Louisville basketball: The most underrated players of the 21st century

Louisville basketball has had some incredibly impactful athletes in the last 19 years, but who are the unsung heroes that deserved more praise?

For the last 19 years, Louisville basketball has been a program that has featured star-after-star-after-star.

Francisco Garcia, Taquan Dean, Peyton Siva, Terrence Williams, Donovan Mitchell, Russ Smith, Terry Rozier, Gorgui Dieng, the list goes on and on of the stars that have played under Rick Pitino during the new age Louisville basketball era.

While there’s been national acclaim for a lot of these guys, especially for those who were apart of the 2013 Team (leave your banner comments elsewhere), a lot of the winning that has been accomplished by Louisville has been due to the success of the unheralded role players.

With that being said, we took the liberty to put together the most underrated players and unlikely heroes of the 21st century for Louisville.