J'Vonne Hadley

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-6
Weight:
215
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
St. Paul, Minn.
Prev School:
Colorado
High School:
Cretin Derham-Hall

Fifth year in 2024-25

All-ACC Academic Team
Played and started in all 35 games for UofL, the only Cardinal to start in every single game of the year
Led the team in rebounding at 7.3 boards per game paired with 12.2 points per contest
Shot 51.8% from the field, netting 155 of 299 attempts
Had a 38.1% clip from the 3-point line making 32 3-pointers on the year
Logged 64 assists, 25 steals and eight blocks total
Led Louisville in double-doubles, notching seven, and in rebounding on 17 occasions
Scored a career-high 32 points against Clemson on Jan. 7 and paired it with 10 rebounds for a double-double – made 10 of 12 attempts from the field (83.3%), 3 of 3 from the arc (100%) and 9 of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%)
Scored in double digits in 26 of the 35 games he played in
Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds on two occasions – once against Winthrop on No. 22 and again a week later against Oklahoma on Nov. 29

Before Louisville

Played 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons at Colorado
Started all 36 games in senior year at Colorado, averaging 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game
Shot 53.8% from the floor and 83.9% from the free throw line in 2023-24, while also netting 20 of 48 shots from downtown
Led Colorado to a 26-11 mark in 2023-24, recording NCAA Tournament wins over Boise State and Florida
Averaged 8.0 points and 5.9 boards per game as a junior with just 22 appearances and 19 starts due to a hand injury that limited him during the season
Was a NJCAA Division I First Team All-American in 2021-22 at Indian Hills Community College
Averaged 10.9 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 54.8% from the field for the Warriors
Led the squad to the NJCAA Region XI regular season and tournament titles
Was selected as the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Player of the Year
Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman at Northeastern

High School/Prep

Won four conference championships, two sectional titles and made two state appearances across time at Cretin Derham-Hall and Mehtomedi high schools
Earned three letters and all-conference honors in football while playing wide receiver

Personal:

Born on April 3, 2002… Son of Kim Cambell and Charles Hadley… Has one sister, Kiara… Majoring in sociology
Cousin Stephanie Anderson plays professional hockey for the Minnesota White Caps
Was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and a two-year letterwinner in football
Enjoys yoga, video games, hiking and biking
Chose to attend UofL because of the “ReviVILLE”
His personal goal at UofL is to be All ACC, All ACC Defensive Team and make a deep tourney run
He chose his number because he’s worn it since he was a kid, wants to create a legacy
Says the best thing about being a Cardinal is “the family atmosphere and will to work”
Says if a movie was made about his life, Martin Lawrence should play him
The personal with the greatest influence on his athletic career is Hank Plona, his former JUCO head coach who now coaches at Western Kentucky University
The basketball player he most admires is Jayson Tatum
The best moment of his athletic career was playing in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament in 2024
The first thing someone would notice in his dorm room is that it’s clean
Few people know this about him, but he’s an uncle
The best basketball advice anyone ever gave him was to “keep his head up”
When he played basketball as a kid, he played as Kyrie Irving
The best athlete he ever faced was Jaylen Green
He’d most like to meet Kyrie Irving
He’s most proud of the way he carries himself

Favorites:
NBA Team: Celtics
Athlete other than basketball: Tyreek Hil
Book: The Bible
Class: African American Studies
App: Messages
X follow: Louisville MBB (louisvillembb)
Instagram follow: Jayson Tatum
Actor: Kevin Hart
Vacation spot: Mexico
Movie: Get Hard; White Man Can’t Jump, Friday, Dumb & Dumber
TV Show: Family Guy
Comedian: Kevin Hart
Musical Artist: Gunna & Future
Food: Italian; Mexican
Midnight snack: Welches fruit snacks