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Here’s What Nebraska is Getting in Top-Rated Transfer Ugnius Jarusevicius
Nebraska basketball continues to build a formidable roster through the transfer portal, and the latest addition, Ugnius Jarusevicius, is a compelling pickup who could have a major impact in Lincoln.
A 6-foot-10, 220-pound senior forward from Lithuania, Jarusevicius arrives from Central Michigan after a breakout junior season that earned him first-team All-MAC honors. He averaged 16.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting an efficient 53.7% from the floor.
Those numbers alone make it clear that Nebraska is getting a polished, productive frontcourt presence.
Big performance from 🇱🇹 Ugnius Jarusevicius, despite Central Michigan’s loss:
🪣 32pts Made his presence felt near the basket as a roller and cutter, finishing plays or forcing the opposition to foul him pic.twitter.com/wym8sTvF5b
— Eurohoops Scouting (@EHoopsScouting) February 12, 2025
✌️ 10/14 from three
💪 10rebs
🔒 2stls
✋ 1blk
What makes Jarusevicius such an intriguing fit for the Huskers is not just his scoring ability, but the versatility and experience he brings.
His college journey began at Cal State Bakersfield, where he appeared in 43 games over two seasons and earned All-Tournament honors at the SoCal Challenge. He later took a big leap at Central Michigan, not only boosting his stats but becoming a focal point of the offense.
His development trajectory is exactly what coaches look for in a transfer—someone who has steadily improved, adjusted to higher levels of competition and is ready to make an immediate contribution.
Jarusevicius’ size and feel for the game give Nebraska a frontcourt player who can operate efficiently in the paint but also stretch the floor. While his 31% shooting from three last season shows he’s not quite a knockdown threat from deep, he’s capable enough to keep defenses honest.
His post scoring, soft touch around the rim, and high field goal percentage show he is a player who knows how to find good looks and finish consistently.
Defensively, his rebounding presence stands out. With nearly 300 career boards, Jarusevicius provides a needed physical presence on the glass, an area where Nebraska has sometimes lacked consistency. While not known as a dominant shot blocker, his size and mobility should allow him to hold his own against Big Ten frontcourts.
His international experience also adds value that goes beyond the box score. Jarusevicius played in multiple FIBA youth events with the Lithuanian National Team, including a runner-up finish at the Under-20 European Championship in 2022. That type of high-level competition should serve him well as he transitions to the Big Ten.
Nebraska’s recent portal activity shows a clear effort to inject scoring and maturity into its frontcourt, and Jarusevicius fits that mold perfectly. His blend of size, skill and experience makes him a plug-and-play option who can contribute from day one.
As the Huskers continue to retool their roster, the addition of Jarusevicius could prove to be one of the most important moves of the offseason.
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The future of data centers in Nebraska took center stage at a North Omaha town hall Thursday evening.
The event was hosted by State Sens. Terrell McKinney and Ashlei Spivey, who alongside Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh sponsored a bill in the Nebraska Legislature that looked to help regulate data centers.
Parts of their bill were adopted and passed in LB1010, which requires reports on annual power usage, water usage and ownership.
“Having this passed in a package showed a lot of bipartisan work,” Spivey told a crowd of attendees at Nelson Mandela Elementary School.
The proposed regulations were shaped in part by Bold Nebraska, an advocacy group focused on eminent domain and clean energy. Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and founder of Bold Nebraska, said before the bill passed there were “zero laws on the books” to address a boom in data centers.
“If one is coming into the community, we wanted to make sure that there were some basic transparency things in place,” Kleeb said.
Political discussions around data centers heated up in recent months following reporting by the Flatwater Free Press that showed Google is considering a data center in Nebraska that could require more than three times the amount of power the entire city of Lincoln uses at peak demand in the summer.
The Nebraska Legislature recently passed another bill, LB1261, that allows private developers to build and own power plants to serve a large industrial customer, including data centers. That bill was proposed by the governor’s office and celebrated by Gov. Jim Pillen.
“Our state is once again taking a bold and strategic step – one that will create an environment that attracts business and multibillion dollar investment, while legally preserving Nebraska’s unique and consumer-friendly public power model,” Pillen said at the time.
At Thursday’s town hall, McKinney called LB1261 “the bogeyman bill.”
“It’s a bill that the governor pushed through the legislature to allow for data centers to create their own power,” McKinney said. “It’s a bill that I stood on the floor and said this is going to harm our communities.”
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Hundreds of people are without power in southeast Nebraska after a severe storm passed through Thursday morning.
The Lincoln Electric System outage map showed 115 customers without power across the city at 11:36 a.m.
Norris Public Power District’s outage map also shows 45 customers affected by the storm. As of 11:36 a.m., there were nine active outages.
According to the Nebraska Public Power District outage map, 657 customers were affected by the storm. Most of the affected customers were near Plattsmouth in southeast Nebraska. As of 11:37 a.m., 27 customers remain without power.
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered near Crawford, including Fort Robinson State Park, as the South Fork Fire continues to spread in western Nebraska.
According to the City of Crawford, evacuations are currently underway for an area north of Crawford that includes the area south of Dodd Road, west of Dodd Road, and FF Street.
Fort Robinson has also been evacuated.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission said Fort Robinson State Park and Peterson Wildlife Management Area have been temporarily closed due to the fire.
The fire has burned approximately 9,000 acres and is currently 0% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Nebraska Game and Parks said the park and the WMA will remain closed until further notice to support firefighting operations and protect public safety.
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