NU BB transfer
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A big body with a history of knee injuries. Hopefully he stays healthy, if he does he could fill the role that Allick did last year.
Yeah he pulled down six boards per game as a junior, which was his most healthy year. Looks like a useful player, assuming he can stay on the court.
Watch a lot of basketball mostly B1G, SEC and big 12, so I have no idea if this guy is a good get besides getting a player in the paint.
He started he Junior year all games, this year he had knee surgery and sat out the first half of the year. Then he played in the final 17 games... didn't start, played 16 minutes a game. I am not excited about this get at all and we are settling because we didn't Sutton and Ausar
24/7 Sports didn’t even give him a point value in their rankings. That right there tells you all you need to know.
I usually get pretty involved in the hoops games. I think next season I’m going to be watching without much expectations.
UNL clearly is not willing/able to invest the resources needed to have a competitive men's basketball team. It makes little sense for them to pay a coach this high of a salary for the results they have been getting.
They should probably go find some mid-major coach who has had a lot of success developing good teams/rosters, but maybe is a bit on the older side and so hasn't garnered any major interest.
Huskers are coming off the heels of consecutive 20+ win seasons including an NCAA tourney bid. Second best two year stretch in 130-year history of basketball at Nebraska. Support for Fred and for Husker men's basketball should continue to grow under Fred's direction. Let's get off the coaching carousel.
I would love nothing more than to support Fred. I honestly think he is an above average coach, but you got to recruit better to get better. Some really like this class of portal players. HHC regulars say "We didn't replace Williams and Gary but we upgraded 3-10 significantly.
Me personally don't know how that is possible with Berke and Essegian still being on the roster. I feel like the recruits are built for a Gimmock, and we will not be able to defend properly without double teams.
Positives
- Improved shooting: Nebraska increased its shooting percentage, ranking among the top 80 nationally in both two-point (52.8%) and three-point (35.7%) shooting, which boosts offensive efficiency and scoring potential.
- Added offensive depth: The class and portal additions have helped replace departing seniors, filling key scoring roles and maintaining a high points-per-game average.
- Versatile newcomers: Transfers like Jared Garcia bring versatility and experience, which strengthens the frontcourt and provides lineup flexibility.
***Garcia would of been my 50th pick for that role, but he did fill the missing need.***
Negatives
- Weakened one-on-one defense: With a focus on offense and shooting, the team’s individual defensive ability has slipped, making it harder to guard opponents in isolation situations—reflected in an average to below-average national ranking in opponent points per game and defensive efficiency.
- Loss of top defenders: The departure of key seniors, including several top defenders, leaves gaps in defensive leadership and on-ball pressure.
- Rebounding concerns: Nebraska struggled with allowing offensive rebounds, ranking near the bottom nationally in opponent offensive rebounds per game, which can lead to more second-chance points for opponents.
6'9 245 senior on this alone is intriguing. His history is disappointing. Injuries complicate things. Total coin toss on how this works out. Hopefully it does but Husker athletics hasn't been the receiver of good luck when it comes to Injuries the last 25 years
Husker injury-bad luck aside, the sport of basketball is pretty unforgiving on big men with chronic injury issues in the lower extremities. Bill Walton to Greg Oden to Joel Embiid, and many others in between. There don't seem to be many happy endings.
Same here. Big guy, I like his size, beyond that I have no idea if he’s any good. Honestly, pretty skeptical about this pick up. But we need size and he’s big, I guess…
You’re right. Fred gets paid like he’s one of the top coaches in the B1G, but gets bottom half results. Now in today’s CBB you need NIL money to succeed, doesn’t matter how good of a coach you are, if you don’t have the money to get good players you won’t succeed. That being said…
People say Fred doesn’t get the financial support he needs. And a lot of circumstantial evidence would suggest this true. So if it’s true, Fred needs to stop acting like such ***** and start advocating for his program. Put it out in the media directly, we need more NIL support to compete at the top of the B1G. Advocate and/or facilitate a public NIL push. Host/create events to promote this and his program.
If Fred isn’t getting the necessary support. It sure looks like he just takes it on the chin instead of fighting for his program/job.
