NCAA denies waiver for Husker hoops' Stevenson

Nebraska's Shamiel Stevenson (4) elevates for a first-half dunk during a scrimmage at the Opening Night event on Sept. 27 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.The question of whether Shamiel Stevenson would play basketball this season for Nebraska has been answered.

The NCAA denied Stevenson's waiver for immediate eligibility, the Huskers announced Tuesday. He will sit out the rest of this season and have two seasons of eligibility remaining starting with the 2020-21 season.

According to Nebraska, the NCAA twice denied Stevenson waivers. After an initial waiver request was denied, NU filed a request for "reconsideration" of the waiver, which was also denied. Then, on Monday, Stevenson and Nebraska staff…