In state kids?

[Navin R. Johnson]

Omaha High School Hoops Retweeted

Saint Thomas

@_Saintthomas23

 

Blessed to receive an offer from UC Santa Barbara #GoGauchos

[AuroranHusker]

27 minutes ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

Omaha High School Hoops Retweeted

Saint Thomas

@_Saintthomas23

 

Blessed to receive an offer from UC Santa Barbara #GoGauchos

 

That'd be a fun locale to live........

 

 

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

MikeSautterOWH

@MikeSautterOWH

 

2022 Grand Island (Ne.) F Isaac Traudt will have a virtual visit with Oklahoma State later today. #GoPokes

[Chuck Taylor]

World Herald had an interesting story about 7-footer Harry Kersenbrock from Crete who went to Kansas to play for Phog Allen in the 1920s. 

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“Klein even took the 7-footer to Lincoln to introduce him to the head basketball coach at Nebraska, Coach Bearg. The Nebraska coach declared that Harry was too tall and clumsy to play for NU. So Kersenbrock settled for tiny Doane College,” Keenan wrote. “While (Kersenbrock was) attending Doane College, Pop Klein made another run at getting the University of Nebraska to show an interest in his star pupil. Nebraska had a new coach named Charlie Black, and he also said Kersenbrock was oversized and would not fit in at Nebraska.

“While attending Doane, Kersenbrock attended the KU-Nebraska basketball game in Lincoln. He knew that Phog Allen had been making inquiries about him, and Kersenbrock approached Allen in Nebraska. The always innovative Allen jumped at the chance to sign Kersenbrock.”

He ended up starring for the KU freshman team, but died in a boating accident before making varsity. 

 

https://www.omaha.com/sports/plus/tragedy-kept-harry-kersenbrock-a-7-footer-from-crete-from-becoming-a-jayhawk-star-for/article_67da3f53-e72b-594a-9f12-4ad234d422a6.html

Edited May 25, 2020 by Chuck Taylor
typo

[Norm Peterson]

19 minutes ago, Chuck Taylor said:

World Herald had an interesting story about 7-footer Harry Kersenbrock from Crete who went to Kansas to play for Phog Allen in the 1920s. 

He ended up starring for the KU freshman team, but died in a boating accident before making varsity. 

 

https://www.omaha.com/sports/plus/tragedy-kept-harry-kersenbrock-a-7-footer-from-crete-from-becoming-a-jayhawk-star-for/article_67da3f53-e72b-594a-9f12-4ad234d422a6.html

 

So, all these years, has it been The Curse of Kersenbrock what done us in? You knew we had to have pissed off some eternal basketball demon.

Edited May 25, 2020 by Norm Peterson

[busticket]

That is so Nebrasketball to pass on a guy because he was too big.

[Norm Peterson]

 

3 minutes ago, busticket said:

That is so Nebrasketball to pass on a guy because he was too big.

 

I hear there's a group of Husker basketball fans starting a facebook page to fire Coach Black posthumously.

[Navin R. Johnson]

 

Saint Thomas

@_Saintthomas23

 

Blessed to have received an offer from Mississippi State #gobulldogs

[Faux Mike Peltz]

Saint picks up his first high major. I expect more to come...

[Navin R. Johnson]

2022 Jasen Green of Millard North is #116 in rivals 150 and Grand Island's Isaac Traudt is #118.

[Silverbacked1]

I really like Jasen Green the couple of times I have seen him.. Seems to be very comfortable playing his role and he does it very well.

[49r]

2 hours ago, Navin R. Johnson said:

2022 Jasen Green of Millard North is #116 in rivals 150 and Grand Island's Isaac Traudt is #118.

 

Remember when we were so excited about Tim signing our first ever rivals 150 guy?  That kid from Oklahoma I think?

[kldm64]

18 hours ago, 49r said:

 

Remember when we were so excited about Tim signing our first ever rivals 150 guy?  That kid from Oklahoma I think?

 

So true and now I'm disappointed if sign someone who isn't a Rivals top 150 guy. 

[Red Don]

On 6/4/2020 at 12:54 PM, Navin R. Johnson said:

2022 Jasen Green of Millard North is #116 in rivals 150 and Grand Island's Isaac Traudt is #118.

 

Thanks @Navin R. Johnson!

 

I just thought I'd add Robin's tweets for emphasis.

 

 

 

[throwback]

From the World-Herald, Top 150 Rivals guys from Nebraska in history:

• 2022: Jasen Green No. 116; Isaac Traudt No. 118.
• 2021: Hunter Sallis No. 11; Chucky Hepburn No. 128
• 2020: Max Murrell No. 117
• 2015: Justin Patton No. 45
• 2013: Akoy Agau No. 87
• 2012: Mike Gesell No. 100
• 2006: Matt Hill No. 127

Be nice to break the 0-fer with Sallis, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[Huskerpapa]

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

 

Will ourselves program reach the consistent level of a top tier program which will then entice high level Nebraska kids to come to Nebraska, or will high level Nebraska kids come here and take pride in elevating the Huskers to the elite level.  I sort of think we are seeing evidence that we need to raise our level first.

 

By the way, we are starting to see leakage with our football talent as well.  

 

We can all hope that we will soon see anyone WE want, also will want to stay home in Big Red country. 

Edited June 7, 2020 by Huskerpapa

[Norm Peterson]

On 6/4/2020 at 4:56 PM, 49r said:

 

Remember when we were so excited about Tim signing our first ever rivals 150 guy?  That kid from Oklahoma I think?

 

You mean Glynn Watson?

[75unlgrad]

I think Jacob Hickman is who you are referencing.

[49r]

40 minutes ago, Norm Peterson said:

 

You mean Glynn Watson?

 

33 minutes ago, 75unlgrad said:

I think Jacob Hickman is who you are referencing.

 

Hammond.

 

Glynn Watson was our first top 100 guy, IIRC.

[Norm Peterson]

I think Hammond made a brief appearance in the Rivals 150 and dropped out of the final rankings for that year, so I never really counted him.

 

But, good memory. I'd forgotten about him until you mentioned it. I was like "Oklahoma?"

[busticket]

Don’t forget our top 150 small forward Ed Morrow.

[49r]

2 hours ago, busticket said:

Don’t forget our top 150 small forward Ed Morrow.

 

...and top 60 Andrew White 3 was that year also.

[imnothipp]

Saint Thomas offered by TCU and Virginia Tech today

Jason Green offered by K State.

[Jacob Padilla]

On 2/25/2020 at 8:46 PM, busticket said:

His brother is the QB at Roncalli.  Helluva passer.

 

Jack Dotzler is Josiah Dotzler's cousin, not brother (they don't even pronounce their names the same way; funny story there). He's headed to Morningside to play basketball.

 

Josiah is one of the top few prospects in the state in 2023 along with Brennon Clemmons Jr., Tate Odvody (was Elkhorn South, now at Omaha Westside) and Rylan Smith (Lincoln Southwest), though he's also old for his grade.

[Navin R. Johnson]