Nebraska Basketball: Samari Curtis transfer makes sense

Nebraska Basketball will lose one player from their freshman class.

There is some news to report as it pertains to Nebraska Basketball. Freshman guard Samari Curtis will transfer from the program.

I am a little bit disappointed by this news. I thought Curtis had a ton of potential, particularly athletically. Curtis didn’t really see a ton of playing time this season however.

In the team’s last game against Georgia Tech, he only saw a minute of action. In the previous game against USF, he saw four minutes of action. So far to this point in the season, the most minutes he had seen was against the Southern Jaguars. He recorded five points and four rebounds in 12 minutes of play. Honestly, that game was an instance where I thought he would be a vital part of the program.

With Dachon Burke, Hannif Cheatham, and Cam Mack at the guard position, it is certainly crowded for Nebraska. There is a ton of talent there, and I can certainly see why he wants to transfer. There is just too many bodies at the position. Not only that, the bodies at the position have legitimate talent. They aren’t players that Curtis could have just leapt over on the depth chart and started sooner rather than later. That group is here to stay.

This is unsurprising in the least, as rebuilding a program involves stockpiling the roster in order to make sure you have enough talent. Once the season begins, the team probably gets a better idea of where everyone fits.

Curtis probably didn’t fit into the equation as well as he thought, and that’s perfectly okay. Hopefully, I will see him on another court very soon. He certainly has all the talent to succeed, now he just needs the opportunity. I am sure that he will get one in no time.