Report: Transfers Chris Youngblood, Nick Boyd to Visit Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dante Maddox Jr. won't be the only transfer paying a visit to the Louisville men's basketball program this weekend.

Former South Florida guard Chris Youngblood and former Florida Atlantic guard Nick Boyd will both be taking a visit to the Cardinals this weekend, according to Rivals' Ty Spalding.

It was reported earlier in the week that Maddox, a Second-Team All-MAC selection this past season from Toledo, would also be paying a visit to campus this weekend.

Youngblood, a 6-foot-4, 218-pound shooting guard, was one of the top mid-major players in college basketball this past season. Playing in all 33 of USF's games with 32 starts, he averaged a team-best 15.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, while shooting 45.8 percent from the field and a blazing 41.6 percent on three-point attempts.

As a result, he was named the Co-American Athletic Conference Player of the Year alongside FAU's Johnell Davis, who Louisville is also involved with. Youngblood was the catalyst behind South Florida going 25-8 this season, which was their most wins in school history and included the AAC regular season championship.

The Tuscaloosa, Ala. native spent the first three years of his collegiate career with Kennesaw State, only making the jump to USF when KSU head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim took over the Bulls. Youngblood was double-digit scorer in all three seasons with the Owls, totaling 1,227 points, 398 rebounds, 137 assists and 201 made threes in 89 total games with Kennesaw State.

Boyd, a 6-foot-3, 175-pound point guard, had been an unheralded component to Florida Atlantic's success over the last two years. This past season, he was a pseudo-starter, averaging 9.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 27 games and 14 starts, while also shooting 40.0 percent overall and 34.1 percent on threes. He helped the Owls go 25-9 with a return to the NCAA Tournament, before falling in the first round to Northwestern.

During the 2022-23 season, Boyd was an unsung contributor in FAU going 35-4 overall and making a miracle run to the Final Four. Playing in 38 games with 37 starts, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, and shot 44.9 percent from the field and 40.0 percent on three-pointers.

The Garnersville, N.Y. native was a rotational piece as a true freshman for Florida Atlantic, then redshirted the 2021-22 season. In 88 games and 51 starts down in Boca Raton, Fa., Boyd has collected 708 points, 280 rebounds, 182 assists and 126 made threes.

Not long after the end of Louisville's disastrous 2023-24 campaign, one which resulted in the firing of second-year head coach Kenny Payne, the Cardinals' roster began to flip. In fact, all 12 of Louisville's scholarship players have entered the portal, with only walk-on guard Hercy Miller in line to return.

Fortunately, new head coach Pat Kelsey is already starting to work the portal. So far, Kelsey has landed three transfers since officially being named the new head coach on Mar. 28: guard Reyne Smith and center James Scott - both of whom are following Kelsey from Charleston - as well as former James Madison star and 2024 Sun Belt Player of the Year Terrence Edwards Jr.

(Photo of Chris Youngblood via USF Athletics)

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