2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	5–3 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Miles (5th year)
Assistant coach	Kenya Hunter
Assistant coach	Michael Lewis
Assistant coach	Jim Molinari
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena

2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Maryland	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
No. 9 Indiana	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 17 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
No. 18 Purdue	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Illinois	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Penn State	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	5	.375

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team will represent the University of Nebraska in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by fifth year coach head coach Tim Miles, will play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2015–16 season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 11th place in conference. In the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Rutgers and Wisconsin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Maryland.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Andrew White III	3	G	6'7"	220	RS Junior	Richmond, VA	Graduate transferred to Syracuse
Johnny Trueblood	4	G	6'4"	195	Freshman	Elkhorn, NE	Walk-on; transferred
Bakari Evelyn	11	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Detroit, MI	Transferred to Valparaiso
Tanner Borchardt	20	F	6'8"	275	Freshman	Gothenburg, NE	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Jacob Hammond	24	C	6'10"	230	Junior	Duncan, OK	Transferred to Central Oklahoma
Shavon Shields	31	G	6'6"	221	Senior	Olathe, KS	Graduated
Benny Parker	32	G	5'9"	172	Senior	Kansas City, KS	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
James Palmer, Jr.	24	G	6'5"	202	Junior	Washington, D.C.	Transferred from Miami (FL). Under NCAA transfer rules, Palmer will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Evan Taylor	11	G	6'5"	223	Junior	Cincinnati, Ohio	JUCO transfer from Odessa College. Prior to Odessa, Taylor played at Samford. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor will be able to play immediately.

2016 Signing class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordy Tshimanga #25 C	Montreal, QE	The MacDuffie School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 16, 2016
Jordy Tshimanga #25 C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Isaiah Roby #33 SF	Dixon, IL	Dixon High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 21, 2014
Isaiah Roby #33 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Jeriah Horne SF	Kansas City, MO	The Barstow School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 1, 2015
Jeriah Horne SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

2017 Signing Class

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aguek Arop SG	Omaha, NE	South High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 9, 2014
Aguek Arop SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

Roster

2016–17 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Webster, TaiTai Webster	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Auckland, New Zealand
1.5 !G	1	Gill, AntonAnton Gill	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Raleigh, NC
3.5 !F	2	Horne, JeriahJeriah Horne	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Overland Park, KS
1.5 !G	3	Shultis, JasonJason Shultis (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2.0 !So	Dannebrog, NE
1.5 !G	5	Watson Jr., GlynnGlynn Watson Jr.	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Bellwood, IL
3.5 !F	10	McVeigh, JackJack McVeigh	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
1.5 !G	11	Taylor, EvanEvan Taylor	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cincinnati, OH
3.5 !F	12	Jacobson, MichaelMichael Jacobson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Waukee, IA
1.5 !G	13	Laws, MalcolmMalcolm Laws	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Orlando, FL
3.5 !F	15	Roby, IsaiahIsaiah Roby	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dixon, IL
1.5 !G	21	Elradi, MohammadMohammad Elradi (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Omaha, NE
3.5 !F	23	Fuller, NickNick Fuller	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Sun Prairie, WI
3.5 !F	24	Palmer, Jr., JamesJames Palmer, Jr. (I)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Upper Marlboro, MD
3.5 !F	30	Morrow, EdEd Morrow	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Chicago, IL
5.0 !C	32	Tshimanga, JordyJordy Tshimanga	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montreal, QE, Canada

Head coach

Tim Miles (Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenya Hunter (Duquesne)
Michael Lewis (Indiana)
Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus	Chadron State	W 98–45		Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,781) Lincoln, NE
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 13, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	Sacramento State	W 83–61	1–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,883) Lincoln, NE
Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Mary	W 70–38	2–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,738) Lincoln, NE
Nov 19, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Louisiana Tech	W 65–54	3–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,824) Lincoln, NE
Nov 24, 2016* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Dayton DirecTV Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	W 80–78	4–0	Titan Gym (3,816) Fullerton, CA
Nov 25, 2016* 11:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 14 UCLA DirecTV Wooden Legacy semifinals	L 71–82	4–1	Titan Gym (5,153) Fullerton, CA
Nov 27, 2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	vs. Virginia Tech DirecTV Wooden Legacy 3rd place game	L 53–66	4–2	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
Nov 30, 2016* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 58–60	4–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,545) Clemson, SC
Dec 3, 2016* 1:00 pm, BTN+	South Dakota	W 73–61	5–3	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,642) Lincoln, NE
Dec 7, 2016* 8:00 pm, BTN	Creighton			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Dec 10, 2016* 2:15 pm, ESPN	at Kansas			Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Dec 18, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPNU	Gardner–Webb			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Dec 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Southern			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Big Ten regular season
Dec 28, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN	at Indiana			Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 1, 2017 BTN	at Maryland			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Jan 5, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN	Iowa			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 8, 2017 BTN	Northwestern			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 14, 2017 1:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan			Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 18, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN	Ohio State			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 21, 2017 11:00 am, ESPNU	at Rutgers			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	at Northwestern			Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Jan 29, 2017 3:30 pm, BTN	Purdue			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 2, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Michigan State			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 5, 2017 1:00 pm, BTN	at Iowa			Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Feb 9, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN	Wisconsin			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 14, 2017 8:00 pm, BTN	Penn State			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 18/19, 2017 CBS/BTN	at Ohio State			Value City Arena Minneapolis, MN
Feb 23, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Michigan State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Feb 26, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN	Illinois			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Mar 2, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Minnesota			Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Mar 5, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	Michigan			Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2017	vs.			Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball

Venues	Nebraska Coliseum (1926–1976) Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976–2013) Pinnacle Bank Arena (2013–present)

Culture & lore	History Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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