Louisville NBA Players (2026-27)
All 5 former Louisville players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 5
- Average height
- 6'3"
- Average age
- 23.6
- Teams represented
- 4 of 30
- Tallest
- J'Vonne Hadley (6'5")
- Shortest
- Chucky Hepburn (6'0")
- Oldest
- Donovan Mitchell (29)
- Youngest
- Mikel Brown Jr. (20)
Five Louisville Cardinals are on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, spread across 4 teams. Guards dominate the group — 4 of the 5 players list G as their position, with just one forward rounding out the set.
The group spans a wide age range, from 20-year-old Mikel Brown Jr. with the Brooklyn Nets to 29-year-old Donovan Mitchell with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Heights run from 6'0" to 6'5", and every player was born in the United States.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only Louisville alumni →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chucky Hepburn
|
Toronto Raptors
|
G | 6'0" | 23 | #24 |
Donovan Mitchell
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
G | 6'2" | 29 | #45 |
J'Vonne Hadley
|
Miami Heat
|
F | 6'5" | 24 | — |
Mikel Brown Jr.
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
G | 6'5" | 20 | #0 |
Ryan Conwell
|
Miami Heat
|
G | 6'3" | 22 | — |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
How the Cardinals Spread Across Teams
Miami is the most represented destination, with 2 Louisville alumni on the Heat's roster — J'Vonne Hadley and Ryan Conwell. The remaining players are one apiece at Cleveland, Brooklyn, and Toronto, meaning Louisville has a presence on 4 franchises this season.
The Oldest and Youngest Louisville Alumni
Donovan Mitchell is the senior figure in this group. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard wears #45, stands 6'2", and was born in Greenwich, CT. At the other end, Mikel Brown Jr. of the Brooklyn Nets is the youngest at age 20. The 6'5" guard wears #0 and was born in Orlando, FL.
Chucky Hepburn, the group's shortest player at 6'0", suits up for the Toronto Raptors wearing #24 and was born in Omaha, NE.
Birthplaces Across the Louisville Roster
Each of the 5 players was born in a different U.S. city — Greenwich, CT; Indianapolis, IN; Omaha, NE; Orlando, FL; and Saint Paul, MN. No two share a home city, giving the group a genuinely scattered geographic footprint.