Louisville Basketball Roster Tracker: Currently on roster, incoming players, and transfer targets for 2024-25 (2024)

The only two players on the Louisville roster who exhausted all of their eligibility were walk-ons Zan Payne and Aidan McCool.

FZan Payne- The son of former U of L coach Kenny Payne was on the roster at Kentucky for four years before playing his final two seasons at Louisville. He played in 23 games and had five points and 14 rebounds during the 2022-23 season. He played in 23 games and started two this past season, finishing with 15 points and 31 rebounds.

All 12 scholarship players who started the season on the roster haveshared their intentions to departLouisville's basketball program via the portal.

Note: Any of the players in the portal could return to Louisville.

G Ty-Laur Johnson- A true freshman, Johnsonwas the final scholarship player to enter the portal. He put his paperwork in on April 2.Johnson appeared in 30games this past season. He averaged 8.7 points, 3.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.

F Emmanuel Okorafor -A sophom*ore, Okorafor entered the transfer portal on March 30.The 6-foot-9 Okorafor came to U of L via NBA Academy Africa during the 2022-23 season, appearing in just five games as he adjusted to college basketball and the United States. He played in 20 games this past season, averaging 2.4 points and 2.6 reboundsa game.

F Brandon Huntley-Hatfield -Considered by many as the team's best player, Huntley-Hatfield entered the transfer portal on March 27.He averaged 12.6 points and 8.4 rebounds on 56.7 percent shooting from the field in 32 games this past season. A former transfer from Tennessee,Huntley-Hatfield earned All-ACC Third Team honors and finished fifth in Most Improved Player voting among ACC players. He has committed to NC State.

F Tre White -A former transfer from USC, White re-entered the transfer portal on March 27.White appeared in 28 games this past season for the Cardinals. He averaged 12.6 points and 6.0 rebounds on 45.7 percent shooting from the field. He has committed to Illinois.

G Mike James-After spending three years at Louisville, James entered the transfer portal on March 25.James appeared in 32 games this past season. He averaged 12.6points and 5.0 rebounds on 34percent shooting fromthree-point range.

G Skyy Clark -A former transfer from Illinois, Clark entered the transfer portal on March 24. He committed to UCLA on April 3. Clark appeared in 29 games for the Cardinals this season. He averaged 13.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists on 35 percent shooting fromthree-point range. He scored 36 points in the ACC tournament game against NC State. He has committed to UCLA.

G Danilo Jovanovich -The former transfer from Miami entered the transfer portal on March 20. At Louisville, Jovanovich played in 20 games and started five times. He averaged 8.3 minutes a game, scoring 24 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

C Dennis Evans-The tallest player to ever play in a game at Louisville, Evans entered the transfer portal on March 19. Evans played in just seven games and averaged 1.6 points a game before he was out with an injury. It was announced in late December that he was no longer medically cleared to play and that's when he left the program.

F JJ Traynor -With one season of eligibility remaining, Traynor entered the transfer portal on March 19.Thenative ofBardstown, Ky., Traynor suffered a shoulder injury during pregame warmups at DePaul in early December. He was working his way back into the mix when he re-injured the shoulder in practice in early January. He then had to have surgery. Traynor averaged 10.1 points and 4.6 rebounds through the first eight games. He has committed to DePaul.

F Kaleb Glenn -A freshman and native of Louisville, Glenn entered the transfer portal on March 18.As a freshman,Glenn appeared in 32 games this past season and averaged 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds in nearly 15 minutesa game. Glenn started 15 games for the Cardinals and his best effort was against Georgia Tech when he had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Glenn scored a season-high 17 points at Pittsburgh.

G Curtis Williams - A freshman, Williams entered the transfer portal on March 18. Williams made four starts and averaged 5.3 pointsa game. He scored in double figures six times. He scored a season-high 19 in a win over Florida State on Feb. 3, the last time he scored in double figures.He has committed to Georgetown.

G Koron Davis - A junior college transfer,Davis entered the transfer portal on March 18. Davis only saw nine minutes of action in an exhibition game against Simmons College, going0-for-3 shooting with one rebound, one assist, and two turnovers. He never played again and was later dismissed from the program.

RETURNING PLAYERS

The lone returning player from last year's team still on the roster is Hercy Miller. He has not announced his intentions for the future.

G Hercy Miller - A walk-on, Miller last played in a game on Jan. 20. He missed the rest of the season with a hip injury. Miller was not with the team after the beginning of February, when he went to have surgery onhiship. He was back on campusin late March. Miller played in 10 games this season, but never logged more than 10 minutes. Miller averaged 1.1 points, 0.1 rebounds, and 0.3 assists, and shot 27 percent from the field. He played in 27 games during the 2022-23 season.

