\u201cHe shot the heck out of it last week and I think he hit five threes in our scrimmage that we had. So that was good to see.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe talked about his pop and his athleticism. I think he\u2019s a little sneaky in that regard and a guy that moves his feet. I think is a versatile defender. So yeah, we love Sam.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hoiberg’s optimism is understandable in July<\/a>, months away from the passion and fire of the Big Ten season. Orme acknowledged there will be a transition from the Missouri Valley Conference to one of the best conferences in the nation.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, just going from a mid-major to a high major,\u201d Orme said as a news conference Monday<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s obviously going to be size difference, speed, kind of physicality, like you said. It\u2019s just been a pretty good transition. I feel like I\u2019ve adapted pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n Roster turnover<\/p>\n Nebraska has four players via the portal this season, as the Huskers are coming off a historic,<\/a> 28-7NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 run<\/a>. Such roster turnover isn\u2019t unusual \u2014 not anymore. Such is life in the new-look world of college basketball. But after last season, Hoiberg is trying to build what he established last season<\/a>. With so many roster changes, maintaining excellence<\/a> can be a challenge.<\/p>\n Hoiberg\u2019s style of play was one factor that attracted Orme. \u201cDefinitely just the openness of the offense \u2026 just the spacing of it,\u201d Orme said.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one\u2019s ever really in the lane and kind of just swinging it around, ball movement, player movement, coming off screens, just kind of all that kind of appeals to the three-point shot. Getting out in transition obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n Nebraska flourished last season with aggressive defense and an offense geared to three-point shooting.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, that\u2019s been kind of \u2026 a good part of it is just like we have shooters all around us and that\u2019s going to be extremely difficult to guard like Pryce [Sandfort], Braden [Frager], me, Boden [Kapke], just kind of really emphasizing spacing,\u201d Orme said. \u201cThat\u2019s just going to be huge for our offense.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it\u2019s pretty similar [to the offense he was in at Belmont] in the fact that the offense is pretty spread out and it can play through the five at any given time, the five can step out and kind of direct traffic, make decisions.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019d say that\u2019s the main similarity and just kind of like I said the openness of the offense spacing, getting out in transition as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Along with so much of the nation, Orme kept track of Nebraska\u2019s compelling season<\/a> and brand of basketball in 2025-26.<\/p>\n Nebraska fan<\/p>\n \u201cI grew up in Indiana so I grew up watching Indiana basketball and just kind of Big Ten basketball,\u201d Orme said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s kind of carried out through like my entire college career.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I would just always watch Big Ten basketball whenever I could. And that was definitely one of the teams that kind of stuck out to me just the way they play just so together.”<\/p>\n Playing in Big Ten? \u201cThat\u2019s going to be awesome. Just kind of traveling around the Midwest [playing] basketball. It\u2019s the best spot to be for you coming to Nebraska.\u201d<\/p>\n Orme soon will compete against his coach at Belmont, Casey Alexander, the new coach at Kansas State. Nebraska announced Monday it will play K-State in its third exhibition game this fall on Oct. 26 at Grand Island, Neb.<\/p>\n Nebraska first will play host to Saint Louis on Friday, Oct. 9, and travel to BYU on Friday, Oct. 16.<\/p>\n Stay up to date on all things Huskers by bookmarking Nebraska Cornhuskers On SI<\/a>, subscribing to HuskerMax on YouTube<\/a> and visiting HuskerMax.com<\/a> daily.<\/p>\n
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