2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2015–16 record 16–18 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach Tim Miles (4th year)
Assistant coach Kenya Hunter
Assistant coach Jim Molinari
Assistant coach Phil Beckner
Home arena Pinnacle Bank Arena
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#14 Indiana 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
#2 Michigan State 13 5   .722     29 6   .829
#18 Maryland 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
#12 Purdue 12 6   .667     26 9   .743
#25 Iowa 12 6   .667     22 10   .688
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     8 23   .258
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 University of Nebraska in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles in his fourth season, the Cornhuskers played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 11th place. In the Big Ten Tournament they defeated Rutgers and Wisconsin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Maryland.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2014–15 Season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Penn State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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
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

Glynn Watson at the line in the 2015 IHSA 3A championship game victory
Ed Morrow attacks the paint against 2015 IHSA 4A state champion Stevenson.
Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ed Morrow, Jr.
PF
Chicago, IL Simeon Career 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 22, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Glynn Watson
PG
Westchester, IL St. Joseph 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 1, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Michael Jacobson
PF
Waukee, IA Waukee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 31, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Bakari Evelyn
PG
Southfield, MI Southfield Christian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Apr 14, 2015 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2016 Recruiting Class

Roster

2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Webster, TaiTai Webster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Auckland, New Zealand
G 1 Gill, AntonAnton Gill (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Raleigh, NC
G 3 White III, AndrewAndrew White III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Richmond, VA
G 4 Trueblood, JohnnyJohnny Trueblood (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Elkhorn, NE
G 5 Watson Jr., GlynnGlynn Watson Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bellwood, IL
F 10 McVeigh, JackJack McVeigh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Gold Coast, Australia
G 11 Evelyn, BakariBakari Evelyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
F 12 Jacobson, MichaelMichael Jacobson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Waukee, IA
G 15 Laws, MalcolmMalcolm Laws (I)  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Orlando, FL
F 20 Borchardt, TannerTanner Borchardt (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Gothenburg, NE
G 23 Fuller, NickNick Fuller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS So Sun Prairie, WI
C 24 Hammond, JakeJake Hammond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Duncan, OK
F 30 Morrow, EdwardEdward Morrow 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Chicago, IL
G 31 Shields, ShavonShavon Shields 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr Olathe, KS
G 32 Parker, BennyBenny Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Kansas City, KS
Head coach

Tim Miles (Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
Kenya Hunter (Duquesne)
Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Spain 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 #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. #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
#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 #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 #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 #21 Purdue L 74–89  12–10
(4–5)
Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

Feb 3, 2016
7:30 pm, BTN
#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 #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)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,385)
University Park, PA

Mar 1, 2016
7:00 pm, BTN
#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

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) #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.

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