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John Gasaway and Adam Finkelstein take a look at how Louisville's incoming freshmen and transfers will fit with the Cardinals' returning players, writing that three talented guards should earn playing time in Louisville's loaded backcourt.

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Each week Dick Vitale writes about the sport he loves, college basketball.

Louisville's Russ Smith and Rick Pitino discuss why Smith decided to stay in school instead of departing for the NBA draft....

The ridiculous thing would have been to go -- to take a media guide-enhanced 6-foot, 165-pound body, toss it into the shark-infested NBA draft waters and pray for the best, when the best looked like the second round. Turns out, though, that Russ S...

Russ Smith is staying at Louisville to chase another NCAA championship and a degree.

1. A number of college stars still have major decisions to make this week on their NBA draft plans and, according to either coaches or family members, the decisions are down to 50-50 for Miami's Shane Larkin, Michigan State's Adreian Payne, Creighton...

On Monday, WDRB's Eric Crawford reported via Twitter that Louisville guard Russ Smith was hoping to make his NBA draft decision by Wednesday. Immediately following Louisville's national title win, Smith's father told media his son's title was the rig...

I had doubts when I heard the first report. Minutes after his son had won the national championship in Atlanta on Monday night, the father of Louisville star Russ Smith announced that the junior would turn pro. Smith essentially backed his fath...

Russ Smith's future may not be resolved after all.

After winning the NCAA tournament, guard Russ Smith will forego his senior season at Louisville to enter the NBA draft....

Junior guard Russ Smith will leave Louisville early to enter the NBA draft, according to his father.

ATLANTA -- After a thrilling five months, the 2012-13 college basketball season has come to an end. Louisville was the last team standing at the final buzzer Monday night. Here's my 2013 all-tourney team: First team Russ Smith (Louisville) -...

ATLANTA -- Beginning exactly one year ago today, we've known, or thought we've known, what Louisville was. Louisville was the best defensive team in the country. That's usually as far as it went. The Cardinals dominated defensively in 2012, and af...

ATLANTA -- Luke Hancock wouldn't let go of the national championship trophy. He had it in his arms at the podium. He carried it with him down to do more interviews. He walked back to the locker room, clutching it close to him. The national titl...

ATLANTA -- The Louisville Cardinals are your 2013 national champions after beating Michigan 82-76. Overview: It was everything a national title game should be. Great offense, great pace, great performances, great stories and, having withstood all ...

When Kevin Ware went down with a broken leg in Louisville's Elite Eight win over Duke, most of his teammates reacted with varying degrees of shock. There was, of course, the immediate cringing; it was a gruesome injury, and the grimaces and recoils o...