Nebraska Basketball Under Fire Again After Arop Recruitment Issues

The Nebraska basketball team has apparently backed away from Omaha recruit, Aguek Arop and that has angered some who have watched Miles struggle to net in-state players.

The longest standing recruit for Tim Miles has been a commit for the Huskers since 2014 but he decided to open up his recruiting after Nebraska asked him to go to prep school for a year after graduating high school.

Tim Miles told Arop he believed he needed a bit more seasoning, but it appears the player does not want to wait to start college. His high school coach seems to agree that an extra year of seasoning isn’t something that’s needed.

In fact, since this all went down, Miles has been coming under fire yet again. Considering this is a coach who couldn’t hang onto his leading scorer and who has suffered through two straight losing seasons, the hot seat might just be getting hotter.

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For a team that has had problems bringing in the top talent in the state, burning a bridge to one of the biggest schools in Nebraska could really be the beginning of the end. Omaha South head coach Bruce Chubick, said mostly the right things, but he’s clearly not happy with the way the Nebraska basketball team handled things.

“He doesn’t need prep school,” Chubick told the Omaha World-Herald. “I don’t see where Nebraska had a plan for Aguek. But Tim has to do what he has to do. Aguek is going to land on his feet. He’s a hell of a player and a great kid.”

“Aguek is farther along entering his senior year than either Bruce or John were. So this doesn’t make much sense to me.”

Chubick also said he voiced his concerns to Miles about the handling of Arop’s recruitment. Omaha South has been a bit of a farm system for the Huskers over the years. His son, Bruce Chubick Jr played during some of the best seasons in Nebraska basketball history. Another former South player, John Turek held a Nebrasketball scholarship.

“Aguek is farther along entering his senior year than either Bruce or John were,” Chubick added. “So this doesn’t make much sense to me.” It doesn’t make sense to the World-Herald‘s Dirk Chatelain either. As he points out, Arop could likely make the Huskers’ rotation right now.

Part of the reason he would be able to do that is because the Cornhuskers’ rotation isn’t very good right now. Even worse than losing the support of the high school coaches in the area for Miles might be losing the support of the press.

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Miles hasn’t managed to do much on the court since he took his second team to the NCAA tournament. It’s extremely unlikely he’s going to be able to get this season’s squad into any postseason at all. Making moves like messing with an in-state recruit is only going to make it harder for him to bounce back.

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