#131 Louisville Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Louisville Cardinals
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #131
 
Conference Rank: #12 ACC
 
2022-23 Record: 4-28, 2-18
2022-23 Postseason: None
Coach: Kenny Payne
Coach Record: 4-28 at Louisville, 4-28 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
El Ellis, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.4 apg
Jae’Lyn Withers, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.8 apg
Kamari Lands, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Sydney Curry, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Mike James, Sophomore, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
JJ Traynor, Senior, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 0.6 apg
Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, Junior, Forward, 6.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.6 apg
Emmanuel Okorafor, Sophomore, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 0.4 apg
Hercy Miller, Junior, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Tre White, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from USC
Skyy Clark, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Illinois
Trentyn Flowers, Freshman, Forward
Dennis Evans, Freshman, Center
Danilo Jovanovich, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Miami FL
Kaleb Glenn, Freshman, Guard
Curtis Williams Jr., Freshman, Guard
Ty-Laur Johnson, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.9 (331th in nation, 15th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 75.98 (315, 14)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (297, 15)
Field-Goal Defense: 47.1 (331, 15)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (289, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.9 (243, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.1 (85, 9)
Rebound Margin: -1.0 (246, 11)
Assists Per Game: 9.3 (352, 15)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.9 (331, 15)