Rienk Mast is ready to play basketball again. The Nebraska men’s basketball forward erupted in his first season in Lincoln in 2023-24, earning third-team All-Big Ten honors while averaging 12.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. But that season didn’t see him at full health, and neither did an offseason surgery that knocked him out for the 2024-25 season. A new Nebraska Men’s Basketball Original Production titled “The Road Back” highlights the recovery of Mast and what he’s gone through since the 2024 NCAA Tournament. In the week leading up to the Kansas State game on Dec. 17, 2023, Mast didn’t practice. With pain in his knee, he met with doctors. “We figured out that a piece of cartilage broke loose,” Mast said. Pain meds got him through the contest against the Wildcats, but surgery was necessary to remove the loose cartilage. But that surgery only fixed the short-term issue. Director of Men’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning Kurt Joseph compared Mast’s knee to driving to drive on a brokenRead More
‘Been a Long Road’: New Special Highlights Rienks Mast’s Recovery, Return for Nebrasketball
