The general assumption has been that Jae'Lyn Withers would use his fifth year in college, a product of the NCAA not deducting the truncated 2020-21 campaign from any athlete's eligibility, and spend another season in Chapel Hill.
On Friday night, roughly 30 minutes before the UNC basketball squad's lone exhibition game this year, it became evident that graduate forward Jae'lyn Withers (a transfer from Louisville) and sophomore guard Seth Trimble would be out of commission.
Former Louisville forward Jae'Lyn Withers announced his commitment to North Carolina on Tuesday. Withers decided to transfer after three seasons at Louisville.
Yet another member of the Louisville men's basketball program has opted to finish their collegiate career elsewhere. Redshirt junior forward Jae'Lyn Withers plans to enter his name into the transfer portal after four years with the Cardinals, as first reported by On3’s Joe Tipton.
The Louisville men's basketball program, at long last, finally was able to win a game in ACC play, taking down Georgia Tech 68-58 to snap a 10-game losing streak on the season.
Jae'Lyn Withers had a game-high 19 points and 13 rebounds as Louisville ended a 10-game losing streak with a 68-58 victory over visiting Georgia Tech on Wednesday.
The Louisville men's basketball program's brief two-game win streak came to a halt against Lipscomb, as the Cardinals could not get over the hump on multiple occasions against the Bisons to fall 75-67.
The Louisville men's basketball program's second game in the Maui Invitational saw them put up their worst performance of the young 2022-23 season, getting obliterated 70-38 by No.
The Louisville men's basketball program is getting back another key piece for the 2022-23 season. Jae'Lyn Withers, a stretch four who struggled in the first half of last season only to have a strong second half, announced on social media Friday that he will be returning to the program for next year.
Jae'Lyn Withers' struggles through much of this season were well documented. Entering his redshirt sophomore year with very real NBA buzz surrounding him, the Louisville power forward struggled immensely over the first two months of the season.
Louisville was nearly able to snap their current losing streak, but faltered down the stretch at Notre Dame, resulting in their first six-game skid since the 1990-91 season.
The Louisville men's basketball program has definitely seen better days. The Cardinals are currently in the midst of their first four-game losing streak since 2004, have dropped seven of their last eight games to fall to .500 on the regular season, and have to finish the year operating without a permanent head coach.
It hasn't been an easy season for Jae'Lyn Withers. Ahead of this season, there was very real NBA chatter surrounding the Louisville forward. After taking a redshirt year in 2019-20 to get acclimated to the college game, he then averaged 10.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 54.9 percent from the field last season.
Entering their matchup with Boston College on a three-game losing streak, Louisville was able to get back in the win column with a 67-54 at the KFC Yum!
Jae'Lyn Withers was placed in a difficult situation. The Louisville forward had spent his entire freshman season on the sidelines, taking a necessary redshirt in order to get his body acclimated for the college game.