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Louisville basketball: Comparing the super six to past Cardinals

By Presley Meyer

MARIETTA, GA - MARCH 25: Samuell Williamson is introduced during the 2019 Powerade Jam Fest on March 25, 2019 in Marietta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images for Powerade)
MARIETTA, GA - MARCH 25: Samuell Williamson is introduced during the 2019 Powerade Jam Fest on March 25, 2019 in Marietta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images for Powerade) /
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DES MOINES, IA – MARCH 21: The Louisville mascot takes the court as the Louisville Cardinals take on the Minnesota Gophers in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena on March 21, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
DES MOINES, IA – MARCH 21: The Louisville mascot takes the court as the Louisville Cardinals take on the Minnesota Gophers in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena on March 21, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /

Quinn Slazinzki  – SF

Player comparison: Jared Swopshire

Our comparisons start with the player in this class that the average Cards fan knows the least about.

Quinn Slazinski is a 6’8,” 200-pound small forward with a complete game. He can put the ball on the floor, but also has solid potential in the post and around the rim. He made his name on the recruiting trail though as a tremendous shooter.

The youngster is a player who re-classified from the 2020 class with the possibility of sitting out a year in mind. However, after the recent movement from VJ King, Jordan Nwora, and Steven Enoch, there is potential that the Cards could utilize Slazinski this season.

There isn’t a perfect comparison for him, but the closest would probably be Jared Swopshire. A former 3-star recruit himself. Swopshire was of similar stature at 6’7,” 195-pounds out of high school.

Swop was a small forward with the ability to shoot it a little bit, but was at his best creating away from the ball or even playing back to the basket.

Slazinski has a much higher ceiling than Swopshire. What he lacks in athleticism, he makes up for in what he describes as making high basketball IQ plays. Slazinski wants to do all of the little things right, which makes him an ideal fit in Chris Mack’s system.

Like Swopshire, don’t expect to see Slazinski too much in year one, but with the tools he has in his arsenal, don’t be surprised to see Quinn Slazinski develop into a star for Chris Mack and Louisville basketball.

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