Louisville NBA Players (2026-27)
All 5 former Louisville players on an NBA roster this season.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 5
- Average height
- 6'3"
- Average age
- 23.8
- Teams represented
- 4 of 30
- Tallest
- J'Vonne Hadley (6'5")
- Shortest
- Chucky Hepburn (6'0")
- Oldest
- Donovan Mitchell (30)
- Youngest
- Mikel Brown Jr. (20)
Four Louisville Cardinals are on NBA rosters for the 2026-27 season, spread across 3 teams. The group skews heavily toward guards — 3 of the 4 play the position — and ranges in age from 20 to 30.
All 4 players were born in the United States, with each arriving from a different state: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, and Minnesota. The table above shows the full roster with sortable stats.
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" | 30 | #45 |
J'Vonne Hadley
|
Miami Heat
|
F | 6'5" | 24 | #14 |
Mikel Brown Jr.
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
G | 6'5" | 20 | #0 |
Ryan Conwell
|
Miami Heat
|
G | 6'3" | 22 | #4 |
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 players spread across teams
Miami carries 2 Louisville alumni — J'Vonne Hadley (#14, F, 6'5") and Ryan Conwell (#4, G, 6'3") — making the Heat the team with the largest Cardinals contingent this season. Donovan Mitchell (#45, G, 6'2") is with Cleveland, and Mikel Brown Jr. (#0, G, 6'5") is with Brooklyn, so the remaining 2 players are one to a team.
Ages and heights across the group
Donovan Mitchell, born Sep 7, 1996, is the oldest of the group at 30. Mikel Brown Jr., born Apr 3, 2006, is the youngest at 20. J'Vonne Hadley, born Apr 3, 2002, is the tallest at 6'5", while Mitchell at 6'2" is the shortest. The lone forward, Hadley, is born in Saint Paul, MN; Brown Jr. is born in Orlando, FL.