Why was guard Koron Davis dismissed from Louisville basketball team? Here's what we know

The Louisville men's basketball roster is down to 11 scholarship players following Koron Davis' dismissal from the team Wednesday. U of L did not provide a reason for the decision.

"I cannot shed any light on it," said second-year head coach Kenny Payne following his team's 75-63 loss to Arkansas State on Wednesday night. "I wish I could, but I can't. That's pretty much it."

Davis, a third-year, 6-foot-6 guard from Gary, Indiana, did not log a minute in a regular-season game and had not been on the Louisville bench since the Nov. 10 loss to Chattanooga.

Of the nine players Payne signed ahead of the 2023-24 season, seven are still with the program. In August, forward Trentyn Flowers, the top recruit in U of L's 2023 signing class, announced his decision to play professionally in Australia instead of joining the Cardinals.

Here's a look back at the timeline of how things transpired Wednesday between with U of L and Davis:

1:24 PM: Koron Davis posts about his grades for fall semester, announces he'll be at Louisville basketball doubleheader

"I'm extremely proud of myself," Davis wrote in the post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which included a photo that showed he earned a 3.4 grade-point average during the fall semester. "I challenged myself in the classroom and got it done. I'm enjoying the college experience being a true student-athlete. Where I come from a lot of people don’t get this opportunity.

"I want to say thank you to everyone at U of Louisville, Cards Nation and the city of Louisville for taking me in," he added in a follow-up post. "Today I’ll be at YUM Center supporting our women’s team and my teammates at the doubleheader."

2:47 PM: Louisville basketball issues statement about Koron Davis

“University of Louisville junior guard Koron Davis has informed the program that he intends to transfer," the initial statement reads. "We support him and wish him well in the future.”

3:58 PM: Koron Davis disputes statement released by school

"I didn’t express to anyone at (the University) of Louisville that I wanted to transfer," Davis wrote on X. "I never asked to transfer. I enjoy being a Cardinal. The fact an official statement was released giving false information is disheartening and sad."

6:38 PM: Louisville basketball issues another statement about Koron Davis

“Prior to the program issuing a statement this afternoon, Louisville junior guard Koron Davis was informed that he had been dismissed from the men’s basketball team," U of L's follow-up statement reads. "Davis has expressed that he intends to continue his college basketball career and would pursue opportunities at another institution. We wish him nothing but the best.”

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville basketball's Koron Davis in NCAA transfer portal: Timeline