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2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–20 (3–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Michigan 14 – 3   .824 23 – 5   .821
No. 2 Illinois † 16 – 4   .800 24 – 7   .774
No. 8 Iowa 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
No. 20 Purdue 13 – 6   .684 18 – 10   .643
No. 7 Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 10   .677
Wisconsin 10 – 10   .500 18 – 13   .581
Rutgers 10 – 10   .500 16 – 12   .571
Maryland 9 – 11   .450 17 – 14   .548
Michigan State 9 – 11   .450 15 – 13   .536
Indiana 7 – 12   .368 12 – 15   .444
Penn State 7 – 12   .368 11 – 14   .440
Northwestern 6 – 13   .316 9 – 15   .375
Minnesota 6 – 14   .300 14 – 15   .483
Nebraska 3 – 16   .158 7 – 20   .259
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by second-year coach head coach Fred Hoiberg and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2019–20 season 7–25, 2–18 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost to Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten tournament[1] which was subsequently canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Departures

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Haanif Cheatham 22 G 6'5" 195 SR Fort Lauderdale, Florida Graduated
Matej Kavaš 25 G 6'8" 200 SR Ljubljana, Slovenia Graduated
Dachon Burke 11 G 6'4" 180 JR Orange, New Jersey Suspended at end of previous season; turned professional.[3]
Jervay Green 11 G 6'4" 180 JR Denver, Colorado Transferred to Pacific
Noah Vedral 2 G 6'1" 200 SO Wahoo, Nebraska Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team. Transferred to Rutgers.
Cam Mack 3 G 6'2" 175 SO Austin, Texas Transferred to Prairie View A&M.
Kevin Cross Jr. 1 F 6'8" 240 FR Little Rock, Arkansas Transferred to Tulane.
Samari Curtis 15 F 6'3" 175 FR Xenia, Ohio Transferred to Evansville.
Charlie Easley 30 G 6'2" 190 FR Lincoln, Nebraska Walk-on; transferred to South Dakota State.
Brant Banks 32 F 6'7" 300 FR Houston, Texas Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team.

Incoming transfers

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Trey McGowens 2 G 6 ft 4 in 191 lb Junior Pendleton, SC Pittsburgh
Kobe Webster 10 G 6 ft 0 in 172 lb Senior (Graduate transfer) Indianapolis, IN Western Illinois
Trevor Lakes 14 F 6 ft 7 in 215 lb Senior (Graduate transfer) Lebanon, IN Indianapolis
Chris McGraw 30 G 6 ft 0 in 170 lb Sophomore (walk-on) Columbus, OH Otterbein

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Teddy Allen
SG 		Mesa, AZ Boys Town (NE)
West Virginia
Wichita State
Western Nebraska CC 		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 12, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Lat Mayen
PF 		Adelaide, SA, Australia Concordia College (SA)
TCU
Chipola JC 		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Dec 31, 2019 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Eduardo Andre
C 		London, England, UK Compass Prep (AZ) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 12, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Elijah Wood
SG 		Potomac, MD Bethesda-Chevy Chase (MD) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 19, 2020 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 63
  • 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:

