Know Your Opponent: Louisville

By Bobby Hundley

Louisville (GoCards.com)

Location: Louisville, Ky.

Rankings: UofL - No. 29 KenPom, RV AP; UNC - No. 10 KenPom, No. 14 AP

RPI/SOS: UofL - 41/49; UNC - 8/2

Records: UofL - 18-8, 8-5 ACC; UNC - 20-7, 9-5 ACC

Carolina Series History (Last Meeting): UNC leads 12-5 (UNC 74, UofL 63, Feb. 22, 2017, Smith Center)

For all the offseason turmoil surrounding the Louisville men's basketball program, the early departures of Donovan Mitchell and Jaylen Johnson to the pro ranks may have had the greatest on-court impact on the 2018 Cardinals. Mitchell was an especially tough loss, as the 6-3 sophomore led UofL in scoring and was poised for a national breakout as a junior. (The breakout has…