Aly Khalifa - College Basketball News & Rumors

Hammond leads Virginia Tech against No. 23 Louisville after 24-point performance

Virginia Tech visits the No. 23 Louisville Cardinals after Ben Hammond scored 24 points in the Hokies' 76-74 victory over the Syracuse Orange

9 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

No. 20 Louisville beats Boston College 75-62 as ex-G League player London Johnson is made available

Sananda Fru had 19 points and 13 rebounds and missed just one of his nine field-goal attempts to lead shorthanded Louisville to a 75-62 win over Boston College

JANUARY 10 • Associated Press

Cameron Boozer scores 27, hot-shooting No. 6 Duke rallies past No. 20 Louisville 84-73

Cameron Boozer scored 27 points, including seven during a 16-6 run early in the second half, Isaiah Evans added 23 and No. 6 Duke shot 71% after the break to rally past No. 20 Loui...

JANUARY 7 • Associated Press

Active vs. Stanford Khalifa (undisclosed) is off the injury report ahead of Friday's game at Stanford.

Impact Khalifa had a probable tag ahead of the away contest, but he'll end up being good to go. The senior center is averaging 11.4 minutes off the bench so far this season.

JANUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Gets probable tag Khalifa is probable for Friday's game versus Stanford.

Impact Khalifa has appeared in every game this season and could be counted on extra if Kasean Pryor (knee) is unable to go. Khalifa's designation is likely precautionary ahead of Friday's action.

JANUARY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Defense leads the way for No. 6 Louisville in 87-46 rout of Eastern Michigan

Isaac McKneely scored 17 points for No. 6 Louisville, which put the defensive clamps on Eastern Michigan, holding the Eagles to 28% shooting in an 87-46 victory

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 • Associated Press

Stuffs stat sheet off bench Khalifa produced 11 points (4-6 FG, 3-4 3Pt), six rebounds, five assists and three blocks over 19 minutes during Monday's 87-46 win over Eastern Michigan.

Impact Khalifa made the most of his season-high 19 minutes to record his best game of the 2025-26 campaign. Don't expect Khalifa to be a regular fantasy contributor for Louisville, though. He won't have a big impact as long as his playing time continues to stay below the 15-minute threshold.

NOVEMBER 24, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

No. 11 Louisville faces high expectations with revamped roster under coach Pat Kelsey

The No. 11 Louisville Cardinals face high expectations thanks in large part to what coach Pat Kelsey did in his debut season

OCTOBER 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Louisville basketball 2025-26 roster appears set with Aly Khalifa eligible. Meet the team Louisville basketball's 2025-26 roster appears to be set after Aly Khalifa won his NCAA eligibility appeal. Here's a rundown of Pat Kelsey's...

JUNE 28, 2025 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Senior center wins NCAA eligibility appeal, boosting Louisville basketball's depth for 2025-26 Aly Khalifa has won his NCAA eligibility appeal and will be able to play for Louisville basketball in 2025-26. Here's what to know.

JUNE 27, 2025 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Eligibility waiver granted Khalifa (redshirt) is eligible for Louisville's 2025-26 season, according to Joe Tipton of On3.

Impact Upon it being announced that Khalifa would transfer to Louisville, he immediately opted for a redshirt. For an undisclosed reason, before the 2025-26 Cardinals' season, he was denied eligibility. However, the NCAA reversed course, allowing Khalifa another year to play collegiate basketball. Now, all that remains is him practicing and potentially getting some game time before Louisville's 2025-26 season begins.

JUNE 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Aly Khalifa, Louisville basketball center, to appeal NCAA eligibility ruling. What we know Aly Khalifa is appealing an NCAA ruling deeming him ineligible to play for Louisville basketball in 2025-26. Here's what we know about the c...

MAY 20, 2025 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Louisville basketball's Aly Khalifa appealing NCAA eligibility ruling. Here's what to know Louisville Cardinals big man Aly Khalifa is appealing an NCAA ruling denying his eligibility for the 2025-26 college basketball season. What...

MAY 15, 2025 • COURIER-JOURNAL.COM

Eligibility waiver denied Khalifa's eligibility waiver for the 2025-26 season was denied by the NCAA, though Khalifa and Louisville plan to appeal, per Matt McGavic of SI.com.

Impact Khalifa submitted the waiver for an additional season of eligibility after missing the 2024-25 season due to injury. The 6-foot-11 senior recently committed to play for Louisville for the 2025-26 season after transferring out from BYU, but it appears Khalifa will be ineligible to play for the Cardinals, barring a successful appeal. Khalifa averaged 5.7 points and four assists per game for the Cougars during the 2023-24 season after transferring to BYU from Charlotte.

