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Nebraska Basketball: Cornhuskers get much-needed depth with 2018 JUCO forward Dedoch Chan

By Tristan Freeman

BLOOMINGTON, IN - DECEMBER 28: Head coach Tim Miles of the Nebraska Cornhuskers walks across the court after beating the Indiana Hoosiers 87-83 at Assembly Hall on December 28, 2016 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
BLOOMINGTON, IN - DECEMBER 28: Head coach Tim Miles of the Nebraska Cornhuskers walks across the court after beating the Indiana Hoosiers 87-83 at Assembly Hall on December 28, 2016 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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EAST LANSING, MI – DECEMBER 3: Head coach Miles of Nebraska. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – DECEMBER 3: Head coach Miles of Nebraska. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

Nebraska Basketball returns their top four scorers but lacks depth on the rest of the roster. The arrival of JUCO transfer Dedoch Chan will be a huge asset for the Cornhuskers.

The 2018-19 season is highly anticipated for Nebraska Basketball after winning 22 games (13 in the Big Ten) the year prior. The top four scorers for the Cornhuskers (James Palmer, Isaac Copeland, Glynn Watson Jr., and Isaiah Roby ) returns, along with their combined averages of 49.3 ppg, 20.1 rpg, and 9.1 apg.

That’s a great core nucleus for a team but more is needed for the Cornhuskers to be a viable NCAA Tournament contender. The problem is finding that returning production. The next two leading scorers have graduated, leaving just two other players who contributed any amount of significance last. One of them – sophomore big man Jordan Tshimanga has transferred, hurting their depth even more.

It was looking like Nebraska was going to roll out one of the shorter rotations in all of NCAA Basketball next season. Head Coach Tim Miles stayed late into the summer recruiting trail, landing a transfer capable of helping out the Cornhuskers for next season.

Dedoch Chan is a 6’8 and 215-pound forward who played for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College this past season. He averaged 17.0 ppg and 8.6 rpg while displaying an ability to stretch the floor and shoot the three-pointer. He has three years of eligibility left as well at the D-1 level and chooses the Cornhuskers over a bevy of other mid-major programs.

Considering the timing (early August), this is as good of news for Nebraska as their fans can ask for. They get a player who’ll get minutes early on, who can also develop at his own pace in D-1 basketball. Dedoch also will be a part of the future nucleus for the Cornhuskers after the rising seniors depart.

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Recruiting is truly a 365-day year-round job and Miles and Nebraska provided another good example of it. This pickup could very well be the difference between the NIT and just the program’s second trip to the Big Dance since 1998.

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