Wisconsin fans react to Chucky Hepburn entering the transfer portal
This is not your older brother or sister's college basketball era.
The transfer portal giveth and the transfer portal taketh away.
Wisconsin fans were not pleased to learn that junior point guard Chucky Hepburn is likely leaving Wisconsin for a larger NIL contract at another school.
Hepburn is the second Wisconsin starter to enter the portal recently. AJ Storr is reportedly headed to Kansas.
Reactions from Bucky Badger Nation on Hepburn's sudden departure and what or who to blame is obviously varied. Here's a sample:
Don't understand this one. Storr and Essegian made sense. This one doesn't.
— In Fickell We Trust (@MadisonMessiah) April 18, 2024
If every Badger fan that complained about transfers and called for Gard to be fired contributed to the Varsity Collective we would be able to afford Chucky and Storr 10x over.
Transfers today have very little to do with coaching, and everything to do with 💰
I don’t like it…— Jared Berggren (@jberggren40) April 18, 2024
Now that Chucky Hepburn is in the transfer portal, I’ll still remember the best of Chucky who dealt with shooting death of best friend and provided a lot of highlights including banked 3 vs Purdue. My dream is more normalcy returns to broken system based on business decisions $$$ https://t.co/Rj46gb3lbL
— Mike Lucas (@LucasAtLarge) April 18, 2024
So how's your day going? pic.twitter.com/nKg2TZHHWW
— Scary Alvarez (@barryisthedon) April 18, 2024
Chucky Hepburn to the portal
Connor Essegian to Indiana
AJ Storr to Kansas
We remember a day when the Badgers were superior to all 3 of those options#FireGard pic.twitter.com/YhMO7EbkiS— IKE Badgers Podcast (@IKE_Badgers) April 18, 2024
It is so cute you think this is a Greg Gard issue https://t.co/LgtjIiVtnT
— Paul Chryst (@BodyOfChryst) April 18, 2024
I have been alerted to the Chucky Hepburn news. Please give me some space at this time
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) April 18, 2024
AJ Storr to Kansas. Chucky Hepburn to transfer portal. tfw you realize your school is now a farm system. #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/OfiIpNf9JX
— Christopher Dalton (@_Chipz) April 18, 2024
RIVAL NEWS: Wisconsin’s Chucky Hepburn has entered the transfer portal.
Does his Badger tattoo enter the portal too? pic.twitter.com/mhiNwGb4pW— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) April 18, 2024
It appears incoming highly touted freshman guard Daniel Freitag is ready for an immediate minutes boost.
No. It means I'm all in, regardless of money
— Daniel Freitag (@DanielFreitag_) April 18, 2024
And there was a Wisconsin beer glass or two that remained more than half full.
A Blackwell/Freitag backcourt is going to be a problem for the rest of college basketball
— Scary Alvarez (@barryisthedon) April 18, 2024
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin fans react to Chucky Hepburn entering the transfer portal