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Nebraska Basketball Takeaways from Fred Hoiberg’s rapid program rebuild

By Danny Jaillet

KANSAS CITY, MO - DECEMBER 16: The University of Nebraska logo is on display prior to the Division I Women's Volleyball Championship held at Sprint Center on December 16, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MO - DECEMBER 16: The University of Nebraska logo is on display prior to the Division I Women's Volleyball Championship held at Sprint Center on December 16, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) /
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LINCOLN, NE – JANUARY 17: The mascot of the Nebraska Cornhuskers performs before game against the Michigan State Spartans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on January 17, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE – JANUARY 17: The mascot of the Nebraska Cornhuskers performs before game against the Michigan State Spartans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on January 17, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /

Hoiberg wants scorers

The coach wants players that can score. That may seem kind of obvious as the goal of basketball is to put the ball in the hoop. However, the coaching staff has made a point to recruit players that can score at a high volume. That was also not something Nebraska Basketball had a ton of last year. They had many talented players, but they do not have many players that could put the ball in the basket at will. If all goes according to plan, that should be the case in 2019-20.

For instance, point guard Cam Mack averaged 19.1 points per game for Salt Lake City Community College. He shot 45.6% from the field in the process. Cheatham averaged 13.2 points per game on 45.2% shooting over the course of 10 games. He can certainly put the ball in the bucket.

Ouedraogo was a scoring machine in the limited minutes he had. In the FIBA U16 European Championships last year, he averaged 12.7 points and 9.7 rebounds per contest over the course of 24 minutes per game. All of these guys can put up points in bunches, and that is certainly an encouraging sign.

Again,  it remains to be seen how all of these players will play together. My guess is that the scoring totals will go down due to the fact that they will all be sharing the basketball. However, if all these players can share the basketball, this Nebraska Basketball offense should be potent come the fall. It seems like “The Mayor” wants to have impact players all throughout his roster. That is something I can certainly get behind.

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