Nebraska Basketball: Myles Stute could fill Derrick Walker’s shoes

So far, the Nebraska basketball team has only lost a couple of players. But there’s little doubt Fred Hoiberg is going to be pursuing more than a few portal transfer players and former Vanderbilt star Myles Stute is one who could step in and help the Huskers right away.

Stute entered the transfer portal when it opened and if Nebraska basketball manages to win him over, it’s going to have to fight off a ton of competition. But it appears that Hoiberg at least has his foot in the door. Now it’s a matter as to whether he can kick that door open and bring Stute to Lincoln.

Should Stute come to Lincoln, it would be a bit of a coup. Though the Huskers do have one angle, they could use to recruit him. Derrick Walker is on the way out and it would seem as though Hoiberg could certainly use the way they relied on Walker, especially this season. That might be worth a special way to get the forward into town.

There’s also the fact that Stute could offer an extra level to his game and in a way that Nebraska basketball clearly finds important. He’s shown that at times, he can be quite the dead eye from long range.

As a sophomore Stute led the SEC, shooting 43.2% from three. And he was one of two Vanderbilt players to play in all 36 of his team’s games. This past season, he took a bit of a step back, hitting just 36 percent from long range. That “step back” would still put him 3rd on the team among those who qualify, behind only Keissei Tominaga and Sam Hoiberg.

While the Vanderbilt transfer did lose a bit shooting wise, he became a better rebounder for the ‘Dores this season. And that’s certainly something Nebraska basketball is going to need when next season finally rolls around.