Center
1. Sananda Fru
The center position remains a glaring area of need. The Cardinals need some depth, as the team recently found out that their returning center, Aly Khalifa, was ruled ineligible for the upcoming season. The BYU transfer was expected to be a crucial player off the bench or possibly even as a starter, but after the NCAA made him ineligible, the Cardinals' center room is a little thin.
Pryor could be moved to the center position to start, but right now, Sananda Fru is our predicted starting center. The 6-foot-11, 240-pound forward committed from Germany and is ranked as high as a top-25 recruit in the 2025 class.
The Cardinals don't have anyone behind Fru, making it vital that Khalifa's appeal is overturned or Louisville attacks the portal for one last player.
Related: Projected 2025-26 Louisville basketball starting lineup with and without Aly Khalifa
Conclusion
So, to recap. Our starting five as of now are Mikel Brown Jr., Adrian Wooley, Ryan Conwell, Kasean Pryor, and Sananda Fru. There are plenty of lineups circulating, so this is just one of ours. Moving Hadley to the four and Pryor to the five is also a starting five that could work.
The Cardinals have the second-best odds to win the ACC Title and fourth-best odds to win the 2026 National Championship. Kelsey has formed one of the best shooting teams in the nation, and it should have a lot of depth as well, two areas that they lacked last season.
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