He should be collecting nil $ on the golf course. If he's not, then he better get off the golf course and find some nil
If Fred loves golf that’s great. I get it, I love golf and don’t get nearly enough time to play. So maybe organize a golf event to raise NIL money? IDK just spitballing…
There you go. Great idea. I know a lot of golfing events that raise a boatload of $$
Fred doesn’t make enough to buy top players out of his own pocket. The IRS and state of Nebraska are taking about 40% of his salary I bet.
I don’t think that’s what he’s saying. We all know that’s against NIL rules. Or at least, that’s not what I’m saying. Do you see guys like Tom Izzo, John Calipari, Dan Hurley, Rick Petino, Mark Few, Bruce Pearl, Rick Barnes etc… just sitting on their hands if they believed they weren’t getting the necessary NIL support? Cause Fred makes about the same money as most of those guys…
1890 has events to raise money Nebraska basketball can’t have a fundraiser because Nebraska BB alone can’t give NIL. The people have to give to 1890 and give specifically for BB they aren’t doing it .
Obviously, but if anyone thinks coaches don’t coordinate, consult and/or directly push for and influence these events is pretty naive. Coaches that wanna make **** happen, make **** happen.
Well, if my organization/employer/state of Nebraska isn’t giving me what I need to succeed I’m not gonna just go down with the ship and say “oh well
”. I’m gonna, at the least, get the public on my side. Make it known that I’m not getting what I need. This isn’t a new concept. Just new to college sports.How do you know Fred is not trying.? When you have never won a NCAA Tournament game and have a ****** history is not easy . You should call Fred and 1890 and take over the BB part of Fundraising. You think it’s so fkn easy.
You should go **** yourself. I didn’t say it was easy. I’m voicing my opinion like everyone else in this thread. If you think Fred is doing everything possible under the sun how come you aren’t rattling off all specific efforts Fred is making? Tell me about all the fund raising events. All the times he made comments to the media that we need more NIL support. All the basketball players we have with top NIL deals???
Works both ways *******.
But Fred isn’t going down with the ship, or going anywhere for that matter. All this ship needs to stay afloat is an administrator who knows how to schedule 20 wins. That still gives a lot of fans a giant boner, even in a season when NU finishes 16th in an 18-team league.Well, if my organization/employer/state of Nebraska isn’t giving me what I need to succeed I’m not gonna just go down with the ship and say “oh well
I’d agree if this was Fred’s 2nd or 3rd season, this is season 7 and this isn’t the AD who hired him. I get what you’re saying, our lack outrage and urgency with regards to basketball is borderline criminal, but Fred is toast next year if we miss the B1G tournament again. Which is very possible if not likely.
I wish I was confident enough to say he’s done if we miss NCAA as well. Not 100% convinced of that, we’ll see…
Fred gets paid well because despite us not being a top program, we are competitive a good amount of the time and PBA is almost full for most games with around 15,000 per game. The University really wouldn't make much more money if we were a Sweet 16 team.
I will friendly wager you a pizza that if NU misses the B1G Tournament again next year, it will be explained away by the Fred Fan Club and nothing drastic will happen. Maybe a shakeup among the assistant coaches, but nothing more than that.
Hopefully we won’t find out. <excuse font> But this is the year we had to replace the B1G’s leading scorer, AND Juwan Gary! Who could win under those circumstances??? </excuse font>
Deal. And I don’t blame ya for not wagering more than a pizza
But if there’s any athletic department and fanbase that would keep a coach for 8 seasons with 1 NCAA appearance and ZERO wins… It would be us 
I completely disagree. The amount of fan enthusiasm would be off the charts, more people will start watching, buying gear, driving up ticket prices, not to mention all the financial benefits the program would receive from post season success. Then there’s the additional money generated locally from having a successful basketball team. Maybe someday we’ll win a couple games in the NCAA and you’ll see. In the meantime do some research on perennial NCAA programs and the money they make from the teams success in the post season.
Also… each school gets $2 million for every NCAA win. That doesn’t include merchandise sales, vending contracts or other money generated in the private market.