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Koren Johnson on Friday announced via Sam Kayser of League Ready and On3's Joe Tipton that he was hitting the NCAA transfer portal after a torn labrum derailed his lone season with Louisville basketball.
Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound junior guard from Seattle, was in line to be the Cardinals' backup point guard but appeared in only their first two games of the 2024-25 season.
Between a win over Morehead State and a loss to Tennessee, Johnson totaled six points on 3-for-11 shooting, five assists and three steals in 39 minutes (19.5 per appearance).
Amid a five-game absence due to the aforementioned shoulder injury, Johnson took to X, formerly Twitter, on Dec. 3 to announce he was redshirting and undergoing surgery that would sideline him for the remainder of the season. In the post, the junior said he was optimistic about getting into "the best shape possible for next year and my future!"
That won't be in a U of L uniform.
Pat Kelsey is losing the following players from Louisville's 2024-25 roster after they exhausted their eligibility:
With Johnson's departure, the following players from the 2024-25 team are in line to return, if they don't elect to pursue greener pastures elsewhere: J'Vonne Hadley, Aly Khalifa, Kasean Pryor, Kobe Rodgers, Khani Rooths and James Scott.
Joining them are two newcomers who committed to Kelsey during his inaugural campaign, McDonald's All-American point guard Mikel Brown Jr. and 21-year-old German big man Sananda Fru.
The transfer portal closes April 22; players who enter it after that date will need a waiver to be eligible for the 2025-26 season. Players can commit to a school at any time, but the regular signing period begins April 16 and ends May 21.
Reach Louisville men's basketball reporter Brooks Holton at [email protected] and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Koren Johnson: Louisville basketball transfer portal news, Pat Kelsey
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Johnson, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound junior guard from Seattle, was in line to be the Cardinals' backup point guard but appeared in only their first two games of the 2024-25 season.
Between a win over Morehead State and a loss to Tennessee, Johnson totaled six points on 3-for-11 shooting, five assists and three steals in 39 minutes (19.5 per appearance).
Amid a five-game absence due to the aforementioned shoulder injury, Johnson took to X, formerly Twitter, on Dec. 3 to announce he was redshirting and undergoing surgery that would sideline him for the remainder of the season. In the post, the junior said he was optimistic about getting into "the best shape possible for next year and my future!"
That won't be in a U of L uniform.
Pat Kelsey is losing the following players from Louisville's 2024-25 roster after they exhausted their eligibility:
With Johnson's departure, the following players from the 2024-25 team are in line to return, if they don't elect to pursue greener pastures elsewhere: J'Vonne Hadley, Aly Khalifa, Kasean Pryor, Kobe Rodgers, Khani Rooths and James Scott.
Joining them are two newcomers who committed to Kelsey during his inaugural campaign, McDonald's All-American point guard Mikel Brown Jr. and 21-year-old German big man Sananda Fru.
The transfer portal closes April 22; players who enter it after that date will need a waiver to be eligible for the 2025-26 season. Players can commit to a school at any time, but the regular signing period begins April 16 and ends May 21.
Reach Louisville men's basketball reporter Brooks Holton at [email protected] and follow him on X at @brooksHolton.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Koren Johnson: Louisville basketball transfer portal news, Pat Kelsey
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