Nebraska Basketball Surges to New Heights Following Huge Transfer Portal Commitment

Central Michigan Transfer Ugnius Jarusevicius Commits to Nebraska

Nebraska men’s basketball has secured its second transfer commitment in as many days.

Ugnius Jarusevicius, a 6-10 junior forward from Central Michigan, has pledged to join the Huskers. The announcement was first reported by CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.

A native of Lithuania, Jarusevicius began his college career at Cal State Bakersfield, where he played for two seasons and appeared in 43 games. As a sophomore, he earned All-Tournament honors in the SoCal Challenge after scoring 24 points across two games against Sacramento State and Tarleton State.

Central Michigan transfer Ugnius Jarusevicius tells me that that he has committed to Nebraska.

Earned first-team All-MAC honors last season.

Averaged 16.2 PPG and 7.3 RPG.

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) April 5, 2025

In the 2023-2024 season with Central Michigan, Jarusevicius played in 26 games, starting 24 of them. He averaged 16.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, and shot 53.7% from the field and 31% from beyond the arc. He was named to the first-team All-MAC.

Jarusevicius also gained international experience through Lithuania’s youth national teams. In 2022, he helped the team finish as runners-up at the FIBA Under-20 European Championship. He also participated in the Under-18 FIBA European Challengers in 2019, as well as the Under-16 European Championships in 2016 and 2019.

He now joins Pryce Sandfort as part of Nebraska’s transfer class this offseason.