Nebraska lands former All-MVC forward Sam Orme out of NCAA Transfer Portal
Belmont sophomore forward Sam Orme you’ve gotten dedicated to Nebraska out of the NCAA Transfer Portal.
The 6’10 native of Carmel, Indiana, spent three seasons with the Bruins after signing with Belmont out of highschool. But with head coach Casey Alexander leaving for the Kansas State job this offseason, he opted to enter faculty basketball free company.
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Fred Hoiberg and the Huskers labored rapidly, beating out the Wildcats to land their companies.
The 6-foot-9, 220-pound Orme was a second-team All-Missouri Valley choice this yr, averaging 12.7 factors, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per sport. He notched a career-high 22 in an everyday season win over Drake in February and was one of the league’s only outdoors shooters.
On high of hitting practically 56% of his pictures from the sphere, Orme linked on 39.7% of his 3-point makes an attempt — pulling down 48 in complete this season.
As a redshirt freshman in 2024-25, he earned a spot on the All-MVC Freshman Team whereas averaging 9.5 factors and 4.3 rebounds. And he’ll now be counted on as a key piece for the Huskers, who’re coming off their first NCAA Tournament wins at school historical past this previous season.
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Nebraska took down No. 13 seed Troy within the first spherical final month, notching their first-ever match victory. They adopted that up with a heart-stopping 74-72 win over fifth-seeded Vanderbilt within the Round of 32 earlier than falling to Big Ten rival Iowa within the Sweet 16.
The Huskers graduate vital manufacturing with seniors Rienk Mast and James Lawrencewho mixed for simply over 23 factors per sport final season. Junior forward Berke Buyuktuncel introduced his intentions to enter the portal earlier this week, whereas the choice of star guard Pryce Sandfort to enter the NBA Draft stays within the steadiness.
Should Sandfort depart, the Huskers will likely be seeking to exchange practically 80% of their scoring output from this yr’s Sweet 16 group.