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Louisville basketball: 5 players you probably forgot were Cards

By Jacob Lane

Louisville's Chad Millard (22) and Villanova's Will Sheridan (50) fight for position Monday, January 30, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Villanova University defeated the University of Louisville 79-73. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Louisville's Chad Millard (22) and Villanova's Will Sheridan (50) fight for position Monday, January 30, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Villanova University defeated the University of Louisville 79-73. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FL – NOVEMBER 27: Jonathan Huffman #30 of the Iona Gaels passes the ball against the Baylor Bears during the Old Spice Classic at Disney’s Milk House on November 27, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – NOVEMBER 27: Jonathan Huffman #30 of the Iona Gaels passes the ball against the Baylor Bears during the Old Spice Classic at Disney’s Milk House on November 27, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

Jonathan Huffman (2005-07)

Louisville basketball stats: 27 games played (1 start), 1.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg, 0.3 apg

The video game NCAA 2K7 with JJ Redick on the cover is the first thing that comes to mind when I think about Jonathan Huffman. It’s one of those memories that’s so specific that I know it’s too weird to be made up.

On that game when playing Louisville the key was to use guys like T-Will, E5, Edgar Sosa, Juan Palacios as others like you might expect, but when playing a full rotation and the sophomore came in, there was no drop off. His size allowed him to rebound and block shots and he was far more capable of scoring than what he showed in real life.

So about him as a player for the Cards. Recruiting profiles from 2005 are obviously a bit outdated, so the information on Huffman may not be necessary 100 percent reliable, but based on his offers (Miami, FSU, Georgia, and Ole Miss) he was a solid recruit who was expected to be a key player for years to come.

Unfortunately for Huffman he never was able to crack the rotation consistently thanks to guys like David Padgett, Palacios, Clark, Derrick Caracter, and even Terrance Farley all ahead of him on the depth chart. After appearing in 27 games and averaging a shade under two points per game, Huffman left out of Louisville and headed to Pitino’s current program, Iona.

He played two seasons there and averaged 6.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. I always thought because Huffman’s size (7’0, 230-pounds) and shooting ability made him a great fit under Pitino’s offense, but as we saw not everyone was cut for being a Cardinal.

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