Following in the footsteps of his good friend, Damion Lee, who left Drexel for U of L for his fifth year of school, Hicks will take advantage of the NCAA's rule allowing student-athletes who have graduated but have one more year of eligibility to transfer and play right away.
He is trading in the iconic, brick Palestra, with its hangar-like ceilings and red and blue bleachers, for the sleek, new-age KFC Yum! Center, and he is excited to play for the guy in the photo he just snapped, embarking on what he calls a "redemption year" for the Louisville basketball program after the school self-imposed a postseason ban that cut short Lee's only season at U of L.
Hicks was thinking he would commit to Oregon and play for the Ducks next season, but an early January visit to U of L sealed the deal for the Cards. He said Pitino suggested he think about it and sleep on his decision, but he didn't want to wait if there was an open spot for the taking.
It was too good to pass up, Hicks said, especially after seeing the success Lee and fellow graduate transfer Trey Lewis had at Louisville this season.
He is trading in the iconic, brick Palestra, with its hangar-like ceilings and red and blue bleachers, for the sleek, new-age KFC Yum! Center, and he is excited to play for the guy in the photo he just snapped, embarking on what he calls a "redemption year" for the Louisville basketball program after the school self-imposed a postseason ban that cut short Lee's only season at U of L.
Hicks was thinking he would commit to Oregon and play for the Ducks next season, but an early January visit to U of L sealed the deal for the Cards. He said Pitino suggested he think about it and sleep on his decision, but he didn't want to wait if there was an open spot for the taking.
It was too good to pass up, Hicks said, especially after seeing the success Lee and fellow graduate transfer Trey Lewis had at Louisville this season.