LOOK: Louisville forward makes decision on future with Cardinals

New Louisville head men’s basketball coach Kenny Payne has received some big news, as forward Sydney Curry has announced that he’s returning to play for the Cardinals in 2022-23. A 6-foot-8 big-man, Curry was a junior for Louisville last season under former head coach Chris Mack.

Card Nation let’s go 🦍 #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/q9qlsn7TgG

— Sydney Curry (DA TICKET ) (@Bigticket_sc) March 30, 2022

Curry, who transferred to Louisville from John A. Logan College at the JUCO level, averaged 7.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game for the Cardinals in 2021-22. He played in 28 games for Louisville while making 12 starts – with his best outing coming against Wake Forest on Feb. 26 as he put up 28 points with seven rebounds in a loss.

During his time at John A. Logan, Curry averaged 12.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game while shooting 69.4% from the field in 2020-21. He helped lead the team to an 18-5 record and conference championship that same season.

Curry is the first Louisville player to publicly announce a return to the Cardinals’ program for the 2022-23 season. The school made the decision to part ways with Chris Mack back on Jan. 26 and later hired Kenny Payne – who played at Louisville from 1985-1989 – on March 16.

Former Louisville five-star recruit enters transfer portal

The offseason is here for many teams across college basketball and unfortunately the Louisville Cardinals basketball team received the news that former five-star prospect Samuell Williamson officially entered the transfer portal, per On3’s Matt Zenitz.

The junior forward was a McDonald’s All-American coming out of high school and unfortunately his career at Louisville did not go quite as planned. As a sophomore, he averaged 9.6 points per game and 8.1 rebounds per game.

Williamson is a native of Rockwall, Texas, and coming out of high school he chose Louisville over Kansas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Oklahoma.

For all the latest information and updates on where college basketball prospects are headed this offseason, keep it locked to the 2022 On3 Transfer Portal Wire.

On3’s Wade Peery contributed to this report.