Cardinal Sports Insider: Ryan Conwell film session, Fru's stock rises

Louisville head basketball head coach Pat Kelsey always has a straw that stirs his drink. If you watch Kelsey’s press conferences you’ll know what I mean.  And no, not the flimsy paper ones; the Ryan Conwell types: the consistent veteran, the determined scorer, the versatile playmaker, the dogged defender. Gosh, that sounds a lot like someone who Kelsey relied on over the course of his first winter in the Derby City.  That’s Chucky Hepburn I’m referring to, the 2025 ACC Defensive Player of the Year who eventually helped stir the Cardinals towards an 18-2 league finish and an NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time since 2019.  Not that Conwell and Hepburn are the same players, but they do share some of the same traits — ones that seemed advantageous to the Cards’ Reviville season. Well a 6-foot-4 guard from Indianapolis is “the straw” in Louisville’s drink this season.  Let me prove it.