Louisville Cardinals basketball roster 2026-27
Louisville Cardinals has 11 new players for 2026-27: 3 freshmen and 8 transfers, from the ESPN roster updated Oct 30.
Last checked Oct 30, may be out of date.
Louisville Cardinals basketball transfers and new players
This list may not include every transfer. ESPN's list of last season's players leaves out some who have since left, so we only call someone a transfer when we found the school they came from.
Transfers (8)
Flory Bidunga
JR · F · 6' 9" · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo · #40
Transfer from Kansas Jayhawks
Gabe Dynes
SR · C · 7' 5" · Independence, KY · #45
Transfer from USC Trojans
Alvaro Folgueiras
SR · F · 6' 10" · Malaga, Spain · #7
Transfer from Iowa Hawkeyes
Karter Knox
JR · G · 6' 6" · Tampa, FL · #1
Transfer from Arkansas Razorbacks
De'Shayne Montgomery
SR · G · 6' 4" · Fort Lauderdale, FL · #11
Transfer from Dayton Flyers
Jackson Shelstad
SR · G · 6' 1" · West Linn, OR · #3
Transfer from Oregon Ducks
Seth Trimble
SR · G · 6' 3" · Menomonee Falls, WI · #5
Transfer from North Carolina Tar Heels
LJ Wells
SR · F · 6' 8" · Eau Claire, WI · #53
Transfer from Northern Kentucky Norse
Freshmen (3)
Obinna Ekezie Jr.
FR · C · 7' 2" · Lagos, Nigeria · #15
Freshman
Isaac Ellis
FR · G · 6' 1" · Hickory, NC · #22
Freshman
Boyuan Zhang
FR · F · 6' 9" · Changchun, China · #6
Freshman
Full roster (13)
Flory Bidunga
JR · F · 6' 9" · Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo · #40
Gabe Dynes
SR · C · 7' 5" · Independence, KY · #45
Obinna Ekezie Jr.
FR · C · 7' 2" · Lagos, Nigeria · #15
Isaac Ellis
FR · G · 6' 1" · Hickory, NC · #22
Alvaro Folgueiras
SR · F · 6' 10" · Malaga, Spain · #7
Will Hanke
SO · G · 6' 4" · Louisville, KY · #33
Karter Knox
JR · G · 6' 6" · Tampa, FL · #1
De'Shayne Montgomery
SR · G · 6' 4" · Fort Lauderdale, FL · #11
Jackson Shelstad
SR · G · 6' 1" · West Linn, OR · #3
Seth Trimble
SR · G · 6' 3" · Menomonee Falls, WI · #5
LJ Wells
SR · F · 6' 8" · Eau Claire, WI · #53
Adrian Wooley
JR · G · 6' 4" · Tuscaloosa, AL · #14
Boyuan Zhang
FR · F · 6' 9" · Changchun, China · #6
Data: ESPN men's college basketball rosters. All college basketball teams · Who's Starting