Louisville forward Kaleb Glenn enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

Louisville forward Kaleb Glenn has entered the transfer portal. Glenn only spent one season with the Cardinals.

Glenn made 32 appearances this season, notching 11 starts. In 14.9 minutes per game, Glenn averaged 3.9 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 48.6% from the field.

Kaleb Glenn played high school basketball at La Lumiere High School (KY), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 81 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

This past season was disastrous for Louisville. The program went 8-24 and posted a conference-low 3-17 mark in the ACC. On March 13, the school announced it was parting ways with head coach Kenny Payne.

Louisville moves on from Kenny Paynes

“Kenny has given a great deal to this university over a span of nearly 40 years, and he will always be a valued member of our Louisville family,” athletic director Josh Heird wrote. “When we brought Kenny home in 2022, no one had a stronger belief than me in his potential success, but it’s become clear that a change is needed to help this program achieve what is expected and attainable. 

“While it is always difficult to make a coaching transition, this is the right one for our program. On behalf of myself and everyone involved with our men’s basketball program, I want to thank Kenny for his dedication to UofL. I wish him and his family the very best in their future.”

Payne took over an odd situation, as previous head coach Chris Mack left the job midway through the 2021-22 season in what appeared to be a mutual parting of ways after a tumultuous season on and off the court for Mack as he also dealt with lingering issues from an extortion case he brought against his own assistant coach the season prior. 

Payne fell short of expectations in his first year at the helm, winning just four games. Many fans were ready to make a change after that first campaign, but Payne got his second year and ultimately failed to turn things around.

The team doubled its win total from 4-28 to 8-24, but the same frustrations lingered. Louisville finished significantly below .500 and was out of the NCAA Tournament picture by December. Now, Louisville will search for a new leader to restore the program’s former glory.