Aly Khalifa

Position:
Center
Height:
7-0
Weight:
250
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Alexandria, Egypt
Prev School:
BYU
High School:
NBA Global Academy

Senior year in 2024-25

Used the 2024-25 season as a redshirt year to rehabilitate a lingering knee injury

Before Louisville

Played one season at BYU (2023-24) and two at Charlotte (2021-22, 2022-23)
Started in 26 of 29 games for the Cougars in his junior season, averaging 5.7 points, 4.0 assists and 3.7 rebounds
Shot 31.5% from downtown with 29 makes in 2023-24
Logged 15 assists against just 32 turnovers, ranking first in the Big 12 and sixth in the nation (top amongst centers) in assist-to-turnover ratio and setting a new BYU single-season record for assist to turnover ratio - 3.6 to 1
As a sophomore at Charlotte, started all 34 games for the 49ers, averaging 11.1 points, 6.3 rebound and 2.7 assists
Logged 315 assists and just 142 turnovers in his three collegiate seasons - has a 35% clip from deep in the same time frame
Named 2022 Conference USA Freshman of the Year after averaging 7.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists in his debut year at Charlotte

High School/Prep

Played prep ball at the NBA Global Academy in Caneberra, Australia
Averaged 12.7 points and 8.0 boards per game while representing Egypt at the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup

Personal/Miscellaneous

Full name is Aly Abdelrahman Aly Mohamed Khalifa… Son of Samia Mohamed and Abdelrahman Khalifa… Born November 22, 2001… Has one sibling: Nesma who played basketball at Cincinnati
Graduated from the NBA Global Academy in 2020
Graduated from BYU with a bachelor’s degree in history
Working to attain his master’s of sports administration from UofL
Outside of basketball, he enjoys playing PlayStation with his friends and hanging out with them and his girlfriend
The Cardinals will face former teammates of Khalifa’s in Tyrese Proctor (Duke), Jaxson Robinson (Kentucky), Igor Millic (Tennessee) and potentially Jun Seok Yeo (Gonzaga)
His personal goal at UofL is to win a national championship
He chose the number 15 because his sister wore it all her life
Says the best thing about being a Cardinal is interacting with the fanbase, his coaches and his teammates every day
If a movie about his life was made, he says Vince Vaughn should be the actor to play him
The basketball players he most admires are Nikola Jokic, Anas Mahmoud, Assem Marie
Says the best moments of his athletic career including doing a camp for kids in Egypt where he grew up; making it to the NCAA Tournament in 2024 with BYU; winning the CBI with ‘his brothers’ in Charlotte
The first thing someone would notice in his dorm room is the Egyptian flag
Few people know this about him, but he loves helping others succeed
The best basketball advice someone ever gave him was: “Don’t forget where you come from”
Says the best athlete he ever faced was Hunter Dickenson
He’d most like to meet Nikola Jovic
He’s most proud of being able to help his family, girlfriend and friends
He chose to attend UofL because: “I can reach my potential and be the best version of myself with the amazing coaching staff and teammates. I can help our team win a championship and I’m able to play in front of one of the best fanbases in the country.”

Favorites:
Athlete other than basketball: Messi
Book: Hidden Potential
Class: History
App: Instagram
Instagram follow: Anas Mahmoud and Abdelrahman Haridey
Actor: Red
Vacation spot: Alexandria, Egypt
Movie: Avengers Infinity war, Catch Me If You Can, Inception, American Underdog
TV Show: How I Met Your Mother, Arrested Development, Lost
Comedian: Dave Chapelle
Food: Egyptian street food
Midnight snack: Oreos