Louisville center Mangok Mathiang has been stripped of his role as
team co-captain and has been suspended along with forward Deng Adel for
tonight's game at No. 13 Virginia.
The suspensions come for missing curfew after Saturday's win at Boston College, according to Cards coach Rick Pitino.
"After
we returned to Louisville, I boarded the team bus and told them how
proud I was of them, but the most important thing now is to get their
rest as we had an early morning practice and had to travel," Pitino said
in a statement. "For some reason, Mangok and Deng chose to break curfew
and were out very late. This is an extremely big game for our
basketball team, and it would be an understatement to say that I am
extremely disappointed in both young men. That being said, we will move
forward and put forth a great effort with a depleted team."
Neither Adel nor Mathiang traveled with No. 4 Louisville to Virginia.
Pitino
added that "Mangok is no longer a captain of our team. Donovan Mitchell
has now been inserted in that role." Quentin Snider remains a
co-captain.
Adel scored a career-high 19 points in Saturday's victory. He and Mathiang have each started at least 13 games this season.
The
duo's absence means the Cards will be down to seven scholarship players
against Virginia, which beat Louisville 61-53 at the Yum! Center on
Dec. 28. Guards Snider (strained hip flexor) and Tony Hicks (broken
hand) are recovering from injuries.
Louisville center Mangok Mathiang has been stripped of his role as
team co-captain and has been suspended along with forward Deng Adel for
tonight's game at No. 13 Virginia.
The suspensions come for missing curfew after Saturday's win at Boston College, according to Cards coach Rick Pitino.
"After
we returned to Louisville, I boarded the team bus and told them how
proud I was of them, but the most important thing now is to get their
rest as we had an early morning practice and had to travel," Pitino said
in a statement. "For some reason, Mangok and Deng chose to break curfew
and were out very late. This is an extremely big game for our
basketball team, and it would be an understatement to say that I am
extremely disappointed in both young men. That being said, we will move
forward and put forth a great effort with a depleted team."
Neither Adel nor Mathiang traveled with No. 4 Louisville to Virginia.
Pitino
added that "Mangok is no longer a captain of our team. Donovan Mitchell
has now been inserted in that role." Quentin Snider remains a
co-captain.
Adel scored a career-high 19 points in Saturday's victory. He and Mathiang have each started at least 13 games this season.
The
duo's absence means the Cards will be down to seven scholarship players
against Virginia, which beat Louisville 61-53 at the Yum! Center on
Dec. 28. Guards Snider (strained hip flexor) and Tony Hicks (broken
hand) are recovering from injuries.
Right now I think the 6 is a steal. Game started at 3 before the suspensions.How no idea how L'ville competes with UVA with only 7 scholarship players!
Didn't syracuse just beat Virginia with a 6 man team?
Right now I think the 6 is a steal. Game started at 3 before the suspensions.How no idea how L'ville competes with UVA with only 7 scholarship players!
Didn't syracuse just beat Virginia with a 6 man team?
Didn't syracuse just beat Virginia with a 6 man team?
Syracuse only ever plays 6 maybe 7 guys if you've seen them in conf play the last 30 yearsThat game was in the Donne also
Read what I replied to them come back with a proper response. My response was called sarcasm. The post said how can Louisville beat Virginia with 7 scholarship players. Cuse beat them with a 6 man team. This means they can be beaten with 7 scholarship players. There it's all spelled out.
Didn't syracuse just beat Virginia with a 6 man team?
Syracuse only ever plays 6 maybe 7 guys if you've seen them in conf play the last 30 yearsThat game was in the Donne also
Read what I replied to them come back with a proper response. My response was called sarcasm. The post said how can Louisville beat Virginia with 7 scholarship players. Cuse beat them with a 6 man team. This means they can be beaten with 7 scholarship players. There it's all spelled out.
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