#112 Louisville Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Louisville Cardinals
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #112
Conference Rank: #13 ACC
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2021-22 Record: 13-19, 6-14
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Kenny Payne
Coach Record: 0-0 at Louisville, 0-0 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Noah Locke, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Dre Davis, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Jarrod West, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.9 apg
Matt Cross, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
Samuell Williamson, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 0.8 apg
Mason Faulkner, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
El Ellis, Sophomore, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.6 apg
Jae’lyn Withers, Junior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.6 apg
JJ Traynor, Junior, Forward, 1.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.1 apg
Malik Williams, Senior, Center, 9.5 ppg, 8 rpg, 1.0 apg
Sydney Curry, Senior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Kamari Lands, Freshman, Forward
Devin Ree, Freshman, Forward
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Texas
Michael James, Freshman, Forward
Tae Davis, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.3 (273rd in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.1 (203, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.2 (276, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.7 (202, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (149, 9)
Three-Point Field-goal Percentage: 30.9 (306, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.4 (312, 15)
Rebound Margin: 1 (156, 5)
Assists Per Game: 11.9 (260, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (226, 7)