LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg said Friday one of his players is out with an injury related to a “random act of violence.”

According to Lincoln Police, transfer addition Rienk Mast was attacked while riding a scooter near 13th and L Streets on Oct. 19 around 9:40 p.m. Mast, 22, went to the hospital with a suspected broken nose.

Lincoln Police said the suspect, identified as 28-year-old Nicholas Deluca, pushed Mast off a scooter and punched him several times.

Deluca was arrested for aggravated assault.

Copyright 2023 KOLN. All rights reserved.