Charleston Transfer Guard Reyne Smith Commits to Louisville

The former guard for the Cougars is following his head coach to the Cardinals.

Mar 7, 2023; Washington, D.C., USA; Charleston Cougars guard Reyne Smith (2) dribbles / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville men's basketball program has officially landed their first commitment of the Pat Kelsey era, and it's a transfer who their new head coach is very familiar with.

Reyne Smith, a sharpshooting guard who spent his first three seasons at Charleston with Kelsey, announced Saturday that he has committed to the Cardinals.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound two-guard was one of the top players for the Cougars this past season. Playing in all 35 of Charleston's games while making 28 starts, he was their leading scorer at 12.8 points per games, while also averaging 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He was named All-CAA Second Team for his efforts.

Smith is a three-point specialist, connecting on 39.4 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc, and 41.0 percent of his field goals overall. 112 of his 133 made field goals and 284 of his 324 attempts last season were threes.

The native of Ulverstone, Australia has been a productive player in every one of his three seasons in college. In 102 career games and 89 starts with Charleston, Smith has totaled 1,212 points, 294 made threes, 192 rebounds, 149 assists and 68 steals.

Smith is expected to be the first of many transfer additions for Louisville this offseason. Following the dismissal of second-year head coach Kenny Payne back on Mar. 13, the Cardinals' roster began to flip immediately.

As of Mar. 30, nine Louisville players have entered the portal following the end of their 2023-24 season. With two more graduating, the only players currently in line to return to the Cardinals are guard Ty-Laur Johnson, center Emmanuel Okorafor and walk-on guard Hercy Miller. UofL also has no committed high school recruits in their Class of 2024.

(Photo of Reyne Smith: Tommy Gilligan - USA TODAY Sports)

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