Louisville basketball fans have grown to be fond of players who hail from 502 or its surrounding communities. The list goes on and on of players who grew up in the area dreaming about playing for the University of Louisville only to have it achieved years later on their way to becoming legends.
From DeJuan Wheat, Jerry Eaves, Manuel Forrest, Wes Unseld, Brian Kiser, Darrell Griffith, Jason Osborne, Chane Behanan, Dwayne Sutton, Larry O’ Bannon, Christen Cunningham and everyone in between, Louisville has historically been pretty good at being able to reel in players from around the area and turn them into superstars.