NEBRASKA VS. NORTH DAKOTA NEBRASKA BASKETBALL VS. NORTH DAKOTA MEDIA INFO Date: Sunday, Nov. 19 TV: BTN 2017-18 GAME NOTES 4 Time: 1:01 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena Video: BTN2Go, Fox Sports Go Tickets: Huskers.com/Tickets
@HuskerHoops @CoachMiles HuskerHoops HuskerHoops HuskerHoops Huskers.com 2017-18 SCHEDULE HUSKERS HOST FIGHTING HAWKS ON SUNDAY Date Opponent TV/Internet Time Sun., Oct. 22 at Mississippi State (exh.) - W, 76-72 MATCHUP from 3-point range. The Huskers cut a 13-point halftime Tues., Nov. 7 Northwood (exh.) BTN Plus W, 80-62 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS deficit to 40-32 in the opening minutes of the second half, Sat., Nov. 11 Eastern Illinois BTN Plus W, 72-68 2017-18 Record: 2-1, 0-0 Big Ten but could not get any closer, as St. John’s forced 16 Husker Mon., Nov. 13 North Texas BTN Plus W, 86-67 Head coach: Tim Miles turnovers and pulled away down the stretch. AT GAVITT TIPOFF GAMES/ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL Record at Nebraska: 77-87 (6th year) For the Huskers, James Palmer Jr. was the only Husker to Thurs., Nov. 16 at St. John’s FS1 L, 56-79 Career Record: 360-307 (23rd year) finish in double figures, totaling 13 points, while Evan Taylor Sun., Nov. 19 North Dakota BTN 1 p.m. had nine points and five rebounds. NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS AT ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL (ORLANDO, FLA.) 2017-18 Record: 2-1, 0-0 Big Sky Palmer paces the Huskers in both scoring (14.3 ppg) and Thurs., Nov. 23 vs. UCF ESPN3 5 p.m. Head coach: Brian Jones assists (2.7 apg), as the Huskers have four players averaging Fri., Nov. 24 vs. W. Virginia/Marist TBA TBA Record at North Dakota: 168-180 (12th year) double figures entering Sunday's contest. Sophomore Sun., Nov. 26 vs. TBA TBA TBA Career Record: Same forward Isaiah Roby leads Nebraska in both rebounding (8.7 BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE BROADCAST INFO rpg) and blocked shots (2.7 bpg) while coming off the bench Wed., Nov.29 Boston College ESPNU 8 p.m. Television: Big Ten Network for the Big Red. Sun., Dec. 3 at Michigan State # FS1 3:30 p.m. Play-by-play: Jeff Levering Analysis: Shon Morris North Dakota has been off since an 80-71 win over Tues., Dec. 5 Minnesota # BTN 8 p.m. Internet Video: BTN.com, BTN2Go and Fox Sports Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday to wrap up three games Sat., Dec. 9 at Creighton FS1 1:30 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), in Hawaii. UND comes off a 22-win season a year ago as 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) the Fighting Hawks won the Big Sky Tournament title and SHELTER INSURANCE SHOWDOWN Sat., Dec. 16 Kansas FS1 7 p.m. Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Analysis: Matt Davison reached the NCAA Tournament. Junior guard Gino Crandell Online Radio: Available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers ranks 15th nationally in scoring at 27.3 points per game, Wed., Dec. 20 UTSA BTN 7 p.m. App and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. including a nation-best 41-point outburst in the opener. Fri., Dec. 22 Delaware State BTN Plus 7 p.m. Fri., Dec. 29 Stetson BTN Plus 7 p.m. Nebraska returns to Pinnacle Bank Arena for a Sunday Sunday's game is a men's and women's doubleheader Tues., Jan. 2 at Northwestern # BTN 8 p.m. matinee, as the Huskers host North Dakota. Tipoff is set for at Pinnacle Bank Arena, as the Husker women will face Sat., Jan. 6 at Purdue # BTN 1:15 p.m. 1 p.m., and tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com or at Creighton at 7 p.m. Fans who have tickets to the NU-North Tues., Jan. 9 Wisconsin # BTN 7:30 p.m. the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Dakota game can also use their tickets for general admission Friday, Jan. 12 at Penn State # BTN 6 p.m. Sunday's game will be televised on BTN (DirecTV Ch. 610, seating for the women's game that evening. The KC Disc Mon, Jan. 15 Illinois # BTN 8 p.m. Dish Ch. 410, Spectrum Ch. 24, Allo Ch. 25) with Jeff Levering Dogs will perform at halftime of both of Sunday’s games. Thurs, Jan. 18 Michigan # BTN 8 p.m. and Shon Morris on the call. The game is also available on Mon., Jan. 22 at Ohio State # BTN 7 p.m. BTN.com, BTN2go and Fox Sports Go for smart phones and OPENING NUMBER Wed., Jan. 24 at Rutgers # BTN 6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 27 Iowa # BTN 7 p.m. mobile devices. It is the first of at least 20 Husker games on 9 Mon., Jan. 29 at Wisconsin # BTN 8 p.m. BTN during the 2017-18 campaign. Glynn Watson needs nine Tues., Feb. 6 at Minnesota # BTN 8 p.m. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of points to move into the Sat., Feb. 10 Rutgers # BTN 3 p.m. Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent top-60 of NU's career Tues., Feb. 13 Maryland # BTN 6 p.m. Pavelka and Matt Davison on the call. The game will also be scoring list. Watson also Sun., Feb. 18 at Illinois # BTN 2:30 p.m. available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, on TuneIn needs seven steals to Tues., Feb. 20 Indiana # BTN 8 p.m. Radio and on the TuneIn Radio app. The broadcast begins one reach 100 for his career. Sun., Feb. 25 Penn State # BTN 4:15 p.m. hour prior to tipoff. AT BIG TEN TOURNAMENT The Huskers (2-1) struggled from the floor in Thursday's Wed., Feb. 28 First Round BTN TBA loss at St. John's, shooting just 28.1 percent, including 6-of-26 Thurs., March 1 Second Round BTN TBA Fri., March 2 Quarterfinals BTN TBA 2017-18 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Sat., March 3 Semifinals CBS 1/3:30 p.m. No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG Sun., March 4 Championship CBS 3:30 p.m. 0 Duby Okeke C 6-8 247 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. 3/0 9.3 1.3 1.3 0.00 AT NCAA TOURNAMENT 3 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 191 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 2/0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 March 13-14 First Four TBA 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 192 So. Omaha, Neb. 1/0 3.0 1.0 0.0 1.00 March 15-18 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds TBA * 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 173 Jr. Bellwood, Ill. 3/3 29.3 13.7 2.0 1.67 March 22-25 NCAA Regionals TBA 10 Jack McVeigh F 6-8 215 Jr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia 3/0 9.3 3.3 2.7 0.00 Mar. 31-Apr. 2 NCAA Final Four TBA * 11 Evan Taylor G 6-5 208 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 3/3 28.0 11.0 3.7 1.67 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. 3/0 14.3 4.3 1.3 1.00 All games carried on IMG Husker Sports Network; Home games 13 Anton Gill G 6-3 195 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 1/0 24.0 7.0 2.0 0.00 in red and bold. All dates/times subject to change. Please check * 14 Isaac Copeland F 6-9 221 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. 