Big Ten Basketball: Key player to watch on each team for 2020-21 season

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Big Ten logo on the floor before the Big Ten Men's Basketball Final against the Wisconsin Badgers and Michigan Wolverines at the Verizon Center on March 12, 2017 in Washington, DC. The Wolverines won 71-56. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

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Big Ten Basketball Kobe Webster Western Illinois Leathernecks (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

Nebraska – SR Kobe Webster

With Haanif Cheatham and Dachon Burke Jr. gone, Kobe Webster looks to bring some veteran leadership to the Huskers.

A graduate transfer from Western Illinois, Webster averaged 17.1 points per game for the Leathernecks last season. He will most likely be the starting point guard and probably the best player for Fred Hoiberg, considering the Huskers don’t have a lot of returning talent.

Webster says he watches a lot of film on the late Kobe Bryant, whom he was named after, and you can see it in his game. He has that killer mentality, a quick, crafty guard with a knack for scoring the basketball.

He works hard on the court, moving well with or without the ball. He is good at creating his own offense, showing off a tight handle and a good step back. He is a smaller guard, so he has to prove himself on the defensive end. Webster erupted against Omaha in February, dropping 40 points with five three-pointers in a home loss. There is no doubt that Webster can score the basketball.

Nebraska has been in the basement of the Big Ten for the last few seasons, and have only made the NCAA Tournament seven times in the history of their program, and have never won a game. If they want to turn things around, it starts with Webster.

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