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Louisville basketball: Ranking the top 100 players of all time

By Alan Thomas

LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 16: Louisville Cardinals mascot in action in the first half of the game against the Boston College Eagles at KFC YUM! Center on January 16, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville won 80-70. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 16: Louisville Cardinals mascot in action in the first half of the game against the Boston College Eagles at KFC YUM! Center on January 16, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville won 80-70. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 20: Wayne Blackshear #25 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrates after defeating the UC Irvine Anteaters during the second round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at KeyArena on March 20, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

70: Mangok Mathiang

Mangok emerged from a pesky foot injury he suffered as a junior into a blossoming, sturdy senior big man with next-level footwork. Oh, the irony. He shot over 52 percent in 3 out of the 4 years he was at Louisville and averaged over 6 rpg. as a senior. His length rewarded him as well. Mathiang averaged over a block a game each season.

69: Terrence Jennings

After appearing in 99 games in his first three seasons, Jennings bolted from Louisville to pursue a professional career. He ranks 6th all-time for most dunks in a season (45),11th in most career dunks (88), and 9th in all-time career blocks.

68: Damion Lee

Damion’s one single year at U of L to this day is the pea under my mattress. The current member of the NBA title runner-up Golden State Warriors had the tools to do great things in the postseason, only to have what would’ve been his Louisville teams appearance in the NCAA Tournament ripped away mid-season. He started all 30 games here, averaging 15.9 ppg.

67: Wayne Blackshear

The Morgan Park HS (Chicago) product played on a championship team (2013), a Final Four team (2012), an Elite Eight team (2015), and a Sweet 16 team (2014). That’s quite a college career, and the thing is, he was a meaningful contributor to each one. He averaged 11.6 ppg. as a senior and started every game that season.

66: John Prudhoe

John was an absolute monster for his era, standing at 6’9″. He averaged over 10 rpg. twice as a Card, averaging a double-double in points and rebounds in both seasons.

65: Poncho Wright

Poncho appeared in 99 games in his 3-year stint, appearing in 36 games as a freshman for the 1980 NCAA Championship squad. He also appeared in 33 games during the 1982 Final Four run.

64: Roger Tieman

Tieman was a starter on the 1959 3rd-place finish team. For his time, Roger shot a decent career free-throw percentage (77.4 percent). He started the majority of his 80 games and had a magnificent shooting stroke.

63: Edgar Sosa

Edgar was the starting point guard for the majority of his career and is the 5th highest on career three-pointers made. His buzzer-beating dagger vs Kentucky is, to this day, one of the fondest Louisville memories I have.

62: Ricky Gallon

Ricky played on the 1975 Final Four team and ranks 10th all-time in field goal percentage in a season. He is the 8th all-time leader in blocked shots.

61: Jim Price

Price had a stellar career as he ranks #21 all-time in career scoring. He averaged 17.1 ppg. in his college stint and 21 as a senior. He was the leading scorer of the 1972 Final Four team.

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