MAY 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Reports: BYU G Dallin Hall, F-C Aly Khalifa enter portal after coach departs BYU guard Dallin Hall and big man Aly Khalifa reportedly entered the transfer portal Friday hours after Cougars coach Mark Pope officially d...

APRIL 12, 2024 • SUNHERALD.COM

BYU's Aly Khalifa heads into March Madness without food or water while observing Ramadan

BYU forward Aly Khalifa will play against Duquesne on Thursday without having any food or drink after sunrise as he observes Ramadan during the NCAA Tournament

MARCH 20, 2024 • Associated Press

BYU Head Coach Mark Pope Provides an Injury Update on Aly Khalifa Khalifa’s unique passing ability will be on display in the NCAA Tournament

MARCH 19, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

From Kansas to Marquette, health could help to decide NCAA Tournament

Players' health could help to decide this year's NCAA Tournament with many top-seeded and bubble teams not at 100 percent.

MARCH 18, 2024 • FOX SPORTS

From Kansas to Marquette, health could help to decide NCAA Tournament

Out for remainder of game Khalifa (ankle) is out for the remainder of BYU's game Thursday against Texas Tech, according to Mitch Harper of KSL News Salt Lake City.

Impact BYU's team is already down big, and it will be down bigger without its main big. If the Cougars pull a comeback win, they will move on to face the winner of TCU-Houston on Friday. Otherwise, Khalifa can have a few more days to recover before March Madness.

MARCH 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Continues pivotal role Khalifa accumulated eight points (2-6 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT) and five assists over 17 minutes during Wednesday's 87-73 victory over UCF.

Impact Khalifa was one of eight Cougars to post at least eight points while contributing five assists with zero turnovers in the second-round win. An adept distributor from the pivot, Khalifa is the league-leader in assist to turnover ratio with a rate of 3.5/1. Over his last seven games, that number is 16/1 as he's posted 32 assists while committing just two turnovers over that stretch.

MARCH 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Shows off all-around game Khalifa had 14 points (5-7 FG, 4-6 3Pt), seven rebounds, seven assists, one block and one steal across 28 minutes during Tuesday's 78-71 win over Baylor.

Impact Khalifa drained a season-high four threes en-route to a 14 point effort that represented his highest total since posting 21 on Jan. 20 at Texas Tech and just the third time he's posted double-figures this season. Additionally, the seven assists was one short of a season-high while the seven boards were just two shy of his previous high total. It was the first time the versatile big man has posted double-digits in scoring with at least seven assists and rebounds in the same game in his career. While averaging just 6.3 points this season, he's averaging 4.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists, with the latter representing the highest total amongst all non-guards in the Big 12.

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

No. 25 BYU tops 11th-ranked Baylor 78-71 behind strong game from Khalifa Aly Khalifa had 14 points, seven assists, and seven rebounds to lead No. 25 BYU to a 78-71 victory over No. 11 Baylor on Tuesday night

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

No. 25 BYU tops 11th-ranked Baylor 78-71 behind strong game from Khalifa

Aly Khalifa had 14 points, seven assists, and seven rebounds to lead No. 25 BYU to a 78-71 victory over No. 11 Baylor on Tuesday night

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 • Associated Press

Posts six assists in return Khalifa accumulated eight points (3-7 FG, 2-2 3Pt, 0-1 FT), two rebounds and six assists over 20 minutes during Saturday's 72-66 win over Kansas State.

Impact Khalifa's return after two missed games due to an illness moved Fousseyni Traore back to the bench. The two split time evenly, each playing 20 minutes and while Traore maintained his run of great play, Khalifa didn't miss a beat, contributing a couple of threes on his way to eight points while adding six assists. Khalifa is one of the best passing big men in the country, ranking second on BYU in assists and 11th in the Big 12 conference, one of just two non-guards in the conference (KJ Adams) to average more than 3 assists per game. Khalifa has posted at least three assists in all but two of 18 games played, averaging 4.4 helpers per game along with 5.9 points and 4.3 boards in 20.2 minutes per game.

FEBRUARY 11, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

BYU Basketball Will be Without Aly Khalifa Against West Virginia No. 22 BYU basketball is 3-4 in conference play and coming off a midweek bye. The Cougars will look to continue their winning streak on Satu...

FEBRUARY 3, 2024 • SACBEE.COM

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