3/3 25.3 7.0 6.7 1.33 Huskers.com for updates. 15 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 225 So. Dixon, Ill. 3/0 22.7 10.0 8.7 1.33 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 265 Jr. Gothenburg, Neb. 3/0 3.7 1.0 1.7 0.00 * 24 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 210 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 3/3 30.3 14.3 4.3 2.33 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 215 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. 1/0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT * 32 Jordy Tshimanga C 6-11 268 So. Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2/0 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.00 Sr. Associate Media Relations Director: Shamus McKnight 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 180 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 0/0 - - - - Office: 402-472-7772 | Cell: 402-540-0268 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-5 194 Fr. Reykjavik, Iceland 2/0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.00 E-mail: [email protected] 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL 2017-18 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS PRONUNCIATIONS No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Jim Molinari...... Mole-in-AIR-ee 0 Duby Okeke C 6-8 247 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga. (Winthrop) Nana Akenten...... uh-KEN-ten 3 ** Malcolm Laws G 6-1 191 Sr. Orlando, Fla. (Florida Atlantic) Tanner Borchardt...... BOR-kart 4 * Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 192 So. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) Duby Okeke...... Doobie Okay-Kay 5 ** Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 173 Jr. Bellwood, Ill. (St. Joseph) Thorir Thorbjarnarson...... 10 ** Jack McVeigh F 6-8 215 Jr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia (AIS) ...... Thor-EAR thorb-YAR-nar-son 11 * Evan Taylor G 6-5 208 Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Odessa College) Jordy Tshimanga...... cha-MAHN-gah 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 180 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Brewster Academy Glynn Watson Jr...... Glinn 13 * Anton Gill G 6-3 195 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Louisville) 14 Isaac Copeland F 6-9 221 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Georgetown) 15 * Isaiah Roby F 6-8 225 So. Dixon, Ill. (Dixon) 20 ** Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 265 Jr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg) 24 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 210 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Miami) 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 215 Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 32 * Jordy Tshimanga C 6-11 268 Fr. Montreal, Quebec, Canada (The MacDuffie School) 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 180 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-5 194 Fr. Reykjavik, Iceland (Menntaskólinn i Reykjavik)
COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Tim Miles, sixth season (University of Mary, 1989) Assistant Coaches: Kenya Hunter, fifth season (Duquesne, 1996); Michael Lewis, second season (Indiana, 2000); Jim Molinari, fourth season (Illinois Wesleyan, 1977) Basketball Strength Coach: Tim Wilson Video Coordinator: Matt Holt Director of Basketball Operations: Gregory Eaton Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Sheryl Burbach Graduate Managers: Wes Eikmeier and Dorian Green Equipment Manager: Pat Norris Athletic Trainer: R.J. Pietig MEDIA SCHEDULE Men’s Basketball Communications Contact: Shamus McKnight / Office: 402-472-7772 / Cell: 402-540-0268 / E-mail: [email protected] MEDIA PLANNER Nov. 12 (Sun.) Nov. 13 (Mon.) Nov. 14 (Tues.) Nov. 15 (Wed.) Nov. 16 (Thurs.) Nov. 17 (Fri.) Nov. 18 (Sat.) Nov. 5-18 Practice (PBA) vs. North Texas, Practice (HTC) Miles Presser at St. John's, OFF DAY Practice (PBA) W, 86-67 (12:30 p.m.) L, 56-79 (HTC) - Hendricks Depart for St. John's Training Complex Nov. 21 (Tues.) (PBA) - Pinnacle Nov. 19 (Sun.) Nov. 20 (Mon.) Nov. 22 (Wed.) Nov. 23 (Thurs.) Nov. 24 (Fri.) Nov. 25 (Sat.) Travel Day Bank Arena vs. North Dakota, Practice (HTC) PRACTICE vs. Central Florida vs. West Virginia/ Practice in Orlando 1 p.m. IN ORLANDO 5 p.m. Marist, TBD BTN and HSN Media Availability Practice in Orlando ESPN3 and HSN 10:45 a.m. (Stadium)
TALE OF THE TAPE NUMBERS TO KNOW Nebraska Cornhuskers North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2017-18 Team Statistics (Record: 2-1, 0-0 Big Ten) 2017-18 Team Statistics (Record: 2-1, 0-0 Big Sky) .271 - Nebraska looks to break out of a 3-point shooting Nebraska OPP UND OPP slump on Sunday, as the Huskers went just 6-of-26 from 3-point SCORING 214 214 SCORING 241 232 range at St. John's and are shooting 27 percent from long Points per game 71.3 71.3 Points per game 80.3 77.3 range. Scoring margin +0.0 - Scoring margin +3.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 62-174 80-195 FIELD GOALS-ATT 82-183 83-172 Field goal pct .356 .410 Field goal pct. .448 .483 4.0 - Jordy Tshimanga is one of three Big Ten players 3 POINT FG-ATT 16-59 17-49 3 POINT FG-ATT. 21-60 17-50 averaging over 4.0 rebounds per game, joining Minnesota's duo 3-point FG pct .271 .347 3-point FG pct. .350 .340 of Jordan Murphy and Reggie Lynch. 3-pt FG made per game 5.3 5.7 3-pt FG made per game 7.0 5.7 FREE THROWS-ATT 74-108 37-56 FREE THROWS-ATT 56-81 49-75 Free throw pct .685 .661 Free throw pct. .691 .653 7.7 - Nebraska is averaging 7.7 blocks per game to rank F-Throws made per game 24.7 12.3 F-Throws made per game 18.7 16.3 REBOUNDS 129 132 REBOUNDS 96 109 third in the Big Ten and in the top-20 nationally. Last year, NU Rebounds per game 43.0 44.0 Rebounds per game 32.0 36.3 averaged just 3.7 blocked shots per game. Rebounding margin -1.0 - Rebounding margin -4.3 - ASSISTS 32 28 ASSISTS 38 40 Assists per game 10.7 9.3 Assists per game 12.7 13.3 36.0 - Nebraska has averaged 36.0 free throw attempts TURNOVERS 40 42 TURNOVERS 37 52 per game in its first three contests. Last year, the Huskers Turnovers per game 13.3 14.0 Turnovers per game 12.3 17.3 averaged just 18.3 free throws per contest. Turnover margin +0.7 - Turnover margin +5.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.8 STEALS 17 21 STEALS 31 20 10 - Number of Husker opponents either ranked or receiving Steals per game 5.7 7.0 Steals per game 10.3 6.7 votes in the AP or Coaches preseason polls. In addition, the BLOCKS 23 16 BLOCKS 7 8 Huskers could play West Virginia (10/11) and Missouri (RV) in Blocks per game 7.7 5.3 Blocks per game 2.3 2.7 the AdvoCare Invitational.
