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Battie, Schlagel Sign with Husker Hoops

Written byShamus McKnight

Lincoln -- Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg announced Thursday afternoon that Dawson Battie (Dallas, Texas) and Ty Schlagel (Saint Paul, Minn.) have signed National Letters-of-Intents to play basketball for the Huskers in 2027-28. The two-man class is ranked in the top 30 nationally by both Rivals and 247 Sports entering the fall signing period.

Name

Pos

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown

High School

Dawson Battie

F

6-9

230

Dallas, Texas

Saint Mark's School

Ty Schlagel

F

6-6

210

Saint Paul, Minn.

Cretin-Derham Hall

Dawson Battie
Dawson Battie (pronounced bah-TEE) signs with the Huskers as one of the highest-rated recruits in program history. The 6-foot-9 forward is the highest-ranked recruit Nebraska has signed in the 247 Sports Database, as he is ranked among the top 35 recruits nationally by all three major recruiting service. A consensus four-star prospect, Battie is ranked as high as No. 25 by Rivals and No. 26 by 247Sports and ranked among the top five power forwards in the country by Rivals and 247 Sports. Battie has been in the USA Basketball pipeline and was invited to the October 2026 USA Men’s Junior National Team minicamp and the 2026 USA Men’s U18 National Team training camp.  He plays for Coach Chris Dial at St. Mark’s School of Texas, and Dawson averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a junior en route to earning all-state honors by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and second-team all-area honors by the Dallas Morning News. He was a first-team All-area pick during his sophomore season when he averaged 18.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game to help St. Mark’s reach the Southwest Preparatory Conference 4A semifinals. Battie is a three-year performer and was the fastest player to reach 1,000 points in school history.  He played for Southern Ties on the Puma Circuit, where he averaged 14.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg, and 1.3 spg this past summer. Battie chose Nebraska over a host of schools, including Stanford, Virginia, SMU, and a slew of other offers. Battie comes from a basketball family as both parents - Yanika Daniels (Trinity University) and Derrick Battie (Temple) both played college basketball, while his older brother Dillon currently plays for Wichita State. Dawson’s uncle is Tony Battie, who played at Texas Tech and was the No. 5 overall pick of the 1997 NBA Draft before spending 14 seasons in the NBA.

Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg on Battie: “Dawson is a skilled athletic forward who is an ideal fit for our system with his skillset and basketball IQ. At 6-foot-9 with a nearly seven-foot wingspan, his has great positional size, the ability to score from different levels and can also initiate offense in our system. He is a high-volume rebounder on both ends of the court and has very good defensive instincts. Dawson is also a high-character individual who wants to reach his potential, and we are excited to add him to our program."

 

 

Ty Schlagel
Ty Schlagel comes to Nebraska from Cretin-Derham Hall High School in Saint Paul, Minn., where he plays for Coach Jerry Kline. He was a four-star recruit by 247 Sports, which has him ranked No. 139 nationally while he was a three-star selection by ESPN and Rivals. All three publications rank him among the top five seniors in the state of Minnesota in the 2027 class, although he is recovering from a knee injury suffered late the EYBL season.  As a junior, Schlagel was a named to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune All-Minnesota boys basketball team after averaging 19.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Schlager shot 57 percent from the field, including 42 percent from 3-point range, on his way to All Suburban East Conference honors.  He totaled 13 games with at least 20 points and six double-doubles during his junior season.  As a sophomore, he helped Cretin-Derham Hall to a 29-2 record and a runner-up finish at 4A State Tournament. That season, Schlagel averaged 18.4 points per game on 56 percent shooting along with 2.8 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He helped Team Herro to an 18-4 record and the Peach Jam semifinals following his junior season. Previously he played for Howard Pulley on the AAU circuit. Schlagel took visits to Wisconsin and Notre Dame while also looking at Minnesota and Iowa before committing to Nebraska prior to his junior season.

Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg on Schlagel: “Ty possesses good positional size on the wing and the ability to space the floor at a high level, which is something that is important in our system.  He comes from a winning high school program and understands how to win. He is also a fit for our culture with his skillset, toughness and everyday habits. We are looking forward to him developing in our system.”