Mikel Brown Jr. said his back feels "amazing."
No one will be watched more closely than Mikel Brown Jr., Louisville’s first one-and-done player and a projected Top 10 pick.
Brown has been widely projected as a Top 10 pick, including in recent mock drafts by The Athletic, after a freshman season that showcased both his scoring ability and long-term upside.
Louisville is dancing again. And this time, the Cardinals didn’t have to wait years to get back.
By this point in March, most teams have told you who they are. Louisville has told you a few different things.
Louisville players were bleeding, bandaged, blinking away eye pokes and trying to gather themselves between whistles.
The Cardinals already know exactly what they're dealing with.
With one regular-season road game remaining after that — and March Madness looming — Cardinals fans may have already seen Mikel Brown Jr. play his final game at the KFC Yum! Center.
For a minute and a half before halftime and the opening five-plus minutes afterward, the Cardinals fired 15 straight blanks.