virginia, St. John s, Long Beach State, Notre Dame. Cards Gain Mention in Preseason National Polls Preseason prognosticators from several college basketball publications and polls have placed the University of Louisville among the nation s top teams. Here s a look at where a few of the publications and polls have the Cardinals ranked heading into the season: U of L Preseason Rankings CBSSports.com... 8th ESPN/USA Today... 8th USBWA...8th Associated Press... 9th Dick Vitale... 9th ESPN.com/Magazine...10th Blue Ribbon Yearbook... 13th Sporting News... 16th Rivals.com/Yahoo!...16th Athlon s... Elite Eight Cards Second in BIG EAST Wins -- Since the season when the Cardinals joined the BIG EAST, Louisville is second in league victories with a mark during the regular season, behind Pittsburgh (75-29). Cards Among Best in FG Percentage Defense -- Louisville has ranked among the nation s top 35 in field goal percentage defense in seven of the past nine years, including 12th in (.394).

5 UT Martin at Louisville -- Page 5 Louisville Sports Information (502) Cards Feature A Pair of Kings U of L s basketball team has a pair of kings on its roster. Junior guard Peyton Siva was crowned U of L s 2011 Homecoming King on Oct. 29, 2011 at halftime of the Cardinals homecoming football game against Syracuse. Senior forward Kyle Kuric received the similar honor last year and presented Siva with the recognition this year. Kuric serves as a student body representative on the U of L Athletic Association Board of Directors, the governing body for the Cardinals athletic department. Exceeding Expectations Last Season Tied for third in arguably the toughest conference in the nation in , the Cardinals were picked eighth in the league and did not receive a single vote in the AP preseason poll. Despite having 10 players who missed games with injuries last year, the Cardinals earned their ninth straight season with 20 wins. Louisville opened the season with no regular starters from the previous season and returning Cardinals started just 14 collective BIG EAST games in , the lowest total in the league. Louisville defeated seven Top 25 teams and rose to as high as 11th in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today poll. Louisville was the only school in the nation to defeat three top-five squads in and has an active winning streak of five games over AP top five schools. Red-White Scrimmages On the initial day of practice on Oct. 14 in a scrimmage televised locally and on ESPN3.com and in front of 11,614 fans, Peyton Siva s driving bucket with two seconds remaining lifted the White team to an victory. Siva s teams have routinely won scrimmages when Coach Rick Pitino has divided teams, and he tried to tip the edge to the White without success. Kyle Kuric scored 24 points to lead the Red team in scoring with 29 points, while Siva added 19 and nine steals. Gorgui Dieng led the White with 26 points, 17 rebounds and five blocks. With the projected starters on one side on Oct. 22, Chane Behanan scored a game-high 32 points to lead the Red Team to a victory. Double-doubles by Gorgui Dieng (23 points, 17 rebounds), Kyle Kuric (19 pts., 12 reb.) and Peyton Siva (23 pts., 11 assists) helped propel the Red team to victory. Cards Chosen Third in BIG EAST Preseason Poll U of L was chosen to finish third in the BIG EAST Conference in a preseason poll of league coaches. Defending NCAA Champion UConn and Syracuse were tied as the choice to win the league. UofL guard Peyton Siva was selected to the preseason allconference second team. In league play, each school plays 18 games, playing three teams twice. The Cards three mirror games are against Syracuse, Pittsburgh and DePaul BIG EAST Coaches Poll 1. Connecticut 9. Notre Dame Syracuse 10. Georgetown 3. Louisville 11. Rutgers 4. Pittsburgh 12. St. John s 5. Cincinnati 13. Seton Hall 6. Marquette 14. USF 7. West Virginia 15. Providence 8. Villanova 16. DePaul Single Game Tickets Available -- A limited number of single-game tickets for University of Louisville s home men s basketball games in the KFC Yum! Center are on sale. The tickets are $35 each, with the exception of the Dec. 17 Memphis game, which is an additional $5 because of the