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How many energy drinks has Miles consumed in getting all these recruits on campus?
I say “all these” because I’ve lost track of the number of visitors Miles and his staff have hosted. In fact, I’m not sure I ever had track.
I’m told Nebraska has had eight unofficial visits over the past two days. Most are from the 2014 class, although power forward Tory Miller from Kansas City, who was here on Tuesday, is a 2013 recruit.
These visits come on the heels of a weekend visit from Florida transfer Walter Pitchford, who committed on the spot. As I mentioned earlier as a likely scenario, Pitchford will redshirt the coming season, and not seek an NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility. This was a Miles decision.
We’ll have more from Miles when Pitchford’s paperwork is complete.
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So, Pitchford will redshirt. Incoming freshman center Sergej Vucetic will not.
What about Deverell Biggs?
Last I heard, there’d been no decision. That’s partly because Biggs, an Omaha native and transfer from Seward County Community College, still has a busy road ahead to get everything in line academically. Not an impossible road, but a busy one.
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What else going on with Nebraska basketball?
Well, in addition to recruits, Miles and his staff are also hosting K-through-12 students this week in summer basketball camps.
And newcomers Shavon Shields, Benny Parker and Terran Petteway have arrived on campus for summer classes. Beginning next week, they and returning players will begin workouts with Miles and his staff, per a new NCAA rule we mentioned earlier this spring.
It allows basketball coaches to work with their players eight hours a day for eight weeks in the summer, although only two of those hours can be spent on skill instruction (i.e., with a basketball).
Time for GATA.
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I’ll leave you with a bit of schedule news.
I’ve confirmed through a couple of sources the teams Nebraska will face in an exempt tournament this coming season. The Huskers will host Kent State, Valparaiso, Tulane and UNO. Dates and times aren’t official.
Nebraska, which is also playing Creighton, Oregon, USC and Wake Forest, has two spots left to fill on its 2012-13 schedule. Another tournament is possible.
How many energy drinks has Miles consumed in getting all these recruits on campus?
I say “all these” because I’ve lost track of the number of visitors Miles and his staff have hosted. In fact, I’m not sure I ever had track.
I’m told Nebraska has had eight unofficial visits over the past two days. Most are from the 2014 class, although power forward Tory Miller from Kansas City, who was here on Tuesday, is a 2013 recruit.
These visits come on the heels of a weekend visit from Florida transfer Walter Pitchford, who committed on the spot. As I mentioned earlier as a likely scenario, Pitchford will redshirt the coming season, and not seek an NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility. This was a Miles decision.
We’ll have more from Miles when Pitchford’s paperwork is complete.
***
So, Pitchford will redshirt. Incoming freshman center Sergej Vucetic will not.
What about Deverell Biggs?
Last I heard, there’d been no decision. That’s partly because Biggs, an Omaha native and transfer from Seward County Community College, still has a busy road ahead to get everything in line academically. Not an impossible road, but a busy one.
***
What else going on with Nebraska basketball?
Well, in addition to recruits, Miles and his staff are also hosting K-through-12 students this week in summer basketball camps.
And newcomers Shavon Shields, Benny Parker and Terran Petteway have arrived on campus for summer classes. Beginning next week, they and returning players will begin workouts with Miles and his staff, per a new NCAA rule we mentioned earlier this spring.
It allows basketball coaches to work with their players eight hours a day for eight weeks in the summer, although only two of those hours can be spent on skill instruction (i.e., with a basketball).
Time for GATA.
***
I’ll leave you with a bit of schedule news.
I’ve confirmed through a couple of sources the teams Nebraska will face in an exempt tournament this coming season. The Huskers will host Kent State, Valparaiso, Tulane and UNO. Dates and times aren’t official.
Nebraska, which is also playing Creighton, Oregon, USC and Wake Forest, has two spots left to fill on its 2012-13 schedule. Another tournament is possible.
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