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS NEBRASKANEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL | 3 | 3 PROBABLEPROBABLE STARTERS STARTERS (Based (Based on Last on Gamelast game) Starters) ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS (AS OF NOV. 16) Points...... Glynn Watson Jr., 737 #5 Glynn Watson Jr. | G | Jr. | 6-0 | 174 | Bellwood, Ill. Rebounds...... Jack McVeigh, 174 3-Pointers...... Jack McVeigh, 82 2017-18: PPG: 13.7 | RPG: 2.0 | APG: 1.7 | SPG: 1.0 Field Goals...... Glynn Watson Jr., 271 Worth Noting: Third-year starter at the point...Held to five points on 1-of-9 shooting at St. John's... Free Throws...... Glynn Watson Jr., 124 Posted his eighth career 20-point game with 21 points against Eastern Illinois...Had 15 points, four Assists...... Glynn Watson Jr., 169 rebounds and two steals vs. UNT...Was third in the Big Ten in steals and 18th in scoring in 2016-17... Steals...... Glynn Watson Jr., 93 Reached double figures 21 times in 2016-17...Scored a career-high 34 points, including 7-8 from Blocked Shots...... Isaiah Roby, 33 3-point range, vs. Iowa...Scored 26 points and had 5 steals at No. 16 Indiana...Had 27 points vs. No. 14 Games Played...... Glynn Watson Jr., 68 UCLA...Ranked 71st in the class of 2015 by ESPN.com...Averaged 15.5 points, 4.3 rebounds. 4.0 assists Games Started...... Glynn Watson, 48 and 3.0 steals per game in leading St. Joseph High School to a state title in 2015. EXPERIENCE CHART Career Bests: Pts: 34 | Reb: 6 (2x) | Ast: 9 | Stl: 5 (3x) Totals Career GP GP at NU Starts Starts at NU Akenten 2 2 0 0 #24 James Palmer Jr. | G | Jr. | 6-6 | 210 | Upper Marlboro, Md. Allen 3 3 0 0 Borchardt 12 12 0 0 2017-18: PPG: 14.3 | RPG: 4.3 | APG: 2.3 Copeland 76 3 52 3 Worth Noting: Led NU with 13 points and three assists at St. John's...Only player in double Costello 0 0 0 0 figures all three games...Enjoyed an 18-point, five rebound effort vs. UNT...Spent two seasons Gill 68 13 1 1 at Miami, playing in 72 games...Appeared in 34 games in 2015-16, averaging 3.4 points and 1.1 Laws 17 13 0 0 rebounds per game...Reached double figures twice, including 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting vs. McVeigh 67 67 15 15 Mississippi State...Scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, at Virginia Tech as a freshman... Okebe 97 3 26 0 Averaged 15.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game at St. John’s College High School in Palmer 75 3 8 3 Washington, D.C....Rated by Rivals and Scout as top-100 player in the class of 2014. Roby 33 33 4 4 Taylor 65 34 39 24 Career Bests (includes Miami): Pts: 18 | Reb: 6 | Ast: 3 (3x) | Stl: 2 (4x) Thorbjarnarson 2 2 0 0 Trueblood 11 11 0 0 #11 Evan Taylor | G | Sr. | 6-5 | 208 | Cincinnati, Ohio Tshimanga 34 34 12 12 Watson 68 68 48 48 2017-18: PPG: 11.0 | RPG: 3.7 | APG: 1.7 | SPG: 1.3 Totals 630 301 205 110 Worth Noting: Second-year starter at guard...Had nine points and five rebounds vs. St. John's... Totaled 12 points, including 10-of-12 at the line, vs. UNT...Had 12 points, four rebounds and two RETURNING TEAM STATS steals vs. E. Illinois...Started the final 21 games of 2016-17...Totaled six double-digit scoring efforts Pct. of scoring...... 50.0 (1085/2168) in 2016-17, all vs. Big Ten foes...Scored a season-high 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting vs. PSU in B1G Pct. of rebounds...... 44.9 (493/1099) Tournament...Helped Odessa (Texas) College to the 2016 NJCAA National Tournament, averaging Pct. of field goals made...... 49.4 (392/793) 7.5 ppg, 2.5 rpb and 2.5 apg...Began his collegiate career at Samford, where he was on the 2015 Pct. of field goals attempted...... 51.5 (982/1086) Southern Conference All-Freshman team...Father (Kyle) played at Xavier. Pct. of 3-point FG made...... 63.1 (113/179) Pct. of 3-point FG attempted...... 59.8 (335/560) Career Bests (includes Samford): Pts: 21 | Reb: 8 (2x) | Ast: 4 (2x) | Stl: 4 (3x) Pct. of free throws made...... 46.7 (188/403) Pct. of free throws attempted...... 45.4 (258/568) #14 Isaac Copeland | F | So. | 6-9 | 221 | Raleigh, N.C. Pct. of assists...... 48.9 (173/578) Pct. of steals...... 61.1 (129/211) 2017-18: PPG: 7.0 | RPG: 6.7 | APG: 1.3 | 2.3 BPG | SPG: 1.3 Pct. of blocked shots...... 47.4 (55/116) Worth Noting: Had five points, seven boards and two blocks at St. John's...Totaled eight points, Pct. of minutes...... 55.4 (3488/6300) eight boards and four blocks in 22 minutes vs. UNT...Played in just seven games at Georgetown in NOTE: All statistics based on returning player stats and 2016-17 before back surgery...Had 13 points and 13 rebounds vs. Maryland in 2016-17...Started all percentage of overall team totals from 2016-17. 33 games for the Hoyas in 2015-16, averaging 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game... Reached double figures 20 times, including a 32-point, nine-rebound performance vs. Marquette... RETURNING STAT LEADERS Earned a spot on the All-Big East Rookie team in 2014-15, averaging 6.8 points and 3.8 rebounds Points per game...... Glynn Watson Jr.– 13.0 per game...Rated the No. 16 player in the class of 2014 by ESPN and a five-star recruit by Rivals. Rebounds per game...... Jordy Tshimanga – 4.0 Assists per game...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 2.6 Career Bests (includes Georgetown): Pts: 29 | Reb: 13 | Ast: 7 | Bl: 4 | Stl: 3 (3x) Steals per game...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 1.6 Blocked Shots per game...... Isaiah Roby – 0.9 Games Started...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 29 #32 Jordy Tshimanga | C | So. | 6-11 | 268 | Montreal, Quebec Minutes Played...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 979 Field Goals Made...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 144 2017-18: PPG: 2.7 | RPG: 6.3 Field Goal Pct...... Jordy Tshimanga – 44.9 Worth Noting: Had four points and three rebounds in 11 minutes vs. St. John's...Was a defensive Free Throws Made...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 68 presence with a career-high 11 rebounds vs. Eastern Illinois...Only Husker freshman to play in all Free Throw Pct...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 81.0 31 games in 2016-17, averaging 5.0 points and 4.0 boards per game...Averaged 7.4 points and 5.9 3-Pointers Made...... Glynn Watson Jr.– 48 rebounds per game in NU's last 11 games...Had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and seven boards vs. 3-Point Field Goal Pct...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 39.7 PSU...Grabbed 10 rebounds vs. No. 7 Wisconsin...Set personal bests in points (15), rebounds (nine) and minutes (24) vs. Michigan State...Had 10 points, eight boards and two blocks vs. No. 3 Kansas...Averaged 18.3 points, 14.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game at The MacDuffie (Mass) School as a senior. Career Bests: Pts: 15 | Reb: 11 | Ast: 2 | Bl: 2 (3x) | Stl: 2 (3x)
