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Chucky Hepburn

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Omaha, Neb.
Prev School:
Wisconsin
High School:
Bellevue West

Senior year in 2024-25

Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Named First Team All-ACC
Named AP Honorable Mention All-American
Named to the Naismith Player of the Year Midseason Team
All-ACC Academic Team
Named ACC All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.67 steals over the three tournament games
Appeared and started in 34 games for Louisville
Averaged 16.4 points per game on the season while shooting 43.2% from the floor, 32.8% from the arc, and 84.4% from the charity stripe
Led the league in steals with 82 total on the year, 2.4 per game; finished ninth on Louisville’s steals in a single season list with his total of 82
Averaged 5.8 assists per game; his total of 198 on the season is the fourth-most by any Cardinal in program history in a single season
Netted 162 of 192 free throws on the year, the seventh-most made free throws in a single season in program history
Broke the Louisville program record for assists in a single game, dishing out 16 at SMU on Jan. 21
Broke the Louisville program record for made free throws in a single game, netting 17 against Florida State on Feb. 22
Scored in double digits in 29 of his 34 appearances, scoring 20+ on nine occasions and logging two games of 30+
Scored a then-career-high 32 points against West Virginia on Nov. 28 in the Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals; scored a new career-high 37 against Pitt on March 1, going a perfect 6 for 6 from the arc
Recorded 16 points, 10 assists and seven steals against Indiana on Nov. 27 in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals, the only Division I men’s player to log at least that stat line in two years
Had 23 games of 5+ assists; had five games of 5+ steals
Missed the game against Miami on Feb. 8 due to a groin injury sustained in the second half of the Boston College game earlier that week

Before Louisville

Spent three seasons with the Wisconsin Badgers where he started every game of his career, totalling 1,103 points, 313 assists and 162 steals
As a junior, averaged 9.2 points, 3.9 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game as the Badgers advanced to the Big Ten Conference title game and the NCAA Tournament
Named Big Ten All-Defensive Team & Big Tean All-Tournament Team
Averaged 17.3 points, 5.7 assists and 2.0 steals across Wisconsin's run to the Big Ten Championship game
Was All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in junior and sophomore seasons
Started all 35 games while averaging 12.2 points and 2.9 assists per game in 2022-23
Became first true freshman since 2001 to start in season opener for Wisconsin
Named Big Ten All-Freshman Team after averaging 7.9 points, 2.3 assists and 31 minutes per game

High School/Prep

Four-star point guard according to ESPN
Second-ranked 2021 prospect in Nebraska and the No. 20 point guard in the nation
2020 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year
Was an three-time All-Metro First-Team honoree and two-time First-Team All-Class All-State honoree
Made four straight state appearances with Bellevue West, including claiming the Class A state title in his junior year

Personal

Born February 9, 2003… Son of Greg and Meliza Hepburn… Has one brother, Trey
His brother Trey plays basketball at the University of Nebraska Kearney
He lettered in basketball for four years at Bellevue West
Will face off against Hunter Sallis, one of his former high school teammates, when Louisville plays Wake Forest
He enjoys chilling with his teammates
He chose UofL because “I want to, along with my team, bring life back into this program”
His personal goal at UofL is to “become the best leader, teammate and player I have ever been”
He chose the number 24 because he wore it in high school
Says the best thing about being a Cardinal is: “The culture that we have rebuilt is special”
If a movie was made about his life, says he thinks the actor that should play him is King Bach
The person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is Vincent Burns
The basketball player he most admires his Russell Westbrook
Hitting the game winner to win the Big Ten Championship over Purdue is the best moment of his athletic career
The first thing someone would notice in his dorm room is his shoes
Few people know this about him, but he was homeschooled
The best basketball advice anyone ever gave him: You ow no one but yourself
When he was a kid playing basketball, he pretended he was Russell Westbrook
The best athlete he ever faced was Terrance Shannon Jr.
He’d most like to meet Russell Westbrook
He’s most proud of how far he’s come

Favorites:
NBA Team: Bucks
Athlete other than basketball: Bud Crawford
Book: Intentional Mindset
Class: Math
App: TikTok
Instagram follow: Motivated Mindset
Actor: Damon Idris
Vacation spot: Bahamas
Movie: Any of the Madea movies
TV Show:
Comedian: Katt Williams; Kevin Hart
Musical Artist: Lil Durk
Food: Steak
Midnight snack: Cereal