Maybe it has something to do with wearing red uniforms.
Louisville stands a good chance of finishing this season ranked seventh in modern ACC history in blocked shots per game. In doing so the Cardinals would join five red-clad Maryland squads among the top eight collections of rejectors since the stat was officially recognized in 1976.
Parsing of statistics began in earnest in the mid-70s. Until then measures we take for granted today were only tracked by a few enterprising sports information directors. Steals, turnovers, blocks, assists, offensive rebounds all began appearing on official reckonings of game activity and among cumulative season achievement between 1973 and 1977.