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS 4 |4 NEBRASKA | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL 2017-18 BIG TEN STANDINGS NORTH DAKOTA PROBABLE STARTERS Team B1G Pct. Overall Pct. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG Other Iowa 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 0 Geno Crandall G 6-4 180 Jr. 3/3 27.3 5.3 3.1 apg Maryland 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 1 Marlon Stewart G 6-3 200 So. 3/3 8.7 2.3 3.7 apg Michigan 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Minnesota 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 15 Cortez Seales G 6-4 190 Jr. 3/3 13.3 3.7 1.3 spg Ohio State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 13 Dale Jones F 6-8 225 Sr. 3/3 10.3 5.7 1.0 spg Penn State 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 32 Conner Avants F 6-7 235 Jr. 3/3 9.0 7.3 1.0 bpg Purdue 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA Rutgers 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 North Dakota comes to town with a 2-1 record after playing three games in Hawaii to open the season. Under 12th-year Illinois 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Nebraska 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 Head Coach Brian Jones, UND posted wins over Troy (83-80) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (80-71) with the only loss coming in Northwestern 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 an 81-78 loss to Hawaii. The Fighting Hawks return a pair of starters and six letterwinners from a team that went 22-10 and Wisconsin 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 won the Big Sky championship. Junior guard Geno Crandall has been exceptional early, averaging 27.3 points per game Michigan State 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 while shooting 64 percent from the floor and 65 percent from 3-point range. Crandall, who averaged 15.5 points per game Indiana 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 as a sophomore, opened the year with a 41-point outburst against Troy, as he hit 15-of-19 shots from the floor, including 7-of-9 from 3-point range. He has scored 20-or-more points in all three games and was one of three UND players averaging Date Matchup Time/Result Media double figures. Junior guard Cortez Seales is at 13.3 points per game, while Iowa transfer Dale Jones chips in 10.3 points Nov. 13 Michigan 72, Central Michigan 65 MINNESOTA 86, PROVIDENCE 74 and 5.7 rebounds per outing. Jones is one of two transfers making an impact in the UND lineup, as Creighton transfer Nebraska 86, North Texas 67 Marlon Stewart averages 8.7 points and a team-high 3.7 assists per game. Northwestern 75, Saint Peter's 66 Series History: Nebraska leads the all-time series, 2-1, but the teams have not squared off since a 77-46 Husker win on Jan. 2, 2011. The other two meetings took place during the 1933 and 1934 seasons. The Huskers are 31-8 all-time against 14 Duke 88, Michigan State 81 Rutgers 70, Cleveland State 38 current Big Sky Conference members. PURDUE 86, MARQUETTE 71 LAST TIME OUT 15 SETON HALL 84, INDIANA 68 James Palmer Jr. had a team-high 13 points, but the Huskers Penn State 70, Montana 57 POSTGAME NOTES VS. ST. JOHN'S Minnesota 107, Niagara University 81 could not survive a cold-shooting performance, falling to St. Nebraska falls to 0-2 in Gavitt Tipoff Games matchups and MARYLAND 79, BUTLER 65 John’s 79-56 Thursday night at Carnesecca Arena in the Gavitt suffered its first-ever loss to St. John's. CREIGHTON 92, NORTHWESTERN 88 Tipoff Games. Palmer’s third straight double-figure effort was one of Nebraska shot 28.1 percent, its lowest shooting night since 16 SAINT JOHN'S (NY) 79, NEBRASKA 56 the few highlights on the night, as the Huskers shot just 28 shooting 27.1 percent in an overtime loss to Ohio State in Iowa 85, Grambling State 74 2016. Michigan 61, Southern Mississippi 47 percent from the floor, including 6-of-26 from 3-point range, Ohio State 82, Texas Southern 64 and committed 16 turnovers in suffering their first loss of the Anton Gill saw his first appearance since suffering a knee XAVIER 80, WISCONSIN 70 season. Shamorie Ponds paced four St. John’s players in double injury last December, finishing with seven points and two 17 Columbia at Penn State 6 p.m. BTN Plus figures with 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists, as boards in 24 minutes. DEPAUL AT ILLINOIS 7:30 p.m. BTN Nebraska was unable to slow down the Red Storm backcourt after closing to within eight in the opening minute of the second half. 18 Northwestern vs. La Salle 1:30 p.m. TBD Nebraska was within 40-32 after a Glynn Watson Jr. 3-pointer, but St. Johns extended the margin with a 12-6 spurt Fairfield at Purdue 6 p.m. BTN Plus Bucknell at Maryland 3 p.m. BTN to push the lead back to 13, as the Red Storm opened the half by hitting six of its first seven shots, including a trio of 3-pointers, and Nebraska was unable to cut into the deficit. 19 Coppin State at Rutgers 11:30 a.m. BTN Plus North Dakota at Nebraska 1 p.m. BTN Northeastern at Ohio State 1 p.m. BTN Plus BUILDING BLOCKS Stony Brook at Michigan State 3 p.m. BTN One of the biggest differences between previous seasons and 2017-18 is the Huskers' interior size and it made a Western Carolina at Minnesota 3:30 p.m. FS1 defensive impact in the Huskers' first three games. Marshall at Illinois 4 p.m. BTN Plus Nebraska ranks 11th nationally and third in the Big Ten in blocked shots per game with 7.7 per outing. While it is very South Florida at Indiana 5 p.m. BTN Northwestern vs. Boston College/Texas Tech TBD TBD early in the season, NU's school record for blocks is 6.1 per game set by the 1996-97 team. That team blocked a school- record 202 shots that season. CAPS - Gavitt Games Matchup Nebraska has blocked five or more shots in all three games, including nine blocked shots against both Eastern Illinois and North Texas. Nebraska's nine blocked shots in each of the first two games marked the two highest single-game totals at Nebraska 2017-18 TEAM LEADERS (*INCLUDES TIES) under Tim Miles. Previously, NU's team high in blocked shots was seven. Double-Figure Scoring Games: ...... Both Isaiah Roby (2.7 bpg) and Isaac Copeland (2.3 bpg) are in the top five of the Big Ten in blocked shots. The ...... Watson 2; Taylor 3; Roby 2; Palmer 2; McVeigh 1 Huskers have not had a player average 2.0 blocked shots per game since Kimani Ffriend averaged 2.6 blocks per game in 2000-01. 10+ Rebounding Games:...... Roby 1; Tshimanga 1 Isaiah Roby's six blocks against Eastern Illinois was the most by a Husker since the 2005-06 season. In fact, no Husker Double-Doubles:...... Roby 1 had totaled five or more blocked shots since the 2011-12 campaign. 