Husker hoops ink five new additions for 2020 recruiting class

The first day of the 2020 spring signing period opened on Wednesday, and Nebraska was officially able to add five new additions to its program.

Junior college transfers Teddy Allen and Lat Mayen, graduate transfer Kobe Webster, and traditional transfers Kobe King and Trey McGowens all signed and submitted their paperwork to become Huskers.

Here is an overview of what head coach Fred Hoiberg and his staff are getting with the new faces...

The former Boys Town (NE) standout and 2017 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year is making his way back home after some tumultuous stops at West Virginia and Wichita State. Allen ended his lone season at Western Nebraska C.C. as the leading JUCO scorer in the country, averaging 31.4 points per game while shooting roughly 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range, and 90 percent from the free-throw line. At 6-5, 220, Allen gives Hoiberg the versatile elite scorer he craves for his system.

King committed to the Huskers at the end of February as a traditional sit-out transfer from Wisconsin, but it's widely expected that Nebraska will apply for and be granted a waiver for immediate eligibility this coming season. The 6-foot-4 sophomore guard unexpectedly announced he was leaving Wisconsin after 19 games last season, and reports of a UW strength coach using a racial epithet towards Badger players connected the dots as to why. King averaged 10.0 points through 19 games this season, including scoring a team-high 12.6 ppg in Big Ten play. He's a proven commodity at the Big Ten level, and his skill set could flourish in Hoiberg's five-out offense.

A 6-foot-9 native of Australia, Mayen did a little bit of everything for JUCO power Chipola (FL) College this season. The former TCU transfer averaged 11.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting nearly 38 percent from behind the arc and 82.5 percent from the charity stripe. His numbers were been even better in conference play, averaging roughly 14 points and 10 boards en route to being named first-team All-Panhandle Conference. Mayen's combination of length, athleticism, rebounding ability, and perimeter shooting could make him an integral part of NU's lineup.

Nebraska was one of the first schools to reach out to McGowens when he announced his decision to leave Pittsburgh after two seasons. The 6-foot-4 former four-star point guard averaged 11.5 points and 3.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore and will have three years to play two seasons in Lincoln. McGowens will likely have to sit out 2020-21, but NU still plans to submit a waiver for him to be immediately eligible in case the NCAA decides to grant blanket appeals in light of the current coronavirus situation.

Despite not even visiting Lincoln before committing, the Western Illinois graduate transfer Webster committed to Nebraska after meeting with Hoiberg in Indianapolis prior to the Big Ten Tournament. A three-year starter at WIU, the 6-foot Webster led the Leathernecks in scoring the past two years, including averaging 17.1 points, 3.6 assists, and 3.2 rebounds per game this season. He graduated in just three years, so he'll be immediately eligible for the 2020-21 season.