Wisconsin transfer Chucky Hepburn leads Louisville to first road win over rival in eight years

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Former Wisconsin star point guard Chucky Hepburn’s career year at Louisville continues to reach new heights.

The former Badger led the Cardinals to their first road win over Syracuse since Feb. 13, 2017, on Tuesday night. The program had lost three straight in the Orange’s JMA Wireless Dome before the 85-61 triumph, plus six of the last seven to Syracuse overall.

Hepburn’s 24 points and seven assists on eight-of-13 shooting and six-of-10 from three led the team to the statement victory.

Related: Takeaways from Wisconsin basketball’s narrow win over Ohio State

Louisville is now 13-5 on the season and 6-1 in ACC play after the win, still trailing first-place Duke by just one game. Hepburn has instigated much of that success — his season averages are up to 33.6 minutes, 15.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.5 steals on 44.1% shooting and 33.3% from three.

Those numbers represent career highs in every category.

Chucky Hepburn’s performance for Louisville in their win against Syracuse:

24 points
7 assists
1 rebound
6/10 3PM (60%)
8/13 FGM (61.5%)
37 minutes

Hepburn led all scorers to help continue Louisville’s winning streak. Great performance today from the Wisconsin transfer 🔥 pic.twitter.com/atTeGVaCA4

— Draftstack (@TheDraftstack) January 15, 2025

Hepburn did not miss a beat after transferring to an upstart Louisville program under new coach Pat Kelsey. That status differs from that of fellow Wisconsin transfer A.J. Storr, who recently slid to the bottom of Kansas’ rotation.

The Badgers continue to perform well in the absence of the transfers, as they are now 14-3 on the season (4-2 Big Ten) after a narrow win over Ohio State. The team’s backcourt play without Hepburn, Storr and Connor Essegian has driven the team’s strong start to the calendar year, with John Blackwell and transfer John Tonje each emerging as top-end options.

While Wisconsin is rounding into form and potential Big Ten contention, it’s hard to ignore Hepburn delivering an All-ACC-caliber…

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Author : Badgers Wire

Publish date : 2025-01-15 20:25:00

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