With Mikel Brown Jr. back in fold, No. 23 Louisville turns to No. 5 Duke

No. 23 Louisville got its best player back on the floor this weekend. With a top-five test right around the corner, it couldn't have come at a better time.

Five-star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. and the Cardinals head east to take on No. 5 Duke on Monday in an Atlantic Coast Conference ranked-on-ranked showdown in Durham, N.C.

Brown had a stellar start to his college career, but after 10 games he was sidelined for a trip to then-No. 20 Tennessee due to back spasms. It became a long-term absence...