JJ Traynor

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-8
Weight:
200
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Bardstown, Ky.
High School:
Bardstown HS

Senior Year in 2023-24

Injured his left shoulder in warm-ups at DePaul on December 9
Re-injured his shoulder in practice on January 5 and missed the remainder of the season after surgery on January 19
Appeared in eight games with three starts prior to his injury, averaging 25.6 minutes per contest
Scored an average of 10.1 points per game while shooting 51.6% from the field
Set new career highs for points (20), field goals (9) and attempts (14) vs. New Mexico State on November 26; also tied his career high for rebounds in the same game at nine boards
Had game-winning dunk vs. UMBC on November 6

Junior Year in 2022-23

• Appeared in all 32 games and made 16 starts, including the final 12 games of the season
• Averaged 6.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, shooting 47.4% from the field
• Received one vote for ACC Most Improved Player
• Averaged 11.4 points and 6.0 rebounds over the last seven games of the season while shooting 50% from 3-point range
• Tied career high at Duke with 16 points on Feb. 20 and made career-high 4 of 5 shots from 3
• Set career highs with 16 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and 34 minutes vs. Clemson on Feb. 18
• More three-plus times as many 3s in his junior season (23) as he did in his first two seasons combined (7)
• Scored 10 points in 33 minutes in his first start of the season against Cincinnati on Nov. 23

Sophomore Year in 2021-22

• Played in 10 games his sophomore season, seeing action in seven of the last nine games.
• Made his first career start against Miami on Feb. 16 and contributed two points and a career-best seven rebounds.
• Contributed a season-high five points in eight minutes against Notre Dame, his first action since Dec. 14.
• Buried a three-pointer in his five minutes on the court against Southeastern Louisiana.

Freshman Year in 2020-21

• Was productive off the bench as a freshman, averaging 3.9 points, 2.0 rebounds in 13 minutes per game. He had five points and a steal in 16 minutes against Duke in the ACC Tournament.
• Swatted a team-high 11 blocked shots.
• Connected on 49.1 percent of his field goals for the season, including 5-of-10 three-pointers, while slamming six dunks.
• Blocked a season-best three shots twice, at Pittsburgh and at Wake Forest.
• Contributed six points, five rebounds and a season-high matching three blocked shots at Pitt in 14 minutes off the bench.
• Scored a season-best 11 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting with five rebounds in his collegiate debut vs. Evansville. His three dunks in the game tied the Louisville record for most dunks in a freshman debut.
• Scored eight points at Wisconsin, connecting on a season-high 2-of-4 three-pointers.

High School

• Averaged 20.2 points, 11.2 rebounds -- 11th in the state -- and 3.6 blocks as a senior in 2019-20 for Bardstown that achieved a 25-9 mark and reached the regional finals. Traynor connected on 51.9 percent of his field goal attempts, including 33 percent from 3-point range, and produced 22 double-doubles.
• First team 2020 All-State selection by the Courier-Journal, receiving the second-highest voting total for the distinction. He was selected as the Maxpreps Kentucky Player of the Year.
• Honored as the Co-Fifth Region Player of the Year by the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches. He totaled 30 points, 14 rebounds, six blocked shots, three assists and two steals in the 5th Region semifinals against John Hardin.
• He scored 1,159 points and pulled down a school-record 806 rebounds in his high school career at Bardstown.
• Traynor, who has a 7-2 wingspan, was ranked No. 79 nationally by 247Sports.com, No. 88 by Rivals.com and No. 96 in the ESPN100. He was the No. 14 rated power forward in the nation in the 247Sports composite rankings and was the only Kentucky basketball player ranked among the nation’s top 100 players.
• Selected as a member of the 2020 Kentucky All-Stars, although the two games against the Indiana All-Stars were cancelled due to COVID-19.
• Averaged 11.2 points and 8.6 rebounds in 2018-19 for Bardstown (15-16), which won its sixth straight 19th District championship before falling in the 5th Region quarterfinals.
• The versatile Traynor participated in the Kentucky-Indiana Junior All-Star game in Jeffersonville, Ind. on June 3, scoring 13 points for Kentucky. He had eight points and nine rebounds in a Kentucky win on June 2 in Louisville.
• Traynor’s father Jason Osborne played two years at UofL (1993-95) and was a McDonald’s All-American at Louisville Male High School, where he was Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball in 1993. JJ slept in his dad’s practice jersey as a child.
• Cincinnati, Missouri and DePaul were among the schools Traynor considered before choosing to sign with the Cardinals.

Personal

• Born May 3, 2002 ... Son of Toya Goodwin and Jason Osborne ... Has two older brothers (Stephan Traynor, William Hires) and one older sister (Brooke Osborne) ... Major is sport administration.
• Personal goals at UofL are to "win a national championship and get my degree."
• Best moment of his athletic career to date was “signing to play at the University of Louisville.”
• Enjoys playing video games and hanging with friends in his spare time.
• Chose to attend UofL because “it was my dream school."
• Best basketball advice given to him was to play hard every game.
• Most proud of “being in the position I am today."
• His mother and Dion Lee, his Louisville Legends AAU coach, has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
• Feels Will Smith would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
• Few people know that “I didn’t play basketball in the eighth grade.”
• If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is his pictures hanging.
• When playing basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Kevin Durant.
• Best athlete he ever faced was Rajon Rondo.
• Would most like to meet LeBron James.

Favorites

Basketball Player: LeBron James
NBA Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Athlete, other than a basketball player: Lamar Jackson
Movie: Kill Bill
TV Shows: Martin, Dragon Ball Z
Actor: Liam Neeson
Website: YouTube
Comedian: Kevin Hart
Musical Group/Singer: G Herbo
TV Sports Personality: Stephen A. Smith
Instagram Follow: @sidelinesources
Twitter Follow: @SupremeDreams_1
Foods: Chicken wings
Midnight Snack: Cereal
Vacation spot: Cruise