20-Point Games: ...... Watson 1 In the win against North Texas, Isaac Copeland established his personal best with four blocked shots while Duby Okeke added three blocks off the bench. Games Leading NU in Scoring:*...... Watson 1; Palmer 2 Games Leading NU in Rebounding:*...... Roby 1; Copeland 2 GILL RETURNS TO ACTION One of the highlights of Thursday’s loss to St. John's was a return to action for senior guard Anton Gill. The 6-foot-3 Games Leading NU in Assists:*...... senior missed NU’s first two regular-season games after suffering a groin injury, but had not played a regular-season game ...... Watson 2; Copeland 1; Taylor 1; Palmer 2 since suffering a knee injury last Christmas night in practice. Gill totaled seven points and two rebounds in 24 minutes of Games Leading NU in Blocks*...... Roby 1; Copeland 2 work. Games Leading NU in Steals*...... WATSON LEADS HUSKER ATTACK ...... Taylor 1; Watson 1; Palmer 1; Copeland 1 Glynn Watson Jr. may be one of the most underrated guards in the Big Ten Conference. Last year, the 6-foot junior averaged 13.0 points, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 2016-17. He is ninth among all Big Ten returnees in scoring and third in steals. @HUSKERHOOPS @HUSKERHOOPS & & @COACHMILES @COACHMILES ON ON TWITTER TWITTER | |/NEBRASKABASKETBALL /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS | IG: HUSKERHOOPS NEBRASKANEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL | 5 | 5 This season, Watson comes into the North Dakota game averaging WATSON AMONG B1G RETURNEES AP TOP 25 (NOV. 13) 13.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He opened the season Category 2016-17 Rk. No Team (1st) Record Points with a game-high 21 points and three assists in the 72-68 win over Eastern Points Per Game 13.0 9th 1 Duke (34) 2-0 1,577 Illinois. It was his eighth career 20-point effort. On Monday, Watson had 15 Steals Per Game 1.6 3rd 2 Michigan State (13) 1-0 1,529 points in NU's rout of North Texas, but was held to just five points on 1-of-9 3 Arizona (16) 2-0 1,511 shooting at St. John's 4 Kansas (2) 1-0 1,446 With 737 points entering Sunday's game, Watson is just nine points away from 60th place on Nebraska's career scoring 5 Villanova 1-0 1,307 list. He is on pace to be NU's 29th 1,000-point scorer later this season and would become NU's fourth 1,000-point scorer in Tim 6 Wichita State 1-0 1,277 Miles' six seasons at Nebraska. 7 Kentucky 2-0 1,219 8 Florida 0-0 1,125 Watson’s 13.0 points per game was the second-highest returning average by a Husker guard in the last decade, 9 North Carolina 1-0 1,078 trailing only All-Big Ten performer Terran Petteway’s 18.1 ppg entering the 2014-15 season. 10 USC 1-0 1,023 Watson had 21 double-figure performances as a sophomore, including a career-high 34 points in a double-OT win over 11 Miami 2-0 911 Iowa. His 34-point effort tied for 10th on NU's single-game scoring list, while his seven 3-pointers was the second-highest single- 12 Cincinnati 1-0 890 game total in school history. 13 Notre Dame 1-0 860 Last season, he had three games with five steals (vs. Dayton, Clemson and at Indiana) and finished third all-time among 14 Minnesota 1-0 675 Husker sophomores with 50 steals. Only Cookie Belcher (75) and Erick Strickland (60) had more as sophomores. 15 Xavier 1-0 605 Watson has always been in the clutch, as he shot 40 percent from 3-point range, 85 percent from the foul line and had a 16 Texas A&M 1-0 577 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in the last four minutes and OT last season. In the opener, Watson went 5-of-6 from the foul line in 17 Gonzaga 1-0 525 the last four minutes, including four straight in the final 11 seconds to preserve the win. 18 Louisville 1-0 518 19 Purdue 2-0 426 20 Northwestern 1-0 374 COPELAND, PALMER TRANSFER INTO HUSKER STARTERS 21 Saint Mary's 1-0 315 While Watson is a two-year starter for the Huskers, TRANSFERS UNDER MILES 22 Seton Hall 2-0 283 junior transfer Isaac Copeland is the Husker with the Player PPG (School) 1st Season w/Miles Year 23 UCLA 1-0 266 most starting experience. Copeland started 49 games Andy Ogide 2.4 (Ole Miss) 10.2 (CSU) 2008-09 24 West Virginia 0-1 211 in two-plus seasons at Georgetown, helping the Hoyas Wes Eikmeier 2.9 (ISU) 9.1 (CSU) 2010-11 25 Baylor 1-0 205 to the 2015 NCAA Tournament. In his last full season Terran Petteway 3.1 (Texas Tech) 18.1 (Neb.) 2013-14 in 2015-16, Copeland started 33 games, averaging 11.1 Walter Pitchford 0.5 (Florida) 9.3 (Neb.) 2013-14 Others receiving votes: Alabama 98, Rhode Island 55, points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. He played Andrew White III 2.3 (Kansas) 16.6 (Neb.) 2015-16 Virginia 45, TCU 43, Providence 36, Missouri 32, Virginia Tech in seven games last season before he was sidelined with Anton Gill * 2.5 (Louisville) 3.8 (Neb.) 2016-17 17, Wisconsin 9, Texas 7, Michigan 7, Texas Tech 6, Butler an injury. James Palmer Jr. 3.4 (Miami) 6, Oklahoma 5, Arkansas 4, Mt. St. Mary's 4, SMU 4, Middle Isaac Copeland 5.4 (G-Town) This season, Copeland is averaging 7.0 points per Tennessee 3, Nevada 2, Oakland 2, Dayton 2, Maryland 2, *-Limited to 12 games because of injury game, but leads the team in steals (1.3 spg) and is Harvard 1, Oregon 1, South Carolina 1 second on the team in both rebounding (6.7 rpg) and blocked shots (2.3 bpg). Copeland has led NU in rebounds and blocked shots in each of the past two contests. James Palmer Jr. has quickly made his mark in his first season of action at Nebraska, averaging 14.3 points, 4.3 rebounds USA TODAY COACHES (PRESEASON) and 2.3 assists per game. He had a career-high 18 points, including 11 points in NU's game-opening 25-2 run, against North No Team (1st) Record Points 1 Duke (20) 0-0 774 Texas and is the only Husker in double figures in each of NU's first three contests. 2 Michigan State (9) 0-0 747 Palmer played at the University of Miami for two seasons, averaging 3.4 points on the Hurricanes' Sweet 16 team in 3 Kansas 0-0 723 2016. Palmer and Copeland will look to join a list of all-conference performers in their first season under Miles, joining 4 Kentucky 0-0 678 Andy Ogide (CSU, 2009), Terran Petteway (NU, 2014) and Andrew White III (NU, 2016). 5 Arizona (2) 0-0 654 6 Villanova 0-0 623 STRONGER ROBY EMERGES AS STAT STUFFER ROBY BIG TEN RANKS 7 Florida (1) 0-0 549 After serving as a role player as a freshman, Isaiah Roby spent the Category 2017-18 Rk. 8 Wichita State 0-0 543 summer bulking up to prepare for the rigors of the season. Now, the Blocks Per Game 2.7 2nd 9 North Carolina 0-0 515 6-foot-8, 225-pound sophomore has the strength to match his skillset. Rebounds Per Game 8.7 7th 10 West Virginia 0-0 458 He enters the North Dakota game averaging 10.0 points and team- 11 USC 0-0 396 highs in both rebounds (8.7) and blocked shots (2.7) per game. 12 Miami 0-0 383 Roby has reached double figures twice in three games after hitting double figures once as a freshman. 13 Cincinnati 0-0 349 He opened the season with the best performance of his career, an 11-point, 13-rebounds, six block performance 14 Notre Dame 0-0 305 15 Minnesota 0-0 303 against Eastern Illinois, as he set personal bests in all three categories. Roby's six blocks were the most by a Husker in six 16 Louisville 0-0 295 seasons. 