If there’s anyone who knows how to overcome adversity it’s Luke Hancock. Luke is a guy who propelled himself from humble basketball beginnings to winning the most valuable player award during the 2013 Final Four and leading Louisville to a national championship. We’ll all be telling stories for years about Luke’s beard that became a symbol of great superstition during the Cards 16 game winning streak and Championship season. Other players and fans including myself decided to grow out our beards in solidarity with Luke because we started to believe in the power of that magical facial hair.