hhcmatt Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 Bolis is a Lincoln native and went to HS at Lincoln High. Had a nice year at Southeast CC where he averaged 15.5 ppg and 8.7 rpg Clocks in at 6'9" View full article Five, Swan88, BjoeHusker and 5 others 5 3 Quote
Huskerpapa Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 (edited) Geez, I know that name from somewhere... I think this is a good get. He really seems to have matured into a good player. Welcome home Justin! ***Bolis averaged 15.5 points per game as a freshman and will be a preferred walk-on for the Huskers. Edited May 2 by Huskerpapa hhcmatt and Five 1 1 Quote
Art Vandalay Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 This is the late developing guy that normally goes to a small school and becomes really good. Then we wonder why we can’t get someone like him. Hope he develops and it works in our favor this time. Five, ReidStag, BjoeHusker and 5 others 2 6 Quote
rwhiston Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 With all the scholarship openings next year this could be a prove it year. Who knows maybe Santa Claus will bring him one like he did for Borchardt. Five and ReidStag 1 1 Quote
B-town hoopsfan Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 Serious question, why not just give him one of the last 2 open scholarships? 6’9” can shoot it alil bit it looks like, atleast an average athlete, went to high school in Lincoln. 3 years left to play. Quote
cipsucks Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 2 minutes ago, B-town hoopsfan said: Serious question, why not just give him one of the last 2 open scholarships? 6’9” can shoot it alil bit it looks like, atleast an average athlete, went to high school in Lincoln. 3 years left to play. Maybe he wants a chance to prove himself. Maybe he has heard of NIL money. Maybe the game has changed. Maybe our thinking should as well. ReidStag 1 Quote
B-town hoopsfan Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 3 minutes ago, cipsucks said: Maybe he wants a chance to prove himself. Maybe he has heard of NIL money. Maybe the game has changed. Maybe our thinking should as well. The game has definitely changed, I guess my question more is does it help us just making him A PWO and do PWO get some sort of significant NIL($50,000 plus) Quote
cipsucks Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 I can't answer that question. If he doesn't get NIL money as a PWO, he probably has a guarantee that dollars will be here after he goes on scholarship. I miss the days of Johnny Rogers robbing a liquor store.... ReidStag and Cazzie22 1 1 Quote
Fullbacksympathy Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 SMART pickup. Think Yvan with at least a threat of an open three. Good athlete. Huge luxury as a PWO. He definitely has the athleticism to contribute down the road and give us spot minutes if we get into deep depth problems next season. Quickly developing kid who is really starting to understand his gifts. Cazzie22 1 Quote
Navin R. Johnson Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 32 minutes ago, B-town hoopsfan said: Serious question, why not just give him one of the last 2 open scholarships? 6’9” can shoot it alil bit it looks like, atleast an average athlete, went to high school in Lincoln. 3 years left to play. Maybe it's a case where we think we have a good shot at getting a couple more quality players. cornfed24-7, BjoeHusker and B-town hoopsfan 3 Quote
Fullbacksympathy Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 3 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said: Maybe it's a case where we think we have a good shot at getting a couple more quality players. This is the case. basketballjones, CanadianHusker, Art Vandalay and 1 other 4 Quote
rwhiston Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 https://247sports.com/college/nebraska/article/nebraska-basketball-justin-bolis-walk-on--231449167/ Great article from Nebrasketball fan Brian Christopherson. Hard not to root for this kid. As a Lincoln kid I hope he lives out his dream. HuscurAdam, Art Vandalay, Five and 2 others 1 2 2 Quote
basketballjones Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 On 5/2/2024 at 5:47 PM, B-town hoopsfan said: Serious question, why not just give him one of the last 2 open scholarships? 6’9” can shoot it alil bit it looks like, atleast an average athlete, went to high school in Lincoln. 3 years left to play. NIL cornfed24-7 and hhcmatt 2 Quote
B-town hoopsfan Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 1 hour ago, basketballjones said: NIL Like he’s getting NIL to be a walk on or we don’t have enough money to give him a scholarship and NIL? Quote
basketballjones Posted May 6 Report Posted May 6 Just now, B-town hoopsfan said: Like he’s getting NIL to be a walk on or we don’t have enough money to give him a scholarship and NIL? Most of these PWOs are receiving NIL money that essentially works as a scholarship. What that amount is or what % over their education it covers, I can't answer. hhcmatt and B-town hoopsfan 2 Quote
hhcmatt Posted May 6 Author Report Posted May 6 13 minutes ago, B-town hoopsfan said: Like he’s getting NIL to be a walk on or we don’t have enough money to give him a scholarship and NIL? I'd say in a perfect world we get an usable PF out of the portal, we stay relatively injury free, Bolis redshirts this season, and he eventually becomes good enough where we give him a scholarship. For this season seems like a 'break glass in case of big man emergency' addition. Art Vandalay, HuscurAdam and thrasher31 2 1 Quote
Huskerpapa Posted May 13 Report Posted May 13 Nice article talking about Justin's maturation as a player... https://huskerextra.com/news/basketball/mens-basketball/when-did-he-start-hitting-3s-new-nebraska-walk-on-justin-bolis-no-longer-shy/article_13454ec6-0f01-11ef-9a9b-d36792e1a980.html?utm_source=huskerextra.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletter-templates%2Flocal%2Fheadlines&utm_medium=cio&lctg=d0f30700f004f104&tn_email_eh1=506cdf81922d6d278df7d69dc93e6d60b8ea93ccd9fb2b9e4457552efca983ae Vinny 1 Quote
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