Louisville

LEXINGTON, Ky.—What we learned Saturday evening as Midwest No. 1 seed Louisville occupied Rupp Arena and tore through No. 8-seeded Colorado State, 82-56, to advance the Cardinals to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 for the fourth time in the past half-dozen years:

When Louisville went through its Senior Day ceremonies on March 9, coach Rick Pitino insisted junior center Gorgui Dieng be honored in the event he decided to turn professional at the close of the season.

On the face of it, that would seem an iffy prospect. ESPN draft analyst Chad Ford lists Dieng as only the No. 26 prospect on his top-100 draft-eligible prospects. DraftExpress.com has Dieng as the No. 27 prospect in its 2013 mock draft.

by Mike DeCourcy Sporting News