This episode of The C.L. Brown Show features Louisville women's basketball players Imari Berry and Elif Istanbulluoglu and was taped on location at ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Berry and Istanbulluoglu are two of the team's top three returning scorers, and Louisville returns four of its top five scorers from 2025-26 in total. That core's experience is why the Cardinals are much more confident they'll be able to finish games after losing four times by a single basket last season.

Istanbulluoglu also tells why coach Jeff Walz is like a parent whose kids don't want to listen to him, but his opinion usually turns out right.

Hear about all of that and more on this week's episode of The C.L. Brown Show.

This episode of&nbsp;<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>&nbsp;features <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/womens-basketball">Louisville women's basketball</a> players <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/imari-berry/18090">Imari Berry</a> and <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/elif-istanbulluoglu/18092">Elif Istanbulluoglu</a> and was taped on location at <a href="https://theacc.com/index.aspx">ACC Tipoff</a> in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Berry and Istanbulluoglu are two of the team's top three returning scorers, and Louisville returns four of its top five scorers from 2025-26 in total. That core's experience is why the Cardinals are much more confident <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2026/10/05/louisville-womens-basketball-roster-depth-rotation-jeff-walz-acc-tipoff/92108534007/">they'll be able to finish games after losing four times by a single basket</a> last season.
Istanbulluoglu also tells why <a href="https://gocards.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/jeff-walz/2650">coach Jeff Walz</a> is like a parent whose kids don't want to listen to him, but his opinion usually turns out right.
Hear about all of that and more on this week's episode of <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/the-c-l-show/playlists/podcast">The C.L. Brown Show</a>.

The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 

New episodes post each Wednesday. Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest

The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 
New episodes post each Wednesday. Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: <a href="https://profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest/">profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest</a>

The C.L. Brown Show

The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 

New episodes post each Wednesday.

Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest

The C.L. Brown Show, hosted by Louisville Courier Journal sports columnist C.L. Brown, will bring sports fans who root for the Louisville Cardinals, Kentucky Wildcats and others in the state, inside recent events impacting the organizations, programs, people and teams. Each week Brown will talk to one of Kentucky’s biggest sports figures — past, present or future — or someone who can shed light on everything from U of L and UK basketball and football results to the evolving college sports landscape, what it means for the teams in the state, and more. 
New episodes post each Wednesday.
Tune in, and be sure to subscribe to C.L. Brown’s newsletter to have episodes, and C.L.’s latest columns, delivered right to your inbox: <a href="https://profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest/">profile.courier-journal.com/newsletters/cl-browns-latest</a>