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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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Huskers to host Omaha transfer on unofficial visit

One of Nebraska’s top targets in the transfer portal has set an unofficial visit date.

A Nebraska-Omaha basketball standout will take an unofficial visit with the Cornhuskers on Thursday. Frankie Fidler declared for the NBA draft on March 20 but is maintaining his college eligibility through the portal.

The Bellevue, Nebraska native played for the Mavericks for three seasons, appearing in 93 games. This season, Fiddler started in 33 games and averaged 20.1 points per game, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists.

The Mavs finished the season with a 15-18 record, ending in the second round of the Summit League Tournament. Nebraska is not the only school interested in the prospect’s services; earlier in the week, Fidler visited Creighton.

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Nebraska guard C.J. Wilcher enters transfer portal

Another Nebraska men’s basketball player has entered the transfer portal.

A Nebraska basketball guard, C.J. Wilcher, has entered the transfer portal. He is confirmed to have entered the portal on Wednesday afternoon.

The fourth-year junior averaged 7.7 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game in 33 appearances. Wilcher spent one season at Xavier during the 2020-2021 season before transferring to Nebraska for the last three years.

Wilcher’s best game of the season came on February 2, when the Husker defeated No. 6 Wisconsin in overtime. The guard played 28 minutes, scoring 22 points while shooting 5-of-7 from the three-point line.

Wilcher is now the fourth Husker to enter the portal, joining Ramel Lloyd Jr., Eli Rice, and Blaise Keita.

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Nebraska guard Eli Rice enters transfer portal

A Nebraska basketball player has entered the transfer portal.

A Nebraska basketball player has entered the transfer portal. Eli Rice made the decision official on Monday afternoon.

Rice appeared in 17 games this season, averaging 9.8 minutes per game. He averages 4.2 points per game and 1.6 rebounds.

When Rice signed with the Huskers in November 2022, Hoiberg said he was impressed by the three-star recruit’s talents.

“Eli is a guard with good positional size and length and the versatility to play several positions in our system. He is a good scorer who can make plays for others and rebounds well for his position. Eli has a lot of potential for development, as he played just two years of high school basketball and is young for graduating class. I think his best basketball days are ahead of him.”

Rice is the second Husker to enter the transfer portal, joining guard Ramel Lloyd Jr.

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Nebraska targeting transfer portal guard

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have targeted a first-team all-conference guard in the transfer portal.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have targeted a first-team all-conference guard in the transfer portal. Furman transfer JP Pegues has also heard from Oklahoma, Clemson, Seton Hall, Davidson, Miami, and more.

Pegues averaged 18.4 points per game and 4.8 assists. For the second year in a row, he was first-team All-SoCon.

He is the third Furman player to enter the transfer portal since the end of the season. Pegues joins Marcus Foster and Carter Whitt in the portal.

For his Furman career, he appeared in 95 games, averaging 11.4 points per game, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists.

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Nebraska guard enters transfer portal

A Nebraska guard has entered the transfer portal.

A Nebraska guard has entered the transfer portal. Ramel Lloyd Jr. officially entered the portal on Monday morning.

The former three-star recruit out of California did not appear in a game this season for the Cornhusker. Lloyd initially chose Nebraska over Arizona State, Arkansas, Georgetown, and Oregon. He was ranked as the No. 143 overall prospect by Rivals in the class of 2023.

After he officially transfers, Lloyd will have three seasons of eligibility remaining. He joins the list of departing Huskers, as seniors Josiah Allick, Jarron Coleman, and Keisei Tominaga have no remaining eligibility.

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Best Photos: Texas A&M’s 100-95 loss in overtime to Houston – NCAA Tournament – Second Round

Here are the best photos from Texas A&M’s 100-95 overtime loss to Houston in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Texas A&M (21-15, 9-9 SEC) took No. 1 Houston (32-4, 15-3 Big 12) to the wire and then some before running out of magic late in the overtime.

This game will be fresh on the minds of Aggies fans for the next few years as one of the most nerve-racking games in recent history.  After a pretty tight game through early in the second half, Houston slowly started to pull away as the clock rolled into the one-minute mark. Then a little bit of the Olsen Magic found its way into FedEx Forum via smothering defense and a big three-point shot from Andersson Garcia to send the game into overtime.

However, once in overtime, the Aggies could not hit enough shots to take a lead. even after a poor showing on the offensive side, they were able to give themselves a fighting chance late. They played hard and never gave up, but this loss will keep them out of the Sweet Sixteen for yet another year.

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Former Husker hits game winning shot in NBL Championship Series in Australia

A former Nebraska basketball player made a game-winning shot in game three of Australia’s National Basketball League Championship Series.

A former Nebraska basketball player made a game-winning shot in game three of Australia’s National Basketball League Championship Series. Jack McVeigh hit a three-pointer to give the Tasmania JackJumpers a 93-91 victory over Melbourne United.

McVeigh finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds on the night. Tasmania now leads the best-of-five series two games to one.

The Australian played three seasons for the Cornhuskers (2015-2018). He would appear in 78 games at Nebraska, averaging 5.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

McVeigh would depart Nebraska after his junior season due to a reduction in playing time and sign with the Adelaide 36ers of Australia’s National Basketball League.

He was named a member of the All-NBL Second Team in 2024. Game four of the series will take place on Thursday, March 28.

A closer look at Nebraska’s March Madness coming to an end

Nebraska women’s basketball saw their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon as the Huskers fell to Oregon State 61-51 in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament.

Nebraska women’s basketball saw their season come to an end on Sunday afternoon as the Huskers fell to Oregon State 61-51 in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Head coach Amy Williams told the press after the game that she was disappointed with how the season ended.

This is not how we wanted today to end, no doubt about it. I think before the game, if you would have told us that we were going to hold Oregon State to 61 points, is we probably would have taken that. I think we had a pretty good defensive game plan and defensive effort today, but just they made things very difficult for us on the other end, and it was not our best offensive showing of the season. That makes it really tough for it to end that way, but I’m so proud of this team. I’ve enjoyed the ride with them so much.

Jaz Shelley led the Huskers in scoring with ten points and six rebounds in her final game at Nebraska. Williams described her admiration for her team following the defeat.

So this is bittersweet. I told myself I will not get emotional in this press conference, so I’m going to try to stick to that. Just the thought of not going back and practicing on Monday, it’s breaking my heart a little bit. Love these girls so much, and just so proud of the mark they’ve made on our program and set the tone and bar for us moving forward.

The Cornhuskers ended the season with a 23-12 overall record, including an 11-7 mark in Big Ten Play. Find photo’s from Nebraska’s loss below.

Huskers fall to No. 3 Oregon State in second round of NCAA Tournament

The Nebraska women’s basketball team entered the second round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday afternoon.

On Sunday afternoon, the Nebraska women’s basketball team entered the second round of the NCAA tournament. The No. 6 Huskers faced off against host No. 3 Oregon State for a chance to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2013. However, this did not come to pass. Nebraska fell to the Beavers 61-51, ending its run and the season.

The Beavers took a 19-11 lead at the end of the first quarter and kept their cushion of a lead for the remainder of the game. The middle quarters resulted in 34 total points combined, with Nebraska outscoring Oregon State 18-16. The Huskers scored 22 points in the fourth, but the Beavers scored 26.

Jaz Shelley scored 10 points, leading Nebraska in the field as its only double-digit scorer. Alexis Markowski and Annika Stewart both scored eight points in the loss. Markowski also hauled in eight rebounds to lead the team. Oregon State meanwhile finished with three players in double-digits for scoring.

Nebraska concluded the season with a final record of 23-12, the second-best record under head coach Amy Williams.

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