Former Husker transfers to Western Kentucky

Forward Blaise Keita will play for Western Kentucky next season. 

A former Nebraska basketball player has announced his transfer destination. Forward Blaise Keita will play for Western Kentucky next season.

The 6-foot-11 junior originally out of the Republic of Mali will have two years of eligibility remaining. His decision to transfer comes after he did not appear in a game in a game last season due to an ankle injury.

In the 2022-23 season, Keita played in 21 games, making five starts. He averaged 2.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest and 10.1 minutes per game.

Prior to his time at Nebraska, Keita was a junior college standout at Coffeyville Community College and, according to Rivals, a four-star JUCO prospect.

Keita will join first-year head coach Hank Plona in Bowling Green, Kentucky, next season. Jeff Goodman of Field of 68 broke the news on social media.

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Nebraska forward Blaise Keita enters transfer portal

A third Cornhusker has entered the transfer portal since the end of the Huskers season last Friday.

Nebraska Cornhuskers forward Blaise Keita has entered the transfer portal after two years with the program. The 6-foot-11 junior originally out of the Republic of Mali entered the portal on Tuesday.

Keita’s decision comes after he did not appear in a game in the 2023-24 season due to an ankle injury that plagued him since the end of the 2022-23 season.

In the 2022-23 season, Keita played in 21 games, making five starts. He averaged 2.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest and 10.1 minutes per game.

Prior to his time at Nebraska, Keita was a junior college standout at Coffeyville Community College and, according to Rivals, a four-star JUCO prospect.

Keita is the fourth Husker to enter the portal in the last two days, joining guards Eli Rice, Ramel Lloyd Jr., and C.J. Wilcher

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