The women’s basketball team learned of Kate Cain’s decision over the weekend. The 6-5 center and shot blocker extraordinaire has decided to start her pro career rather than return for another season of college basketball. I don’t know if she will hear her name called in the WNBA draft (she isn’t currently projected in any of the mock drafts I saw) but a rim protector of her caliber could catch a team’s eye. More likely, I see her heading overseas where, barring injury, I can see her having a long and successful pro career.
If she had returned, I would have looked for the Huskers to have the pieces for a top-four finish in the conference next season.