2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 16–18 (6–12 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Indiana | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Michigan State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Purdue | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the
Big Ten tournament they defeated Rutgers and Wisconsin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Maryland
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Previous season
The
Big Ten tournament to Penn State
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Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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David Rivers | 2 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Graduated |
Terran Petteway | 5 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Junior | Galveston, TX | Declare for 2015 NBA draft |
Trevor Menke | 10 | G | 5'11" | 184 | RS Senior | Beatrice, NE | Graduated |
Tarin Smith | 11 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Asbury Park, NJ | Transferred to Duquesne |
Moses Ayegba | 12 | C | 6'9" | 252 | Senior | Kano, Nigeria | Graduated |
Leslee Smith | 21 | F | 6'8" | 254 | Senior | Long Look, BVI | Graduated |
B.J. Day | 25 | F | 6'5" | 236 | RS Freshman | Lincoln, NE | Left team Sept. 17th, 2015 due to injuries. Spot filled by T. Borchardt in Oct. |
Walter Pitchford | 35 | F | 6'10" | 237 | RS Junior | Grand Rapids, MI | Declared for 2015 NBA draft, later withdrew for other professional avenues |
Kye Kurkowski | 44 | C | 6'10" | 221 | RS Senior | Grant, NE | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Anton Gill | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Transferred from Louisville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gill will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Malcolm Laws | 15 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Transferred from Florida Atlantic. Under NCAA transfer rules, Laws will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Incoming Recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ed Morrow, Jr. PF |
Chicago, IL
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Simeon Career | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 22, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Glynn Watson PG |
Westchester, IL
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St. Joseph | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 1, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 | ||||||
Michael Jacobson PF |
Waukee, IA
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Waukee | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 31, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 | ||||||
Bakari Evelyn PG |
Southfield, MI
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Southfield Christian | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Apr 14, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Jack McVeigh SF |
Canberra, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 16, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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2016 Recruiting Class
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Isaiah Roby SF |
Dixon, IL
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Dixon | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 21, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A | ||||||
Keanu Pinder SF |
Perth, Australia | Hutchinson C.C. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 13, 2013 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Spanish exhibition tour | |||||||||||
Aug 16, 2015* 1:00 pm |
at Eurocolegio Casvi | W 79–64 | Castillo de Villaviciosa Madrid, Spain | ||||||||
Aug 18, 2015* 10:00 am |
at Albacete Basket (Liga EBA) | W 66–63 | Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain | ||||||||
Aug 21, 2015* 1:00 pm |
at Europe Basketball Academy | W 108–73 | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||
Aug 22, 2015* 1:00 pm |
at CB Castelldefels (Primera División) | W 71–65 | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN |
Northern State | W 95–42 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,263) Lincoln, NE | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Mississippi Valley State | W 97–51 | 1–0 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,489) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Nov 17, 2015* 7:30 pm, FS1 |
at No. 11 Villanova Gavitt Tipoff Games |
L 63–87 | 1–1 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA | |||||||
Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Delaware State | W 75–60 | 2–1 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,447) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Nov 22, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN |
Southeastern Louisiana Barclays Center Classic Opening Round |
W 92–65 | 3–1 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,533) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Nov 24, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Barclays Center Classic Opening Round |
W 67–44 | 4–1 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,502) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Nov 27, 2015* 5:30 pm, ASN |
vs. No. 24 Cincinnati Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Semifinals |
L 61–65 | 4–2 |
Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
Nov 28, 2015* 11:00 am |
vs. Tennessee Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Consolation |
W 82–71 | 5–2 |
Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
Dec 1, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 21 Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 72–77 OT | 5–3 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,646) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Dec 5, 2015* 1:00 pm |
Abilene Christian | W 73–63 | 6–3 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,491) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Dec 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Creighton | L 67–83 | 6–4 |
CenturyLink Center (17,766)
Omaha, NE | |||||||
Dec 13, 2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Rhode Island | W 70–67 | 7–4 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,496) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Dec 20, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN |
Samford | L 58–69 | 7–5 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,871) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Dec 22, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Prairie View A&M | W 81–50 | 8–5 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,754) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
Northwestern | L 72–81 | 8–6 (0–1) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,924) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Jan 2, 2016 3:00 pm, BTN |
Indiana | L 69–79 | 8–7 (0–2) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,961) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Jan 5, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 19 Iowa | L 66–77 | 8–8 (0–3) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,736) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Jan 9, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Rutgers | W 90–56 | 9–8 (1–3) |
The RAC (4,454)
Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Jan 12, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN |
Minnesota | W 84–59 | 10–8 (2–3) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,628) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Jan 16, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN |
at Illinois | W 78–67 | 11–8 (3–3) |
State Farm Center (12,510) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Jan 20, 2016 5:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 11 Michigan State | W 72–71 | 12–8 (4–3) |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 23, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Michigan | L 68–81 | 12–9 (4–4) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,745) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Jan 30, 2016 3:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 21 Purdue | L 74–89 | 12–10 (4–5) |
Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
Feb 3, 2016 7:30 pm, BTN |
No. 4 Maryland | L 65–70 | 12–11 (4–6) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,693) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Feb 6, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
Rutgers | W 87–63 | 13–11 (5–6) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,695) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
at Wisconsin | L 61–72 | 13–12 (5–7) |
Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | |||||||
Feb 13, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
Penn State | W 70–54 | 14–12 (6–7) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,613) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Feb 17, 2016 7:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 22 Indiana | L 64–80 | 14–13 (6–8) |
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN | |||||||
Feb 20, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
Ohio State | L 62–65 OT | 14–14 (6–9) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,679) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Feb 25, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Penn State | L 55–56 | 14–15 (6–10) |
University Park, PA
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Mar 1, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 15 Purdue | L 62–81 | 14–16 (6–11) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,572) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Mar 6, 2016 1:00 pm, BTN |
at Northwestern | L 54–65 | 14–17 (6–12) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,702)
Evanston, IL | |||||||
Big Ten tournament
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Mar 9, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN |
(11) | vs. (14) Rutgers First round |
W 89–72 | 15–17 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (16,528)
Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Mar 10, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(11) | vs. (6) Wisconsin Second round |
W 70–58 | 16–17 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,751) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Mar 11, 2016 9:00 pm, BTN |
(11) | vs. (3) No. 18 Maryland Quarterfinals |
L 86–97 | 16–18 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,942) Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Central Time |