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| 2014–15Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 13–18 (5–13 Big Ten) |
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| Home arena | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3Wisconsin † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 36 | – | 4 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12Maryland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23Michigan State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 12 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †2015 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln in the2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coachTim Miles, in his third season, the Cornhuskers team played its home games atPinnacle Bank Arena in downtownLincoln, Nebraska, and played its fourth season as a member of theBig Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of theBig Ten tournament to Penn State.
TheCornhuskers finished the season with an overall record of 19–13, with a record of 11–7 in the Big Ten regular season. In the2014 Big Ten tournament, the Cornhuskers were defeated byOhio State, 71–67 in the quarterfinals.[1] They received at-large bid to the2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Baylor.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Deverell Biggs | 1 | G | 6'7" | 170 | Sophomore | Omaha, NE | Dismissed, transferred toTexas Southern |
| Nathan Hawkins | 4 | G | 6'5" | 186 | Sophomore | Garland, TX | Transferred toUT Arlington[2] |
| Jordan Tyrance | 11 | F | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | Lincoln, NE | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Mike Peltz | 12 | G | 6'2" | 199 | Senior | Alliance, NE | Graduated |
| Sergej Vucetic | 14 | C | 7'1" | 236 | Sophomore | Vrbas, Serbia | Transferred toEvansville |
| Ray Gallegos | 15 | G | 6'2" | 181 | RS Senior | Salt Lake City, UT | Graduated |
| Tim Wagner | 33 | G | 6'3" | 188 | Freshman | Galesville, WI | Transferred toWinona State |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Andrew White III | 1 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Chester, VA | Transferred fromKansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, White III will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Moses Ayegba | 12 | C | 6'9" | 247 | Senior | Kano, Nigeria | Transferred fromGeorgetown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ayegba graduated fromGeorgetown University. |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jacob Hammond C | Duncan, OK | Comanche | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 11, 2013 | |
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| Tarin Smith PG | Asbury Park, NJ | St. Anthony | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 16, 2014 | |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Nov 6* 6:30 pm | No. 21 | Southwest Minnesota State | W 83–61 | - | Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,314) Lincoln, NE | ||||||
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| Nov 16* 1:00 pm | No. 21 | Northern Kentucky | W 80–61 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,479) Lincoln, NE | ||||||
| Nov 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 21 | Central Arkansas | W 82–56 | 2–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,389) Lincoln, NE | ||||||
| Nov 22* 6:00 pm | No. 21 | at Rhode Island | L 62–66 OT | 2–1 | Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI | ||||||
| Nov 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Omaha | W 80–67 | 3–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,889) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Nov 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Tennessee–Martin | W 75–64 | 4–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,987) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Dec 1* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 70–65 | 5–1 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,406) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| Dec 7* 6:00 pm, BTN | Creighton | L 55–65 | 5–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,782) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Dec 10* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Incarnate Word | L 73–74 | 5–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,275) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Dec 13* 8:00 pm, BTN | Cincinnati | W 56–55 2OT | 6–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Dec 22* 12:00 am, ESPNU | at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 58–66 | 6–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,448) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| Dec 23* 10:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Loyola Marymount Diamond Head Classic consolation round | W 50–42 OT | 7–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| Dec 25* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Ohio Diamond Head Classic fifth place game | W 71–58 | 8–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
| Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 31 4:30 pm, BTN | Indiana | L 65–70 | 8–5 (0–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Jan 5 8:00 pm, BTN | at Iowa | L 59–70 | 8–6 (0–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,789) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| Jan 8 8:00 pm, ESPNU | Rutgers | W 65–49 | 9–6 (1–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,857) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Jan 11 7:30 pm, BTN | Illinois | W 53–43 | 10–6 (2–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,514) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Jan 15 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | at No. 7 Wisconsin | L 55–70 | 10–7 (2–3) | Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI | |||||||
| Jan 20 7:30 pm, BTN | Minnesota | W 52–49 | 11–7 (3–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,606) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Jan 24 3:00 pm, ESPN | Michigan State | W 79–77 | 12–7 (4–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,757) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Jan 27 6:00 pm, ESPN | at Michigan | L 44–58 | 12–8 (4–4) | Crisler Center (12,115) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
| Jan 31 5:00 pm, BTN | at Minnesota | L 42–60 | 12–9 (4–5) | Williams Arena (13,253) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
| Feb 3 6:30 pm, BTN | Northwestern | W 76–60 | 13–9 (5–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,482) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Feb 7 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at Penn State | L 58–64 | 13–10 (5–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (11,702) University Park, PA | |||||||
| Feb 10 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 Wisconsin | L 55–65 | 13–11 (5–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,701) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Feb 15 4:15 pm, BTN | at Purdue | L 54–66 | 13–12 (5–8) | Mackey Arena (14,313) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| Feb 19 6:00 pm, BTN | at No. 16 Maryland | L 65–69 | 13–13 (5–9) | Xfinity Center (14,376) College Park, MD | |||||||
| Feb 22 2:00 pm, BTN | Iowa | L 46–74 | 13–14 (5–10) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,933) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Feb 26 6:00 pm, ESPN | at Ohio State | L 57–81 | 13–15 (5–11) | Value City Arena (13,712) Columbus, OH | |||||||
| Mar 4 9:00 pm, BTN | at Illinois | L 57–69 | 13–16 (5–12) | State Farm Center (17,085) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| Mar 8 6:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 Maryland | L 61–64 | 13–17 (5–13) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,856) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Penn State First round | L 65–68 | 13–18 | United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time. | |||||||||||
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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| AP | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |