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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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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

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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

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Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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See also

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References

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