Wayne Blackshear

Lexington Herald-Leader John Clay column

2013-04-25 08:14:02

The stage was already set for epic. Then Wednesday, Russ Smith made Louisville "Russdiculous" for 2014, announcing he was bypassing the NBA Draft -- Russ doesn't like to pass, you know -- in favor of another year at Yum. "The pros for staying were...

NCAA championship: Michigan vs. Louisville

2013-04-07 21:21:00

LOUISVILLE Starters P; Player; Ht.; WTt; Stats F; Wayne Blackshear; 6-5 230; 7.6 ppg F; Chane Behanan;6-6; 250; 9.6 ppg C: Gorgui Dieng;6-11; 245; 9.4 rpg G: Russ Smith;6-1; 165;18.9 ppg G: Peyton Siva;6-0 185;9.8 ppg Reserves F; Luke...

Final Four: It's Louisville and The Other Guys

2013-04-06 11:44:00

ATLANTA (AP) — Tip-off time is nearing. Time to see if Louisville can live up to the hype or one of those other guys can turn the Final Four into their party. The Cardinals are not only the favorites to win the national championship, they've...

NCAA Final Four: Wichita State vs. Louisville

2013-04-05 22:01:00

WICHITA STATE Starters P; Player; Ht; Wt; Statistics G; Ron Baker; 6-3; 218; 8.6 ppg F; Cleanthony Early; 6-8; 215; 13.7 ppg F; Carl Hall; 6-8; 238; 6.9 rpg G; Tekele Cotton; 6-4; 202; 6.4 ppg G; Malcolm Armstead; 6-0; 205; 10.9 ppg...

Basketball | Locals in the NCAA Tournament

2013-03-19 16:12:00

MEN Akron�� Deji Ibitayo, Rich Central, So., G, 6-3, 205 Albany� Mike Black, Fenwick, Sr., G, 6-0, 180 Boise State�� Derrick Marks, Plainfield Central, So., G, 6-3, 206 Davidson � � � � Clay Tormey, Chicago, Jr., G, 5-11, 165...

Louisville holds off Pittsburgh, 64-61

2013-01-28 21:22:00

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Russ Smith and Gorgui Dieng combined for 34 points and sealed the game with four free throws in the final 12 seconds as No. 12 Louisville ended a three-game losing streak with a 64-61 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night....

Napier Gives It A Go, But Pitt Is Able To Stop Him

2013-01-19 14:54:00

This was not the cheerleader Kevin Ollie of his first few months on the job. This was not the Ollie of Ollie-isms. There was no talk of stairs and escalators on this day. There was no talk about a time to seed and a time to harvest. Ollie was terse....

UConn's Shabazz Napier Bothered By Shoulder; Playing Vs. Pitt Is Uncertain

2013-01-17 14:58:06

Junior Shabazz Napier has never missed a game at UConn, but the pain in his left shoulder, the result of a hard fall against Louisville on Monday night, could change that. "When I woke up [Tuesday] I was in a lot of pain," Napier said at Gampel...

Louisville Cardinals guard/forward Wayne Blackshear (20), Zach Price (25), Stephan Van Treese (44) celebrate against the Michigan Wolverines winning the national championship 82-76 in the 2013 NCAA mens Final Four at the Georgia Dome.

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Louisville's Wayne Blackshear goes to the basket past Duke's Mason Plumlee in the first half.

2013-03-31 00:00:00