Big Ten First Look: Nebraska

Jorge Brian Diaz is Very TallNebraska’s 2010/2011 went much the same as it has during most of Coach Doc Sadler’s tenure – the Huskers were a mediocre team in the Big 12, finishing slightly below .500, and tenuously on the NCAA bubble, inevitably sentenced to an early NIT exit. Nebraska was by no means a bad team, but they weren’t terribly good – they could only beat the very worst teams on the road, and, a late-season win over Texas excepted, couldn’t been good teams at home. A non-conference slate that didn’t see a single pure road game granted the Huskers their best record in Sadler’s tenure. The Huskers return nine players that averaged over ten minutes per game in more than 25 games last year, and add a four-player recruiting class that’s bereft of standouts, but includes JUCO transfer Dylan Talley, a JUCO All-American, and former America East Conference freshman of the year. Talley, a point guard, will likely get heavy minutes. This team, needless to say, figures to play a ton ...