GAidan McCool- A member of the Maryland team for two seasons before transferringto Louisville. McCool played in 15 games in two seasons for the Cardinals. He did start on Senior Night, his long career start. McCool scored two points at U of L. McCool still has one season left if he decides to come back.

HIGH SCHOOL ADDITIONS

There are no additions to the roster from the high school ranks at this time.

The lone commitment in the Class of 2024 - TJ Robinson - de-committed from Louisville a few days after Payne was fired.

Kelsey and his staff have started to recruit five-star Jayden Quaintance. He made an official visit to Louisvilleon April 16 and is also looking at Arkansas and Missouri.

Louisville's coaches have also been in contact with five-star guard Boogie Fland.

Louisville has already had five transfers announce their intentions to come to Louisville.

The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 6 in the 247Sports transfer portal rankings.

Note: Louisville has not announced any additions to the roster yet.

G Reyne Smith - A transfer from Charleston, Smith was a second-team All-Conference performer for Pat Kelsey's team this past season.The 6-foot-2 guard, a native of Ulverstone, Australia, has started 89 games in three seasons with the Cougars. A double-figure scorer in each season, Smith holds a career average of 11.9 pointsa game. This past season he appeared in 35 games, starting 28, and finished the season with a career-best 12.8 pointsa game. He committed to Louisville on March 30.

F James Scott -A freshman at Charleston this past season, Scott committed to Louisville on March 31.The 6-foot-11 Scott appeared in 35 games this past season, averaging 5.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks a game. Scott hit 79 percent from the field.Scott averaged 16.1 minutes a game as a true freshman for the Cougars and was twice named the Rookie of the Week in the Coastal Athletic Association.

G Terrence Edwards -The Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year at James Madison this past season, Edwards visited Louisville and committed on April 3. Edwardsappeared in 36games this season and averaged 17.2points, 4.4rebounds, and 3.4 assistsa game on 34.3 percent shooting from three-point range. Edwards played four seasons and 117 games during his career at James Madison. He scored 1,414 career points, collecting 525 rebounds, 278 assists, and 111 steals.

GJ'Vonne Hadley-A transfer into Colorado from Indian Hills Community College after earning NJCAA Division I first-team All-America honors in 2021, Hadley played for the Buffaloes for two seasons. He ranked third in scoring (8.0 ppg) and ledthe teamin rebounding average (5.0 RPG) his first season in the program. He missed the final 11 games of the campaign due to a hand injury. He averaged 11.6 points and 6.0 rebounds a game this past season.

CAly Khalifa-The former Brigham Young standoutaveraged 5.7 points, 4.0 assists, and 3.7 reboundsa game this season for the Cougars. Khalifa is not the most athletic player but he's a high-end passer and has the ability to create a lot of things for an offense like Pat Kelsey wants to run. He is known as the "Egyptian magician"for his dynamic playmaking abilities. Khalifa will redshirt next season to rehab his injured knee.

Below aretransfer portalentriesLouisville has been associated with.

We will break them down into the top targets, other names the program has been involved with, and transfers that have gone elsewhere.

HIGH PRIORITY

FAboubacar Traore -Spent three seasons at Long Beach State and scored over 1,000 career points (1,033) and had 853 rebounds. He became just the 19th player in school history to record over 500 rebounds in two seasons. Traore has played at multiple levels with the Côte d'Ivoire National Team.(Update: He visited Louisville on April 18-19)

GKoren Johnson-The PAC-12 Sixth Man of the Year averaged 11.1 points, 2.7 assists, and 2.2 rebounds a game for Washington this past season. He shot 37.3 percent from three-point range and he averagedaveraging the most points (10.9 ppg) among conference players with single-digit starts (four) and less than 25 minutes per game (23.7 mpg).(Update: He is visiting Louisville on April 19)

GChucky Hepburn-Former Wisconsin three-year starter,Hepburn played - and started - in 103 games for the Badgers. As a junior, he averaged 9.2 points and a career-high 3.9 assistsa gameand was named to theAll-Big Ten honorable mention honors.

F Ben Humrichous - Former Huntington, Ind., University standout played one season at Evansville and averaged14.7points a game for the Aces. The 6-foot-9 Humrichous hit 41.4 percent from three-point range at Evansville. (Update: He visited Louisville on April 20)

G Wesley Yates - A former four-star prospect from Beaumont, Tx., Yates spend one season at Washington. He did not play due to an injury and has four years ofeligibilityremaining.

