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Former Husker Jamarques Lawrence is returning to Nebraska

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Jamarques Lawrence
Rhode Island guard Jamarques Lawrence (Photo: The Providence Journal)

A year removed from being a fixture in Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament roster, Jamarques Lawrence is coming home again.

The former Husker and Rhode Island transfer guard confirmed his re-commitment to NU on Tuesday.

“Yessir,” Lawrence told HuskerOnline. “We back!”

Lawrence shined on, off the ball with the Huskers

Lawrence appeared in 62 games with 32 starts as a freshman and sophomore at Nebraska. He hit the portal in the spring of 2024 and ended up at Rhode Island.

The 6-foot-3, 183-pound junior started all 31 games for the Rams, who elected him as a team captain this season. Lawrence averaged 9.9 points and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 39.1% from 3-point range.

A three-star recruit from Roselle Catholic in New Jersey, Lawrence started 12 of 28 games as a true freshman in 2022-23. He averaged 5.0 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, playing some of his best basketball over the season’s final month.

Lawrence changed his role as a sophomore in 2023-24. After playing primarily off the ball his entire career, he became Nebraska’s No. 1 point guard. The transition led to plenty of highs and lows this year. Brice Williams eventually replaced Lawrence as the lead guard midway through the season.

He finished with 6.9 ppg and a 1.25 assist-to-turnover ratio that season. That included three straight double-figure scoring efforts in Big Ten play, capped by a career-high 19 points at Indiana.

Nebraska’s 2025-26 roster distribution chart

FRESHMENREDSHIRT FRESHMENSOPHOMORESJUNIORSSENIORS
Quentin RhymesNick JanowskiJustin BolisBerke BuyuktuncelRienk Mast
Braden FragerCale JacobsenConnor Essegian
Henry BurtSam Hoiberg
Pryce SandfortUgnius Jarusevicius
Jamarques Lawrence
Nebraska’s roster numbers by class
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Future roster matrix

2025-262026-272027-282028-29
Rienk Mast – SRBerke Buyuktuncel – SRJustin Bolis – SRNick Janowski – SR
Connor Essegian – SRPryce Sandfort – SRNick Janowski – JRBraden Frager – SR
Sam Hoiberg – SRCale Jacobsen – SRBraden Frager – JRQuentin Rhymes – JR
Ugnius Jarusevicius – SR Henry Burt – SRQuentin Rhymes – JR
Jamarques Lawrence – SRJustin Bolis – JR
Pryce Sandfort – JRNick Janowski – SO
Berke Buyuktuncel – JRBraden Frager – SO
Cale Jacobsen – JRQuentin Rhymes – SO
Henry Burt – JR
Justin Bolis – SO
Braden Frager – RFr
Nick Janowski – RFr
Quentin Rhymes – FR
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