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Louisville Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #19 · 24–11 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic Coast Conference · Louisville, KY

Louisville finished 24–11 (ACC 3rd, KenPom #19) in 2025–26. 16 players hold the 2025–26 roster; 9 are new this season.

Roster data through 2025–26

Roster16 players
New this season9
Transfer additions6
Clearest projected openingForwards · 2028
Most common home stateDC (2)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Forwards: open from 2028 — 2 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gcrowded6 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead
Cbalanced2 ahead
2028
Gbalanced4 ahead
Fopening2 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2029
Gopening3 ahead
Fopening1 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen2 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (10)
J'Vonne Hadley6′7″6th
Will Hanke6′4″Fr.
Adrian Wooley6′4″So.
Cole Sherman5′11″Sr.
London Johnson6′3″Jr.
Isaac McKneely6′4″Sr.
Spencer Legg6′7″Sr.
Kobe Rodgers6′3″R-Sr.
Ryan Conwell6′4″Sr.
Mikel Brown Jr.6′5″Fr.
Forwards in that room (5)
Vangelis Zougris6′8″Jr.
Mouhamed Camara6′8″Fr.
Kasean Pryor6′10″6th
Sananda Fru6′11″Jr.
Khani Rooths6′10″So.
Centers in that room (1)
Aly Khalifa7′0″R-Sr.
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Louisville

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G crowded (6 ahead), F balanced (3 ahead), C balanced (2 ahead).

Of the latest cycle's 9 arrivals, 3 came straight from high school and 6 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from DC, GA, KY.

10 of 16 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 10 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

60% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2025–26 · 16 players

Guards 10 of 16

J'Vonne Hadley6′7″6th11.5 PPG
Spencer Legg6′7″Sr. · final yr0.8 PPG
Mikel Brown Jr.6′5″Fr.18.2 PPG
Will Hanke6′4″Fr.0.2 PPG
Adrian Wooley6′4″So.8.7 PPG
Isaac McKneely6′4″Sr. · final yr10.9 PPG
Ryan Conwell6′4″Sr. · final yr18.8 PPG
London Johnson6′3″Jr.
Kobe Rodgers6′3″R-Sr. · final yr3.3 PPG
Cole Sherman5′11″Sr. · final yr1.2 PPG

Frontcourt 6 of 16 · forwards + centers

Aly Khalifa7′0″R-Sr. · C · final yr3.3 PPG
Sananda Fru6′11″Jr. · F9.0 PPG
Kasean Pryor6′10″6th · F2.2 PPG
Khani Rooths6′10″So. · F5.3 PPG
Vangelis Zougris6′8″Jr. · F2.6 PPG
Mouhamed Camara6′8″Fr. · F
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

60%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Mikel Brown Jr.18.2 PPG · returning
J'Vonne Hadley11.5 PPG · returning
Sananda Fru9.0 PPG · returning

Computed from 14 of 16 players with recorded 2025–26 stats; class years mark who returns.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

3from high school6via the portal

10 of 16 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

10 of 16

10 of 16 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

1 five-star: Mikel Brown Jr. #8 (2025).

Where from

DC 2 · GA 2 · KY 2 · SC 2 · AL 1 · FL 1

7 international: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire; Ulverstone, Tasmania; Dakar; Alexandria and 3 more

High schools: Saint Xavier HS ×3; Bishop England HS; Prolific Prep and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2024–25 → 2025–26 · in

→Vangelis Zougris
→Adrian Wooley
→Sananda Fru
→London Johnson
→Isaac McKneely
→Ryan Conwell

2024–25 → 2025–26 · out

←Noah Waterman
←Terrence Edwards Jr.
←James Scott
←Frank Anselem-Ibe
←Koren Johnson
←Patrick Antonelli

How this roster compares

Atlantic Coast Conference (18 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureLouisvilleConference
Average guard height6′4″6′4″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1615+1
Freshman share19%33%−14pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1182021–22#2632022–23#1902023–24#242024–25#192025–26
13–19 · ACC 12th4–28 · ACC 15th8–24 · ACC 15th27–8 · ACC 2nd24–11 · ACC 3rd

Coaching staff

Pat KelseyHead men's basketball coach
John AndrzejekAssociate head coach
Sean DixonAssociate head coach
Ronnie HamiltonAssistant coach
Mike CassidyAssistant coach
Jermaine UkaegbuAssistant coach
Peyton SivaAssistant coach
Eli FoyHead strength and conditioning coach/chief of staff
Mitch JohnsonAssistant coach
Tim AustingSpecial assistant to the head coach
Staff changes18 on-court staff changes in 5 offseasons — 5 before 2022–23, 7 before 2024–25, 6 before 2025–26.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate79%
SAT midpoint1160
ACT midpoint24

How this page is made: Rosters: official Louisville rosters, 2024–25 and 2025–26, read from the athletic department's own site · New this season: players not listed on the 2024–25 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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