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Big Ten Basketball Recruiting: Early look at each program’s 2019 class

By Justin Thind

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 12: A general interior view of the empty court during the semifinals of the 2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse on March 12, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 12: A general interior view of the empty court during the semifinals of the 2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse on March 12, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – DECEMBER 8: Glynn Watson Jr. #5 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Isaac Copeland Jr. #14 and James Palmer Jr. #0 and Dachon Burke celebrate the win against the Creighton Bluejays at Pinnacle Bank Arena on December 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – DECEMBER 8: Glynn Watson Jr. #5 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Isaac Copeland Jr. #14 and James Palmer Jr. #0 and Dachon Burke celebrate the win against the Creighton Bluejays at Pinnacle Bank Arena on December 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Tim Miles looks to be on the way out in Lincoln. To make matters worse, a bunch of production will be leaving Lincoln at the same time. Nebraska will have to replace the following four seniors: James Palmer Jr. (34.3 MPG), Isaac Copeland Jr. (30.7 MPG), Glynn Watson Jr. (33.3 MPG), and Tanner Borchardt (17.8 MPG). Even a program that’s in great shape would have a hard time after losing that kind of production, let alone a program in flux like Nebraska.

So since Nebraska’s team needs are far and wide thanks to all those graduating seniors, let’s take a look at how current recruiting class fills those needs. The three commitments in the class right now are combo guard Mika Adams-Woods, SG Jervay Green (Juco transfer), and SF Akol Arop. These three perimeter guys would join the classes of 2017 and 2018 which featured a combined 5 perimeter guys as well. From this abundance of perimeter options, Husker fans could bank on finding a few good options to step up and fill in the shoes left by guards Glynn Watson Jr. and Jesse Palmer Jr.

The front-court picture looks much less secure though. Isaiah Roby will definitely have a prominent role next year as a senior, while rising soBrady Heiman will play as well. Other than that, the front-court is dangerously thin in Lincoln. The fact that there isn’t a big man in the current class or a target in the picture, it’s not looking good in that regard. Maybe a grad transfer can be snagged in the offseason by whoever is coaching by then, as that might be Nebraska’s only option at this point.

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