Where Louisville basketball roster stands with transfer portal closed

The NCAA transfer portal closed at midnight Wednesday, and Louisville has found itself among the biggest winners of college basketball's free agency period to this point. Still, Pat Kelsey and the members of his coaching staff have a good bit of work to do as they flesh out the Cardinals' 2026-27 roster. At the time of publication, UofL had just enough scholarship players on board to field a six-man rotation — with walk-on Will Hanke , a rising sophomore, serving as a seventh option off the bench.

And, of its five portal entrants from the 2025-26 roster, all but Mouhamed Camara and Kasean Pryor had committed to other programs. The portal closing does not mean commitments are off the table. Players who entered before Wednesday's deadline can take their time finding a new home.

They can also withdraw their names, but programs are not obligated to hold scholarships/roster spots. Here's a look at where Louisville's roster of scholarship players stands at this juncture of the offseason: Flory Bidunga Flory Bidunga , the reigning Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, shot to the very top of most portal rankings when he announced his departure from Kansas and will likely hold on to that position when it's all said and done. The 6-10, 235-pound Congolese forward picked Louisville (reportedly, over the likes of Duke, Michigan and St.

John's) after wrapping up a visit to campus April 12. Across 31. 6 minutes per game (34 starts) as a sophomore in 2025-26, Bidunga was the only Division I player to average more than 13 points (13.