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2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–11 (12–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Purdue 17 – 3   .850 34 – 5   .872
No. 6 Illinois † 14 – 6   .700 29 – 9   .763
Nebraska 12 – 8   .600 23 – 11   .676
Northwestern 12 – 8   .600 22 – 12   .647
Wisconsin 11 – 9   .550 22 – 14   .611
Indiana 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
Michigan State 10 – 10   .500 20 – 15   .571
Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 19 – 15   .559
Ohio State 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Penn State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Maryland 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485
Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 15 – 17   .469
Michigan 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by fifth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg, played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference. On March 3 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Nebraska broke the school's season record for 3 pointers, and finished Big Ten play undefeated at home, including a win against then top ranked Purdue. The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 14,597 in 19 games in 2023-24.[1]

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2022–23 season 16–16, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish tied for 11th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Cornhuskers lost in the first round to No. 14 seed Minnesota.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Emmanuel Bandoumel 25 G 6'4" 187 Sr Quebec City, QC, Canada Graduated
Wilhelm Breidenbach 32 F 6'10" 231 So Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Transferred to Washington[3]
Denim Dawson 12 G/F 6'6" 193 RFr San Bernardino, CA Transferred to Tennessee State[4]
Sam Griesel 5 G 6'7" 216 Sr Lincoln, NE Graduated
Oleg Kojenets 33 F 7'0" 232 RFr Kaunas, Lithuania Transferred to Wyoming[5]
Quaran McPherson 3 G 6'3" 197 Fr Queens, New York City, NY Transferred to Northern Illinois[6]
Derrick Walker 13 F 6'9" 245 Sr Kansas City, MO Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Josiah Allick 53 F 6'8" 231 Sr Lincoln, NE New Mexico
Jarron Coleman 9 G 6'5" 213 Sr Indianapolis, IN Ball State
Rienk Mast 51 F 6'10" 248 Jr Groningen, Netherlands Bradley
Ahron Ulis 5 G 6'3" 190 Jr Chicago Heights, IL Iowa
Brice Williams 3 F 6'7" 213 Jr Huntersville, NC Charlotte

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eli Rice
F 		Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 10, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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:

