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Tulsa Transfer Forward Jared Garcia Commits to Nebraska

The Huskers have picked up their sixth transfer portal commitment of the cycle.

Kaleb Henry

Tulsa forward Jared Garcia rebounds the ball against Memphis on Feb. 5, 2025.
Tulsa forward Jared Garcia rebounds the ball against Memphis on Feb. 5, 2025. / Wesley Hale-Imagn Images
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Another transfer portal commitment for Fred Hoiberg and Nebraska men's basketball.

Jared Garcia has committed to play for the Big Red. The former Tulsa forward, who has one year of eligibility remaining, made the announcement Thursday on social media.

"One more go-around," Garcia wrote on Instagram

The 6-foot-9, 245-pound senior began his career at Charlotte. Over two seasons, Garcia saw action in 40 games, averaging 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. While with the 49ers, he played with recent Husker and first-team All-Big Ten guard Brice Williams.

Garcia then spent a year at Salt Lake Community College, playing in 32 games, including 19 starts. He averaged 11.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in 20.9 minutes in helping SLCC to a 29-5 record and NJCAA national tournament appearance.

In 2023-24 at Charlotte, Garcia started all 31 games, averaging 9.4 points and a team-leading 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks. He shot 42% from the field, 32% from 3, and 77.8% from the free throw line. This past season, missed a portion of the year with an injury but returned to play in 17 games, averaging 9.6 points and 4.2 rebounds.

Tulsa forward Jared Garcia shoots the ball against the Wichita State Shockers.
Tulsa forward Jared Garcia shoots the ball during a game last month against Wichita State. / William Purnell-Imagn Images

Garcia is the sixth transfer portal commit for the Huskers this cycle. He joins Kendall Blue from St. Thomas, Will Cooper from Air Force, Pryce Sandfort from Iowa, Ugnius Jarusevicius from Central Michigan, and former Husker Jamarcus Lawrence back from Rhode Island. Going the other direction, the Big Red have also lost Nick Janowski and Gavin Griffiths to the portal.

Nebraska also has one incoming high school signee in Quentin Rhymes.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

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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