Louisville fans got their first look at the 2016-17 Cardinal basketball team Wednesday night, and it was a fresh face who wound up leaving arguably the strongest first impression.
Tony Hicks, a graduate transfer from Penn, scored 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting to lead his Red Team to a 105-102 victory over the White Team in the first of two Red-White scrimmages this month. Hicks' scoring total was outdone only by Quentin Snider, who netted 27 points for the White squad.
Despite the strong scoring performances from the dueling floor generals, it was another guard who most-impressed Rick Pitino Wednesday.