Louisville’s self-imposed postseason ban brought an extra bit of emotion to Tuesday’s Senior Night festivities. Trey Lewis and Damion Lee, two fifth-year seniors unconnected to the sex scandal, were not only playing their last game in the Yum! Center but the penultimate game of their college career.
Louisville coach Rick Pitino got a chance to address the ongoing investigation on the microphone, claiming to have the “most compliant” coaches in the NCAA.
“We have the most compliant coaches in the NCAA, no matter what you hear,” Rick Pitino to fans at end of Senior Night ceremony.
— Pat Forde (@YahooForde) March 2, 2016
But the best highlight of senior night might have been the ovations for Trey Lewis and Damion Lee.
Huge ovation for Trey Lewis. Pitino calls him “one of the best fifth-year seniors God could put on this earth” pic.twitter.com/hKKbYLuEyN
— Steve Jones (@SteveJones_CJ) March 2, 2016
Whole arena standing, listening to Damion Lee’s remarks on senior night pic.twitter.com/wvLsz4Apeg
— Steve Jones (@SteveJones_CJ) March 2, 2016
There was also a killer art performance, a live painting of murals for Lee and Lewis by David Garibaldi, at halftime.
The artist at work… pic.twitter.com/skL358o4W0
— Howie Lindsey (@howielindsey) March 2, 2016
David Garibaldi just finished this painting of Damion Lee and Trey Lewis here at halftime pic.twitter.com/gOKujZpVHb
— Jeff Greer (@jeffgreer_cj) March 2, 2016
Louisville didn’t play great early but pulled out a 56-53 win against Georgia Tech. The Cardinals’ season will end after Saturday’s game at Virginia, a game with implications on the one honor they can win, an ACC regular-season championship.
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