2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Diamond Head Classic Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	10–2 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Howard; Nate Loenser; Ernie Zeigler;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers are led by sixth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg and play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Michigan State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
No. 22 UCLA	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
Michigan	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
No. 9 Oregon	1	–	1	.500	11	–	1	.917
Maryland	1	–	1	.500	11	–	2	.846
Nebraska	1	–	1	.500	10	–	2	.833
Penn State	1	–	1	.500	10	–	2	.833
Indiana	1	–	1	.500	9	–	3	.750
Iowa	1	–	1	.500	9	–	3	.750
Northwestern	1	–	1	.500	9	–	3	.750
No. 24 Illinois	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
USC	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Ohio State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
No. 21 Purdue	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
Rutgers	1	–	1	.500	7	–	5	.583
Wisconsin	0	–	2	.000	10	–	3	.769
Washington	0	–	2	.000	8	–	4	.667
Minnesota	0	–	2	.000	7	–	5	.583

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 28, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Cornhuskers defeated Indiana before losing to Illinois in the semifinals.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2014,^[2] as the No. 8 seed in the South region.^[3] There they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Josiah Allick	53	F	6'8"	231	Sr	Lincoln, NE	Graduated
Jarron Coleman	9	G	6'5"	215	Sr	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Matar Diop	21	F	6'10"	213	Fr	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Loyola Marymount^[5]
Blaise Keita	15	F	6'11"	257	Jr	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to Western Kentucky^[6]
Jamarques Lawrence	10	G	6'3"	183	So	Plainfield, NJ	Transferred to Rhode Island^[7]
Ramel Lloyd Jr.	22	G	6'6"	210	RFr	Chatsworth, CA	Transferred to Long Beach State^[8]
Keisei Tominaga	30	G	6'2"	179	Sr	Nagoya, Japan	Graduated
C.J. Wilcher	0	G	6'5"	214	Jr	Plainfield, NJ	Transferred to Texas A&M^[9]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Justin Bolis	F	6 ft 8 in	215 lbs	So	Lincoln, NE	SCC
Berke Büyüktuncel	F	6 ft 9 in	245 lbs	So	Bursa, Turkey	UCLA
Connor Essegian	G	6 ft 4 in	194 lbs	Jr	Fort Wayne, IN	Wisconsin
Gavin Griffiths	G	6 ft 8 in	193 lbs	So	Simsbury, CT	Rutgers
Braxton Meah	C	7 ft 1 in	250 lbs	Sr	Layton, UT	Washington
Andrew Morgan	F	6 ft 10 in	245 lbs	Sr	Waseca, MN	North Dakota State
Rollie Worster	G	6 ft 4 in	204 lbs	Sr	Missoula, MT	Utah

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Janowski G	Pewaukee, WI	Pewaukee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 14, 2023
Nick Janowski G	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Braden Frager F	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southwest	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 13, 2023
Braden Frager F	Star ratings: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Connor Essegian	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Wisconsin	Fort Wayne, IN
G	1	Sam Hoiberg (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	Piux X High School	Lincoln, NE
G	2	Ahron Ulis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Iowa	Chicago Heights, IL
F	3	Brice Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	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	Braden Frager	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lincoln Southwest High School	Lincoln, NE
G	8	Jeffrey Grace III (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	RS Jr	Arizona State	Elmhurst, IL
F	9	Berke Büyüktuncel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	UCLA	Bersa, Turkey
G	12	Gavin Griffiths	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Rutgers	Simsbury, CT
G	20	Justin Bolis (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	SCC	Lincoln, NE
F	23	Andrew Morgan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	North Dakota State	Waseca, MN
G	24	Rollie Worster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Utah	Missoula, MT
G	25	Nick Janowski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pewaukee High School	Pewaukee, WI
G	31	Cale Jacobsen (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Ashland-Greenwood High School	Ashland, NE
C	34	Braxton Meah	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Washington	Layton, UT
F	35	Henry Burt (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Elkhorn South High School	Omaha, NE
F	51	Rienk Mast	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Bradley	Groningen, Netherlands

