Louisville Basketball: 10 Reasons To Celebrate The Cards' Win Over UK

Louisville Basketball: 10 Reasons To Celebrate The Cards’ Win Over UK

Dec 21, 2016; Louisville, KY, USA; Louisville Cardinals forward Anas Mahmoud (14) blocks the shot of Kentucky Wildcats guard Isaiah Briscoe (13) during the first half at KFC Yum! Center. Louisville defeated Kentucky 73-70. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 25, 2016; Paradise Island, BAHAMAS; Baylor Bears forward Johnathan Motley (5) shoots as Louisville Cardinals guard David Levitch (23) defends during the first half in the 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis championship game in the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis Resort. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

9. Levitch Played An Unexpected 12 Minutes and The Cards Still Won

I can tell you right now that I never thought we would see Levitch for more than a couple minutes against Kentucky on Wednesday night. Maybe Rick Pitino would bring him in for some relief, but I never thought he would be guarding Malik Monk in crucial moments of the second half.

We learned that David Levitch can be counted on in big games this season. This Louisville basketball team’s bench is truly deep and that was proven on Wednesday by the Goshen, Kentucky kid against the sixth ranked Wildcats.

He didn’t score and only had one rebound, but he didn’t make any huge mistakes on Wednesday night either.

It should give all of us extreme confidence in his ability to pickup some minutes throughout conference play this year.

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