Hall of Fame Shootout special event. Tickets may be purchased with no service fees by visiting either of the two U of L ticket offices, located near Gate 2 of Papa John s Cardinal Stadium adjacent to Floyd Street or on the third floor of the Swain Student Activities Center, on weekdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Cardinal fans may also purchase tickets by visiting online, calling or by visiting any Ticketmaster Ticket Center, including statewide Kroger locations. For more information, contact the U of L ticket office at (502) or Cards Earn BIG EAST Team Academic Honor -- UofL s men s basketball team earned the BIG EAST Conference Team Academic Excellence Award, which recognizes the highest collective grade-point averages in each of the conference s 26 sports. The men s basketball team has hovered around a collective 3.0 GPA for six straight semesters, including a 2.96 GPA for the most recent spring 2011 semester when seven Cardinals surpassed a 3.0. Louisville Special Accomplishment Louisville is the only university in the nation which over the last six years has reached each of the men s and women s Final Four, a BCS bowl game, the College World Series and the Men s Soccer College Cup. Louisville was national runner up in the 2009 Women s Final Four and 2010 Men s Soccer College Cup, won the 2007 Orange Bowl, and participated in the 2005 Men s Final Four and 2007 College World Series. Siva on Prestigious List -- U of L guard Peyton Siva was named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List, which is comprised of student-athletes who, based on last year s individual performance and team records, are the early frontrunners for the honor. 10 Consecutive at Home a High Louisville begins a school-record tying 10 consecutive home games when the Cardinals face Arkansas State on Nov. 22 (also 10 straight in 2006 from Dec. 8-30; and 2010 from Nov Dec. 18). The Cardinals played five home games during the month of November for the first time ever. U of L s move to the KFC Yum! Center has provided more flexibility in scheduling. High Production Returns -- While the Cardinals will miss departed starters Preston Knowles (14.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1,023 career points) and F/C Terrence Jennings (9.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 65 blocked shots), a large percentage of their total production will return. UofL returns 66 percent of its scoring from the squad (1722 of 2623 points), 73 pct. of its rebounding (924 of 1272), 78 percent of its assists (476 of 608) and 71 percent of the total minutes played (5092 of 7125). La Poderosa Will Broadcast Six Six U of L home men s basketball games will be broadcast this season in Spanish on La Poderosa (WTUV, 620AM/ FM). The five remaining games are Nov. 13 vs. Lamar, Nov. 22 vs. Arkansas State, Dec. 7 vs. IUPUI, Dec. 20 vs. College of Charleston and Feb. 4 vs. Rutgers. Carlos Lucio and Elvis Martinez call the action for the broadcasts in U of L s effort to reach out to the Hispanic community for the seventh straight year. All of U of L s home football games over the last eight years have also been broadcast in Spanish. Five November Home Games A First Louisville will play five home games during the month of November for the first time ever. Last year s four home games in November was the previous high. The Cards move to the KFC Yum! Center has provided more flexibility in scheduling. During its 54 years in Freedom Hall, some longstanding trade shows which invade the massive Kentucky Exposition Center limited opportunities for the Cardinals to play home games in November and February.

