How Did Nebraska Basketball's 2013 Recruiting Class Pan Out?

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https://www.btpowerhouse.com/2017/7/25/16021122/breaking-down-nebraska-basketball-2013-recruiting-class-tai-webster-fuller-hawkins

 

 

Tim Miles took over as the Nebraska head coach in 2012 and thus made the 2013 class his first full recruiting class.

Since taking over Miles has experienced some highs – like making the NCAA Tournament – but also plenty of lows that have resulted in some calling for his job. Part of the down times in Lincoln can be accredited to Miles’ first recruiting class. One of the three recruits that made up the 2013 class went on to do great things but the other two … not so much.

When looking back on the 2013 Nebraska recruiting class it’s hard to give a letter grade or rating because of how each recruit went down a different path. One left after one year, one became possibly the program’s best player in recent years and the other left after this past year as a graduate transfer. So it’s a class full of up’s and down’s to say the least.

As I mentioned above, Miles took over Nebraska in 2012 and in year one the team struggled. Nebraska finished the season below .500, but did pick up three more wins than the previous year. So there was improvement.

The Cornhuskers graduated three from that team and thus entered three recruits as Miles’ first recruiting class in Lincoln. It wasn’t a spectacular class but it did feature three three-star recruits and ranked 8th in the league, according to 247Sports.

The Huskers returned some decent pieces from the previous year’s team but this class was going to be given a chance to make an instant impact. That was the case for a couple while one was redshirted. The Cornhuskers ended up making the NCAA Tournament that season, which is the high point of Miles’ career in Lincoln.

 

[Mavric]

I would say 1 out of 3 is not all that bad for college basketball. But Webster was only really a force for one year - though he contributed other years.