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JJ Traynor

2024-25 (SENIOR):

Saw action in 32 games, including 10 starts for an average of 17.4 minutes per game.
Averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds while ranking second on the team with 21 blocks.
Scored 11 points against Prairie View A&M (11/7) with eight rebounds and two assists.
Recorded first career double-double against Mercer (11/11) with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Shot 5-of-6 from the floor against Texas Tech (12/4) for 11 points.
Swatted away two blocks against Providence (12/10) in addition to four rebounds.
Had an eight point, five rebound performance against Northwestern (12/21).
Started final seven games of the regular-season, beginning against Marquette (2/11).
Nabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in addition to eight points against Butler (2/22).
Career-high performance came against Providence (3/5) with 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
Also added three blocks and four steals against the Friars.
Contributed 12 points, six rebounds and three blocks in win over Georgetown (3/8).
Scored eight points, six rebounds and two blocks in first round BIG EAST Tournament win against Georgetown (3/12).
Was injured in opening minutes of the quarterfinal game against Creighton (3/13), but contributed two points and two rebounds in four minutes.

2023-24 (SENIOR AT LOUISVILLE):

Appeared in eight games with three starts, averaging 25.6 minutes, before missing remainder of season with injury.
Scored an average of 10.1 points per game while shooting 51.6 percent from the field.
Had game-winning dunk against UMBC on (11/6) where he scored 13 points with three rebounds.
Scored 11 points with six rebounds against Texas (11/19).
Set a new career-high with 20 points and nine made field goals against New Mexico State (11/26).
Tied career-high nine rebounds against the Aggies.
Played 27 minutes at Virginia Tech (12/3) with eight points, five rebounds and two blocks.

2022-23 (JUNIOR AT LOUISVILLE):

Appeared in all 32 games with 16 starts, including the final 12 games of the season.
Averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, shooting 47.4 percent from the floor.
Received a vote for ACC Most Improved Player.
In final seven games of the season, averaged 11.4 points and six rebounds.
Scored 10 points in his first start of the season against Cincinnati (11/23) in addition to three rebounds.
Had seven points and seven rebounds against Wake Forest (1/7).
Notched 14 points and six rebounds on 6-of-9 shooting against Pitt (1/18).
Had a near double-double against Virginia (2/15) with nine points and nine rebounds.
Set personal-best 16 points, nine rebounds and four blocks against Clemson (2/18).
Tied a career-high at Duke (2/20) with 16 points and a career-high 4-of-5 performance from three.
Scored 12 points in ACC Tournament game against Boston College (3/7) in addition to seven rebounds.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE AT LOUISVILLE):

Played in 10 games his sophomore season, seeing action in seven of the last nine games.
Made his first carer start against Miami (Fl.) (2/16) and contributed a career-best seven rebounds.
Contributed a season-best five points in eight minutes against Notre Dame (2/9).

2020-21 (FRESHMAN AT LOUISVILLE):

Was productive off the bench as a true freshman, averaging 3.9 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
Swatted a team-high 11 blocked shots on the season.
Connected on 49.1 percent of his field goals, including going 5-of-10 from three-point range.
Scored a season-best 11 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting with five rebounds in his collegiate debut vs. Evansville (11/25).
Slammed three dunks against Evansville, tying the Louisville record for most dunks in a freshman debut.
Blocked a season-high three shots twice at Pitt (12/22) and Wake Forest (1/13).
Also contributed six points and five rebounds against the Panthers.
Notched five points and a steal in 16 minutes against Duke (3/10) at the ACC Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL/PREP:

Was ranked No. 79 nationally by 247Sports.com and the No. 14 rated power forward in the country in addition to being the only Kentucky player in the top-100.
Scored 1,159 points and 806 rebounds throughout his high school career.
Averaged 20.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 3.6 blocks as a senior in 2019-20 for Bardstown while producing 22 double-doubles.
Helped lead Bardstown to a 25-9 record and the regional finals while earning Maxpreps Kentucky Player of the Year and Co-Fifth Region Player of the Year honors.