Our 3rd Place NIT Team

[Handy Johnson]

All sarcasm aside, having our former players come back and remain involved in the Program is a good thing, a very good thing. I've been in many places over the years and asked to have the ball game turned on only to hear the same old tired joke,"Nebraska has a Basketball team?" Yeah they do. It's important that players come back and remind the team AND the fans that Nebraska basketball MEANS something. It has a history, a history that goes way beyond the move to the Haymarket. Being a Husker football fan is easy, anyone can do that. But being a Husker basketball fan is different. It requires a love for the game and an emotional investment that most people aren't willing to make. So, let's beat Illinois on Sunday and Go Big Red! 

Edited February 25, 2017 by Handy Johnson

[hal9000]

A nice piece on what playing at Nebraska meant to Aleks Maric:

 

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211501897

[cipsucks]

Probably won't happen, but it would be great to see Danny come back for this. 

[REDZONEDAN]

Is there a list of the former players that will be there tomorrow for Legends Weekend?

[AuroranHusker]

7 minutes ago, REDZONEDAN said:

Is there a list of the former players that will be there tomorrow for Legends Weekend?

 

From Huskers.com:

 

LEGENDS WEEKEND SET FOR THIS WEEKEND

 

The fifth-annual Legends Weekend takes place throughout the weekend as nearly 75 players returned to campus for this weekend’s events. The weekend is highlighted by a reception Saturday night as well as a chance to see practice on Saturday and interact with the current Husker team. Nearly 60 former players - dating back to the 1940s - are expected to be on hand Sunday, and they will be recognized during halftime ceremonies.

[jason2486]

I still remember the awkwardness of watching Pitchford walk out last year knowing he should've been playing that day...

[PimpMario]

I still remember the awkwardness of watching Pitchford walk out last year knowing he should've been playing that day...

 

Yeah I didn't understand why he would show up. I rode the elevator with him and I said "wish you were playing today."