Gabe Wiznitzer

Gabe Wiznitzer puts up a baseline jumper against North Carolina in the KFC Yum! Center on Feb. 1, 2022.

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Gabe Wiznitzer looks to pass in the KFC Yum! Center on Feb. 1, 2021.

Photo by: Lucas Niemi | Louisville Athletics

The Cardinals celebrate after winning the Bahamas Championship.

Photo by: Tanner Probus

Position:
Center
Height:
6-11
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Walhalla, S.C.
High School:
Hargrave Military Academy

Sophomore Year in 202-22

Saw action in five games in his second year with the Cardinals.
Played his first game since Dec. 14 when he played 10 minutes against North Carolina on Feb. 1, contributing three rebounds and an assist in the game. He played four minutes at Syracuse on Feb. 5.
Injured his right wrist in practice on Oct. 19 and was out for a period until he was cleared to return to game action on Nov. 25. He saw his first action of the season at Michigan State on Dec. 1 and scored a basket in nine minutes of action at NC State.
Transferred to Ohio University following the season.

Freshman Year:

Saw action in 12 of the Cardinals’ 20 games as a freshman.
Totaled season highs of four points and six rebounds against Georgia Tech on Feb. 1 while playing a season-high 16 minutes.
Played 12 minutes at Wisconsin, scoring four points.
Scored his first collegiate point against Prairie View A&M. He grabbed a pair of rebounds twice.
Had intended to redshirt the 2020-21 season, but the opportunity to play without losing a season of eligibility allowed him to play immediately.

High School:

Averaged 14.2 points and 10.1 rebounds a game, while shooting 42 percent from three-point range, last season as a junior on the postgraduate team for Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va.. Hargrave achieved a 37-4 record and reached the semifinals of the national prep championship.
Was originally slated for this year’s recruiting class, but reclassified to enter college in 2020-21. He has been Ranked No. 115 in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 132 by 247Sports.com.
His 16 rebounds led the 2019 National Prep Showcase on the first day of the event, adding 15 points and two blocked shots in an 89-72 Hargrave victory.
Before transferring to Hargrave, Wiznitzer averaged 13.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game while connecting on 34.6 percent of his three-point attempts as a sophomore at The Christ School in Arden, N.C., where he played three seasons. Christ School posted a 16-14 record and finished as the runner-up in the state 2019 NCISAA 4A Championship in his final year there.
Fourth product of Hargrave to play for the Cardinals, joining Montrezl Harrell (2012-15 at Louisville), Terry Rozier (2013-15) and Anton Gill (2013-15).
Before choosing to sign with the Cardinals, Wiznitzer also had offers from Ohio State, LSU, Kansas State, Cincinnati, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Iowa, Pittsburgh and West Virginia among others.

Personal:

Born Oct. 9. 2001 ... Son of Lisa Wiznitzer ... has one older (Nick) and one younger (Ben) brother ... Major is pre-business.
Personal goal at UofL is to “become a better player and person.”
Best moment of his athletic career to date was committing to UofL.
Enjoys playing video games and hanging out at the lake in his spare time.
Chose to attend UofL because of “the balance between athletics and academics.”
Wearing No. 23 because it was his high school number.
Best basketball advice given to him was hard work is greater than talent.
Most proud of his brothers and mom.
His mother has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
Few people know that can water ski, he played the trombone, and he loves country music.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is his posters on the wall.
Best thing about being a Cardinal is “having the ability to compete in the ACC and the fan support.”
When playing basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Carmelo Anthony.
Best athlete he ever faced was Zion WIlliamson.
Would most like to meet Riley Green.
What impresses him the most about Coach Mack is “his ability to develop players and his success in the past.”

Favorites:
Basketball Player: Kevin Love
NBA Team: Denver Nuggets
Athlete, other than a basketball player: Derek Jeter
Movie: The Avengers
TV Shows: Prison Break, Shooter
Actor: Robert Downey, Jr.
Website: ESPN.com
Comedian: Adam Sandler
Musical Group/Singer: Riley Green, Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs
TV Sports Personality: Mark Jackson
Book: Sahara
Class at UofL: speech/public speaking
Foods: Italian foods, pizza
Midnight Snack: popcorn
Vacation spot: Charleston, S.C.