2024 Portal Szn
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DGNU
Five-Star Recruit
Had some injury issues I know but terribly under-utilized at Wisco this year- would be a great fit. Portal is completely insane- over the last hour 2 guys from smaller conferences joined SEC teams to fall into obscurity... I like Fred's approach. I don't think he's bringing in guys just to add bodies to the bench. They fit the system/they play.
Husker in WI
All-Conference
I don't follow basketball (especially non-Nebrasketball) closely enough to verify this, but the talk here is he was "under-utilized" because he doesn't play defense and the coach got frustrated with that.
DGNU
Five-Star Recruit
He played 28 mins. a game when he was healthy as a frosh (also, pre-A. J. Storr), but yeah- probably a moot point- Essegian has visited everywhere/probably won't end up N. Brings up something though that was great about this past year's team- coaching staff did a nice job neutralizing guys' weaknesses on D. Esp. at the guard position- until A&M, of course- too many good ones there. Need to be able to work with guys like that because... most players are better on one side or the other, right? (And hey my Chicago Bulls made it to the second game of the play-in despite not defending anybody!)
Red Five
Heisman Trophy Winner
TonyStalloni
All-Conference
It's a crazy basketball world. Chucky goes to Wisc (and now is in the portal.) Huskers poach one of Wisconsin's better high school players and now maybe a kid off their team.
Red Five
Heisman Trophy Winner
Let's reformat this a bit
Players that are N
PF/C Andrew Morgan Sr NDSU
PG Rollie Worster Sr Utah
SG/SF Gavin Griffiths So Rutgers
Players we are after
SF Frankie Fidler Sr Omaha
PF William Kyle Jr South Dakota St
C Malique Ewin Jr JUCO/Ole Miss
C Igor Milicic Sr Charlotte
SG Connor Essegian Jr Wisconsin
SG Brendan Hausen Jr Villanova
Lost interest
PF/C Pharrel Payne Jr Minnesota
SF Joshua Ola-Joseph Jr Minnesota
Targets that have gone elsewhere
SG Connor Hickman Sr Bradley -> Cincinnati
PF John Hugley Sr Oklahoma -> Xavier
Former Huskers
Jamarques Lawrence Jr -> Rhode Island
Matar Diop So -> Loyola Marymount
Eli Rice So -> Penn St
CJ Wilcher
Blaise Keita
Players that are N
PF/C Andrew Morgan Sr NDSU
PG Rollie Worster Sr Utah
SG/SF Gavin Griffiths So Rutgers
Players we are after
SF Frankie Fidler Sr Omaha
PF William Kyle Jr South Dakota St
C Malique Ewin Jr JUCO/Ole Miss
C Igor Milicic Sr Charlotte
SG Connor Essegian Jr Wisconsin
SG Brendan Hausen Jr Villanova
Lost interest
PF/C Pharrel Payne Jr Minnesota
SF Joshua Ola-Joseph Jr Minnesota
Targets that have gone elsewhere
SG Connor Hickman Sr Bradley -> Cincinnati
PF John Hugley Sr Oklahoma -> Xavier
Former Huskers
Jamarques Lawrence Jr -> Rhode Island
Matar Diop So -> Loyola Marymount
Eli Rice So -> Penn St
CJ Wilcher
Blaise Keita
Word is Chucky is probably going to Michigan State or Louisville. Louisville offered a high-six-figure NIL deal.
Fidler likely going elsewhere as well. Not sure where, just not Nebraska.
Sounds like Kyle is a Nebraska/Wake Forest contest.
Essegian said to be an Indiana lean but getting a visit is good.
Hausen may be next in line if Essegian goes elsewhere.
Fidler likely going elsewhere as well. Not sure where, just not Nebraska.
Sounds like Kyle is a Nebraska/Wake Forest contest.
Essegian said to be an Indiana lean but getting a visit is good.
Hausen may be next in line if Essegian goes elsewhere.
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Loe Doesnt Know
Banned
If not for the group of you guys putting in the effort to keep a noob like me informed I'd be completely lost in this. Basketball and the NIL is so different from Football and oddly, seems more complexed. Thank You @Red Five
DGNU
Five-Star Recruit
Thanks for this- yeah, deductively, gotta think Fidler to Michigan State with Chucky leaving Wisconsin. And totally would prefer Hausen over Essegian! (The Kyle recruiting definitely has that feel, too... don't pull a Hunter Sallis, William!)