G Koby Brea -The Dayton transfer was the best three-point shooter in the country last season, hitting 49.8 percent from behind the line. He averaged 11.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists a game as a role player in 33 games for the Flyers.

F Kasean Pryor - A native of Chicago, Ill., who played at USF and averaged 13 points, eight rebounds, and shot 35 percent from three-point range for a 25-8 squad. He started his career for two years at Boise State and then played for NW Florida State before going to USF.

G Davin Cosby -Cosby spent a year and a half at Alabama and was a reserve there this season, ending the year early because of a broken foot. He averaged 3.6 points in 7.8 minutes a game for the Crimson Tide. He played in 22 of the team's 37 games. He should visit Louisville at some point.

OTHER NAMES TO KNOW:

GFreddie Dilione V-A former top 30 prospect, Dilioneaveraged1.7points in 18 games this season, his second with the Vols after enrolling early midway through the 2022-23 season and redshirting.Last June, Dilione was among 35 athletes—along with teammate Tobe Awaka—selected for the 2023 USA Basketball FIBA U19 World Cup Team training camp and advanced through multiple rounds of cuts before being one of the last two players trimmed from the final 12-man roster.

FTrey Townsend-TheOakland leading scorer has heard from the Cardinals and has now set up a visit. Townsend appeared in 36 games for the Golden Grizzlies this season and averaged 17.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assists a game. A 6-foot-6, 230-pound forward out of Oxford, Mich., Townsend was named Horizon League Player of the Year.

FTerrance Williams II-A former team captain at Michigan with one season left, Williams went into the portal after Juwan Howard was let go. The 6-foot-7 Williamsappeared in 31 games this season and he averaged 12.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assistsa game. He shot 39.7 percent shooting fromthree-point range.

F Pharrel Payne -A two-year player at Minnesota, the 6-foot-9, 255-pound forward has a visit set up to Indiana.As a sophom*ore in the 2023-24 season, Payne averaged 10.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks a game.

G Javin Small -A native of South Bend, Ind.,Small averaged 15.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists a game this season for Oklahoma State and started in all but one game.He earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors. He previously spent two seasons at East Carolina.

GBoopie Miller-Millerstarted every game this season for Wake Forest, averaging 15.6 pointsa game, 2.8 rebounds, and 3.5 assistsa game. Miller, who won one ACC Player of the Week honors, led the team in assists, was second on the team in points per game and fourth in minutes a game.

FLassina Traore -The former Long Beach State standout played two years there after one season at Saint Louis. The 6-foot-11 Traore played in 19 games at Saint Louis before transferring and being namedBig West Newcomer of the Year in addition to earning First Team All-Big West honors following the 2022-23 season. He averaged 12.9 points and 10.5 rebounds a game that season and this past year averaged 11.9 points and 10.3 rebounds.

GJason Edwards-The former North Texas guard was a first-team All-American Athletic Confernece performer. Coming to North Texas from junior college, Edwards averaged 19.1 pointsa game over the 30 regular season games while shooting 43.2 percent from the floor. He scored 30 or more points five times and had 20-plus points 12 times.

G Roddy Gayle -A former top-50 prospect who spent two seasons at Ohio State, Gaylestarted 34 of the 35 games he played this season and averaged 30.9 minutesa contest. Gayle finished the year as the Buckeyes' third-leading scoring, averaging 13.5 points per game on 44.9 percent shooting from the floor and 28.4 percent from three-point range. The guard scored in double figures 28 times, including a career-high 32 points against West Virginia.

G Shakeel Moore - A former player at NC State for one season, Moore just finished his third season at Mississippi State. He averaged 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists a game this season and has one year of eligibility remaining. He led Mississippi State in three-point field goal percentage at 36.3 percent.

F Tucker Anderson -The Freshman of the Year in the ASun Confernece, Anderson averaged 14 points and four rebounds a game. The 6-foot-9 Tucker hit 75 three-pointers, which ranked eighth in school history for the most in a season.Anderson shot 38.1 percent from three-point range and 81.3 percent from the free-throw line. He averaged 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assistsa game, and added 27 steals and 14 blocked shots.

