LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — One is his team’s leading scorer. Another busted out for a 31-point game. One lost his starting spot and then regained it.
Several others are not doing much more or playing much more than they did for the University of Louisville.
But if you have forgotten how much churn there has been through the University of Louisville men’s basketball team roster over the last four seasons, chew on this number:
There are so many former Cards playing on other Division I squads than you could not fit them on one roster.
In a world where programs are limited to 13 scholarship players, 14 former Cardinals are competing this season — four in their fifth and final season of eligibility.
Four-teen!
Let’s take another look at how they are performing.
1. Samuell Williamson
Time With Cards: 2020-22
Final season numbers with Cards: 5.6 points and 3.7 rebounds in his third season with Louisville.
Latest Home: SMU
Number of college seasons: 5.
Starter or Sub: Started all nine games for Mustangs.
New Numbers: Fourth on the Mustangs at 8.1 points per game, while shooting 37.5% from three.
Highlight Game: Put 14 points and 9 rebounds on Louisiana Monroe
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 96.1
Team’s Outlook: 6-3, projected to finish third in the American Athletic Conference.
2. Aidan Igiehon
Time With Cards: 2020-21
Final season numbers with Cards: 2.6 ppg and 1.6 rebounds.
Latest Home: Abilene Christian, after two seasons at Grand Canyon.
Number of college seasons: 5.
Starter or Sub: Sub, one start in eight games.
New Numbers: 3.4 points and 2.8 rebounds.
Highlight Game: 8 points and 8 rebounds against Fordham.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 73.5.
Team’s Outlook: 3-5, picked to finish tied for eighth in Western Athletic Conference.
3. Josh Nickelberry
Time With Cards: 2020-21
Final season numbers with Cards: 2.8 points while shooting 21.9% from distance as a sophomore.
Latest Home: Florida State, after two seasons with LaSalle
Number of college seasons: 5.
Starter or Sub: Sub in all seven games for Seminoles.
New Numbers: 4.4 PPG, 40% three-point shooter.
Highlight Game: 12 points while making a pair of shots from distance against Central Michigan.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 104.5.
Team’s Outlook: 4-3 with Seminoles projected to finish tied for ninth in the ACC.
4. Quinn Slazinski
Time With Cards: 2020-21
Final season numbers with Cards: 6.2 points and 3.6 rebonds as a sophomore.
Latest Home: West Virginia, after two seasons at Iona.
Number of college seasons: 5.
Starter or Sub: Started all seven games for Mountaineers.
New Numbers: Leads WVU in scoring at 16.7 PPG while making 15 of 40 threes.
Highlight Game: Had 19 points and 7 rebounds against St. John’s and his old coach Rick Pitino.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 109.5.
Team’s Outlook: 3-4, Mountaineers picked to finish last in Big 12.
5. Dre Davis
Time With Cards: 2021-22
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 7.4 PPG and 3.0 rebounds as a sophomore.
Latest Home: Second season with Seton Hall.
Number of college seasons: 4.
Starter or Sub: Started all eight games for the Pirates.
New Numbers: Second on the Pirates in scoring at 12.9 PPG and third in rebounding at 5.1
Highlight Game: Named game MVP by Ken Pom after scoring 17 points with 6 rebounds in a win over Wagner.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 119.1.
Team’s Outlook: Pirates are 5-3 and picked to finish tied for seventh in the Big East.
6. Jae’Lyn Withers
Time With Cards: 2021-23
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds last season.
Latest Home: First season with North Carolina
Louisville's Jae'Lyn Withers looks to pass in the second half of Louisville's game against Georgia Tech on Feb. 1, 2023.
Number of college seasons: 4.
Starter or Sub: Started 3 of 9 games.
New Numbers: Withers ranks eighth on the Tar Heels in scoring at 3.2 PPG while grabbing 3.1 rebounds.
Highlight Game: Had 11 points and six boards in a win over Northern Iowa.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 90.6.
Team’s Outlook: Tar Heels are 7-2 and Ken Pom’s pick to win the ACC.
7. Gabe Wiznitzer
Time With Cards: 2021-22
Final season numbers with Cards: 0.4 points and 0.8 rebounds as a sophomore.
