2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 45
Gabe Dynes
- Position:
- Center
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Independence, Ky.
- Prev School:
- USC
- High School:
- Simon Kenton HS
Before Louisville
Athlete other than basketball: Jon Jones
Movie: Forest Gump
TV Show: Attack on Titan
- Played at Southern California (2025-26) and Youngstown State (2023-24 and 2024-25)
- Averaged 2.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting 78.7% from the floor as a junior at USC
- Recorded nine games with multiple blocks including four against UC Santa Barbara and four at Penn State
- Notched three games of double figure scoring
- Was a two-time Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection while at Youngstown State
- Led nation in blocks in 2024-25, with 104 total over 34 games
- Started in six games as a sophomore, averaging 6.9 points and 5.8 rebounds
- Recorded four double-doubles during the 2024-25 season
- Had 10 outings of double-figure scoring and shot 69% from the field on the year
- Named to All-Freshman Team for the Horizon League in 2023-24
- Appeared in 27 games as a freshman with four starts
- Totaled 61 blocks as a rookie while averaging 3.9 points and 4.0 boards
- Attended Simon Kenton High School
- Shot 74% as a senior, the second best field goal percentage on the year in the state (KHSAA)
- Named First-Team All-Conference by the Northern Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches (NKBCA) and Division I Defensive Player of the Year
- Averaged 12.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game his senior year
- Born May 25, 2004
- Son of Shauna… has two siblings, Noah and Avery
- Graduated from Simon Kenton HS in 2023
- Played basketball for four years at Simon Kenton under Coach Steiner
- Majoring in political science
- Personal goal at UofL is to grow in everything
- He wears No. 45 because he’s just always been 45
- He chose to attend UofL because of the culture
- Says the best thing about being a Cardinal are all the opportunities
- The person with the greatest influence on his athletic career was his high school coach
- The basketball player he most admires is Giannis Antetokounmpo
- The best basketball advice anyone ever gave him was that you’ve got to love the game
- When he played basketball as a kid, he always pretended he was Giannis
- Outside of basketball, he likes to partake in yoga and eat healthy food
Athlete other than basketball: Jon Jones
Movie: Forest Gump
TV Show: Attack on Titan
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