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Louisville Basketball: Analyzing Cardinals 2021 incoming recruiting class

By Jerran Anderson

Mar 6, 2021; Louisville, KY, USA; U of L players stand for the National Anthem before the first half as the Louisville Cardinals took on the Virginia Cavaliers at the KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Alton Strupp-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 6, 2021; Louisville, KY, USA; U of L players stand for the National Anthem before the first half as the Louisville Cardinals took on the Virginia Cavaliers at the KFC Yum! Center. Mandatory Credit: Alton Strupp-USA TODAY Sports /
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Louisville Basketball Florida Gators guard Noah Locke Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Louisville Basketball Florida Gators guard Noah Locke Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Matt Cross

Cross is a 6-foot-7 wing player that spent his freshman season with the Miami Hurricanes, before being dismissed from the team. Now, he’ll look for a fresh start in the Louisville Cardinals lineup.

Cross had an interesting go of things at Miami this past season as a freshman. He started in the first four games of the season before coming off the bench for three games then started in another five games before being dismissed from the team at the end of January.

In 14 games (9 starts) in 2020-21, he averaged 6.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg, and 1.4 apg while making 40 percent (20-of-50) of his shots from deep. He averaged 1.4 3-point makes per contest as a freshman. He’ll look to find his niche in 2021-22 with a quick reset.

3. Noah Locke

Noah Locke is set to add some perimeter shooting to Louisville basketball in 2021-22 as a junior transfer. He put up 10.6 ppg and 2.4 rpg while shooting 57-of-141 (40.4 percent) from behind the arc in 2020-21. He’s set to boost a Louisville squad that finished 14th in the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (30.8 percent) last season. He knocked down 2.3 3-pointers per game in the Gators rotation in 2020-21.

Locke finished seventh in the SEC (57) in 3-pointers made this past season while maintaining his career-high scoring average. In 2018-19, he knocked down a career-high 81 3-pointers, finishing fourth in SEC basketball in makes and second in 3-point field goal percentage (43.2 percent).

Look for him to play a role in the backcourt as a perimeter threat. Given others they’re adding, he could be a key reserve in 2021-22.

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