Roster

2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Teddy Allen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Western Nebraska CC Mesa, AZ
G 2 Trey McGowens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Pittsburgh Pendleton, SC
G 3 Elijah Wood 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Berkmar HS Potomac, MD
G 4 Shamiel Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Nevada Toronto, ON, Canada
G 10 Kobe Webster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS Sr Western Illinois Indianapolis, IN
G 11 Lat Mayen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chipola JC Adelaide, SA, Australia
F 13 Derrick Walker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Jr Tennessee Kansas City, MO
F 14 Trevor Lakes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Indianapolis Lebanon, IN
G 21 Jace Piatkowski (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Elkhorn South HS Elkhorn, NE
F 24 Yvan Ouedraogo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So INSEP Bordeaux, France
G 30 Chris McGraw (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Otterbein Columbus, OH
F 33 Akol Arop Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Creighton Prep HS Omaha, NE
G 34 Þórir Þorbjarnarson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Akureyri, Iceland
C 35 Eduardo Andre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep London, England, UK
F 44 Bret Porter (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Fr Millard North HS Omaha, NE
G 45 Dalano Banton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS So Western Kentucky Toronto, ON, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference season
November 25, 2020*
11:00 am, BTN 		McNeese State W 102–55  1–0
  14 – Tied   7 – Ouedraogo   6 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
November 26, 2020*
1:00 pm, BTN 		Nevada
Golden Window Classic 		L 66–69  1–1
  18 – Banton   7 – Banton   5 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
November 28, 2020*
11:00 am, BTN 		North Dakota State
Golden Window Classic 		W 79–57  2–1
  22 – Allen   9 – Banton   8 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
December 1, 2020*
8:00 pm, BTN 		South Dakota W 76–69  3–1
  23 – Allen   12 – Mayen   4 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (25)
Lincoln, NE
December 6, 2020*
1:00 pm, BTN 		Florida A&M Canceled due to COVID-19[4] Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 64–75  3–2
  17 – Banton   9 – Tied   5 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (25)
Lincoln, NE
December 11, 2020*
6:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 8 Creighton
Rivalry 		L 74–98  3–3
  26 – Allen   9 – Allen   3 – Thorbjarnarson  CHI Health Center Omaha (254)
Omaha, NE
December 17, 2020*
6:00 pm, BTN+ 		Doane W 110–64  4–3
  16 – Allen   13 – Ouedraogo   10 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten season
December 22, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 9 Wisconsin L 53–67  4–4
(0–1) 		 15 – Banton   8 – Banton   4 – Banton  Kohl Center (0)
Madison, WI
December 25, 2020
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 19 Michigan L 69–80  4–5
(0–2) 		 25 – Allen   6 – Tied   3 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
December 30, 2020
5:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 25 Ohio State L 54–90  4–6
(0–3) 		 13 – Allen   8 – Banton   2 – Allen  Value City Arena (0)
Columbus, OH
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 17 Michigan State L 77–84  4–7
(0–4) 		 23 – Allen   6 – Allen   7 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
January 5, 2021
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Purdue Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
January 10, 2021
5:00 pm, BTN 		Indiana L 76–84  4–8
(0–5) 		 21 – Allen   6 – Tied   7 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2021
5:30 pm, BTN 		at Michigan State L 56-66  4–9
(0–6) 		 13 – McGowens   6 – Banton   3 – McGowens  Breslin Center (0)
East Lansing, MI
February 8, 2021
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Minnesota L 61–79  4–10
(0–7) 		 15 – Mayen   6 – Tied   6 – Banton  Williams Arena (29)
Minneapolis, MN
February 10, 2021
8:30 pm, BTN 		No. 21 Wisconsin L 48–61  4–11
(0–8) 		 14 – Mayen   9 – Banton   5 – Banton  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
February 12, 2021
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 6 Illinois L 72–77 OT 4–12
(0–9) 		 16 – Mayen   8 – Tied   3 – Walker  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, BTN 		at Penn State W 62-61  5–12
(1–9) 		 14 – Allen   6 – Allen   6 – Banton  Bryce Jordan Center (245)
University Park, PA
February 16, 2021
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Maryland L 50–64  5–13
(1–10) 		 18 – Allen   5 – Allen   3 – Banton  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 17, 2021
6:00 pm, BTN 		at Maryland L 71–79  5–14
(1–11) 		 25 – Allen   7 – Banton   4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 20, 2021
4:30 pm, BTN 		Purdue L 58-75  5-15
(1–12) 		 10 – Stevenson   8 – Ouedraogo   4 – Thorbjarnarson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
February 23, 2021
7:00 pm, BTN 		Penn State L 83–86  5–16
(1–13) 		 41 – Allen   8 – Allen   6 – Allen  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 5 Illinois L 70–86  5–17
(1–14) 		 18 – McGowens   5 – Walker   2 – Thorbjarnarson  State Farm Center (192)
Champaign, IL
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm, BTN 		Minnesota W 78-74  6–17
(2–14) 		 14 – Banton   9 – Walker   5 – McGowens  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
March 1, 2021
6:00 pm, BTN 		Rutgers W 72–51  7–17
(3–14) 		 25 – Mayen   7 – Thorbjarnarson   5 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
March 4, 2021
8:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 5 Iowa L 64–102  7–18
(3–15) 		 17 – Webster   13 – Mayen   5 – Thorbjarnarson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (549)
Iowa City, IA
March 7, 2021
12:30 pm, BTN 		at Northwestern L 78–79  7–19
(3–16) 		 23 – Webster   8 – Thorbjarnarson   6 – Thorbjarnarson  Welsh–Ryan Arena (0)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten tournament
March 10, 2021
8:00 pm, BTN 		(14) vs. (11) Penn State
First round 		L 66–72  7–20
  13 – McGowens   7 – Walker   6 – Walker  Lucas Oil Stadium (5,909)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Schedule source: [1]

References

  1. ^ "Nebraska vs. Indiana - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Big Ten tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Ex-Husker Dachon Burke spurns South Alabama, decides to turn pro".
  4. ^ SBNation: "Nebraska vs. Florida A&M Cancelled"
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men%27s_basketball_team