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
Ed Morrow, Jr. PF	Scout: Rivals: 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
Glynn Watson PG	Scout: Rivals: 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
Michael Jacobson PF	Scout: Rivals: 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
Bakari Evelyn PG	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
Jack McVeigh SF	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

2016 Recruiting Class

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Roby SF	Dixon, IL	Dixon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 21, 2014
Isaiah Roby SF	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
Keanu Pinder SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC
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 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

Roster

2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Webster, TaiTai Webster	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Auckland, New Zealand
1.5 !G	1	Gill, AntonAnton Gill (I)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Raleigh, NC
1.5 !G	3	White III, AndrewAndrew White III	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Richmond, VA
1.5 !G	4	Trueblood, JohnnyJohnny Trueblood (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elkhorn, NE
1.5 !G	5	Watson Jr., GlynnGlynn Watson Jr.	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bellwood, IL
3.5 !F	10	McVeigh, JackJack McVeigh	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gold Coast, Australia
1.5 !G	11	Evelyn, BakariBakari Evelyn	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Detroit, MI
3.5 !F	12	Jacobson, MichaelMichael Jacobson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Waukee, IA
1.5 !G	15	Laws, MalcolmMalcolm Laws (I)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	20	Borchardt, TannerTanner Borchardt (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gothenburg, NE
1.5 !G	23	Fuller, NickNick Fuller	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Sun Prairie, WI
5.0 !C	24	Hammond, JakeJake Hammond	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Duncan, OK
3.5 !F	30	Morrow, EdwardEdward Morrow	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	31	Shields, ShavonShavon Shields	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Olathe, KS
1.5 !G	32	Parker, BennyBenny Parker	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	4.0 !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

Injured
Current redshirt

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.

References

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball

Venues	Nebraska Coliseum (1926–1976) Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976–2013) Pinnacle Bank Arena (2013–present)

Culture & lore	History Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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