Aly Khalifa could have gone to plenty of places after he put his name into the transfer portal.
One of the first schools that he expressed an interest in was the University of Louisville. The 6-foot-11, 270-pound former BYU center said he was not only intrigued by new head coach Pat Kelsey and by an elite program like U of L but also because he has several connections to the Cardinals.
“Reyne was my high school teammate, so I was calling him and texting him every day,” Khalifa told Cardinal Authority. “And with Anas Mahmoud as well. He was the first person I texted after I reached out to Louisville. I said your old school, I hit them up and he just told me all the great things about Louisville.
“And with Reyne, he played for coach Kelsey for three years, so he knows everything about him I felt really good.”
He made his commitment public on Thursday, the same day he arrived for a visit.
Khalifa did confirm that he will sit out the 2024-25 season as a redshirt to rehab his injured knee. He was injured late in the season at BYU.
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