2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Howard; Nate Loenser; Ernie Zeigler;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Wisconsin	5	–	0	1.000	13	–	3	.813
No. 10 Illinois	3	–	1	.750	12	–	3	.800
No. 1 Purdue	4	–	2	.667	15	–	2	.882
Indiana	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Minnesota	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Northwestern	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Nebraska	3	–	3	.500	13	–	4	.765
Ohio State	2	–	3	.400	12	–	4	.750
Iowa	2	–	3	.400	10	–	6	.625
Maryland	2	–	3	.400	10	–	6	.625
Penn State	2	–	4	.333	8	–	9	.471
Rutgers	1	–	3	.250	9	–	6	.600
Michigan State	1	–	4	.200	9	–	7	.563
Michigan	1	–	4	.200	6	–	10	.375

† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

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.^[1]

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^[2]
Denim Dawson	12	G/F	6'6"	193	RFr	San Bernardino, CA	Transferred to Tennessee State^[3]
Sam Griesel	5	G	6'7"	216	Sr	Lincoln, NE	Graduated
Oleg Kojenets	33	F	7'0"	232	RFr	Kaunas, Lithuania	Transferred to Wyoming^[4]
Quaran McPherson	3	G	6'3"	197	Fr	Queens, New York City, NY	Transferred to Northern Illinois^[5]
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Eli Rice F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Howard (Western Kentucky)
Nate Loenser (Iowa State)
Ernie Zeigler (Cleary College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscatway, NJ
January 20, 2024 1:15 p.m., BTN	Northwestern						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock	Ohio State						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 27, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 4, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 10, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	Michigan						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN	Penn State						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 21, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
February 25, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	Minnesota						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 29, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 3, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
March 10, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD						Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[6]

References

↑ NU Athletic Communications. "Tominaga Scores 23 in Loss to Minnesota". Huskers.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
↑ "UW men's basketball team lands former four-star prospect from Nebraska".
↑ "Tennessee State Lands A Commitment From Former Nebraska 3-Star Denim Dawson, Per His IG!".
↑ "Wyoming Cowboys have signed five new players with addition of Nebraska transfer on Monday".
↑ "Former Nebraska G Quaran McPherson is transferring to Northern Illinois".
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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[1] NU Athletic Communications. "Tominaga Scores 23 in Loss to Minnesota". Huskers.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.

[2] "UW men's basketball team lands former four-star prospect from Nebraska".

[3] "Tennessee State Lands A Commitment From Former Nebraska 3-Star Denim Dawson, Per His IG!".

[4] "Wyoming Cowboys have signed five new players with addition of Nebraska transfer on Monday".

[5] "Former Nebraska G Quaran McPherson is transferring to Northern Illinois".

[6] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
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