The Louisville men’s basketball team is getting a badly needed reboot at all levels of the program.
Not only does it have a new head coach for the 2024-25 season with Pat Kelsey taking over for Kenny Payne, but it is going to have an almost entirely new roster next season, mainly because every scholarship player from the 2023-24 team has now entered the transfer portal.
That became official on Tuesday afternoon when Ty-Laur Johnson, a freshman point guard, entered the portal.
He had been the last remaining scholarship player on the team to do so.
There’s no better name to start with than this year’s reigning Sun Belt Player of the Year, Terrence Edwards Jr.
The 6-6 wing lead the Dukes to an incredible 32-4 record last season, including an upset win over 5-seed Wisconsin in the Round of 64.
Edwards was one of the best players on one of the best Mid-Major programs in all of college basketball scoring 17.2 Points, 4.4 Rebounds, and 3.4 Assists per game.
Edwards also shot 34.3% from three this year, but was a 46% three point shooter in the year prior.
Edwards is currently ranked as the 57th best player in the transfer portal via On3 and is ranked as the 40th best player by 24/7 Sports.
It was a two team race to land Edwards, with the Cards battling against ACC rival Florida State.
Edwards visited Louisville on April 3, and secured a commitment from him less than six hours later.