Louisville Basketball: Preview of Cardinals 2020-21 depth chart

With a new season inching closer each day, Louisville basketball eagerly awaits its chance to offer a sequel following last year’s impressive yet inconclusive season.

Enjoying a breakout season from Jordan Nwora and company, Louisville Basketball shot out the ACC’s gates quickly, earning a solid 24-7 overall record while notching wins against Duke, Michigan, and the defending champion Virginia Cavaliers. But although they never saw a chance to finish things off with any postseason play, the NCAA failed to gift the team’s seniors, as well as all others occupying their final years of eligibility, an additional opportunity to return and play this year out.

With that noted, Cardinal fans prematurely yet unmistakably saw Lamarr Kimble,  Steve Enoch, Keith Oddo, Dwyane Sutton, Ryan McMahon, and Nwora play their final games while wearing Louisville threads. Combining for 51.1 points per game, that leaves Louisville harboring an excessive crater, born from these recent absences, dwarfing that of almost any other ACC basketball program.

But despite the excess spots awaiting fulfillment and a fanbase behind it begging for more basketball to chew on, Vince Tyra and Chris Mack rose to the challenge, once more crafting a roster ready to compete with seemingly anyone. As expected, the team acquired a solid freshmen class haul, while simultaneously using the transfer portal to its advantage.

It still remains a tough task for Louisville to attain the success which they enjoyed last year, and to expect this might leave fans susceptible to disappointment. But the team’s ceiling remains high, and if they manage to carry some momentum into this year’s campaign, a new hurdle for ACC favorites Duke and North Carolina might grow a bit taller than originally expected. But before the ball hits the hardwood, one should address the roster first.