23-24 Roster (updated)

[Norm Peterson]

Sr. Keisei Tominaga (?)

Jr. Juwan Gary

Jr. Blaise Keita

Jr. CJ Wilcher

So. Wilhelm Breidenbach

So. Denim Dawson

So. Oleg Kojenets

So. Jamarques Lawrence

So. Quaran McPherson

Fr. Ramel Lloyd

Fr. Eli Rice

 

Just to kind of have a visual. I'll keep this updated as changes occur.

 

* I'm listing Juwan and CJ as being in the same class because they've played the same number of seasons and both have a transfer.

** Wilhelm getting a medical redshirt seems like a foregone conclusion so I'm listing him as a So. If someone can explain why that's wrong, I can move him to the junior class.

*** Obviously, this is scholarship players only. We don't have to keep track of the number of walk-ons.

**** Underlined means new to the roster; lined-through means they entered the portal.

[Norm Peterson]

Could start on an NCAA tournament caliber Husker team:

 

Keisei Tominaga

Jamarques Lawrence

Ramel Lloyd

Juwan Gary

 

Could be a rotation player on an NCAA tournament caliber Husker team:

 

CJ Wilcher

Wilhelm Breidenbach

Blaise Keita

 

Would not likely contribute on an NCAA tournament caliber Husker team:

 

Oleg Kojenets

Denim Dawson

Quaran McPherson

 

Not sure where to put Eli Rice. Unlikely to contribute on an NCAA tourney team as a freshman but looks like a player who could develop nicely down the road.

 

The four guys listed as capable of starting might not start together. If Juwan Gary started on a Husker NCAA team, for example, it would likely be because Keisei moved on and we added a PG though the portal. But with the right combo of component parts, I personally think each of those guys would be good enough to start for a team that could theoretically reach the dance. It's just a matter of who we get to fill in around them, which might knock one or two of them into the rotation player level.

 

This is just a visual for me to kind of see where I think we need to upgrade the talent in order to do what Northwestern did this year.

Edited March 18 by Norm Peterson

[millerhusker]

My rotation, as of now. Will change significantly as more guys leave and we start to add from the portal.

 

Starters:

G - Ramel Lloyd  6'6"

G - Keisei Tominaga  6'2"

G - Jamarques Lawrence  6'3"

F - Juwan Gary  6'6"

C - Blaise Keita  6'11"

 

Bench rotation players:

G - Quaran McPherson  6'3"

G - Sam Hoiberg  6'0"

G - CJ Wilcher  6'5"

F - Wilhelm Breidenbach  6'10"

 

Spot/situational minutes:

G- Cale Jacobson  6'4"

F - Eli Rice  6'7"

[Norm Peterson]

Based on the above, what I think we need:

 

PG (I have someone specific in mind)

 

I think we have enough SGs to be successful, but I wouldn't turn down an athlete who can light it up, if one happens to want to come here.

 

Big, and maybe two.

 

Juwan Gary has durability issues and isn't the shooter I'd like to see at his spot. How about the Mack kid from Wofford? Is he athletic enough to play the Hoiberg Stretch 4 role? He certainly can shoot it well enough.

 

And I would *really* like to see us land an athletic big man like a Julian Reese-type player: long, athletic, skilled. Yeah, they're about as rare as unicorns, but if one happens to pop up on our radar, that's one guy I hope we could land.

[Navin R. Johnson]

55 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

Could start on an NCAA tournament caliber Husker team:

 

Keisei Tominaga

Jamarques Lawrence

Ramel Lloyd

Juwan Gary

 

Could be a rotation player on an NCAA tournament caliber Husker team:

 

CJ Wilcher

Wilhelm Breidenbach

Blaise Keita

 

Would not likely contribute on an NCAA tournament caliber Husker team:

 

Oleg Kojenets

Denim Dawson

Quaran McPherson

 

Not sure where to put Eli Rice. Unlikely to contribute on an NCAA tourney team as a freshman but looks like a player who could develop nicely down the road.

 

The four guys listed as capable of starting might not start together. If Juwan Gary started on a Husker NCAA team, for example, it would likely be because Keisei moved on and we added a PG though the portal. But with the right combo of component parts, I personally think each of those guys would be good enough to start for a team that could theoretically reach the dance. It's just a matter of who we get to fill in around them, which might knock one or two of them into the rotation player level.

 

This is just a visual for me to kind of see where I think we need to upgrade the talent in order to do what Northwestern did this year.

 

If QM is in that last category, I would think his name will be in the portal soon.  He is definitely an unknown for me as I have not seen him play.  Not doubting your evaluation but are you basing this on his injuries or something else?

[Norm Peterson]

1 minute ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

 

If QM is in that last category, I would think his name will be in the portal soon.  He is definitely an unknown for me as I have not seen him play.  Not doubting your evaluation but are you basing this on his injuries or something else?

 

Somethings else.

[Huskerpapa]

My humble opinion...Eli Rice will have a role on next year's team.  Unless portal arrivals are outstanding, that dude will be playing.  

Transfers are probably not done yet either.  

We shall see.  Yet another critical but interesting offseason.

[hhcmatt]

7 hours ago, Norm Peterson said:

** Wilhelm getting a medical redshirt seems like a foregone conclusion so I'm listing him as a So. If someone can explain why that's wrong, I can move him to the junior class.

 

There is no point in listing him a year back at this point, especially when the medical is in question