#16 Louisville Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Louisville Cardinals
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #16
 
Conference Rank: #2 ACC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 27-8, 18-2
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Pat Kelsey
Coach Record: 27-8 at Louisville, 288-130 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Terrence Edwards Jr., Guard, 16.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.7 apg
Chucky Hepburn, Guard, 16.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.8 apg, 2.4 spg
Reyne Smith, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
James Scott, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.4 apg
Noah Waterman, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Aboubacar Traore, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
J’Vonne Hadley, Senior, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.8 apg
Kasean Pryor, Senior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.6 spg
Khani Rooths, Sophomore, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Mikel Brown Jr., Freshman, Guard
Mouhamed Camara, Freshman, Forward
Ryan Conwell, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Xavier
Sananda Fru, Junior, Center
Will Hanke, Freshman, Guard
Aly Khalifa, Senior, Center, Transfer from BYU
Isaac McKneely, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Virginia
Kobe Rodgers, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Charleston
Adrian Wooley, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Kennesaw State
Vangelis Zougris, Junior, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.5 (64th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.5 (90, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.4 (141, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.9 (117, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (47, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (238, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.6 (90, 8)
Rebound Margin: 3.9 (66, 3)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (149, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.3 (135, 10)