2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Led by head coach Tim Miles , in his third season, the Cornhuskers team played its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska , and played its fourth season as a member of the Big 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 the Big Ten tournament to Penn State.
Previous season
The Cornhuskers finished the season with an overall record of 19–13, with a record of 11–7 in the Big Ten regular season. In the 2014 Big Ten tournament , the Cornhuskers were defeated by Ohio State , 71–67 in the quarterfinals. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Baylor.
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Andrew White III
1
G
6'6"
210
Junior
Chester, VA
Transferred from Kansas . 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 from Georgetown . Will be eligible to play immediately since Ayegba graduated from Georgetown University .
Incoming recruits
Roster
2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Tai Webster
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
So
Auckland , NZ
G
1
Andrew White
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Richmond, VA
G
2
David Rivers
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Little Rock, AR
G
3
Benny Parker
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Jr
Kansas City, KS
F
5
Terran Petteway
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
RS Jr
Galveston, TX
G
10
Trevor Menke
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
RS Sr
Beatrice, NE
G
11
Tarin Smith
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Asbury Park, NJ
C
12
Moses Ayegba
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
252 lb (114 kg)
Sr
Kano, Nigeria
F
21
Leslee Smith
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
254 lb (115 kg)
Sr
Long Look , BVI
G
23
Nick Fuller
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
RS Fr
Sun Prairie, WI
C
24
Jacob Hammond
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Duncan, OK
F
30
B. J. Day (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
Fr
Lincoln, NE
G
31
Shavon Shields
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Olathe, KS
F
35
Walter Pitchford
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
RS Jr
Grand Rapids, MI
C
44
Kye Kurkowski
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
RS Sr
Grant, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6 *6:30 pm
No. 21
Southwest Minnesota State
W 83–61
-
Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,314)Lincoln, NE
Regular season
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 from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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
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
See also
References
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