The Louisville Cardinals will have a local walk-on this basketball season. Sam Bearden out of Holy Cross High School will be joining the Cards.
“I’ve grown up a UofL fan my whole life and my family has always had season tickets,” Bearden said. “So this opportunity I have gotten is really like a dream come true.”
A four-year starter, the 6’5 Bearden scored over 1,000 points in his high school career. He led the Cougars in scoring this past season at 18 points per game and led the team with 7.7 rebounds per game. He shot 54.