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Nebraska guard Charlie Easley announces he’ll transfer to new program

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Nebraska’s basketball program is losing another member from the 2019-20 roster.

Former walk-on guard Charlie Easley announced over the weekend that he will be leaving the Huskers basketball program and will be continuing his career at South Dakota State. It was a decision he called “bittersweet,” but he’ll receive a scholarship with the Jackrabbits for the upcoming season.

Despite being awarded a scholarship for the 2019-20 season after initially walking on to the program, Easley would have returned to his walk-on status with the Huskers.

“I’d like to announce I will be transferring to South Dakota State University to continue my academic and basketball,” Easley wrote on Twitter. “It was a difficult decision and is a bittersweet moment for me to have to leave my hometown and the Nebraska program.”

Easley was a backup guard for the Huskers last season and appeared in 28 games as a freshman. He averaged just under 12 minutes per game with 1.9 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists per contest.

Easley scored a career-high eight points against Indiana in January and played in 33 minutes against Minnesota, his highest total of the year. He also grabbed six rebounds against the Gophers.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB