Head coach Jeff Walz called out the national media for failing to cover the Louisville Cardinals women’s basketball team.
“When we get a narrative, we stick with it. We aren’t very good, at as stories develop and teams develop, of talking about them. And we’re not the only team,” Walz said during a pre-ACC Tournament coaches call.
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“We’re gonna beat that dead horse as long as we can. That’s just kinda what we do in women’s basketball. So, it doesn’t surprise me. I think we started the season in the 20s and worked our way all the way up to No. 6, and nobody was really talking about us.”
Heading into this week’s ACC Tournament, the Cardinals have a 25-6 record and are ranked No. 11 in the 2025-26 USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. Louisville started the season at No. 19 and entered the top 10 in January, reaching No. 6 on Feb. 3.
The Cardinals are led by guards Taj Roberts and Imari Berry, plus forwards Laura Ziegler and Elif Istanbulluoglu. All four players average double figures, but none everage more than 12 points. Walz says that could have affected the number of national stories on Louisville.
“We’ve got a really balanced group … because we don’t have the one that’s scoring 20, that’s why you’re not hearing as much about individual players,” Walz said. “But unfortunately, I’ve just been kind of shocked we haven’t heard more about what these players have done here on a national stage.”
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Louisville basketball coach calls out media for insufficient coverage
