Template:Did you know nominations/2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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The result was: promoted by Ohc ^¡digame! 01:00, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

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... that the 2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team finished with a record of 19–13, despite having an 8 game winning streak and never losing more than 3 games in a row?
ALT1 ~~... that before the start of their 2001–02 season, Louisville's new head coach Rick Pitino lost his brother-in-law during the September 11 attacks?~~
ALT2 ~~... that the 2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team won their first game against Princeton because of a bank shot by Reece Gaines with 5.3 second left in the game?~~
ALT3 ... that the 2001–02 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team won their first game in the National Invitation Tournament after a bank shot by Reece Gaines with 5.3 seconds left in the game?

5x expanded by Sportsguy17 (talk). Self nominated at 16:32, 25 January 2014 (UTC).

Article is sourced and meets 5x expansion. However, the hook does not seem all that interesting without any notable large streaks, 8 is not that high. "despite" seems inappropriate, as the 19-13 record makes sense to me (11-13 outside of the 8-game streak is understandable). Consider a hook about it being Pitino's first season. QPQ review is missing.—Bagumba (talk) 06:40, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

@Bagumba: -- I added a new hook/ALT1. Feel free to copy edit/accept it as necessary. Also, for my QPQ, see Template:Did you know nominations/Premier League Golden Glove. Sportsguy17 (T • C) 00:56, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

@Sportsguy17: QPQ is fine. My problem with ALT1 is that the article currently doesn't does say what, if any, impact there was on the season. I'd be OK if it can be shown to be more than something trivial; it would be more interesting for Pitino if he were up for DYK. If you want another opinion, I am ok with asking for another reviewer.—Bagumba (talk) 01:40, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

@Bagumba: -- I've made an ALT2 in yet another attempt at this. It is well-sourced and it contributes to their season in a tournament, so it should work, no? Sportsguy17 (T • C) 02:34, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

I think mentioning National Invitation Tournament in the hook would qualify it for catchy. Also, the source doesn't mention it being a "desperation shot", only a bank shot.—Bagumba (talk) 06:09, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

@Bagumba:: Fixed -- It should be good now. Sportsguy17 (T • C) 12:18, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
I've created ALT3 for consideration. The National Invitational Tournament makes the hook more interesting so that it doesn't just seem like a random game on the schedule. I removed mention of Princeton because of 200 character limit, and I linked "bank shot". I'm going to let another reviewer make the decision.—Bagumba (talk) 19:37, 4 February 2014 (UTC)

While I'd like the article to be a bit longer, ALT3 sounds good and everything checks out on the article. Wizardman 20:07, 8 February 2014 (UTC)