Louisville Cardinals 1985-1986 Retro Shorts Lunchbox After making it to the

After making it to the Sweet 16 after wins against Chattanooga and Cincinnati

After an up and down start to the season Nova found itself unranked entering the gauntlet of their Big East schedule

With a very young core of rising stars the Gators touch the college basketball world by storm winning their first 17 games

Waiting for them was Mike Krzyzewski and the defending National Champion Duke Blue Devils

Cover of SLAM 243 - March/April 2023

Louisville Cardinals 1985-1986 Retro Shorts Lunchbox After making it to theThe 1985 1986 Louisville Cardinals came into the season with dreams of a National Championship run and rightfully so. Denny Crum had a roster loaded with NBA talent. Ranked #9 in the AP Preseason Poll the Cardinals played an unselfish style of basketball which led to five players all averaging double digits. A 26 7 regular season, and Metro Conference championship earned U of L the #2 seed in the West. Wins over Drexel and Bradley put the Cardinals in