Mikel Brown Jr. is emerging as the nation's favorite point guard entering the 2025-26 season after the 5-star phenom has been going viral the entire summer. The Cardinals' incoming freshman recently won his second gold medal in his young basketball career at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cups.
Brown dropped consecutive 24-point performances and led the team in points, assists, efficiency, and made 3-pointers during their time in Switzerland. While he was blatantly robbed of the MVP, the entire world quickly came to realize that Louisville basketball is getting an absolute stud next season.
Now, as we get closer and closer to the Cardinals' 2025-26 season, Brown continues to go viral, and this time it was for a photo of him standing next to one of the best players to play at the University of Louisville.