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Huskers looking at Carrick Felix for 2010 class
January 27, 2010 by Bret Nellor, under 2010 Recruiting Class, News, Recruiting, Video.
Nebraska Coach Doc Sadler has stated recently that he’s interested in recruiting an athletic wing player to go with incoming junior college transfer Andre Almeida for their 2010 class. Carrick Felix fits that bill.
According to the Omaha World-Herald, Carrick Felix a 6-6 redshirt freshman at the College of Southern Idaho has been drawing attention from the Huskers. He would have 3 years to play 3. They’re hoping he can fill the athleticism/slashing void in the lineup left by Ade Dagunduro.
Felix has also been drawing attention from Duke, Idaho and Kent State.
Here’s a quick video of Felix taking part in a slam dunk contest at CSI a few months back.
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Huskers pick up oral committment for 2010 class
June 7, 2009 by Bret Nellor, under 2010 Recruiting Class, News, Recruiting, Video.
Doc Sadler reportedly received an oral committment from Kenyon McNeaill. McNeaill is a 6-1, 170 lb. point guard from Conway, AR who will be entering his senior year of high school this coming fall. He was in Lincoln on an unofficial visit a few days back and apparently liked what he saw. Should he officially sign with Nebraska, he would join Vander Joaquim as expected members of the 2010 recruiting class.
Sadler has rightly identified the point guard position as a position of need for his 2010 class with the departure of Cookie Miller this past spring and only Lance Jeter and Brandon Richardson on the current roster who are true point guards.
McNeaill was a member of Class 7A all-state team as a junior and was considering Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Memphis and UAB in addition to Nebraska for his college choice. Class 7A is the largest class in Arkansas. Sadler’s recruiting of McNeaill returns him to the state of Arkansas where he went to college and coached for a number of years. Obviously he knows the state well and has many contacts there.
Here are a couple of YouTube videos featuring Kenyon McNeaill:
Kenyon McNeaill State Tournament Highlights 2008
Think About It!!! featuring Kenyon McNeaill
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Roundup of Husker basketball links – 020909
February 9, 2009 by Bret Nellor, under 2009 Recruiting Class, News, Recruiting, Video.
Quite a few links this week. It’s a mixed bag of topics with a late rush of praise for Coach Sadler and his team plus some NCAA tourney projections in the past week’s Husker basketball related links:
- Men’s Basketball: Watching McCray mature is a sight to see – Lee Barfknecht of the Omaha World-Herald writes about the development of Toney McCray this season.
- Nside the Husker Locker Room with Nick Krenk – HuskersNside video profiles walk-on senior Nick Krenk.
- Nside the Program – HuskersNside profiles Nebraska basketball grad. asst. athletic trainer R. J. Pietig.
- Bracket Junkie: It was moving Saturday (and Sunday) – Baseline.com updates their bracket projections and places the Huskers in their ‘Last 10 out’ group.
- Early look at the bubble leaves more questions than answers – USA Today takes a peak at the NCAA tourney bubble. Nebraska, not surprisingly, is projected as out of the dance unless they can pick up some more big conference wins.
- Nebraska player’s dad wants Doug Gottlieb to say he’s sorry – The Dagger, a Yahoo! sports blog, reports on Cookie Miller’s father, Big Cookie’s disappointment with Doug Gottlieb’s “punk” remark.
- Flying elbows out of control – Jay Bilas heaps praise on Doc Sadler and the Huskers for their effort this season on his blog at ESPN.com.
- Husker video highlights – HuskersNside video highlights from Nebraska’s 58-55 win over Texas.
- HuskersNside video tribute – The Husker athletic department honored former player Jack Moore during the halftime of the Texas game.
- Steven M. Sipple: There’s no harm in dreaming big – Steven Sipple from the Lincoln Journal-Star tells Husker fans it’s OK to dream of a NCAA tournament bid.
- Winners and losers: North vs. South – Yahoo! Sports brings attention to the North Division’s 11-8 record against the South Division of the Big 12 up to this point. Nebraska is 2-2 versus the South so far.
- Tom Shatel: NU does it between rain drops – Tom Shatel from the Omaha World-Herald offers his praise for Doc Sadler and this year’s Nebraska basketball team.
