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NU men’s hoops notes: Frustrated locker room; Andre back on bench; more looks for Mayen; piñata time | Men’s Basketball



Andre back on bench: NU freshman forward Eduardo Andre was on Nebraska’s bench for the first time this season, though he didn’t suit up as he continues to go through the Big Ten’s COVID-19 protocols.

The 6-foot-10 native of England tested positive some time before Nebraska’s season-opener against McNeese State. Hoiberg said last week that the Huskers hoped to get word this week on when Andre could return to full team activities.

Big Ten basketball players face the same protocols as football players, having to sit out for 21 days as they recover from the virus and undergo cardiac testing before they are cleared for competition.

More looks for Mayen: After taking a season-high 11 shots, and scoring a season high 13 points, in Nebraska’s season-opener, NU forward Lat Mayen has yet to reach double-digit shot attempts in any of Nebraska’s subsequent games.

That has to change, Hoiberg said, for one of the team’s top outside shooters. Mayen finished 2-of-5 from the field Wednesday.

“I thought he did turn down a couple; I thought he had some space on a couple of those plays where we kicked it out to him. We wanted to get him in the corners, because we thought that’s where we could get some shots against the zone,” Hoiberg said. “But I’ve talked to our players about finding a way to get Lat open, finding a way to get him shots. He’s too good of a shooter to only shoot five shots in a game.”



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