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Central Michigan Transfer Forward Ugnius Jarusevicius Commits to Nebraska

The Huskers have picked up their second transfer commitment in as many days.
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Nov 25, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Central Michigan Chippewas forward Ugnius Jarusevicius (21) celebrates his three-point basket against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first half at Williams Arena.
Nov 25, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Central Michigan Chippewas forward Ugnius Jarusevicius (21) celebrates his three-point basket against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first half at Williams Arena. | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

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Nebraska men's basketball has picked up a second transfer portal commitment in as many days.

Ugnius Jarusevicius, a 6-10 junior forward for Central Michigan, has committed to the Huskers. The news was first reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

A Lithuania native, Jarusevicius began his collegiate career at Cal State Bakersfield. In two seasons for the Roadrunners, he saw action in 43 games. As a sophomore, he earned All-Tournamnent honors in the SoCal Challenge after scoring 24 points in the two games against Sacramento State and Tarleton State.

This past season with the Chippewas, Jarusevicius played in 26 games, getting the start in 24 of them. He averaged 16.2 points and 7.3 rebounds. He shot 53.7% from the field and 31% from 3. He earned first-team All-MAC honors.

Back in Europe, Jarusevicius earned international experience while playing in the Lithuanian National Team youth system over four years. In 2022, he helped Lithuania finish runner-up at the FIBA Under-20 European Championship. He also played with Lithuania at the Under-18 FIBA European Challengers in 2019, the Under-16 European Championship in 2016, and the Under-16 European Championship in 2019.

Jarusevicius joins Pryce Sandfort as transfer additions for Nebrasketball this portal season.

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Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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