- Match-Up Problems, But For Whom? – Clark Fosler at HuskerHoopsCentral.com examines NU’s size disadvantage and the matchup problems they create for their opponents.
- Is there any progress? – Tom Behmer of the Norfolk Daily News Blog throws water on Husker fans hoping for an NCAA tourney bid this season. I wonder if he’d revise his post now after the win over Texas?
- Jack Moore Day poignant for family, coaches, best friend – The Omaha World-Herald looks back at Jack Moore, a true Husker legend.
- Velander named to All-District 7 First Team – Paul Velander receives an academic honor.
- Sadler catches Crayton in action – Omaha Sports Source reports on Doc Sadler attending a recent game of Husker recruiting target, Jarrell Crayton.
- Richardson giving more to NU’s offense, defense – The Lincoln Journal Star takes a look at Brandon Richardson and his recent increasing contributions to the team.
- ESPN2’s ‘Cookie’ cutter not apologizing – The Charleston Gazette covers the Doug Gottlieb-Cookie Miller ”acting like a punk” comment and talks to Cookie’s father, known as Big Cookie. And no, I didn’t make that last bit up.
- Around The Big 12 - Clark Fosler from HuskerHoopsCentral.com assesses the Big 12 teams at the midway point of the conference season.
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Huskers pick up important road win over the Red Raiders
February 1, 2009 by Bret Nellor, under Husker Basketball Game Recaps, News, Video.
Nebraska went into Lubbock, Texas last night and put an end to a 3-game losing streak by beating Texas Tech 82-69. The win helps to renew the Huskers chances in the Big 12 improving their record to 13-7 (3-4) and into a 4-way tie for 5th in the league standings.
NU used their trademark defense and efficient shooting to build a lead as large as 17 points in the half and 18 in the second. Coach Sadler’s team shot 55.1% from the field, 45.5% from 3-point territory and 76.7% from the free throw line. Tech made strong runs at the end of each half to make it appear to be a closer game than it was. A big factor in the Huskers win was forcing 20 turnovers, which has been a weakness for the Red Raiders all season.
Ade Dagunduro again led the Huskers in scoring with 20 points, followed closely by Cookie Miller’s 19 points. Also in double figures for Nebraska was Brandon Richardson with 11 points and Sek Henry with 10 points. The 82 points Nebraska scored was the most points in a conference road game since 2004.
Turning point in the game:
- With NU leading by 12 at the 9:49 mark in the second half, Texas Tech Coach Pat Knight brought back shades of his father, Bob Knight, with his tirade against a foul called on his team. Coach Knight stormed across the court to confront the official face to face. This led to his first technical, but that wasn’t enough for Coach Knight as he then yelled at a second official who gave him his second technical and ejection. But that still wasn’t enough. While being escorted out of the arena he suddenly turned back and and ran back on the court to yell at the officials some more.
Certainly Knight had reached a breaking point with what he saw as poor officiating but certainly he knew the only way he could get his team to fight back in the game was through this type of display. It didn’t work initially as Nebraska quickly pushed the lead to 17 points, but from then on, Tech did everything they could to get back into it. They cut the lead down to 5 points with about 3 minutes remaining but the Huskers held on down the stretch hitting converting 10 of 12 free throws to secure the win.
Encouraging items:
- Nebraska finally took care of business down the stretch to pick up a win. This was a game that I felt NU had to win if they wanted to have a chance at post-season play. Especially after 2 straight home losses.
- Ade Dagunduro is playing well for the Huskers scoring 20 or more points for the second consecutive game. Most importantly he hit 10-10 from the charity stripe. It doesn’t get much better than that.
- Cookie Miller played a very good game going head to head with Tech’s John Roberson and rebounding nicely from ESPN analyst Doug Gottlieb’s “punk” comment.
- It was nice to see such good shooting by the Huskers in a game they really needed to win. Plus, they were able to avoid the long scoring droughts which have plagued them all season. Let’s hope the offense can continue this good play into their next game.
- Brandon Richardson, in his first extensive action in conference play, played well and hit 3 of 4 3-pointers.
