Wisconsin transfer guard struggles mightily as Nebraska completes late-season collapse

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Despite manufacturing a productive 2024-25 campaign, Wisconsin transfer guard Connor Essegian was quiet as Nebraska suffered a season-ending loss to Iowa on Sunday.

The former Badger went 0-for-11 from the field and 0-of-8 from beyond the arc in 24 minutes of action. He scored two points from the charity stripe and grabbed four rebounds in Cornhuskers’ 83-68 loss.

To make matters even worse for Nebraska fans, the loss eliminated the team from the 2025 Big Ten Tournament. Entering Sunday, Nebraska held a three-way tie for 11th place in the conference with Minnesota and Rutgers (7-12). Its contest against Iowa, the Big Ten’s 16th place team at 6-13, was a win-and-in scenario for both teams, with the loser to drop out of the field.

The result capped off what has become a late-season collapse from the Cornhuskers. The team was 17-9 (7-8 Big Ten) after a win over Northwestern on Feb. 16. Since then, Nebraska dropped five straight Big Ten games to Penn State, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Iowa, respectively. It dropped from a likely NCAA Tournament team to missing the conference tournament entirely.

Essegian did score 20 points in the Cornhuskers’ 17-point loss to the Nittany Lions on Feb. 19, 11 in their buzzer-beater loss to Minnesota and 16 in a 2OT loss to Buckeyes. However, he mustered only two points against the Wolverines and two, on 0-of-11 shooting, against the Hawkeyes. That quiet outing against Iowa included the most three-point attempts and third-most shot attempts on the team.

While discouraging, Essegian did enjoy success in his first year in Lincoln. In 31 games, he averaged 10.4 points off 37.6% shooting from outside and 84.3% from the free throw line in over 22 minutes per appearance. He scored at least 20 points on four occasions as one of the nation’s most dangerous shooting options off the bench.

During his pair of seasons in Madison, he accounted for 7.6 points and 2.3 rebounds off 40% from the field and 34.5% from deep. As a freshman, he burst onto the…

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Author : Badgers Wire

Publish date : 2025-03-10 12:41:00

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