6 UT Martin at Louisville -- Page 6 Louisville Sports Information (502) Louisville Cardinals Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Angel Nunez F Fr. HS Washington Hts., N.Y. (Notre Dame Prep) 2 Russ Smith G So. 1L Briarwood, N.Y. (South Kent School) 3 Peyton Siva G Jr. 2L Seattle, Wash. (Franklin HS) 4 Rakeem Buckles F Jr. 2L Miami, Fla. (Monsignor Pace HS) 5 Chris Smith G Sr. 1L Millstone, N.J. (Manhattan College) 10 Gorgui Dieng C So. 1L Dakar, Senegal (Huntington Prep) 12 Zach Price C Fr. HS Louisville, Ky. (Jeffersontown HS) 13 Mark Jackson, Jr. G Fr. RS Brooklyn, Ca. (Taft HS) 14 Kyle Kuric G/F Sr. 3L Evansville, Ind. (Memorial HS) 15 Tim Henderson G So. 1L Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy) 21 Jared Swopshire F Jr. 2L St. Louis, Mo. (IMG Academy) 22 Elisha Justice G So. 1L Pikeville, Ky. (Shelby Valley HS) 24 Chane Behanan F Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Bowling Green HS) 25 Wayne BlackshearG/F Fr. HS Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park HS) 33 Mike Marra G Jr. 2L Smithfield, R.I. (Northfield Mt. Hermon) 44 Stephan Van TreeseF Jr. 2L Indianapolis, Ind. (Lawrence North HS) Pronunciation: Chane (Shane), Kuric (KYERR-ik), Siva (SEE-vah), Marra (MARE-uh), Nunez (NOON-yez), Gorgui Dieng (GOR-gee Jeng), Elisha (ee-lie-shuh), Stephan (STEE-vun) Pitino Adds To Victory Total -- Before he coaches a single game this season, U of L Coach Rick Pitino ranks among the top ten best coaching starts all-time in 26 seasons. He opens the season ranked seventh on the list, just 14 victories away from fourth place. He needs nine to reach Mike Krzyzewski in sixth. Pitino's 599 victories in 25+ years as a head coach is an incredible feat given Pitino took over losing programs at each of his four collegiate coaching stops. Best Coaching Starts by Victories (First 26 Seasons) Coach, Team(s) Seasons W L Pct. 1. Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach State, UNLV, Fresno State 2. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Bob Huggins, Walsh, Akron, Cincinnati, , Kansas St. & West Virginia Denny Crum, Louisville Dean Smith, North Carolina Mike Krzyzewski, Army & Duke Rick Pitino, Boston U., Providence, , Kentucky, Louisville '85-87, '89-97, ' John Thompson, Georgetown Lute Olson, Long Beach St., Iowa & Arizona John Chaney, Cheyney & Temple Lamar Awaits Next -- Louisville plays its second game in three days to start the season as the Cardinals face the Lamar Cardinals on Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. in the second game of the Global Sports Invitational in the KFC Yum! Center. Coached by first year head coach Pat Knight, Lamar returns 10 letterwinners, including four starters, off last year s team which was fifth nationally in scoring, averaging 82.1 points per game. Lamar was picked third in the East Division of the Southland Conference preseason coaches poll, with senior guards Devon Lamb (9.5 points and 8.3 rebounds in 10-11) and Mike James (12.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg) honored on the preseason all-league second team. Lamar beat St. Gregory in its first exhibition on Nov. 1 and faces Louisiana College on Nov. 7 in another exhibition. The Cardinals open their season Nov. 11 at Arkansas State prior to facing U of L in their first game of the Global Sports Invitational. Blackshear Out With Shoulder Injury -- U of L freshman Wayne Blackshear suffered a shoulder injury in practice on Oct 28 and will be sidelined for an extended period. Blackshear suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder and had surgery to repair it on Nov. 1. It will be 6-8 weeks before he can begin rehabilitation on the shoulder and could be back on the court within three months. A 6-5 McDonald s High School All- American from Chicago, Blackshear had just been cleared by the NCAA initial eligibility center to participate as a freshman on Oct. 24. He had suffered an injury to his left shoulder as he closed out his high school career, had surgery to repair it, and had spent the summer rehabilitating that shoulder. He averaged 32.6 points, 14.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 3.7 steals as a senior for Morgan Park High School last season. HEAD COACH RICK PITINO In his 26th season as a collegiate head coach and 11th at Louisville, U of L Coach Rick Pitino has compiled a overall record ( at U of L). The only coach to take three different schools to the NCAA Final Four including his 2005 Cardinal team, his.729 winning percentage entering the season ranks him 12th among active coaches and No. 36 alltime. Among active coaches, Pitino (Massachusetts '74) has the seventhhighest winning percentage in NCAA Tournament games (.717 winning percentage, record in 16 NCAA tournament appearances). He