Former Wisconsin basketball guard Chucky Hepburn put together his best performance of the 2024-25 season in the Louisville Cardinals’ blowout win over No. 14 Indiana on Wednesday.
As one of eight teams competing in the Battle 4 Atlantis holiday tournament, Louisville decimated the 14th-ranked Hoosiers, 89-61, on Wednesday morning.
Hepburn was absolutely electric on both ends of the floor. In 29 minutes of action, the former Badger star registered 16 points, a season-high 10 assists and seven steals. Those numbers came on 7-of-10 shooting and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc.
Final from the Bahamas: Louisville 89, No. 14 Indiana 61. Former #Badgers Chucky Hepburn with 16 points, 10 assists and seven steals in 29 minutes. Louisville looked terrific. Hoosiers? Brutal — 23 turnovers and 33% shooting.
— Jeff Potrykus (@jaypo1961) November 27, 2024
Through five games with the Cardinals, Hepburn is averaging 11.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 3.8 steals and more than 27 minutes per game. As of Nov. 27, his 3.8 swipes per contest are the second-best in the nation behind UC San Diego’s Hayden Gray (3.86 SPG).
Hepburn, who flashed his defensive brilliance during his tenure in Madison, is morphing into one of college basketball’s peskiest perimeter defenders. He is proving his worth on the offensive end; the guard is shooting better than 51% from the floor for the Cardinals.
In 103 career appearances with Wisconsin from 2021-24, the point guard averaged 32.1 minutes per game, 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals on 42% shooting and 36% from 3-point range.
In his absence, the Badgers have leaned on star wing John Tonje and sophomore guard John Blackwell. Wisconsin is off to an 8-0 start and is No. 15 in the latest AP Poll.