17 Xavier 0-0 284 Roby totaled eight points, six rebounds and a pair of assists in 22 minutes at St. John's. 18 UCLA 0-0 275 19 Gonzaga 0-0 242 ROBY COMPARISON 20 Northwestern 0-0 208 Player MPG PPG FG Pct. RPG BPG 21 Purdue 0-0 167 Roby (Fr.) 15.2 3.1 .394 2.9 0.8 Roby (So.) 22.7 10.0 .500 8.7 2.7 22 Saint Mary's 0-0 152 23 Seton Hall 0-0 139 24 Baylor 0-0 107 TRANSFERS BRING WINNING PEDIGREES 25 Alabama 0-0 82 One common trait among Nebraska’s four Division I transfers is postseason experience. Isaac Copeland, Anton Gill, James Palmer Jr., and Duby Okeke have all been parts of NCAA Tournament teams at their respective schools. Gill played Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 76, Virginia 57, Butler on Louisville’s Elite Eight team in 2015, while Palmer helped Miami to an NCAA Sweet 16 berth in 2016. 43, Missouri 35, TCU 32, Rhode Island 31, Wisconsin 21, NCAA EXPERIENCE Providence 21, Maryland 20, Oklahoma 19, Oakland 19, Player Previous School Postseason Experience Texas 13, Michigan 13, Virginia Tech 12, Oregon 12, SMU 6, Isaac Copeland Georgetown NCAA (2015) Creighton 6, Georgia Tech 3, Georgia 3, Harvard 2, Arkansas Anton Gill Louisville NCAA (2014, 2015) 2, Florida State 1, Nevada 1, South Carolina 1 James Palmer Jr. Miami NCAA (2016); NIT (2015) Duby Okeke Winthrop NCAA (2017)
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS 6 |6 NEBRASKA | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS LIVING AT THE LINE NCAA FREE THROW ATTEMPT LEADERS Location...... Lincoln, Neb. One of the axioms that Tim Miles loves to say is "Like the 3, Love the Rim" No. Team GP FTA Founded...... 1869 and Nebraska has shown the ability to get to the line in its first two games. The 1 Valparaiso 3 113 2 NC State 4 112 Enrollment...... 26,079 Huskers lead the Big Ten and rank among the NCAA leaders in getting to the foul 3 Appalachian St. 3 111 Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers line, averaging 36 attempts per game. 4 UTRGV 3 109 Colors...... Scarlet & Cream Nebraska guards Evan Taylor and James Palmer Jr. have been vital cogs in 5 Nebraska 3 108 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Nebraska's offensive attack. While Palmer was expected to be a focal point, Conference...... Big Ten Conference Home Arena ...... Pinnacle Bank Arena Taylor's development has provided a new dimension. A 6-foot-5 senior, Taylor Capacity/Year Opened...... 15,000/2013 has gotten to the line 24 times in the Huskers' first three games after getting to the line just 37 times during his first season Chancellor...... Ronnie Green at Nebraska. Faculty Rep...... Josephine Potuto, J.D. Athletic Director...... Bill Moos GILL AND COPELAND: LIKE FATHERS, LIKE SONS Athletic Dept. Phone...... (402) 472-4224 Nebraska senior guard Anton Gill and junior forward Isaac Copeland will be together on the court for the first time in Ticket Office Phone...... (402) 472-3111 or 1-800-8BIGRED college this winter, but it won’t be the first time the pair had played together. Both Gill and Copeland played on the Garner Official Nebraska Web site...... Huskers.com Road AAU program and were teammates at Ravenscroft High School, leading the school to a 31-4 record and the 2012 HISTORY North Carolina 3A State Championship. First year of basketball...... 1896-97 Anton’s father, Anton Sr., and Isaac’s father, Ike, played together at East Carolina for two seasons (1992-93) and the duo Overall all-time record...... 1,458-1,310 (.527) helped East Carolina to a 1993 Colonial Athletic Association tournament title, winning the tournament title as the No. 7 Regular-Season conference titles (Last)...... 7 (1950) seed. Postseason conference titles (Last)...... 1 (1994) Pinnacle Bank Arena record...... 43-23 (.651) All-time postseason appearances...... 24 MCVEIGH PROVIDES A SHOT OF JACK All-time postseason record...... 23-23 While the Huskers return just two starters, the Huskers also return their sixth man in junior Jack McVeigh. The 6-foot-8 NCAA Appearances (last)...... 7 (2014) forward from Cabarita Beach, Australia, averaged 7.5 points per game, but has averaged 8.9 points per game on 41 percent NIT Appearances (last)...... 17 (2011) shooting over the final 15 contests, becoming one of the Big Ten's best sixth men in the process. BASKETBALL STAFF McVeigh tries to shake off a slow start, as he has averaged 3.3 points in his first three contests. His best performance Head Coach...... Tim Miles was a 10-point, six-rebound effort vs. North Texas on Nov. 13. Alma Mater...... University of Mary, 1989 McVeigh posted five double-figure scoring efforts in Big Ten play in 2016-17, including four off the bench. Record at Nebraska...... 77-87 (6th season) He keyed NU's comeback at Ohio State, scoring all 11 of his points in the second half in the Huskers' 58-57 win. Overall Coaching Record...... 360-307 (23rd season) Assistant Coaches...... Kenya Hunter (5th season) McVeigh tied for team-high honors with 15 points, including a half-court shot to beat the first-half buzzer, and added ...... Jim Molinari (4th season), Michael Lewis (2nd season) three assists against Penn State. Strength Coach...... Tim Wilson His best performance of the season came in the Huskers' win over No. 20 Purdue on Jan. 29, where he tied his career Director of Operations...... Gregory Eaton high with 21 points, including four 3-pointers, and added two blocked shots. TEAM INFORMATION At Rutgers on Jan. 21, McVeigh nearly led the Huskers to victory, hitting four 3-pointers in the second half, including 2016-17 Record...... 12-19 (8-8 H, 3-8 A, 1-3 N) three in a two-minute span to erase a deficit and put the Huskers up 64-59. Big Ten Record (Finish)...... 6-12 (12th) McVeigh attended the Australian Institute of Sport, a program which has produced numerous NBA players, as well as Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 former Husker Olympian Aleks Maric. Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 9*/7 *-Includes one player who lettered in 2015-16, but DNP in 2016-17 McVEIGH COMPARISON Player MPG PPG FG PCt. 3Pct. STARTERS RETURNING (2) McVeigh, First 17 games of 2016-17 20.9 5.9 .326 .313 Glynn Watson Jr., G (29 starts)...... 13.0 ppg, 2.6 apg, 1.6 spg McVeigh, Final 14 games of 2016-17 24.3 8.6 .392 .362 Evan Taylor, G (21 starts)...... 5.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg STARTERS LOST (3) INTERNATIONAL DUO ENJOYS BUSY SUMMER Tai Webster, G (31 starts)...... 17.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 4.0 apg Junior Jack McVeigh (Australia) and freshman Thorir Thorbjarnarson (Iceland) spent part of the summer representing Ed Morrow Jr., F (18 starts)...... 9.4 ppg, 7.5 rpg their national teams. Michael Jacobson, F (31 starts)...... 6.