2024-25 MEN'S BASKETBALL Roster
Traynor, JJ

Jersey Number 20
JJ Traynor
- Position:
- Forward
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-9 / 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bardstown, Ky.
- High School:
- Bardstown
- Prev School:
- Louisville
Bio
2024-25 (SENIOR):
2022-23 (JUNIOR AT LOUISVILLE):
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE AT LOUISVILLE):
2020-21 (FRESHMAN AT LOUISVILLE):
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP:
- 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.
- 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.
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