{"id":707319,"date":"2026-04-10T10:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707319\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:30:30","slug":"award-winning-forward-returning-to-nebraska-for-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/707319\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning forward returning to Nebraska for 2026-27 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/nebraska-basketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nebraska basketball<\/a> delivered a season to remember for fans <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/nebraska-basketball-news-fans-cornhuskers-crucial-blunder-iowa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">through its Sweet 16 run<\/a>. Now they received huge news Thursday amid <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-basketball-transfer-portal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Basketball Transfer Portal<\/a> season. Nebraska&#8217;s top reserve Braden Frager is returning.<\/p>\n<p>The forward <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarchMadnessMBB\/status\/2042335967990673495?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">helped reveal his intentions to return to Lincoln<\/a>, meaning Nebraska gets the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year back.<\/p>\n<p>Frager delivered 11.8 points per game during his freshman season. He grabbed 3.8 rebounds as well along with hitting 48.7% of his field goals.<\/p>\n<p>He scaled past double figures in all three March Madness games. The 6-foot-7 post presence scored 13 points in his NCAA Tournament debut against Troy. He dropped 15 points on Vanderbilt in round two, then elevated his total to 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/nebraska-cornhuskers-most-blame-heartbreaking-sweet-16-loss-iowa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in the loss to rival Iowa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He still became a valuable weapon for <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/fred-hoiberg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fred Hoiberg<\/a> throughout the season, including producing six 20-point games. Frager delivered his best game against Oregon in dropping 23 on the Ducks during their Jan. 13 game.<\/p>\n<p>The Cornhuskers swiftly changed the narrative that the school was only enthusiastic for football. Hoiberg handed the program their most victories ever in a season by going 28-7 overall. It&#8217;s also the former Chicago Bulls and Iowa State head coach&#8217;s best campaign since taking over in Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/nebraska-basketball-news-fans-player-berke-buyuktuncel-transfer-portal-tattoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nebraska even witnessed player Berke Buyuktuncel tattoo<\/a> \u201c28-7\u201d on his arm after the season. But he&#8217;s since jumped into the portal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/nebraska-basketball-news-fans-player-berke-buyuktuncel-transfer-portal-tattoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018Huskers now enter 2026-27 with higher expectations<\/a> especially with Frager returning. Fans will spark March Madness chatter and even envision a Final Four run. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-basketball\/way-too-early-mens-college-basketball-power-rankings-2026-27-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nebraska lands at No. 15 in the way-too-early ClutchPoints rankings<\/a> released Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Nebraska basketball delivered a season to remember for fans through its Sweet 16 run.  Now they received huge news Thursday amid College Basketball Transfer Portal season.  Nebraska&#8217;s top reserve Braden Frager is returning.  The forward helped reveal his intentions to return to Lincoln, meaning Nebraska gets the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nebraska basketball delivered a season to remember for fans through its Sweet 16 run. 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