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg McVeigh helped Australia to a 6-2 record and a ninth-place finish at the World University Games in Taipei City, Taiwan. RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (7) He played in all eight games, averaging 9.4 points per game on 59 percent shooting, including 42 percent from 3-point Jack McVeigh, F...... 30 games (11 starts); 7.5 ppg; 2.5 rpg range, along with 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. McVeigh finished fourth on the team in both scoring and assists Jordy Tshimanga, C...... 31 games (9 starts); 5.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and tied for third in steals while posting a 5.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. His Australia team was the only team to defeat Anton Gill, G...... 12 games (1 start); 3.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg gold medalist Lithuania. Isaiah Roby, F...... 30 games (4 starts); 3.1 ppg; 2.9 rpg Thorbjarnarson made his national team debut in 2017, representing his nation in the Small States of Europe event, as he #-Malcolm Laws, G...... 5 games (0 starts); 0.4 ppg; 0.2 rpg helped Iceland to a third-place finish. He also played for the U-20 national team at the FIBA European Championships in Greece, #-Tanner Borchardt, F...... 1 game (0 starts); 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg #-Johnny Trueblood^, G..... 10 games (0 starts); 0.8 ppg; 0.2 rpg averaging 7.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game. ^-Lettered in 2015-16, DNP in 2016-17 OTHER LETTERWINNERS LOST (4) MILES LETS THE KIDS PLAY Nick Fuller, F...... 15 games; 1.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg Tim Miles has not been afraid to rely on youth during his tenure at Nebraska. If history is any indication, freshmen Jeriah Horne, F...... 29 games; 4.3 ppg; 1.9 rpg Thomas Allen, Nana Akenten and Thorir Thorbjarnarson will have chances to earn significant playing time early in their Mohammed Elradi, G...... 2 games; 1.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg careers. Jason Shultis, G...... 2 games; 0.0 ppg; 1.5 rpg In the last two seasons, NU has started at least one freshman in 31 of 36 Big Ten games (86 percent). Last year, Jordy NEWCOMERS (7) Tshimanga made nine starts in conference play, while Isaiah Roby started four Big Ten tilts. James Palmer Jr.....G, 6-6, 213, Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Miami) Over the past five seasons, Nebraska has started at least one freshman in 64 percent of its games. Isaac Copeland...... F, 6-9, 220, Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Georgetown) First-year players at NU have flourished under Miles, as newcomers have accounted for at least 50 percent of NU’s Duby Okeke...... C, 6-8, 230, Sr., Jonesboro, Ga. (Winthrop) scoring in two of the past four seasons. Thomas Allen...... G, 6-1, 180, Fr. (Raleigh, N.C.) Among NU's 2017-18 freshmen, Thomas Allen has played in all three games, totaling 4.3 points per game while shooting Nana Akenten...... G, 6-6, 210, Fr. (Bolingbrook, Ill.) 43 percent from 3-point range. Nana Akenten and Thorir Thorbjarnarson have both played in NU's last two games. Thorir Thorbjarnarson...... G, 6-5, 195, Fr. (Reykjavik, Iceland) #-Justin Costello...... 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JORDY AND DUBY IN THE MIDDLE HUSKERS ON THE RADIO Nebraska will rely on a different look inside with the departure of two of its top three inside players. Sophomore Jordy The Husker IMG Sports Network, in its 22nd year of Tshimanga and graduate transfer Duby Okeke will handle a majority of the minutes on the interior this season. producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University Tshimanga, who missed five weeks prior to the start of practice after cleanup of a knee procedure, has averaged just of Nebraska Athletics, extended and expanded its 2.7 points per game, but is third on the team in rebounding at 6.3 per outing despite playing just 14 minutes per game. He agreement with the University on June 13, 2008. Under the put together a solid 2017-18 debut, grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds and dishing out a pair of assists against Eastern agreement, IMG College’s Husker IMG Sports Marketing Illinois. manages and markets all rights associated with the radio Tshimanga, who averaged 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game as a freshman, started nine of NU's final 11 games as a programming, Coaches’ TV and radio shows, program sales, true freshman and emerged as a pleasant surprise for the Huskers down the stretch. in-venue signage, sponsorship inventory, and publication Averaged 7.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his last 11 games and reached double figures three times. printing rights. Put together his best offensive effort of the season vs. Michigan State on Feb. 2, totaling 15 points on 5-of-7 Kent Pavelka returns behind the microphone to handle shooting and nine rebounds in 24 minutes, setting season bests in points, rebounds and minutes. his 31st overall season calling Husker hoops in 2016-17. Totaled 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in 17 minutes in the win over Penn State. Pavelka previously called Nebraska basketball for two long Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards, in just 14 minutes vs. No. 7 Wisconsin. stints between 1974 and 1996 before returning to the Enjoyed a strong performance at No. 3 Kansas on Dec. 10, where he established then-season bests in points (10), Husker basketball play-by-play chair prior to the 2006-07 rebounds (eight) and blocked shots (two) in 19 minutes of work. season. A six-time winner of the Nebraska Sportscaster-of- Okeke is a defensive presence who spent the past four NCAA ACTIVE BLOCK SHOT LEADERS (Nov. 16) the-Year Award, Pavelka also handled color analyst duties on NU football broadcasts from 1974 to 1983, and was the years at Winthrop before graduating in May. The 6-foot-8 No. Player Career Blocks center played in 94 games at Winthrop and made 24 starts 1. Reggie Lynch (Minnesota) 320 play-by-play announcer from 1983 to 1996. Pavelka was last season as the Eagles reached the NCAA Tournament. He 2. Tai Odiase (Illinois-Chicago) 255 honored in January 2009 with the Bud Cuca Special Merit averaged 3.2 points on 61 percent shooting and 3.9 rebounds 3. William Lee (UAB) 232 Award given by the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame for per game last season. 4. Ben Lammers (Georgia Tech) 177 his contributions to the NU men’s basketball program. This year, Okeke has added depth in the frontcourt, as he 5. Khadeem Lattin (Oklahoma) 177 Alongside Pavelka as color analyst will be Matt Davison, has averaged 1.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. 