2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2020–21 record	4–8 (0–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Armon Gates; Matt Abdelmassih; Doc Sadler; Bobby Lutz;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena

The 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represent the University of Nebraska in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers are led by second-year coach head coach Fred Hoiberg and play 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	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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Teddy Allen SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Lat Meyen PF	Adelaide, SA, Australia	Concordia College (SA) TCU Chipola JC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 31, 2019
Lat Meyen PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Eduardo Andre C	London, England, UK	Compass Prep (AZ)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2020
Eduardo Andre C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Elijah Wood SG	Potomac, MD	Bethesda-Chevy Chase (MD)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 19, 2020
Elijah Wood SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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	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

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Armon Gates (Kent State)
Matt Abdelmassih (St. John's)
Doc Sadler (Arkansas)
Bobby Lutz (Charlotte) (special asst. to HC)

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
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
January 13, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 14 Illinois	Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska					Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 16, 2021 11:00 am, BTN	at Maryland	Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska					Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 20, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 17 Minnesota	Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska					Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, BTN	at No. 4 Iowa	Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska					Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, BTN	Penn State	Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska					Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2021 5:30 pm, BTN	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 11, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2	Wisconsin						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
February 17, 2021 BTN	Maryland						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 20, 2021 BTN	Purdue						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 24, 2021 BTN	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 28, 2021 BTN	Rutgers						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
March 7, 2021 BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
March 10–14, 2021 TBD	TBD						United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule source:

References

"Nebraska vs. Indiana - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
"2020 Big Ten Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
https://omaha.com/sports/college/huskers/teams/mens-basketball/ex-husker-dachon-burke-spurns-south-alabama-decides-to-turn-pro/article_450f5c93-3241-57f0-96eb-ef1d9f039e92.html
SBNation: "Nebraska vs. Florida A&M Cancelled"

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[1] "Nebraska vs. Indiana - Game Recap - March 11, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

[2] "2020 Big Ten Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-13.

[3] ttps://omaha.com/sports/college/huskers/teams/mens-basketball/ex-husker-dachon-burke-spurns-south-alabama-decides-to-turn-pro/article_450f5c93-3241-57f0-96eb-ef1d9f039e92.html

[4] SBNation: "Nebraska vs. Florida A&M Cancelled"

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