Louisville Basketball: Analyzing the top 2020 recruiting targets

Louisville basketball is in the running to land several elite-level talents in the 2020 class. Who are some of their top recruiting targets?

Louisville basketball head coach Chris Mack has the program trending in the right direction. In addition to reaching the NCAA Tournament in his first season at the helm, Coach Mack has also been incredible on the recruiting trail and is returning plenty of talent for this coming season. As a result, experts from around the country have pegged UL to be a preseason top-10 team in the country in 2019-20. With Jordan Nwora leading the way and an impressive recruiting class coming in, it is definitely possible for the program to match those high expectations.

Furthermore, the coaching staff has made substantial progress in the 2020 recruiting class. Even though the program is yet to land a commitment, they are heavily involved with a number of top-100 players and it seems as though the Cardinals are on the verge of another elite class. Of course, it is never easy to secure multiple highly-rated prospects but Coach Mack has quickly garnered a reputation as a tremendous recruiter thanks to his relationship-building skills. It is also important to mention that winning on the court traditionally leads to improved recruiting.

At this point in time, Louisville seems to be in the running for 16 different prospects. That is an absurd number and they will obviously not even land half of them, but the Cardinals have built strong relationships with many. The program has been including in several recent list cuts and the coaching staff is clearly keeping an open mind about who they might land in the coming months. Due to this high number of targets, it is nearly impossible to gauge which players will actually make up Louisville’s 2020 class.

To sort this all out a bit, though, let’s take a dive into each of Louisville’s top targets and see what they might bring to the table and where their recruitment currently stands.