Taj DeGourville Signs with Nebraska

Nebraska Head Coach Fred Hoiberg announced Thursday that Taj DeGourville (pronounced TAH-zh duh-GORE-vil) has signed with the Husker basketball program.  

 

DeGourville, a 6-foot-5, 211-pound guard from Las Vegas, comes to Lincoln after spending the last two seasons at San Diego State. He played in every game for SDSU over the last two seasons, helping the Aztecs earn an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2025 and a runner-up finish in the Mountain West Conference this past season.

 

“Taj’s combination of positional size, length and skillset makes him a valuable addition to our roster.” Hoiberg said. “He played two seasons at one of the best defensive programs in the country and has been a part of a winning culture at San Diego State.  He is a physical guard at 6-foot-5 with a 7-foot wingspan and can defend several spots on the floor.  He has a ton of upside offensively and his ability to get into the paint and create for others makes him a great fit with the players already on our roster.”

 

Last season, DeGourville made 33 appearances, including five starts, for an Aztec team that went 22-11 and finished second in the Mountain West with a 14-6 mark and reached the title game of the MWC Tournament.  He averaged 5.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game, pacing SDSU in assists and ranked among the Mountain West leaders in both assists (12th) and assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0-to-1). Four of his five double-figure efforts came in Mountain West action, including a season-high 13 points at UNLV. He had five or more assists in seven contests, with five of his performances coming in conference play or the conference tournament. He was also a CSC Academic All-District honoree, carrying a 3.68 GPA in communications at San Diego State.

 

He played in all 31 contests on San Diego State’s NCAA Tournament team in 2024-25, averaging 5.1 points 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 18.9 minutes per game. A two-time MWC Freshman of the Week, DeGourville ranked second among Mountain West freshman in assists and in the top six among conference rookies in 3-point field goals, rebounds and field goals. He totaled five double-figure efforts, including a career-high 14 points on two occasions. One of his best performances came at Nevada when he had 14 points, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, and three assists. He dished out five-or-more assists on seven occasions and grabbed six or more rebounds on four occasions.

 

A native of Las Vegas, DeGourville played his senior year at national power Wasatch Academy, helping the school to a 17-7 mark. A four-star recruit by ESPN, he was rated among the top 150 players in the country by 247Sports as a senior. As a junior, he helped Durango High School to a 5A state title with a 21-6 record and was a first-team All-Southern Nevada selection by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. DeGourville earned Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) All-State Academic Team distinction as a junior.