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After losing out on prized prospect Sanogo, Husker hoops team moves in a new direction

Nebraska's search for a big man to round out its 2020 recruiting class took a turn Tuesday, so the Huskers made a twist of their own.

Hours after prized target Adama Sanogo surprisingly committed to UConn, the Husker men's basketball coaching staff was set to conduct a virtual visit with 6-foot-11 Gabe Wiznitzer, another 2021 prospect who could reclassify to 2020.

Tuesday began with Sanogo reclassifying from 2021 to 2020 and committing to the Huskies.

While UConn was among Sanogo's final six schools, the prevailing thought was that the 6-foot-9, 240-pound power forward would choose between Nebraska and Seton Hall.