2020-2021 B1G Basketball Thread

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Bryce McGowens has emerged as one of the biggest names to show interest in Nebraska basketball since Fred Hoiberg took over as the head coach in 2019, and on Monday he solidified those thoughts by including the Huskers in his Top 5 he released on Twitter.

Nebraska was joined by Florida State — where McGowens had been committed until an early October change — as well as Georgia, LSU and Michigan.

He decommitted from the Seminoles on October 8th and has fielded a great deal of interest since that time.


Chase Clemmons, a cousin of McGowens and a rising 2023 guard, said Trey has been talking about getting the whole group together in Lincoln.

[NickSmith4Three]

Pat Chambers resigns

[MaximumSam]

ACC/B1G challenge getting schedules at least, for Dec. 8th and 9th. Buckeyes to play Notre Dame unofficially

[ELA]

UM gets a commit from the #9 overall recruit in the 2021 class.  Their highest rated commit in the 247 era

[MaximumSam]

Some OSU news:

OSU was supposed to open with Memphis in the Battle for Atlantis, which got moved to South Dakota and became the crossover classic.  But OSU pulled out of the game because of the high COVID rates there and related quarantine rules.  

Transfer Abel Porter has medically retired due to a heart condition.  However, transfer Jimmy Sotos was approved to play, so he's the new backup PG.

[847badgerfan]

UW was supposed to play in Fort Myers this month.

We had intended to get tickets. Oh well.

[MaximumSam]

Wichita State expected to dump Gregg Marshall for being a giant turd, rumor is they would hire Thad Matta

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University of Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Wednesday that Keisei Tominaga (pronounced Kee-sea Toe-may-nawga) has signed a National-Letter-of-Intent with the Husker program.

Tominaga, a 6-foot-2, 176-pound guard, is currently a sophomore at Ranger (Texas) College, which will begin its season in January of 2021. One of the top shooters in junior college basketball, he finished in the top-20 nationally in both 3-point percentage (47.9 percent) and 3-pointers per game (3.4 per game) in 2019-20.

"Keisei is one of the more unique signees in program history, and we are excited to add him to our team," Hoiberg said of the first Japanese player to sign with Nebraska men's basketball. "He's nicknamed 'the Japanese Steph Curry' and is truly an elite 3-point shooter with unlimited range and a quick release. Keisei will make an immediate impact not only with his shooting, but also in floor spacing, as it will help us create driving lanes for others."


Keisei comes from a basketball family, as his father, Hiroyuki, was a center on the Japan national team and played in the 1998 FIBA World Championship and played professionally in Japan for a decade.

[ELA]

Wichita State expected to dump Gregg Marshall for being a giant turd, rumor is they would hire Thad Matta

Marta's name popped up with Georgia and Wake Forest over the past couple years.  I think he just makes sure his name is involved so OSU has to keep paying him.

[MaximumSam]

Marta's name popped up with Georgia and Wake Forest over the past couple years.  I think he just makes sure his name is involved so OSU has to keep paying him.

That probably was the case, though I think that ended in June

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University of Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg announced Wednesday that Wilhelm Breidenbach has signed a National-Letter-of-Intent with the Husker program.

A 6-foot-9, 210-pound forward from Santa Ana, Calif., Breidenbach plays for national power Mater Dei High School for legendary Coach Gary McKnight, who has won more than 1,150 games in his 38 years of coaching at the school.

Breidenbach is ranked No. 53 nationally by ESPN in the class of 2021, matching highest-ranked recruit the Huskers have signed coming out of high school dating back to 2007. He is also ranked No. 90 in the 247Sports Composite, which combines all of the major national recruiting services rankings.

The No. 10 center nationally by ESPN, he averaged 11.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game in 2019-20, as Mater Dei went 25-8 and reached the CIF Open Division Regional semifinals.

[grillrat]

Purdue's Eric Hunter Jr. broke his tibia.  Out 6 to 8 weeks.

Also, Ethan Morton (freshman guard) has Mono and will need a few more weeks to get back to game level.

[ELA]

Purdue's Eric Hunter Jr. broke his tibia.  Out 6 to 8 weeks.

Also, Ethan Morton (freshman guard) has Mono and will need a few more weeks to get back to game level.

Remember when people have a crap about mono?

Lace em up Lucy!

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Bryce McGowens, the No. 25 overall prospect in the 2021 247Sports Composite Rankings, has committed to Nebraska, he tells 247Sports.

The 6-foot-6 and 175-pound shooting guard out of Greenville (S.C.) Legacy Charter chose the Cornhuskers over his other finalist, Georgia.

McGowens becomes Nebraska's highest ranked recruit in the online recruiting service history, surpassing 2015 prospect Glynn Watson.

He is now their third commitment in the 2021 class and moves them up to the No. 24 overall class in the country.