Gavin Griffiths becomes first Nebraska basketball player to enter transfer portal
A Nebraska men's basketball forward has entered the NCAA transfer portal. Gavin Griffiths is the first Husker to enter their name into the portal this offseason.
The 6 foot 7 inch sophomore played in 16 games last season and averaged 2.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. This was Griffiths' first season at Nebraska after transferring from Rutgers. He was a four-star prospect and top-50 recruit coming out of high school.
Griffiths did not play during Nebraska's run at the College Basketball Crown Championship after dealing with a reported ankle injury. The forward is the team's first official departure since the portal opened.
The Huskers have also added a couple of players to the roster in the last several weeks. Those two players are Pryce Sandfort from the Iowa Hawkeyes and Ugnius Jarusevicius from Central Michigan.
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