Kasean Pryor

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-10
Weight:
225
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
Prev School:
South Florida
High School:
Ann Arbor Pioneer HS

Fifth Year in 2024-25

Played in seven games, starting in three, before suffering a season-ending tear to his ACL on Nov. 29 against Oklahoma in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship
Shot 36.8% from the floor, averaging 12.0 points per game in his seven appearances
Recorded a double-double in his first appearance in a Louisville jersey on Nov. 4 in the season opener against Morehead State, scoring 18 points and pulling down 12 boards
Scored a season-high 21 points against Bellarmine on Nov. 19
Scored in double digits in first two Battle 4 Atlantis games against Indiana (14 points) and West Virginia (13)

Before Louisville

Spent the 2023-24 season at South Florida, appearing in 32 games and starting in 21 contests
Averaged 13.0 points and 7.9 rebounds while shooting 44.7% from the floor and 81.5% at the charity stripe in his senior season
Logged 12 double-doubles with 18 games of double figure scoring in 2023-24; had five games of 20-plus points
Played the 2022-23 seasons at Northwest Florida State, starting in all 35 games
Ranked second on the team in scoring at 14.8 points per game while shooting 46.2% from the field
Spent the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons at Boise State
Appeared in 13 games total for the Broncos, averaging 1.2 points his freshman year then 2.3 in his sophomore season

High School/Prep

Was a two-year letterwinner at Ann Arbor (Mich.) Pioneer High School
Named Honorable Mention All-State, First Team All-Southeastern Conference Red
Selected to MLive.com Ann Arbor Area Dream Team as a senior after averaging 15 points and nine boards per game

Personal:

Born on January 5, 2001… Son of Sean Pryor… Majoring in applied sciences with a concentration in leadership
His father Sean played basketball at Oregon State before playing professionally in France and Puerto Rico
His personal goal at UofL is to make March Madness
Enjoys playing video games and hanging out with his cat
He chose the #7 because it’s his lucky number
Chose to attend UofL because of “his relationship with Coach Kelsey”
Says the best thing about being a Cardinal is “Fan love”
The person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is his father
If a movie was made about his life, he thinks Ashton Kucher should play him
The basketball player he admires the most is Kobe Bryant
The best moment of his athletic career was winning the conference tournament with Boise State
The first thing someone would notice in his dorm room would be his cat
Few people know this about him, but he likes to watch anime
The best basketball advice anyone ever gave him was “Don’t stop shooting”
When he played basketball as a kid, he would pretend he was Kobe Bryant
The best athlete he ever faced was Talen Horton Tucker
He would most like to meet 50 Cent
He’s most proud of his perseverance and ability to never quit

Favorites:
NBA Team: Lakers
Athlete other than basketball: Christiano Ronaldo
Book: 48 Laws of Power
Class: PHYS 101
App: Instagram
X follow: NBA
Instagram follow: Lil Jupiter
Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Vacation spot: Los Angeles
Movie: Friday; Space Jam; Wolf of Wall Street
TV Show: Game of Thrones; Entourage
Comedian: Katt Williams
Musical Artist: Yeat
Food: Fried chicken; ribs
Midnight snack: Ice cream