{"id":16360,"date":"2025-05-07T16:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/16360\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:11:10","slug":"nebraska-basketball-lands-a-commitment-from-2025-four-star-center-leo-curtis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/16360\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska basketball lands a commitment from 2025 four-star center Leo Curtis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nebraska basketball put the finishing touch on its 2025-26 roster on Wednesday by landing a commitment from 2025 four-star center Leo Curtis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 7-foot-1 native of Iceland announced his pledge to the Huskers two days after officially visiting Lincoln. Curtis chose NU over Washington, Texas, and others.<\/p>\n

\u201cI chose Nebraska because of how the coaches use the bigs and help players develop,\u201d Curtis told HuskerOnline. \u201cThe facilities are top-notch, and I know I\u2019ll have everything I need to improve. The fan support is amazing too, and I\u2019m excited to be part of that energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Curtis planned to take a second visit to Washington on Wednesday and potentially a third official to Texas this weekend. However, those plans changed in the days following his time at Nebraska.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was going to take more visits, but Nebraska really had everything I needed, and it was the right fit, so there was no reason to visit more schools,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The CATS Academy (Mass.) standout recently de-committed from Arizona State. He initially chose the Sun Devils over Indiana and West Virginia. On3 rates him the No. 84 player and No. 11 center in his class.<\/p>\n

Curtis averaged 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game with the Icelandic national team in the U20 Euro Championships. Now 19 years old and 220 pounds, Curtis also averaged 15.4 ppg, 8.9 rpg, and 1.7 bpg while shooting 64.7 percent from the field and 42.2 % on 3-pointers for D1 Iceland in 2023-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a tall, versatile player that can shoot, attack mismatches, block shots, and make the right read,\u201d Curtis\u00a0previously told On3Sports<\/a>. \u201cI move well and have good feel for the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Former Huskers Thorbjarnarson, Kavas helped sell Curtis on NU<\/p>\n

Head coach Fred Hoiberg<\/a>, lead recruiter Ernie Ziegler<\/a>, and the rest of Nebraska\u2019s staff sealed the deal with Curtis this week. As it turns out, some former Huskers also did their part.<\/p>\n

Thorir Thorbjarnarson<\/a>, who played at NU from 2017-21, and Matej Kavas<\/a> (2019-20) provided sales pitches of their own to help get Curtis to Lincoln.<\/p>\n

Curtis has played with and against Thorbjarnarson in Iceland and also at a national team camp this summer. He recently met Kavas, who is now playing professionally with Curtis\u2019s club team in Iceland, while back in his home country last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey said Hoiberg is a good coach and that they liked it there,\u201d Curtis said.<\/p>\n

NU\u2019s final roster number remains TBD<\/p>\n

Adding another player like Curtis presumably meant Nebraska would have to cut someone loose to open up a spot on its 15-man roster. However, that might not be the case this season.<\/p>\n

Just like the proposed 105-man roster limit for football, the 15-man cap for hoops was supposed to go into effect this offseason. But with the recent developments in the NCAA vs. House settlement case, there could be some leeway on those limits in 2025-26.<\/p>\n

The grandfather clause being discussed with football would also apply to basketball, meaning NU\u2019s current walk-ons could stay in the program this season without counting against the 15-player cap. In other words, the Huskers could still add another piece without forcing anyone out.<\/p>\n

Reports suggest a ruling on that matter could come as soon as Wednesday evening. <\/p>\n

Nebraska\u2019s 2025-26 roster distribution chart<\/p>\n

Future roster matrix<\/p>\n

2025-262026-272027-282028-29Rienk Mast \u2013 SRBerke Buyuktuncel \u2013 SRWill Cooper \u2013 SRBraden Frager \u2013 SRConnor Essegian \u2013 SRPryce Sandfort \u2013 SRJustin Bolis \u2013 SRQuentin Rhymes \u2013 SRSam Hoiberg \u2013 SRCale Jacobsen \u2013 SRBraden Frager \u2013 JRLeo Curtis \u2013 SRUgnius Jarusevicius \u2013 SRHenry Burt \u2013 SRQuentin Rhymes \u2013 JRJamarques Lawrence \u2013 SRWill Cooper \u2013 JRLeo Curtis \u2013 JRKendall Blue \u2013 SRJustin Bolis \u2013 JRJared Garcia \u2013 SRBraden Frager \u2013 SOPryce Sandfort \u2013 JRQuentin Rhymes \u2013 SOBerke Buyuktuncel \u2013 JRLeo Curtis \u2013 SOCale Jacobsen \u2013 JRHenry Burt \u2013 JRJustin Bolis \u2013 SOWill Cooper \u2013 SOBraden Frager \u2013 RFrQuentin Rhymes \u2013 FRLeo Curtis \u2013 FR16\/158\/154\/152\/15<\/p>\n

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