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Commitment from 7-footer Lithuanian vaults Huskers into uncharted spot in recruiting rankings | Men’s Basketball


Steven M. Sipple and Parker Gabriel talk through what they found most interesting and informative about the first week of Nebraska spring football and break down the verbal commitments of 2022 WR Victor Jones Jr. and 2023 TE Benjamin Brahmer.   


The Nebraska men’s basketball team received a commitment from 2021 center Oleg Kojenets, a source confirmed to the Journal Star on Monday morning.

A native of Lithuania, Kojenets is a bit of a mystery man. He has very little presence on social media and has not yet appeared to make his commitment public. 

However, at 7 feet and 220 pounds, he will provide the Huskers with a projectable frame and depth in the frontcourt. He played this past season at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, but the program was limited to just nine games because of COVID-19 interruptions.






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Kojenets is considered a three-star prospect according to the 247 Sports composite, which ranks him as the No. 191 player in the country. As recently as September, Kojenets was considered a top-100 recruit nationally by 247 Sports before the pandemic-interrupted season limited his opportunities for exposure. Rivals also considers him a three-star recruit.

With his addition, Nebraska vaulted into rarely seen territory for its men’s basketball program when it comes to recruiting rankings.

The Huskers’ incoming class of Kojenets, Bryce McGowens, Wilhelm Breidenbach and Keisei Tominaga ranks 14th nationally according to 247 Sports and 18th according to Rivals. It’s the first time in the recruiting service era (since 2000) that NU has had a top-20 recruiting class in men’s basketball. 



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