Pat Kelsey is in the process of pulling back the curtain on his Louisville men’s basketball rebuild for some of the country’s top high school recruits.
With the Division I early signing period (Nov. 13-20) looming, the Cardinals’ new head coach and his staff have been scheduling official visits in search of their first Class of 2025 commitment. In this new NCAA transfer portal age, there’s only one true freshman on U of L’s 2024-25 roster; but Kelsey has stressed the need for balance in building future teams.
His name is Tre Singleton, and he was a key cog in Jeffersonville High School’s deep run to the semistate round of Indiana’s Class 4A playoffs last spring. The 6-foot-8 forward, who ranks among the top 40 players at his position in the cycle on the 247Sports Composite, stopped by U of L during Labor Day weekend after piquing Kelsey’s interest this summer on Adidas’ 3SSB circuit.
Having grown up “a pretty big Cards fan,” Singleton said Louisville’s pitch is straightforward: “Be a part of the revival. Make history.”
Here’s a look at where his recruitment stands — and two other items of note:
Sherron Wilkerson took over as Jeffersonville’s boys basketball coach after Singleton’s freshman season. When he did, he said he challenged the underclassman to become a “post savant,” because that’s where he saw the most potential for him in college.
Singleton, who said he worked primarily as a guard and a wing to that point, reluctantly accepted — then realized the move would pay dividends.
“I didn’t really want to, but I wanted to play,” he said. “It’s really helped me develop as a player.”
Three years later, Singleton was named to the IndyStar’s Junior All-Stars team after averaging 14.2 points on 61% shooting with 7.1 rebounds and three assists per game during the 2023-24 season. He enters his final go-around with the Red Devils having been crowned one of 3SSB’s top big men by 247Sports’ scouting director, Adam Finkelstein.
