BLOOMINGTON – His hiring came with undeniable questions, but through his first two weeks on the job, it is difficult to imagine Mike Woodson s tenure starting any better.
Having already ticked off two impressive assistant-coaching hires, pulled a handful of players back from the portal and committed Trayce Jackson-Davis to one more year in college, IU got more good roster news Wednesday, when Pitt guard Xavier Johnson announced he plans to transfer to Indiana.
Johnson picked the Hoosiers over a group of finalists that included Baylor, St. Joseph’s and Houston.
One of the top point guards (and players, period) in the transfer portal, Johnson averaged 14.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game last season. Across 18 games with the Panthers before entering the portal, Johnson posted an assist rate of 42.3%, the fourth-highest such number in the country per Ken Pomeroy.
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PAIN: The Nebrasketball Story
Have there been exciting, fun memories? Yes! But do they all still ultimately lead to futility regarding the one thing literally every other major-conference program has achieved by now? Of course!
This is the first in a recurring series of memories of Nebraska basketball. Some will include my personal experience, while others won’t (I’m only 36). They will mostly be fun side roads along the journey of that season that came up short in a familiar or, more likely, hilariously unique way.
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