I must admit, I wasn’t able to watch this game last night and was quite nervous checking in on the final score. I knew how badly the Huskers needed to get a win and how damaging it could have been had they lost. Kudos to the team and coaching staff for fighting through the difficult losses and getting after it against Texas Tech. This team still has a lot to play for and looks like they’ll continue to fight hard.
Up next: Another road game for the Huskers. They’ll travel to Boulder to face the Colorado Buffaloes on Wednesday night. This will be another winnable road game that could be very important to NU’s post-season hopes.
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Roundup of Husker basketball links – 012609
January 26, 2009 by Bret Nellor, under News, Video.
Stories about Brian Diaz’s admission to Nebraska dominated the news this week. Here’s the latest collection of Husker basketball related links from around the web:
- Charting The Huskers – Clark Fosler at HuskerHoopsCentral.com gives an update on his Player Efficiency Ratings.
- Pre-Game Talk: Sek Henry – HuskerHoopsCentral.com interviews Sek Henry.
- Checking in on the… Big 12 – RushtheCourt.com covers the week that was in the Big 12.
- Post game chatter – Life in the Red blogs about some OSU post-game comments. Of note is Doc Sadler asking media to forget about Brian Diaz until he actually plays in a game.
- Nside the Program Hall of Fame Night – HuskersNside brings us video highlights from the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
- Who’s in your Five? – Matt Schick wants to know you’d pick for a starting five from the rosters of Nebraska and Creighton.
- Husker video highlights – HuskersNside video highlights from Nebraska’s loss to Oklahoma State.
- Diaz probably won’t play against Cowboys, coach says – The Omaha World-Herald reports that Brian Diaz will not play in the OSU game.
- Diaz has solid day – Brian Diaz takes another step towards playing time this season according to Doc’s comments in this Life in the Red blog post at the JournalStar.com.
- Playing The Hard Way – Clark Fosler at HuskerHoopsCentral.com takes a look at NU’s “hard” playing style.
- Big 12 Mid-Week Wrapup: Week #2 – RockChalkTalk.com recaps the week in the Big 12. Especially interesting is their take on the NU-OU game and the upcoming NU-KU game.
- Sadler lauds Capel – Doc Sadler heaps some praise on Sooners Coach Jeff Capel in this blog post at NewsOK.com.
- Huskers may receive inside help – The Topeka Capital-Journal covers the recent of Brian Diaz to the Husker roster.
- Nside the Husker Locker Room with Sek Henry – HuskersNside video profiles Sek Henry.
- Nside the program – HuskersNside profiles Bill Shaw Team Manager/Player Development Assistant.
- Husker video highlights – HuskerNside video highlights from Nebraska’s win over Kansas State.
- Big 12: UT climbing with Hill – In last week’s Big 12 coaches teleconference, Doc Sadler was the center of an admiration session from other conference coaches.
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Roundup of Husker basketball links – 011209
January 12, 2009 by Bret Nellor, under News, Video.
The last week’s collection of Husker related links:
- Glimmers Of Hope From The Missouri Victory – Clark Fosler from HuskerHoopsCentral.com offers 4 reasons that the Missouri win gives Husker fans some hope in the Big 12.
- It’s Mutual Admiration for Sadler, Nee – Huskers.com reflects on Danny Nee’s career as Nebraska’s head basketball coach. Nee, who will be inducted in the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame, is arguably one of the most successful coaches at NU. I’ve always had an affinity for Coach Nee and it’s great to see him receive this honor.
- Nside the program – HuskersNside catches up with Jim Shaw, the Husker’s Video Coordinator. If you ever wanted to know what role the Video Coordinator plays for the team, check it out.
- Mike Anderson vs Doc Sadler – Rock M Nation, a Missouri blog, compares Coaches Mike Anderson and Doc Sadler wondering who has done or is doing a better job. Certainly the Huskers win and the fact that Sadler owns a 5-1 record against Anderson plays in to this debate.
- Husker video highlights – HuskersNside video highlights from Nebraska’s win over Missouri.
- Optimism – Clark Fosler from HuskerHoopsCentral.com writes a good article looking at the conference schedule through the eyes of an optimist, a pessimist, and a realist. I think I fall between an optimist and a realist.
