Louisville basketball, Pat Kelsey complete Bahamas sweep with convincing win over Calgary

Another day in paradise for Pat Kelsey’s inaugural Louisville men’s basketball team.

University of Calgary proved to be stiffer competition than Bahamas Select, but the Cardinals never trailed and led by as many as 47 points en route to a 111-71 exhibition victory Thursday afternoon to close their two-game stint at the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League in Nassau.

Kelsey said after Tuesday night’s 52-point romp over the Bahamians that his team was approaching this foreign tour with a regular-season mindset. If his chief objective was to build good habits with an overhauled roster, he should return home happy.

Plenty were on display Thursday against a more cohesive opponent.

Before diving in, it’s worth noting that Calgary plays in Canada’s top-flight U Sports association and is only six years removed from winning a national championship.

The Dinos’ head coach, Dan Vanhooren, is entering his 25th season at the helm and returned the core of a team that went 20-12 in 2023-24. On a trip to Greece last summer, they went 0-4 in two games apiece against Wichita State and Yale (an NCAA Tournament team) but lost by an average margin of only 10.3 points.

“They’re savvy; they’re veteran; they can shoot at every single position,” Kelsey said of Calgary after Tuesday’s win. “I told our guys, ‘We’ve got to be ready to play on Thursday.'”

They were.

U of L crossed the century mark with 7:32 remaining in the second half. It shot 52.1% from the field (12 for 31 from 3-point range), tallied 22 assists on 37 made field goals, dominated the glass (53-25) and outscored the Dinos 25-2 on second-chance opportunities.

Kasean Pryor led the Cards in scoring with 20 points on 6-for-8 shooting (2 for 4 from 3). He was one of five players to reach double digits; the others being Koren Johnson (15), Terrence Edwards Jr. (14), J’Vonne Hadley (13) and Noah Waterman (10).

Defensively, Louisville held the Dinos to 31% shooting (8 for 27 from 3) and only seven made field goals during the second half. It…

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Publish date : 2024-08-01 17:58:59

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