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5 Louisville Basketball players you need to know for this season

By Derek Snyder

Feb 13, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino reacts during a time out in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2016; South Bend, IN, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino reacts during a time out in the first half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Purcell Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 24, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Deng Adel (22) dribbles the ball against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the first half at the Petersen Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 24, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Deng Adel (22) dribbles the ball against the Pittsburgh Panthers during the first half at the Petersen Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

Adel is one of the players that Pitino constantly talks about how great he is coming along and developing. Not to mention, Adel was coming along great at the end of last season, which is why is was a shame that the Cardinals had to sit out the NCAA tournament. In a crazy March, who knows how far the Cards could have gone.

He now turns to his sophomore season and is looking at being a starter. He and fellow teammate V.J. King are going to give opposing teams fits as they are super athletic and great scoring threats. Let’s see how well these two young guys can develop alongside each other.

Here are some highlights from Adel’s freshman season at Louisville:

Adel will be looking to take the Cardinals to a higher level this season.

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