Louisville basketball learned yesterday that the No. 1 recruit in the nation and Louisville native Tyran Stokes will no longer consider the Cards for his recruiting process. The 5-star small forward is 6-foot-7, 225 pounds, and is the consensus No. 1 overall recruit in this highly respected 2026 recruiting class.
Cardinals fans expected this news at some point, and now, with the long-awaited finally over, they are immediately turning their heads to their next No. 1 target. Louisville hasn't had much luck with the 2026 recruiting class, as they struck out on Stokes, Taylen Kinney, Colben Landrew, and Josh Irving.