Nebraska Basketball: Dachon Burke Jr. transfer adds salt to wounds
Nebraska basketball is in for a long rebuild.
In what has been a down here for Nebraska basketball, they were the recipient of bad news on Saturday. Junior Dachon Burke Jr. entered the transfer portal.
This season, he was another key part of the Nebraska basketball team. He played in 29 games, averaging 28 minutes a game. He shot 40.1% from the field and recorded 12.2 points per contest. His best game of the season came on December 13 against Indiana. In 40 minutes of play, he shot nine-of-16 from the field and four-of-eight from beyond the arc. In total, he scored 25 points in what was a narrow 96-90 loss.
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I personally thought that he would be a key part of the Nebraska basketball program. He and Cam Mack looked to solidify the guard position from the beginning of the season. Even in losses, you could see that the combo of Mack and Burke could be a deadly one-two-punch. The problem was, Burke was often inconsistent. To be fair, the whole team was very inconsistent, so to single him out for poor play in some stretches is unfair.
There is no doubt that Nebraska basketball is in a rebuilding process, one that looks to be longer than expected. I truly wonder what this team will look like next year. There is no doubt that this year was a rough one for everybody. However, I trust coach Hoiberg to lead the team in the right direction. We saw that he could do it at Iowa State. I truly believe he can do it at Nebraska. However, his recruiting efforts are going to need to be very strong moving forward. Furthermore, he needs to make sure that he can get players who will stay with the program. That will certainly help him build it.
This is certainly an unfortunate piece of news, but I wish Burke the best. With one year of eligibility remaining, he has a chance to make his senior year better. Nebraska basketball is undoubtedly in for a long haul. They should be able to rebound sooner rather than later, but it will take some time.