Former Wisconsin basketball star guard Chucky Hepburn was invited to the 2025 NBA G League Elite Camp on Saturday.
Hepburn is one of 44 former college, G League and international standouts invited to the showcase. The event will take place from May 9-11 in Chicago, Illinois. Several of the camp’s top performers will then be invited to the NBA combine later in the week.
Other notable former Big Ten players on the invite list are Brooks Barnhizer (Northwestern), Nate Bittle (Oregon), Dawson Garcia (Minnesota), Kobe Johnson (UCLA), Mackenzie Mcbako (Indiana) and Yanic Konan Niederhauser (Penn State).
Hepburn is looking to make the jump to the professional level after a terrific four-year college career. In three years at Wisconsin (2021-24), the point guard averaged 32.1 minutes, 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, three assists and 1.6 steals while shooting 39.5% from the field and 36.5% from 3. He then excelled even further in one season at Louisville (2024-25), playing 34.8 minutes per contest and averaging 16.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.4 steals. Those totals were accompanied by shooting rates of 43.2% from the field, 32.8 from 3 and 84.4% from the free-throw line.
Hepburn is not currently projected to be selected during the upcoming NBA draft. He would do well to earn a combine invite with a strong G League Elite Camp performance. At that stage, a late-second-round selection may become a possibility.
The former Badger star is looking to join a list of notable G League Elite Camp participants to eventually excel at the NBA level: Jose Alvarado (New Orleans Pelicans), Max Strus (Cleveland Cavaliers), Terance Mann (Los Angeles Clippers), Caleb Martin (Miami Heat), Andrew Nembhard (Indiana Pacers), Amir Coffey (Clippers), A.J. Green (Milwaukee Bucks) and Tyrese Martin (Atlanta Hawks).
As of May 5, John Tonje is the only former Badger set to participate in the draft combine.
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