Huskers confirm Horne to transfer
For the second time in a span of 24 hours, Nebraska will see another player move on as a transfer.
After junior forward Nick Fuller announced he was leaving on Sunday night, freshman guard Jeriah Horne has asked for his scholarship release and will look for a new school next season, per Rivals.com national basketball recruiting analyst Eric Bossi.
Horne confirmed to HuskerOnline.com on Tuesday night via text message that he planned to move on, and head coach Tim Miles made it official with a release sent out on Wednesday afternoon.
"Yeah man, wish it could have worked out!" Horne wrote.
“Jeriah informed me earlier this week that he intends to transfer,” Miles said in a statement. “Though I'm disappointed and hoped he'd stay at Nebraska, I fully support him as he considers his future plans.”
Horne played in 29 games this season but averaged just 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds while playing only 11.8 minutes per game.
A former three-star Rivals150 recruit out of Overland Park, Kan., Horne’s playing time was certainly off and on all year long.
He had some major bright spots and scored in double figures five times in 2016-17, including leading NU with 18 points in 18 minutes of action in a win over Southern.
Maybe his best game as a Husker came in the upset over No. 20 Purdue, when he dropped 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and hauled in a season-high seven rebounds in 24 minutes.
However, he also had games where he was essentially a non-factor. In fact, Horne played 11 minutes or less in 19 of his 29 games this season, including not playing at all twice per coach’s decision.
“I want to take a moment and thank the University of Nebraska, Coach Miles, my teammates, my fellow students and all the fans of Husker basketball for welcoming me into their community," Horne said in the release.
"I am so thankful for the support I have received here at Nebraska. However, I have decided to transfer at the end of the year. This wasn't an easy decision, but I feel it is best that I explore other educational and athletic opportunities that may be available to me. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity I was given and wish everybody at the University of Nebraska nothing but success."
With Horne’s departure, the Huskers now have two available scholarships for their 2017 class.