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Omaha transfer makes unofficial visit to Nebraska

A Nebraska-Omaha transfer took an unofficial visit to Nebraska 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 …

A Nebraska-Omaha transfer took an unofficial visit to Nebraska 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.

Nebraska is not the only school interested in the prospect’s services; earlier in the week, Fidler visited Creighton. Husker guard Sam Hoiberg documented Fidler’s visit to Nebraska on social media.

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Nebraska basketball targeting Iowa guard

The Husker are remaining busy in the transfer portal!

Nebraska men’s basketball is targeting an Iowa guard in the transfer portal. Tony Perkins officially entered the portal after the Hawkeyes lost to Utah in the second round of the NIT.

The 6-foot-4 guard averaged 14.0 points, 4.6 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game this past season. The Indianapolis, Indiana, native appeared in 126 games over his four years at Iowa.

Perkins has confirmed that the Huskers and 17 other schools have contacted him since entering the portal. Perkins will have one year of eligibility remaining after completing his transfer.

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Wisconsin basketball transfer portal target set for unofficial visit with Big Ten rival

Omaha transfer forward set for unofficial visit with Big Ten rival

The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team has been in contact with Nebraska-Omaha transfer power forward Frankie Fidler, but he’s set to visit Big Ten rival Nebraska on Thursday.

Fidler averaged 20.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting 45.2% from the field in his junior season with the Mavericks. Considering he’s from Bellevue, Nebraska, it’s not surprising he’s visiting the Cornhuskers in Lincoln.

What makes the 6-foot-7 athlete so intriguing as a portal option for the Badgers is his relationship with point guard Chucky Hepburn, his former teammate at Bellevue West.

You have to imagine that if Nebraska doesn’t lock him up, a visit to Madison will likely be in store in the near future.

Wisconsin has also been in contact with another of Hepburn and Fidler’s teammates from high school, William Kyle III, who entered the portal from South Dakota State.

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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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