Louisville Basketball: 5 Cards That Are Trending Up After The SIU Win

Louisville Basketball: 5 Cards that are trending up after the win over SIU

Dec 7, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino calls out instructions during the second half against the Southern Illinois Salukis at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Southern Illinois 74-51. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 30, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Ray Spalding (13) battles Purdue Boilermakers forward Caleb Swanigan (50) for a rebound during the second half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Purdue 71-64. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Ray Spalding | Forward | University of Louisville

Ray Spalding has been playing some great basketball over the past couple of weeks. Not to mention, he has stepped his game up ever since Anas Mahmoud went down with his concussion. The experience Spalding is getting right now will prove to be huge for the Cardinals throughout this season.

He finished the game against Southern Illinois with 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals. It has been pretty impressive to see his physicality and defensive awareness on the court this year. He looks much, much better than he did in his freshman season under Pitino.

Spalding has a high-ceiling with this basketball team, let’s hope this is the start of many great things to come from the second-year player from Louisville, Kentucky.

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