How former Wisconsin guard has fared through Nebraska’s first three games

Former Wisconsin Badgers guard Connor Essegian started his first career game with the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday night.

In over 16 minutes of action, Essegian logged eight points in an 86-60 victory over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The former Badger nailed two of his seven three-point field goal attempts and notched two rebounds in the effort.

Through three games of the 2024-25 season, Essegian is responsible for 9.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game off nearly 36% from beyond the arc. In his debut for the Cornhuskers, Essegian logged 13 points and four rebounds off three made looks from outside.

At 3-0, Nebraska is tied with Penn State, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin, Oregon, USC and Maryland atop the Big Ten.

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Essegian made the decision to transfer to Nebraska on April 21 after two years in Madison. In 2023-24, he averaged just 7.3 minutes and 3.2 points per game after falling in Greg Gard’s rotation.

His ceiling, however, is much higher. Essegian registered 27.4 minutes and 11.7 points per game on 40% shooting and 36% from 3 during his freshman year in 2022-23.

Nebraska’s next game is slated for Nov. 17 against St. Mary’s (California).

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Publish date : 2024-11-15 12:24:00

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