If you scroll through Mason Faulkner’s player page on Ken Pomeroy’s college basketball analytics site, you will find several interesting player comparisons as you try to determine what kind of player Faulkner will be for the University of Louisville this season.
U of L’s Jones and David Johnson, Kentucky’s B.J. Boston and Charles Bassey of Western Kentucky were in Chicago. UK forward Isaiah Jackson had an invitation but passed.
West arrived last week from Marshall, which finished third, two games behind Western Kentucky and Old Dominion in the East Division of CUSA last season.
David Johnson says his first goal as a Louisville Cardinal was to beat Kentucky.
Jones averaged 16.8 points and 37.5 minutes per game during the 2020-21 season.
The question must be asked.
This has not been a vintage season for Atlantic Coast Conference men’s basketball.
The Cards' leading scorer, Carlik Jones, shot a season-worst 2 of 15 for just 6 points.
Carlik Jones took the game over late in regulation, then again in an overtime session.
It’s 18 days, 3 hours and 17 minutes until Selection Sunday. Are you happy with the state of your favorite college basketball program?
