LOUISVILLE, KY - JANUARY 7: Larry O'Bannon #34 of the Louisville basketball program dribbles as Jarekus Singleton #20 of Southern Mississippi defends on January 7, 2004 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Reliving Louisville basketball’s ’05 Final Four run.
Larry O’Bannon emerged on the college basketball recruiting scene while attending Louisville Male High School, where he donned the purple and gold alongside future Louisville running back Michael Bush. One day, Coach Rick Pitino and the Louisville basketball staff came knocking.
“I grew up a fan of the Cards because it was my hometown team,” O’Bannon said.