Roster

2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 C.J. Wilcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Xavier Plainfield, NJ
G 1 Sam Hoiberg (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS So Pius X HS Lincoln, NE
G 2 Ramel Lloyd Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Sierra Canyon HS Chatsworth, CA
F 3 Brice Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Charlotte Huntersville, NC
F 4 Juwan Gary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Alabama Columbia, SC
G 5 Ahron Ulis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Iowa Chicago Heights, IL
G 9 Jarron Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Ball State Indianapolis, IN
G 10 Jamarques Lawrence 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Roselle Catholic HS Plainfield, NJ
G 11 Eli Rice 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr IMG Academy Bradenton, FL
C 15 Blaise Keita 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Jr Coffeyville CC Bamako, Mali
F 21 Matar Diop 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Keystone Athletic Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 24 Jeffrey Grace III (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) RS So Arizona State Elmhurst, IL
G 30 Keisei Tominaga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Ranger College Nagoya, Japan
G 31 Cale Jacobsen (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Ashland-Greenwood HS Ashland, NE
F 35 Henry Burt (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Elkhorn South HS Omaha, NE
F 51 Rienk Mast 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Bradley Groningen, Netherlands
F 53 Josiah Allick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr New Mexico Lincoln, NE
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
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
5:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		Doane W 84–53  −
  18 – Rice   11 – Lawrence   4 – Jacobsen  Pinnacle Bank Arena (−)
Lincoln, NE
Regular Season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		Lindenwood W 84–52  1–0
  15 – Hoiberg   8 – Allick   3 – Mast  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,478)
Lincoln, NE
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		Florida A&M W 81–54  2–0
  20 – Mast   16 – Mast   4 – Lawrence  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,766)
Lincoln, NE
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Rider
Cornhusker Classic 		W 64–50  3–0
  13 – Wilcher   13 – Mast   3 – Williams  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,478)
Lincoln, NE
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		Stony Brook
Cornhusker Classic 		W 84–63  4–0
  19 – Gary   9 – Williams   5 – Mast  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,614)
Lincoln, NE
November 18, 2023*
3:00 p.m., Peacock 		vs. Oregon State W 84–63  5–0
  25 – Williams   13 – Mast   3 – Tied  Sanford Pentagon (2,938)
Sioux Falls, SD
November 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Duquesne
Cornhusker Classic 		W 89–79  6–0
  23 – Tominaga   7 – Allick   5 – Allick  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,426)
Lincoln, NE
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		Cal State Fullerton W 85–72  7–0
  19 – Mast   9 – Mast   6 – Lawrence  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,171)
Lincoln, NE
December 3, 2023*
3:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 15 Creighton
Rivalry 		L 60–89  7–1
  20 – Tominaga   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,838)
Lincoln, NE
December 6, 2023
8:00 p.m., BTN 		at Minnesota L 65–76  7–2
(0–1) 		 18 – Williams   7 – Lawrence   4 – Williams  Williams Arena (6,899)
Minneapolis, MN
December 10, 2023
5:30 p.m., BTN 		Michigan State W 77–70  8–2
(1–1) 		 20 – Gary   14 – Mast   6 – Mast  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,585)
Lincoln, NE
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kansas State W 62–46  9–2
  19 – Mast   18 – Gary   4 – Tominaga  Bramlage Coliseum (10,206)
Manhattan, KS
December 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BTN Plus 		North Dakota W 83–75  10–2
  16 – Wilcher   12 – Gary   3 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,387)
Lincoln, NE
December 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., BTN Plus 		South Carolina State W 91–62  11–2
  18 – Wilcher   7 – Tied   6 – Coleman  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987)
Lincoln, NE
January 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Indiana W 86–70  12–2
(2–1) 		 28 – Tominaga   8 – Allick   3 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,446)
Lincoln, NE
January 6, 2024
1:15 p.m., BTN 		at No. 21 Wisconsin L 72–88  12–3
(2–2) 		 17 – Tominaga   6 – Tied   6 – Williams  Kohl Center (15,055)
Madison, WI
January 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 1 Purdue W 88–72  13–3
(3–2) 		 19 – Tominaga   11 – Williams   9 – Williams  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,106)
Lincoln, NE
January 12, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN 		at Iowa L 76–94  13–4
(3–3) 		 14 – Tied   6 – Hoiberg   4 – Hoiberg  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,670)
Iowa City, IA
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers L 82–87 OT 13–5
(3–4) 		 22 – Williams   8 – Mast   5 – Lawrence  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 20, 2024
1:15 p.m., BTN 		Northwestern W 75–69  14–5
(4–4) 		 15 – Allick   8 – Mast   6 – Mast  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,977)
Lincoln, NE
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., Peacock 		Ohio State W 83–69  15–5
(5–4) 		 34 – Mast   10 – Mast   6 – Lawrence  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,408)
Lincoln, NE
January 27, 2024
11:00 a.m., BTN 		at Maryland L 51–73  15–6
(5–5) 		 14 – Wilcher   6 – Mast   3 – Mast  Xfinity Center (15,481)
College Park, MD
February 1, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 6 Wisconsin W 80–72 OT 16–6
(6–5) 		 22 – Wilcher   9 – Williams   4 – Lawrence  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,318)
Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2024
5:30 p.m., BTN 		at No. 14 Illinois L 84–87 OT 16–7
(6–6) 		 31 – Tominaga   11 – Gary   3 – Tominaga  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
February 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN 		at Northwestern L 68–80  16–8
(6–7) 		 15 – Gary   10 – Williams   4 – Williams  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,681)
Evanston, IL
February 10, 2024
5:30 p.m., BTN 		Michigan W 79–59  17–8
(7–7) 		 19 – Tominaga   8 – Allick   8 – Mast  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,828)
Lincoln, NE
February 17, 2024
11:00 a.m., BTN 		Penn State W 68–49  18–8
(8–7) 		 17 – Tominaga   9 – Mast   2 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,751)
Lincoln, NE
February 21, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN 		at Indiana W 85–70  19–8
(9–7) 		 20 – Tominaga   6 – Tied   5 – Lawrence  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 25, 2024
5:30 p.m., BTN 		Minnesota W 73–55  20–8
(10–7) 		 22 – Gary   8 – Tied   3 – Hoiberg  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,920)
Lincoln, NE
February 29, 2024
5:30 p.m., FS1 		at Ohio State L 69–78  20–9
(10–8) 		 14 – Tied   12 – Mast   5 – Lawrence  Value City Arena (13,090)
Columbus, OH
March 3, 2024
5:30 p.m., BTN 		Rutgers W 67–56  21–9
(11–8) 		 18 – Tominaga   12 – Allick   3 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,854)
Lincoln, NE
March 10, 2024
11:00 a.m., BTN 		at Michigan W 85–70  22–9
(12–8) 		 30 – Tominaga   7 – Gary   4 – Williams  Crisler Center (11,006)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 15, 2024
8:00 p.m., BTN 		(3) vs. (6) Indiana
Quarterfinals 		W 93–66  23–9
  23 – Tied   9 – Allick   7 – Mast  Target Center (12,675)
Minneapolis, MN
March 16, 2024
2:30 p.m., CBS 		(3) vs. (2) No. 13 Illinois
Semifinals 		L 87–98  23–10
  23 – Williams   7 – Allick   3 – Williams  Target Center (14,138)
Minneapolis, MN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024
5:50 p.m., CBS 		(8 S) vs. (9 S) Texas A&M
First Round 		L 83–98  23–11
  24 – Williams   11 – Allick   4 – Williams  FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP———RV————————————RV—RVRV—
Coaches——————RVRVRV—RV—————RVRVRVRV—

See also

References

  1. ^ http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Attend.pdf
  2. ^ NU Athletic Communications. "Tominaga Scores 23 in Loss to Minnesota". Huskers.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "UW men's basketball team lands former four-star prospect from Nebraska".
  4. ^ "Tennessee State Lands A Commitment From Former Nebraska 3-Star Denim Dawson, Per His IG!".
  5. ^ "Wyoming Cowboys have signed five new players with addition of Nebraska transfer on Monday".
  6. ^ "Former Nebraska G Quaran McPherson is transferring to Northern Illinois".
  7. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men%27s_basketball_team