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      Huskers land 6'6" G/F transfer from Pitt/Nevada

       

       

       

      Nebraska gets the verbal commit from the 230+ lb Stevenson who has made two moves already in his college career due to coaching changes.

       


      “We are excited to add Shamiel to our program. He brings a lot of versatility and physicality to our roster. With his size, strength and wingspan, Shamiel fits in perfectly in our system with his ability to play several positions. He also possesses the toughness and maturity needed to play in the Big Ten.” - Coach Hoiberg

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    The former 3 star and prep school teammate of DeAndre Ayton chose Pittsburgh and coach Kevin Stallings out of high school.  Stevenson was a major contributor his freshman year, starting 13 games and averaging 8.7 ppg while shooting 37.5% from 3 and getting to the line at an impressive rate. (His FTR metric was comparable to James Palmer)

     

    Stevenson stuck on with new coach Jeff Capel but was relegated to the end of the bench, seeing action in only 4 games. Shamiel decided to transfer mid-season and chose Nevada.  With former Wolfpack head coach Eric Mussleman leaving for Arkansas Stevenson decided to move on as well.  Currently he's eligible after the fall semester but will most likely pursue a waiver to become immediately eligible. After this season he should have two years remaining. With his size Stephenson looks to slot in defensively as a PF or Center in Fred Hoiberg's 'positionless' basketball team.

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    If he's ineligible this semester, he'll miss 11 games:

    • Four season-opening home games (probably not too big of a problem)
    • Three in the Cayman Islands (may make a difference in overall record, but probably only in the opening game against WSU — if we go to the loser's bracket without him, we could still win a couple)
    • Two road games against power-conference foes Georgia Tech and North Omaha (big problem)
    • Two conference games at Indiana and home against Purdue (reduces our chances at an upset)

    His first eligibility would be at home against North Dakota on Dec. 21, the day after final exams end. He would be eligible for 20 regular-season games and all post-season games.

    Right?

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    I’ll never understand why this process isn’t more expediated. You would think it’s fairly cut & dried especially in this case. I can’t believe there’s a lot of debate back & forth about the merits of each waiver, or that they’re just backlogged to such a degree...

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    30 minutes ago, HuskerDaysFan said:

    If I were the NCAA I would say "NO". My reason would be, Fred Hoiberg asked players to leave. When a coach does that  then the team doesn't need players!!

    Every Division 1 head coach has “asked players to leave.” Some call it a mutual decision, some are a little more honest. 
    But Hoiberg and Nebraska have nothing to do with the NCAA’s decision. It’s all based on Shamiel’s personal situation at his previous school(s).

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    1 hour ago, HuskerDaysFan said:

    If I were the NCAA I would say "NO". My reason would be, Fred Hoiberg asked players to leave. When a coach does that  then the team doesn't need players!!

    The first time you posted this, I disagreed with it ... but after you posted it again, I completely agree. 

     

    Post it a 3rd time in a couple of hours, and you'll probably convince everyone. 

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    2 hours ago, throwback said:

    The first time you posted this, I disagreed with it ... but after you posted it again, I completely agree. 

     

    Post it a 3rd time in a couple of hours, and you'll probably convince everyone. 

     

    Troll the troll. I like it. 😉

     

     

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    6 hours ago, HuskerDaysFan said:

    If I were the NCAA I would say "NO". My reason would be, Fred Hoiberg asked players to leave. When a coach does that  then the team doesn't need players!!

     

    The thing I don't get is that none of your screen names make any sense.  "Kidney"?  WTF?  "KearneyMan"?  Pretty lame.  "HuskerDaysFan"?   What does that even mean?  Come on man, step up your game!  If you're going to troll, do a good job of it at least, it's not that difficult!

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    20 hours ago, HuskerDaysFan said:

    If I were the NCAA I would say "NO". My reason would be, Fred Hoiberg asked players to leave. When a coach does that  then the team doesn't need players!!

    Kevin Ross called. He's embarrassed by your post.

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    On 11/1/2019 at 4:03 PM, jayschool said:

    If he's ineligible this semester, he'll miss 11 games:

    • Four season-opening home games (probably not too big of a problem)
    • Three in the Cayman Islands (may make a difference in overall record, but probably only in the opening game against WSU — if we go to the loser's bracket without him, we could still win a couple)
    • Two road games against power-conference foes Georgia Tech and North Omaha (big problem)
    • Two conference games at Indiana and home against Purdue (reduces our chances at an upset)

    His first eligibility would be at home against North Dakota on Dec. 21, the day after final exams end. He would be eligible for 20 regular-season games and all post-season games.

    Right?


    Ok, it’s 434 am an I can’t sleep....so maybe that’s why I’m asking this.  Is he going to miss the first game of every season he’s here? I’d think there’s only one season opening game follows by 3 other games. Is there a game between the first 4 and second 3 that he can play? Just confused on what you mean by he is going to miss “Four season-opening home games”

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    2 hours ago, Nighthawk said:


    Ok, it’s 434 am an I can’t sleep....so maybe that’s why I’m asking this.  Is he going to miss the first game of every season he’s here? I’d think there’s only one season opening game follows by 3 other games. Is there a game between the first 4 and second 3 that he can play? Just confused on what you mean by he is going to miss “Four season-opening home games”

    We open the season with four consecutive home games.

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    2 hours ago, jayschool said:

    True. It's a sentence with double-meaning, but in the context of the opening clause "If he's ineligible THIS SEMESTER," It becomes clearer. My apologies to @Nighthawk

     

    no worries...lol..my mind goes wonky when I can't sleep.  

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    On 11/2/2019 at 8:39 PM, Dead Dog Alley said:

     

    The thing I don't get is that none of your screen names make any sense.  "Kidney"?  WTF?  "KearneyMan"?  Pretty lame.  "HuskerDaysFan"?   What does that even mean?  Come on man, step up your game!  If you're going to troll, do a good job of it at least, it's not that difficult!

    Well dont know those other nick guys. As for my nick it stands for something  personal to me. Which you can take it this way, it's not your business!

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    2 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

    We submitted the waiver way to late I think.

    Yeah, I heard either Bas or Washut on the radio said that waivers usually drop Friday, thinking we won't hear a peep until then. Really sucks for Shamiel - yet another situation where the biggest victim is the student athlete. He has two coaches leave their school with out consequence but here he is finally on a team with a coach he committed to - and he can't play.

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    18 minutes ago, hskr4life said:

    We submitted the waiver way to late I think.

     

    I'll wager a Tony Farmer he's cleared at the last minute.  And, as long as we're betting, odds are good NU Hoops gets to five victories before the football team does...

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    19 minutes ago, cipsucks said:

     

    I'll wager a Tony Farmer he's cleared at the last minute.  And, as long as we're betting, odds are good NU Hoops gets to five victories before the football team does...

    The way things are looking, that might be in 2023.

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    1 hour ago, hskr4life said:

    We submitted the waiver way to late I think.

    That's my thought process as well. I understand they were trying to ensure everything was done right so I can't fault them for that. 

     

    Someone remind me. We're trying to turn last year into a redshirt year correct? So he'd be a redshirt sophomore and Essentially gaining back a year of eligibility. Correct?

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    1 hour ago, thrasher31 said:

    That's my thought process as well. I understand they were trying to ensure everything was done right so I can't fault them for that. 

     

    Someone remind me. We're trying to turn last year into a redshirt year correct? So he'd be a redshirt sophomore and Essentially gaining back a year of eligibility. Correct?

    I think he is going to be a junior whether he plays now or at semester's end. The waiver is just for immediate eligibility. Thats atleast how I understand it.

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