Head coach

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

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

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 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+	Grand Valley State	W 73–53	–	14 – Griffiths	12 – Büyüktuncel	3 – Gary	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,015) Lincoln, NE
Regular Season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	UT Rio Grande Valley	W 87–67	1–0	27 – Williams	9 – Worster	3 – Worster	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,305) Lincoln, NE
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Bethune–Cookman	W 63–58	2–0	11 – Gary	9 – Gary	3 – Griffiths	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,138) Lincoln, NE
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 86–60	3–0	19 – Gary	6 – Williams	5 – Gary	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,473) Lincoln, NE
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN	vs. Saint Mary's	L 74–77	3–1	28 – Williams	5 – 2 tied	2 – 2 tied	Sanford Pentagon (3,241) Sioux Falls, SD
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	at No. 14 Creighton Rivalry	W 74–63	4–1	16 – 2 tied	9 – Büyüktuncel	3 – Morgan	CHI Health Center Omaha (18,475) Omaha, NE
November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., BTN	South Dakota	W 96–79	5–1	29 – Essegian	8 – Worster	6 – Worster	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,172) Lincoln, NE
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN	North Florida	W 103–72	6–1	22 – Essegian	9 – Morgan	6 – Williams	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,359) Lincoln, NE
December 7, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Michigan State	L 52–89	6–2 (0–1)	14 – Morgan	7 – Morgan	3 – 2 tied	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., FOX	Indiana	W 85–68	7–2 (1–1)	30 – Williams	6 – Williams	5 – Williams	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,635) Lincoln, NE
December 22, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Murray State Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	W 66–49	8–2	15 – Essegian	12 – Morgan	2 – Williams	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2024* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic Semifinals	W 69–55	9–2	32 – Williams	9 – Büyüktuncel	3 – 2 tied	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2024* 8:45 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Oregon State Diamond Head Classic Championship	W 78–66	10–2	25 – Williams	7 – Williams	4 – 2 tied	Stan Sheriff Center (5,086) Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN	Southern						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX	UCLA						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Iowa						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	Rutgers						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 19, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	USC						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m, BTN	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 30, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1	Illinois						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 5, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	Ohio State						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Maryland						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 19, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Michigan						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	Minnesota						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
March 9, 2025 11:30 a.m., FOX	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—

References

^ NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers fall to Illinois in Big Ten Semifinal". Huskers.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ Drozd, Ben (March 17, 2024). "BREAKING: Nebraska men's basketball selected as an eight seed for NCAA Tournament". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ "LET'S DANCE! Nebraska men's basketball earns 1st NCAA Tournament bid in 10 years". KMTV 3 News Now Omaha. March 17, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ "Texas A&M 98-83 Nebraska (Mar 22, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ "Lions Land NBA Academy Africa Alum, Transfer Diop from Huskers".
^ "Hilltopper Basketball Signs Nebraska Transfer Blaise Keita".
^ "Ex-Nebraska guard commits to Rhode Island basketball while another recruit decommits".
^ "Men's Basketball Lands Another High Major Transfer in Ramel Lloyd Jr".
^ "Texas A&M Basketball Adds Nebraska Guard C.J. Wilcher from Portal".
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[1] NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers fall to Illinois in Big Ten Semifinal". Huskers.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[2] Drozd, Ben (March 17, 2024). "BREAKING: Nebraska men's basketball selected as an eight seed for NCAA Tournament". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[3] "LET'S DANCE! Nebraska men's basketball earns 1st NCAA Tournament bid in 10 years". KMTV 3 News Now Omaha. March 17, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[4] "Texas A&M 98-83 Nebraska (Mar 22, 2024) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[5] "Lions Land NBA Academy Africa Alum, Transfer Diop from Huskers".

[6] "Hilltopper Basketball Signs Nebraska Transfer Blaise Keita".

[7] "Ex-Nebraska guard commits to Rhode Island basketball while another recruit decommits".

[8] "Men's Basketball Lands Another High Major Transfer in Ramel Lloyd Jr".

[9] "Texas A&M Basketball Adds Nebraska Guard C.J. Wilcher from Portal".

[10] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

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