Louisville Basketball: Five early season observations

LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 16: Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals handles the ball against Ernie Duncan #20 of the Vermont Catamounts in the second half of the game at KFC YUM! Center on November 16, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville won 86-78. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - NOVEMBER 16: Jordan Nwora #33 of the Louisville Cardinals handles the ball against Ernie Duncan #20 of the Vermont Catamounts in the second half of the game at KFC YUM! Center on November 16, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville won 86-78. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
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Already seven games in, Louisville basketball sits at 5-2 (technically 6-1), with a marquee win over a top 10 team. It’s still early, but I think it’s fair to say that Chris Mack and these guys have exceeded expectations.

Not many fans expected this team to be playing so well this early in the year. That being said, I don’t think any of us are complaining about the success Chris Mack and the Louisville basketball program are having right now.

“Tough. Together. Unbreakable.” is the new theme of Louisville Basketball, and so far we’ve seen just that.

It won’t be easy to pick just 5, but here’s an early season look at what we’ve been getting from this years squad.

Let’s take a look.