The Nebraska Cornhuskers men’s basketball roster will be losing big man Lat Mayen as head coach Fred Hoiberg confirmed to the Omaha World-Herald today that the power forward will not be returning to the program next season. Mayen has signed a professional basketball contract in his native Australia and will forego his final season of college eligibility offered to student-athletes by the NCAA as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While in Lincoln, Mayen averaged 7.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in his two seasons for the Huskers. He recently played his first game for the Cairns Marlins in the Australia-State league where he scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds.