BASKETBALL TEAM WILL GET A BOOST:

NU can't make it official just yet but expect Jorge Diaz, the 6'11" player from the Puerto Rico Junior National Team to join the Huskers on Dec. 20th.

Bienvenida.

NU BASKETBALL:

The Huskers got things rolling last night and used a 17-1 run late in the first half on their way to a 50-25 halftime lead. The second half saw more of the same as the Huskers nailed a 3pt shot on 3 straight possession as they continued to outscore Alabma State 2-1 with a 62-31 lead. The 80-51 final marked NU's first 80 point outing in 26 games. NU has held all six opponents under 60 thus far--a feet not matched since WW II. NU managed season highs in scoring, 3 pt makes-14, assists-23, fg% 56% and 3pt %-51.7%.

The Huskers return to action on Sunday at 1:00 PM for a nationally televised (FSN) game against Arizona State--who features one of the nation's best offenses lead by 6'9" forward Jeff Pendergraph and difficult to crack zone defense.

THE LATEST:

It looks like NU will be playing in the GATOR BOWL against Clemson, although the Big XII will not let the Jacksonville, FL folks make it official until after the Big XII title game.

Jacksonville is a fun city and we will have more and the area soon, but for now we wanted to note that you can likely get the Marriott Sawgrass Resort (Jacksonville Beach - Ponte Vedra) for $175/per night via Hotwire. Note that we can't be 100% sure that the 4 star resort they show is the Marriott, but our sources tell us that it most likely is.

One of the reasons the GATOR Bowl is so happy to have NU is because the representative they sent to the NU vs CU game was still having another drink at the Embassy Suites at kick-off and missed the first 2 CU scores. Other than having to wear a green jacket, being a bowl representative is a good gig, if you can get it.

The NU basketball team tries to get to 6-0 for only the second time since the Big XII was formed tonight with a 7:07 tip-off. They got a vote in the AP poll which hasn't happened for about 10 years--so students can shout 'We're #43' like they really mean it.