Louisville basketball recently defeated the Baylor Bears in the Cardinals' final non-conference showdown. The Cards improve to 19-6 on the year and have won five straight games, marking their second-longest win streak since their first seven games of the season. A lot of things went well for the Cardinals in this win, but Louisville fans saw four major takeaways, including Mikel Brown Jr.'s takeover again, J’Vonne Hadley having one of his best games of the season, and defense continuing to step up.
The Cards continue to raise their expectations with this win streak, showing they truly can be a team that makes a run in late March and is pushing for a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament. Louisville and Baylor were knotted up at 34 heading into halftime, but Cardinals fans have to give Pat Kelsey some props as he continues to make adjustments, as this is the fourth game during this win streak. Louisville won three of those games in the second half, outscoring its opponents by double digits.
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Jeff Brohm and Louisville football closing in on in-state 4-star recruit
Jeff Brohm and Vince Marrow have been all in on the 2027 recruiting class recently, and the Cardinals are on the verge of landing their fifth 4-star already. Jordan Haskins is a top-five player from Kentucky as the Lexington native ranks No. 290 in the 2027 recruiting class, No. 31 among cornerbacks, No. 30 among safeties, and No. 5 from the state of Kentucky.
Louisville football has a dominant 96-percent chance of earning his commitment, according to On3 Sports. Steve Wiltfong, the Vice President and National College Football Recruiting and Transfer Portal analyst, recently logged an expert prediction in favor of the Cardinals landing the 4-star recruit.
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Louisville basketball trending with 5-star 2027 SF
As for Pat Kelsey and Louisville basketball, they are recruiting the 2027 class hard, and they have already hosted the No. 1 overall recruit. Overall, the class is trending toward a handful of 5-star recruits, including recently committed DeMarcus Henry. Louisville is one of eight schools Sam Kayser reported Henry is hearing from the most of right now, as the Cardinals are in an early recruiting battle with Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, USC, BYU, UCLA, and LSU.
The 6-foot-8, 190-pound forward has already earned 13 offers, and is a 5-star recruit out of Arizona, where he ranks No. 2 from his state, and as high as No. 12 in the 2027 class and No. 3 among small forwards.
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