10 best NBA careers by Nebraska basketball alums

Tyronn Lue is another former Nebraska basketball player that was able to buck the odds a bit and actually put together a very long career. He also has the distinction of being one of the best former Huskers to every come through the program.

Lue spent nearly a dozen seasons in the NBA, and won a pair of titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1999-2000 and 2000-2001. Over the course of his career, he played with 6 teams and averaged a career-high 11.4 points per game in 2006-07 and finished his career with 4,710 points and 1,727 career assists. 

 During his Husker career, Lue averaged 15.9 points and 4.4 assists in his three-year career as a Cornhusker and left the program ranking third in assists (432), fourth in three-pointers made (145), fifth in steals (154) and seventh in points (1,577). Lue was named First Team All-Big 12 his junior season after averaging 21.2 points and 4.8 assists per game.

He’s a head coach these days, as he has been for a while. He won the NBA Title as a coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers and is currently leading the Los Angeles Clippers to the playoffs.