Nebraska Basketball: Tim Miles’ Wish List for the Rest of 2016-2017

Score Another Recruiting Victory

Nebraska fans got some great news recently with the commitment of Georgetown transfer Isaac Copeland. The junior will be eligible to play beginning next season if he is granted a medical hardship waiver.

Copeland was a five-star player coming out of high school and averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds as a sophomore for the Hoyas. The 6’9”, 220-pounder will be instrumental in helping replace Tai Webster’s production next season. He’s an impressive addition to what could be a really good Husker team.

Recruiting has been better than it’s been in 15-plus years under Tim Miles and Nebraska needs to keep the momentum going. The Huskers might be in position to keep up the momentum with a couple of 2018 players.

One is point guard Keyshawn Embery, the No. 103 overall player in the country according to Rivals. Glynn Watson is developing into an all-conference caliber player for Nebraska, but they should already be looking for his heir at point guard. Embery could be that guy.

Another name worth watching is Kezo Brown. The guard was once considered a future five-star player before he fell off the map due to injury issues. A former teammate of Ed Morrow, he mentioned Nebraska as one of just two schools who stuck with him even when he was down.

A Brown commitment would be a coup for Nebraska, but it doesn’t seem far-fetched since bigger schools cooled on him.

Embery and Brown would be major scores for the Huskers in recruiting. Both would be key parts of what Miles wants to build at Nebraska. These are the types of players that must keep coming to Lincoln in order to make Nebraska basketball relevant on a national stage.