Where transfer portal has taken 21 ex-Louisville basketball players for 2024-25 season

The Louisville men’s basketball team saw its NCAA transfer portal footprint grow in the wake of former head coach Kenny Payne’s ouster.

There were 14 ex-Cardinals hooping across Division I during the 2023-24 season. That number has grown to 21 heading into the 2024-25 campaign; and that’s despite seven former players exhausting their collegiate eligibility: Sydney Curry, El Ellis, Aidan Igiehon, Josh Nickelberry, Quinn Slazinski, Samuell Williamson and Gabe Wiznitzer.

New coach Pat Kelsey and his staff had to start from scratch in building their inaugural U of L roster. Every scholarship player from Payne’s final team, which went 8-24, opted to head elsewhere amid the regime change.

If you want to keep tabs on all of the former Louisville players at the DI level, here’s where you’ll find them:

Fabio Basili (G)

Guard Fabio Basili was a member of Kenny Payne’s first Louisville team.

At the time of publication, Fabio Basili had not yet found a home since entering the portal for a second time April 5. The 6-foot-4 guard, a member of Payne’s first Louisville team, spent his sophomore year at UT Arlington; where he averaged 3.6 points and 1.2 rebounds across 19 appearances. The Mavericks went 20-14 in 2023-24.

Skyy Clark (G, UCLA)

Skyy Clark is heading home to Los Angeles to play for UCLA.

Skyy Clark was the first member of Payne’s final team to land elsewhere. The 6-3 guard went home to Los Angeles to play for Mick Cronin at UCLA. Running point for Louisville in 2023-24, he led the Cards in scoring (13.2) on 41.2% shooting and knocked down a team-high 47 3-pointers.

Brad Colbert (G, Xavier)

Xavier guard Brad Colbert (45) earned a scholarship for his final season of eligibility.

Brad Colbert, who was a walk-on at Louisville from 2020-22, has spent the past two seasons at Xavier and earned a scholarship for his final year of eligibility. In 2023-24, the 6-2 guard totaled 12 points, two assists and a steal across nine appearances for the Musketeers; during which he averaged 3.2 minutes.

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Author : The Courier Journal

Publish date : 2024-06-20 09:14:10

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