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Pat Kelsey is rounding out his inaugural Louisville men’s basketball roster with another big man through the NCAA transfer portal.
Frank Anselem-Ibe, a 6-foot-10 senior center who spent the past two seasons at Georgia, committed to the Cardinals on Tuesday.
A native of Lagos, Nigeria, Anselem-Ibe appeared in 60 of the Bulldogs’ games between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns, making nine starts. Across 12 minutes per contest, he averaged 2.7 points on 53.6% shooting and 2.7 rebounds.
Georgia finished this past season with a 20-17 (6-12 SEC) record and fell to Seton Hall in the National Invitation Tournament semifinals. Anselem-Ibe saw the court in 29 of its 37 games (three starts) and averaged 2.6 points on 62.8% shooting and with 2.1 rebounds across 9.1 minutes per.
Anselem-Ibe began his collegiate career in 2020, a year ahead of schedule, at Syracuse, where he appeared in a total of 36 games (six starts) across two seasons with the Orange. Upon reclassifying as a junior at Prolific Prep, he was a three-star recruit (No. 32 center, No. 199 overall) in the 2020 cycle on the 247Sports Composite.
To this point, he’s averaging 2.6 points on 56.6% shooting with three rebounds per game at the Division I level.
Anselem-Ibe’s best game as a scorer came Jan. 28, 2023, when he tallied 12 points during a win over South Carolina. He’s broken double digits only three times during his career. The most recent was a 10-point outing in the NIT quarterfinals against Ohio State.
Feb 14, 2023; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs center Frank Anselem (5) dunks against the LSU Tigers during the second half at Stegeman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
As a rebounder, his high-water mark is 15. He hit that twice during his time at Syracuse.
With his commitment, Anselem-Ibe took the 13th and final scholarship at Kelsey’s disposal.
Other transfer portal additions to the 2024-25 roster include:
Terrence Edwards Jr. (redshirt junior, guard/forward, James Madison)
J’Vonne…
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Author : The Courier Journal
Publish date : 2024-05-22 02:21:23
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