Latest Home: Second season at Ohio University.
Number of college seasons: 4.
Starter or Sub: Played off the bench in seven games.
New Numbers: Ninth in the team in scoring at 3.4 PPG with 3.6 rebounds.
Highlight Game: 6 points and 6 rebounds in a win over Brown.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 88.5.
Team’s Outlook: 5-2, picked to finish tied for third in the Mid-American Conference
8. El Ellis
Time With Cards: 2022-23.
Final season numbers with Cards: Led the team with 17.7 points, 4.4 assists and 3.8 turnovers.
Latest Home: First season with Arkansas.
Number of college seasons: 3.
Starter or Sub: Started 6 of 9 games for Eric Musselman and Razorbacks.
New Numbers: Fifth on the team in scoring at 7.7 PPG, but shooting only 23.8% from distance.
Highlight Game: 17 points and 8 assists in win over Old Dominion.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 100.4.
Team’s Outlook: 6-3, picked to finish tied for seventh in Southeastern Conference.
9. Sydney Curry
Time With Cards: 2021-22.
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 4.9 points and 4.3 rebounds last season.
Latest Home: First season with Grand Canyon.
Number of college seasons: 3.
Starter or Sub: Sub.
New Numbers: 6.3 PPG and 4.8 rebounds in less than 16 minutes.
Highlight Game: 10 points and 10 rebounds in win over North Dakota State.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 108.8.
Team’s Outlook: 7-1, picked to win the Western Athletic Conference.
10. Matt Cross
Time With Cards: 2022
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 5.8 ppg and 3.9 rebounds.
Latest Home: Second season with Massachusetts.
Number of college seasons: 4.
Louisville forward Matt Cross (33) shoots a 3-point basket to take the lead late in the second half while North Carolina State guard Terquavion Smith (0) defends during an NCAA college basketball game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Starter or Sub: Started 5 games.
New Numbers: Leads the Minutemen in rebounding at 9.2 per game, second in scoring at 16.4.
Highlight Game: 31 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in a win over Central Connecticut.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 124.5
Team’s Outlook: 4-1, picked to finish tied for eighth in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
11. Roosevelt Wheeler
Time With Cards: 2022-23.
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 1.2 points and 2.0 rebounds in minimal time last season.
Latest Home: First season with VCU.
Starter or Sub: Strictly a sub.
New Numbers: Only 0.3 points and 0.9 rebounds.
Highlight Game: The basket he scored against Penn State was Wheeler’s only field goal this season.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 37.5.
Team’s Outlook: 4-4, picked to finish tied for fifth in the Atlantic 10.
12. Kamari Lands
Time With Cards: 2023
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 5.9 points but shot only 32.6% last season.
Latest Home: First season with Arizona State
Number of college seasons: 2.
Starter or Sub: Started 3 of 7 games.
New Numbers: Averaging 6.0 PPG but shooting 24% from the field and 26.1% from three.
Highlight Game: 14 points and 4 boards in season-opening loss to Mississippi State.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 78.0
Team’s Outlook: 5-2, picked to finish tied for 9th in the Pac-12.
13. Fabio Basili
Time With Cards: 2023
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 1.6 points while shooting 27% last season.
Latest Home: UT-Arlington
Number of college seasons: 2.
Starter or Sub: Strictly a sub.
New Numbers: 4.1 points and 1.9 assists for the Mavericks.
Highlight Game: Scored 15 points and made all four of his free throws in a loss to Grand Canyon last Saturday.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 105.4.
Team’s Outlook: 4-4, picked to finish tied for 6th in the Western Athletic Conference.
14. Devin Ree
Time With Cards: 2023.
Final season numbers with Cards: Averaged 0.9 points in 4.3 minutes per game.
Latest Home: Louisiana Tech
Number of college seasons: 2.
Starter or Sub: Strictly a sub.
New Numbers: Fourth on the team in scoring at 8.8 PPG while making 14 of 20 shots from distance.
Highlight Game: Scored 15 points while making three three-pointers against Nicholls State.
Ken Pom Season Offensive Rating: 128.3.
Team’s Outlook: 7-2, picked to finish second in Conference USA.
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