F Sean Moore -The Fairleigh Dickinson graduate transfer averaged 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.2 steals a game. The 6-foot-5 Moore was named to the third team All-NEC team.He had 19 points in the upset of No. 1 seed Purdue in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

F - Cade Tyson - A former standout at Belmont, Louisville has contacted Tyson. Hewas the 2022-23 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) freshman of the year while averaging 13.6 points and 2.6 rebounds. This past season, Tyson averaged 16.2 points and 5.9 reboundsa game. He ranked No. 2 nationally in three-point percentage at 46.5. He is the brother of former Clemson standout Hunter Tyson.

G Marcus Hill -After two years at Bowling Green, Hill is in the portal.As a sophom*ore, Hill averaged 20.5 pointsa game, 6.8 reboundsa game, and 2.3 assistsa game. He shot 50.8% percent from the floor and 26.1 percent from three-point range.

GJohnell Davis-The former Florida Atlantic guard is the No. 1 overall player currently in the portal, according to 247Sports. He's most likely headed to Michigan to play for his former coach Dusty May, but Louisville is trying to spring the upset. Davis averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 2.9 assists a game and shot 44 percent from three-point range.

C Amari Williams -The Drexel big manmade the first team All-Colonial Athletic Association as a senior and won three consecutive CAA Defensive Player of the Year awards.Williams averaged 12.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 1.8 blocksa game this past season. He is visiting Indiana, St. John's, Creighton, and Florida.

Here are the official confirmed by Cardinal Authority:

April 2 - Terrence Edwards, James Madison (COMMITTED)

April 12 - Dante Maddox, Toledo (Committed to Xavier)

April 12 - Reyne Smith, Charleston (COMMITTED)

April 12 - James Scott, Charleston (COMMITTED)

April 12 - Nick Boyd, Florida Atlantic

April 14 - J'Vonne Hadley, Colorado (COMMITTED)

April 18 - Aly Khalifa, BYU (COMMITTED)

April 18 - Aboubacar Traore, Long Beach State

April 18 - Jayden Quaintance, High school No. 8 ranked player

April 19 -Koren Johnson, Washington

April 20 - BenHumrichous, Evansville

COMMITTED ELSEWHERE

These are transfer portal prospects that Louisville has reached out to or been connected with but have committed elsewhere.

F Brandon Johnson -The East Carolina transfer narrowed his list to eight, which included Louisville. He committed to Miami on April 3. The 6-8 junior averaged 14 points and 8.6 reboundsa game this season for the Pirates.

G Zeke Mayo -Not sure how much Louisville wastruly involved, but the Cardinals were at least mentioned. Mayo committed to Kansas.

F Giancarlo Rosado -The 6-foot-8 forward played 118 games during his four-year career at Florida Atlantic. He averaged 4.8 points and 3.3 rebounds a game this past season in 25 games. He missed a few games during the season with a knee injury. He committed to Charlotte.

G Chris Youngblood -Aformer 1,000-point scorer at Kennesaw State, Youngblood played at South Florida last season and was co-AAC Player of the Year in one season with the Bulls. He averaged 15.3 points and 2.1 assists while shooting 41.6 percent from three-point range. He had 40 points against FAU. He committed to Alabama.

F Oumar Ballo-One of the best prospects in the transfer portal, the 7-foot, 265-pound Ballo is atwo-time First-Team All-Pac 12 performer and was also on the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team twice. This past season, Ballo averaged 12.9 points, and 10.1 rebounds in 36 starts. He had 20 double-doubles, which was fifth nationally. He committed to Indiana.

G Selton Miguel -The South Florida shooting guard averaged14.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists a game this season while shooting 41.1 percent from the field. He was named AAC Sixth Man of the Year and was a second-team All-AAC performer. He committed to Maryland.

G Dante Maddox-The Toledo transfer is the top guy on the list for Pat Kelsey after Terrence Edwards committed. Kelsey visited Maddox on April 3 and Louisville is listed in the top eight withCreighton, TCU, Xavier, Oklahoma, Illinois, Kansas, and Michigan.Maddoxled Toledo in scoringat 15.6 pointsa game. He also averaged 4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.4 steals and was named to the second-team All-MAC squad.He committed to Xavier.

G Marques Warrick -The all-time leading scorer at Northern Kentucky, Warrick is also looking at the NBA Draft.Warrick scored 2,246 points in four years at Northern Kentucky. He was the 2020-2021 Horizon League Freshman of the Year and was twice named to the all-league second team. He committed to Missouri.

G Nick Boyd-A former Florida Atlantic guard, Boyd was the fourth-leading scorer for the Owls this season at 9.3 points a game. He made 34.1 percent from three-point range and started 37 of 39 games last season during the FAU run to the Final Four. He averaged 8.9 points that season.He committed to San Diego State.