James is the sixth former Cardinal to announce his transfer destination this offseason…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Two of the Louisville men’s basketball program’s top players from the 2023-24 season are joining forces.
Former Cardinals guard/forward Mike James announced Tuesday that he has committed to NC State.
He’s the second Louisville player to transfer to the Wolfpack this offseason, following former forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield.
James is now the sixth former Card overall to find his new transfer home. Guard Skyy Clark is heading back home to UCLA, Tre White is going to play for Illinois, J.J. Traynor will finish his career at DePaul while Curtis Williams will continue his at Georgetown.
The 6-foot-5, 200-pound wing joined Huntley-Hatfield as one of just two players to start all 32 games for Louisville this past season, and he was one of their top scorers.
Despite shooting just 39.6 percent from the field for the season, he finished third behind Clark and Huntley-Hatfield in points per game at 12.6, and had the second-most made three-pointers on the team at 36. He was also their third-leading rebounder at 5.0 per game, and dished out 1.5 assists per game.
The Orlando, Fla. native joined Louisville ahead of their 2021-22 season, but had to miss the entire year due to a preseason Achilles injury. During his first season in action last year, he was one of the top freshman in the ACC.
James was Louisville’s second-leading scorer at 10.1 points per game, good for the fourth-best mark in the conference among freshmen. He also secured 3.3 rebounds per game and shot 45.3 percent from the field.
