Former Wisconsin Badgers guard Connor Essegian started his first career game for the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Wednesday night.
In over 16 minutes of play, Essegian had eight points in an 86-60 win over the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The former Badger made two of his seven three-point field goal attempts and grabbed two rebounds in that effort.
Through three games in the 2024-25 season, Essegian is responsible for 9.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, shooting nearly 36 percent from beyond the arc. In his debut with the Cornhuskers, Essegian had 13 points and four rebounds on three outside looks.
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 into Greg Gard’s rotation.
However, its ceiling is much higher. Essegian logged 27.4 minutes and 11.7 points per game on 40% shooting and 36% from 3 in his rookie year in 2022-23.
Nebraska’s next game is scheduled for Nov. 17 against St. Mary’s (Calif.).