guided Kentucky to three NCAA Final Four appearances in eight seasons ( ), winning the 1996 NCAA Championship and reaching the national title game in He has also served as head coach at Providence College ( , 1987 Final Four), Boston University ( ), as well as the NBA New York Knicks ( ) and Boston Celtics ( ). Pitino has won its three previous meetings with Bellarmine. Ear It Pronunciations -- Trouble with pronunciations? Check out the Ear It pronunciations for the Cardinals players from the men s basketball roster on The links next to player names on the roster are supplied by TheNameEngine.com, an interactive audio service that provides proper audio pronunciations and phonetic spellings. Tough Schedule Nineteen of the Cardinals' 31 games will be played against teams that participated in postseason competition last season, including 16 in the NCAA Tournament. U of L will play 16 games this season against teams ranked or receiving votes in the ESPN/ USA Today poll, including eight games vs. teams ranked among the top 11 teams. BIG EAST Exhibition openers Oct. 25 St. John s 110, C.W. Post 80 Oct. 25 Providence 64, Assumption 51 Oct. 26 Louisville 74, Pikeville 55 Oct. 29 Pitt 101, LaRoche College 33 Nov. 1 Cincinnati 75, McGill 41 Nov. 1 Notre Dame 90, St. Xavier 72 Nov. 1 Syracuse 79, Cal State-LA 49 Nov. 2 Connecticut 78, American Intl. 35 Nov. 4 Northern Ky. 77, West Virginia 74 Nov. 5 DePaul 70, Lewis 63 Nov. 6 Rutgers 80, Rutgers-Newark 66 Nov. 8 NYIT at Villanova (Georgetown, Marquette, Seton Hall and USF did not have exhibition games scheduled)

7 University of Louisville LOUISVILLE Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 18, 2011) All games Overall record: Conf: 12-6 Home: 19-2 Away: 4-6 Neutral: 2-2 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 KNOWLES, Preston KURIC, Kyle SIVA, Peyton JENNINGS, Terrence SMITH, Chris BUCKLES, Rakeem MARRA, Mike DIENG, Gorgui VAN TREESE, Stepha GOODE, George JUSTICE, Elisha SMITH, Russ HENDERSON, Tim Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS LOU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals LOUISVILLE Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/16/10 BUTLER W /20/10 JACKSON STATE W /22/10 CHATTANOOGA W /27/10 MARSHALL W /01/10 FIU W /04/10 SOUTH ALABAMA W /08/10 SAN FRANCISCO W /11/10 UNLV W /14/10 DREXEL L /18/10 GARDNER-WEBB W /22/10 at Western Kentucky W /27/10 MORGAN STATE W /31/10 KENTUCKY L * 01/05/11 SETON HALL W * 01/09/11 at USF W * 01/12/11 at Villanova L * 1/15/11 MARQUETTE W * 01/19/11 ST. JOHN'S W * 1/22/11 at PROVIDENCE L * 01/26/11 WEST VIRGINIA W * 01/29/11 at Connecticut Wo * 01/31/11 at Georgetown L * 02/05/11 DEPAUL W * 02/09/11 at Notre DameLot * 02/12/11 SYRACUSE W * 02/16/11 at Cincinnati L * 02/18/11 CONNECTICUT W * 02/22/11 at Rutgers W * 02/27/11 PITTSBURGH Wot * 03/02/11 PROVIDENCE W * 03/05/11 at West Virginia L /10/11 vs Marquette W /11/11 vs Notre Dame Wot /12/11 vs Connecticut L /17/11 vs Morehead State L * - Conference game

8 Louisville Men's Basketball Results RECORD: Overall (BIG EAST 12-6, Home 19-2, Away 4-6, Neutral 2-2) Date Opponent UL Result Margin W-L High Scorer High Rebounder High Assists Attendance O 31 NORTHERN KENTUCKY ~ W exh. 18 Buckles 11 Buckles 5 Siva 18,869 N 11 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN ~ W exh. 22 Marra 8 VanTreese, Smith, Buckles 6 Justice 19,227 N 16 BUTLER W Buckles 11 Buckles 5 Marra 22,723 N 20 JACKSON STATE + W Jennings 8 Buckles 6 Siva 22,289 N 22 CHATTANOOGA + W Knowles 6 Jennings, Van Treese 6 Justice 21,191 N 27 MARSHALL + W Buckles/Marra/Siva7 Buckles 5 Marra 21,262 D 1 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL + W Knowles 8 Buckles 3 by four players 20,866 D 4 SOUTH ALABAMA W Marra 14 Buckles 4 Siva, Justice 21,048 D 8 SAN FRANCISCO W Siva, Jennings 10 Buckles 5 Siva 21,049 D 11 UNLV ^ W Knowles 7 Jennings 7 Siva 22,489 D 14 DREXEL L Siva, Knowles 6 Buckles 2 Siva, Kuric 20,912 D 18 GARDNER-WEBB W Knowles 11 Dieng 7 Siva 20,434 D 22 at Western Kentucky W Siva 6 Buckles, C.Smith 8 Siva 7,326 D 27 MORGAN STATE W Knowles 6 Dieng, Buckles 7 Siva 21,688 D 31 KENTUCKY L Knowles 6 C. Smith 4 Siva, C.Smith 22,803 J 5 SETON HALL W Siva, Marra 10 Van Treese 