In just nine days the 2022 NBA Draft will be held at Barclays Center, but Nebraska Cornhusker hoops fans will be eagerly awaiting the results to see where the Huskers first one-and-done lands. Sure it’s not actually official until Bryce McGowens’ name is actually called, but he is a widely projected first-round pick.
Regardless of which round he is selected in, McGowens being drafted would mark the first time in program history for Nebraska that a player was able to go onto the NBA after just one season in Lincoln following his prep career. Should it in fact happen in the first-round, though, it would also mark the first time a Husker was taken in the first-round of the NBA Draft since Tyronn Lue in 1998 and just the fourth all-time.