Louisville was seeking their first national title since 1986, when the legendary Denny Crum was still on the sidelines. The Cardinals reached the summit, triumphing in a 2013 Final Four that included Michigan, Syracuse, and Wichita State. Here’s a look back on the road those four teams traveled to reach Atlanta. LOUISVILLE Rick Pitino had […]
Louisville! The 2013 College Basketball Season Culminating With The Cardinal Crown gives you a chance to see how the season looked as it was unfolding, to chuckle at predictions gone awry, be occasionally impressed with foresight and above all to preserve the fun memories of being a college basketball fan in the 2013 season.
Okay Louisville, I surrender. I believe in you now. After an entire NCAA Tournament of damning the Cardinals with faint praise, I’m going to heap it on them now. Not just because they completed the last leg of the journey, beating Michigan 82-76 last night in Atlanta to win the national championship. But the way in which they did it.