See Louisville women's basketball lineup after transfer portal moves

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TL;DR

Louisville women's basketball coach Jeff Walz has successfully added three key transfers while retaining the core team ahead of the 2026-27 season. The Cardinals, coming off a Sweet 16 finish, are set for a promising campaign with a deep roster of upperclassmen.

Key points

Jeff Walz enters his 20th season as head coach
Three key transfers added to the team
Core team retained after a Sweet 16 appearance
Louisville finished last season with a 29-8 record
Team will have seven upperclassmen for the upcoming season

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Jeff Walz

Louisville women's basketball

Jeff Walz has had another successful offseason in the transfer portal.

Heading into his 20th season as the Louisville women’s basketball coach, Walz added three key pieces from the portal and retained the core of the current team, which finished the season with a Sweet 16 appearance and 29-8 record.

The Cardinals, who ranked 11th in the final USA TODAY Coaches Poll of the season, will use the next six months to prepare for a 2026-27 campaign that’s sure to arrive with high expectations. With seven upperclassmen who have all played significant minutes, this will be one of the Cardinals’ oldest and deepest teams in the last decade.

Here’s an updated look at Louisville’s 2026-27 women’s basketball team and projected starters:

Louisville women’s basketball incoming transfer portal players

Zam Jones, guard, N.C. State; Deniya Prawl, wing, Tennessee; Carys Baker, forward, Virginia Tech

Louisville replaced some height lost with the 6-foot-2 Laura Ziegler signing with the L.A. Sparks and 6-3 Anaya Hardy transferring to Notre Dame but added two 6-2 players in Baker and Prawl to help in the frontcourt. Prawl was a Louisville target coming out of high school, so the Cardinals staff is familiar with her game. She didn’t play much as a freshman for the Volunteers — who underwent this offseason — but has time to develop within Walz’s program. Baker and Jones, ESPN's eighth-ranked , will be upperclassmen with one and two years, respectively, of eligibility remaining. Not only do they bring veteran leadership, but the two also have plenty of scoring ability. Jones took a leap in performance by averaging 14.9 points per game while shooting 36.6% from 3-point range in 2025-26. Baker shot 37.9% from long distance and 42.9% from the field, averaging 14.3 points per game.