Ryan Conwell commits to Pat Kelsey via portal

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Louisville basketball: Pat Kelsey praises team after NCAA Tournament loss

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey praises the Cardinals following an 89-75 loss to Creighton in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

Louisville basketball has scored a transfer commitment from former Xavier guard Ryan Conwell.Conwell was a third-team All-Big East selection in 2024-25 after averaging 16.5 points on 45% shooting and a 41.3% clip from beyond the arc.

Pat Kelsey has poached a player from his alma mater for Louisville basketball’s 2025-26 roster.

Former Xavier guard Ryan Conwell, a third-team All-Big East selection as a junior, committed to the Cardinals via the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday, according to a report from ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. The 6-foot-4 Indianapolis native reportedly visited U of L on Tuesday.

Louisville will be Conwell’s fourth school in as many seasons. Prior to the Musketeers, he played for South Florida as a freshman in 2022-23 and Indiana State as a sophomore in 2023-24. In total, he’s appeared in 104 games (93 starts).

Conwell was Xavier’s second-best scorer in 2024-25, averaging 16.5 points on 45% shooting for coach Sean Miller, who left Cincinnati after a first-round NCAA Tournament exit to take over the reins at Texas. He led the Musketeers in made 3-pointers (99) and attempts (240) — good for a 41.3% clip from beyond the arc — with 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists against 1.6 turnovers and 1.3 steals across 33 minutes per game.

The Missouri Valley Conference Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore at Indiana State, Conwell scored 20-plus points in 12 games during his stint at Xavier. His best performance to date came during a loss to Marquette in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals, when he went for a career-high 38 points on 13-for-18 (7-for-11) shooting. That capped off a stretch of five consecutive games with 20 or more; Conwell was the first Musketeers player since 2019-20 to do so in four straight.

“I think he is one of America’s best guards,” Miller…

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