5 Knowles 21,912 J 9 at USF W Knowles, 14 Van Treese 6 Siva 4,375 Jennings, Van Treese J 12 at Villanova L Knowles 5 Dieng 7 Siva 13,199 J 15 MARQUETTE W Knowles 8 Jennings 4 Siva, C. Smith 21,485 J 19 ST. JOHN S W Knowles 6 C. Smith 10 Siva 21,638 J 22 at Providence L C. Smith 7 C. Smith 5 Marra 12,051 J 26 WEST VIRGINIA W C. Smith 9 Jennings 5 Knowles 21,957 J 29 at Connecticut 2 OT W Siva 10 Jennings 7 Siva 10,167 J 31 at Georgetown L Jennings 7 Jennings, C. Smith 4 C. Smith 12,164 F 5 DEPAUL W Kuric 8 Jennings, Marra 10 Siva 22,704 F 9 at Notre Dame OT L Kuric 7 Jennings 7 Siva 8,659 F 12 SYRACUSE W Kuric 7 Jennings, Buckles 6 Siva 22,755 F 16 at Cincinnati L Jennings 8 Kuric 4 Knowles 11,511 F 18 CONNECTICUT W Siva 12 Dieng 7 Knowles 22,776 F 22 RUTGERS W Knowles 8 Knowles 2 by four players 5,633 F 27 PITTSBURGH OT W Siva 7 Kuric 7 Knowles 22,758 M 2 PROVIDENCE W Kuric 10 Knowles 7 Siva 22,724 M 5 at West Virginia L Kuric 4 Jennings, Siva 6 Siva 15,032 M 10 Marquette # W Marra 11 C. Smith 9 Siva 19,375 M 11 Notre Dame # OT W Knowles 8 Dieng 7 Siva 19,375 M 12 Connecticut # L Knowles 7 Siva 7 Siva 19,375 M 17 Morehead State * L C. Smith 6 Kuric, C. Smith 5 Knowles 18,499 ~ exhibition game + Global Sports Shootout (Louisville, Ky.) ^ Billy Minardi Classic (Louisville, Ky.) # BIG EAST Conference Championship (New York, N.Y.) * NCAA Southwest Region Second Round (Denver, Colo.)

9 Box Scores Louisville 74, Pikeville 55 (exhibition) Oct. 26, KFC YUM! CENTER Pikeville 55 Young Setty Burrell McHenry Board Puckett Rhymes Martin Whitaker McCoy Ellis Hines Stewart Watson Simpton Team 3 Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 29.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 30.8% FThrow % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 60.0% Louisville 74 Kuric Behanan Dieng Siva Smith Nunez Price Jackson Swopshire Justice Blackshear Marra Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 41.2% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 27.8% F Throw % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 56.5% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 18,866 Pikeville Ties: 0 Louisville Lead Changes: 0 Louisville 62, Bellarmine 54 (exhibition) Nov. 3, KFC YUM! CENTER Bellarmine 54 Robison Phares Kendle Dowe Jones Hobbs Ross Burton Sprague Johnson Team 0 Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 39.6% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 28.6% FThrow % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 60.0% Louisville 62 Kuric Behanan Dieng C. Smith Justice R. Smith Henderson Swopshire Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 50.0% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 7.7% F Throw % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 60.0% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 20,389 Bellarmine Ties: 4 Louisville Lead Changes: 5 Red-White Scrimmage 10/14/11 Red-White Scrimmage 10/21/11 White 86, Red 85 Oct. 14, KFC YUM! CENTER Red 85 Behanan Marra Dieng C. Smith Henderson Hancock Justice Team 4 Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 48.6% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 37.5% F Throw % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 53.3% White 86 Kuric Swopshire Price R. Smith Siva Nunez Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 36.1% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 29.0% FThrow % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 73.9% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 11,614 Red Ties: 9 White Lead Changes: 8 Red 105, White 60 Oct. 22, KFC YUM! CENTER White 60 Swopshire Marra Price R. Smith Justice Nunez Hancock Team 4 Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 25.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 11.1% FThrow % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 65.0% Red 105 Kuric Behanan Dieng Siva C. Smith Jackson Team 3 Totals Total FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 53.9% 3-Pt. FG% 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 41.4% F Throw % 1st H: % 2nd H: % Game: 73.3% Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Attendance: 9,463 White Ties: 0 Red Lead Changes: 0