Tulsa filled its final open basketball scholarship when 6-foot-7 wing Jeriah Horne signed a Financial Aid Agreement with TU on Thursday. The transfer from Nebraska made an official visit to Tulsa from April 19 to April 21. He will have three years of eligibility remaining after sitting out the 2017-18 season.

“After one year of college under my belt, I felt more confident about assessing my transfer options,” Horne told Inside Tulsa Sports. “The University of Tulsa satisfied the majority of my priorities and proved to be the best fit. After speaking with the coaches, athletes and administrators, I felt good about the academics, the support system for student-athletes, the basketball program, and the campus life.

“I am excited and believe I will have a great opportunity at Tulsa.”

As a freshman at Nebraska last season, Horne averaged 4.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 12 minutes per game. He played in 29 games and shot 40.5-percent from the field. Horne improved his averages to 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 17 Big Ten conference games.

Horne scored a season-high 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting in a win over Southern in December. He also had big games against ranked opponents, scoring 16 points and a season-high seven rebounds against No. 20 Purdue and dropping in 11 points at No. 16 Indiana.

"Jeriah is a tremendous addition to our program, and while fans won't see him on the court until the 2018-19 season due to transfer rules, he helps upgrade our talent and gives us a young and versatile forward for years to come," said Tulsa head coach Frank Haith. "Jeriah was one of the most efficient players for Nebraska last year as a true freshman, and he had a big role for them during Big Ten play.

“His scoring and rebounding numbers went up during conference games, so that tells me he is a young man driven to get better and is ready to make the most of his opportunities.”

As a high school senior at Barstow in 2015-16, Horne averaged 22.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game, taking his team to a 27-4 record and a second-place finish. Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 122 player in the nation.

During high school, Horne played AAU basketball for Kansas City Run GMC – the same team as 2017 Tulsa signee Darien Jackson from Overland Park (KS) Blue Valley Northwest.

"We are ecstatic to welcome Jeriah to the Tulsa family and pleased to keep Kansas City's best players looking firmly at TU,” Haith added.

Along with Horne and Jackson in Tulsa’s 2017 class are DaQuan Jeffries from Western Texas CC and Elijah Joiner of Chicago (IL) Curie.