Report: James Madison Transfer Terrence Edwards Jr. to Visit Louisville

The former guard/forward for the Dukes was tabbed as the 2024 Sun Belt Player of the Year

Nov 20, 2022; Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; James Madison Dukes guard Terrence Edwards (5) / Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - New Louisville men's basketball head coach Pat Kelsey is hitting the ground running when it comes to hitting the transfer portal.

Former James Madison guard/forward Terrance Edwards Jr., who was the 2024 Sun Belt Player of the Year, is set to visit Louisville this upcoming Tuesday, according to 247Sports' Jody Demling.

Edwards is the first player - high school prospect or transfer - to take a visit to the Louisville since Kelsey was tabbed to take over the Cardinals. The former College of Charleston head coach was officially hired by UofL this past Thursday.

The 6-foot-6, 190-pound guard forward would be a massive pickup for Louisville should he commit to the Cardinals. Starting all 36 games for JMU, he averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game for the Dukes. He also shot 42.7 percent from the field, 34.3 percent on three-point attempts and 81.0 percent from the free throw line.

Edwards played a critical role in James Madison going 32-4 for the 2023-24 season - their most wins in school history. This included winning the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, clinching a No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament. JMU pulled off an opening round upset over No. 5 Wisconsin before falling to fourth-seeded Duke in the Round of 32.

The Atlanta native was also tabbed as the Sun Belt's Sixth Man of the Year during his redshirt sophomore year last season. In 117 career games and 71 starts with James Madison, Edwards has totaled 1,414 points, 525 rebounds, 278 assists and 111 steals.

Louisville has seen a large amount of roster turnover since the end of their tumultuous 2023-24 season, one that ended with the firing of second-year head coach Kenny Payne. The Cardinals currently have just two scholarship players on the roster - Ty-Laur Johnson and Emmanual Okorafor - and have seen nine players enter the portal.

(Photo of Terrence Edwards Jr.: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports)

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