- Pre-Game Talk: Paul Velander – HuskerHoopsCentral.com interviews Paul Velander.
- Cookie play sweet in Husker offense – The Omaha World-Herald profiles Cookie Miller’s good play this season focusing in on his 2.3 to 1 assist to turnover ratio.
- Big 12 Men’s team capsules – AggieSports.com gives us the last of the Big 12 previews. They predict the Huskers to finish 11th and not to play in the post-season.
- Previewing the basketball that will be played in the Big 12 – Partially Obstructed View blog previews the Big 12. They pick Nebraska to finish in their “Danny Nee” group at 8th.
- NU to enter Big 12 conference ‘grind’ – The Lincoln Journal-Star examines how the Huskers plan to compete as they enter the Big 12 ‘grind.’ Also, Brian Rosenthal has Nebraska sitting at 9th in the conference prior to the conference tip-off.
- Steve Walentik’s Big 12 basketball capsules – The Columbia Tribune profiles the teams of the Big 12 as the conference season gets under way.
- Strickland One of Nebraska’s Greatest All-Around Athletes – Huskers.com looks back at Erick Strickland, possibly the greatest athlete to wear a Nebraska basketball jersey.
- Checking in on the… Big 12 – Rush the Court blog ranks the Huskers 11th in the Big 12 heading into last week. We should jump up after our win over Missouri.
- 10-3 Huskers will get real test in Big 12 – The SportingNews.com expects to learn much about the Huskers as they begin the Big 12 portion of their schedule.
- Men’s Basketball: Big man Diaz still in doubt for NU – The Omaha World-Herald looks at the continuing soap opera of Jorge Diaz and whether he will ever join the Husker basketball team.
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Roundup of Husker basketball links – 122208
December 22, 2008 by Bret Nellor, under News, Video.
Here are the recent Nebraska basketball links from around the web over the past week:
- Not Every Cupcake Gets Eaten – Clark Fosler looks back at some of the Huskers loses and close calls to non-conference “cupcakes” at HuskerHoopsCentral.com
- Husker History – HuskersNside video looks back at the ‘95-’96 Nebraska team that won the NIT.
- Nside the Husker Locker Room with Ryan Anderson – HuskersNside video profiles Ryan Anderson.
- Nside the program – HuskersNside chats with Ade Dagunduro, Sek Henry and Nick Krenk about holiday traditions.
- Husker video highlights - HuskersNside video highlights from the IPFW win.
- Catching Up With The Conference – Clark Fosler gives his assessment of the rest of the Big 12 Conference teams at HuskerHoopsCentral.com.
- Huskers look to solve scoring woes – Rivals.com takes a look at how Doc Sadler plans to jump start the Husker offense.
- Chapman announces decision to transfer – Robin Washut from HuskersIllustrated.com apparently expected Alex Chapman’s decision to transfer.
- Creighton Fan: “I’d Probably Rather Have Doc” – Here’s a blog post claiming a Creighton season ticket would prefer Doc Sadler over Dana Altman as their coach. Hmmm.
- More Player Effeciency – Clark Fosler breaks down the efficiency ratings of the Husker players at HuskerHoopsCentral.com as we near the mid-point of the season.
- 20 Random Rants, Thoughts, and Observations from the Week in College Basketball by CollegeHoops.net Editor Shawn Siegel – As if we didn’t realize the Husker’s loss to Oregon State was bad, Shawn Siegel reminds us that the Beavers haven’t beaten a non-conference BCS opponent since December of 2005. Ugh.
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Video of Brandon Ubel available on Rivals
August 21, 2008 by Bret Nellor, under 2009 Recruiting Class, Recruiting, Video.
Discovered a highlight video was posted on recent Husker commit Brandon Ubel’s Rivals profile page. For some reason I was able to view it earlier today, but now it’s locked down and only available for viewing by Rivals subscribers. Or you can sign up for a free account that lasts 7 days.
From what I saw, Ubel looks like he has a good shooting touch for a big guy from outside the arc. There were a couple moments where he displayed ability to put the ball on the floor and take it at the hoop as well as some post moves, but it looks like his bread and butter is his ability to score from the outside.