6. Duby Okeke (Nebraska) 169 who played both basketball and football for the Huskers. Okeke had three blocks and three boards in 16 minutes He is beginning his 13th season on the basketball broadcast against North Texas. team and also handles color commentary on the Nebraska Okeke is sixth nationally among returning players in blocked shots with 169. He finished his career as Winthrop's football radio broadcasts along with appearances on Sports single season (72; 2015-16) and career leader in that category. Nightly. Former Husker point guard Jake Muhleisen will join He ranked 20th nationally and led the Big South in blocked shots in 2015-16 and was fourth in blocked shots in 2016-17. the broadcast team for select broadcasts. Muhleisen was a three-year captain for the Big Red from 2004-06. Okeke has 27 games with at least three blocked shots in his collegiate career entering the North Dakota game. HUSKERS ARE A BIG DRAW AT PINNACLE BANK ARENA 2017-18 HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK AFFILIATES Nebraska basketball has become one of the toughest tickets in the Big Ten since the program moved into Pinnacle Bank Ainsworth...... KBRB-AM...... 1400 Arena, a $179 million dollar facility in downtown Lincoln, prior to the 2013-14 season. Alliance...... KCOW-AM...... 1400 Nebraska finished 11th nationally in attendance in 2016-17, averaging 15,427 fans per game. It marked the fourth Broken Bow...... KBBN-FM...... 95.3 straight year that NU has finished in the top 15 nationally in Chadron...... KCSR-AM...... 610 basketball attendance. HUSKER BASKETBALL ATTENDANCE Columbus...... KJSK-AM...... 900 Nebraska is one of only nine programs in the country Season Average (Rk.) Cozad...... KAMI-AM...... 1580 to average 15,000 fans per game in each of the past four 2013-14 (1st year of PBA) 15,419 (13) Falls City...... KTNC-AM...... 1230 seasons, a list which also includes Kentucky, Syracuse, 2014-15 15,569 (10) Fremont...... KFMT-FM...... 105.5 Louisville, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kansas and 2015-16 15,430 (11) Grand Island...... KRGI-AM...... 1430 2016-17 15,427 (11) Creighton. Hastings...... KHAS-AM...... 1230 In 2014-15, the Huskers broke their own single-season Holdrege...... KUVR-AM...... 1380 record for average attendance for the second straight year, averaging 15,569 fans per game. Nebraska finished the 2014-15 Imperial...... KADL-FM...... 102.9 season ranked 10th nationally in attendance, the highest Nebraska has finished in national attendance since the NCAA Kearney...... KGFW-AM...... 1340 began its rankings in 1977-78. Lexington...... KRVN-AM...... 880 Nebraska has enjoyed success in Pinnacle Bank Arena, posting a 45-23 (.661) record in the building. Lincoln...... KLIN-AM...... 1400 The Big Ten led the nation in attendance for the 41st consecutive year in 2016-17 with an average of 12,235 fans per McCook...... KSWN-FM...... 93.9 game. Eight Big Ten teams ranked in the top 25 in attendance in 2016-17. Nebraska City...... KNCY-AM...... 1600 Norfolk...... KNEN-FM...... 94.7 NOTING THE 2017-18 SCHEDULE North Platte...... KODY-AM...... 1240 The Huskers have embarked on another challenging schedule in 2017-18. The 31-game regular-season schedule North Platte...... KXNP-FM...... 103.5 includes 13 teams that reached the NCAA or NIT tournaments in 2017. Omaha...... KXSP-AM...... 590 The Huskers will be tested in 2017-18, as at least five opponents are ranked in the AP or Coaches preseason top-25. Scottsbluff...... KNEB-AM...... 960 NU faces No. 4/3 Kansas in non-conference action and could face No. 11/10 West Virginia at the AdvoCare Invitational. Sidney...... KSID-AM...... 1340 Four Big Ten teams are ranked, including No. 2 Michigan State, No. 15 Minnesota, No. 19/20 Northwestern and No. Superior...... KRFS-AM...... 1600 20/21 Purdue. Three other Big Ten teams are receiving votes (Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan), while non-conference Superior...... KRFS-FM...... 103.9 foes UCF and Creighton are receiving votes. In addition, NU could face Missouri, which is receiving votes, in the AdvoCare Valentine...... KVSH-AM...... 940 Invitational. Nebraska’s game against Kansas on Dec. 16 is the first Big 12 foe to visit Lincoln since the Huskers joined the Big Fans around the world can listen to Husker athletic events on Ten in 2011-12 and the first to play at Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU could also face a former Big 8/12 rival at the AdvoCare the Internet at Huskers.com, on the Official Husker App for iOS Invitational, as Missouri is part of the eight-team field. and Android and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. In 2017-18, the Huskers’ five “double-play” opponents are Illinois, Minnesota, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin. Select games are also available on SiriusXM Radio. NU’s “single-play” home opponents are Indiana, Iowa, Maryland and Michigan, while Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State and Purdue are the Huskers’ “single-play” road games in Big Ten play.
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS 8 |8 NEBRASKA | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL HUSKERS SIGN TWO DURING FALL PERIOD BIG TEN MOVES TO 20 CONFERENCE GAMES IN 2018-19 Nebraska Men’s Basketball Coach Tim Miles The Big Ten Conference Administrators Council approved a change to the format of future men’s basketball schedule at announced on Nov. 10 that high school seniors Brady its annual meeting in October of 2017. Beginning with the 2018-19 season, the men’s basketball schedule will increase to Heiman and Xavier Johnson have signed with the 20 conference games. Huskers for the 2018-19 season. Under the new men’s format, teams will play seven opponents twice and six teams once (three home, three away) in Heiman is a 6-foot-11 center from nearby Platteview a given season. The three in-state rivalries – Illinois/Northwestern, Indiana/Purdue and Michigan/Michigan State – will be High School, where he is a four-year starter for Coach played twice annually, while the new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games Tim Brotzki. A three-star recruit by Rivals, he becomes among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each the first high school senior to sign a Letter-of-Intent other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times. with the Husker basketball program since the fall of 2001. As a junior, he was an honorable-mention 2017-18 RULES CHANGES The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel announced several slight rule changes ahead of the 2017-18 men's basketball all-state Class B pick by both the Omaha World-Herald season, most notably extending the coach's box to 38 feet. The coach's box in previous years was 28 feet, but NCAA and Lincoln Journal Star, averaging 15.7 points on 55 Men's Basketball Rules Committee members believe this will allow coaches to improve communication with their teams, percent shooting, 8.9 rebounds and 4.8 blocks per especially when the teams are at the opposite end of the court. game, as Platteview went 21-5 and reached the state The panel also approved a rule permitting a reset of the shot clock to 20 seconds when the ball is inbounded in the tournament for the second straight year. He had seven frontcourt after a foul by the defense. If more than 20 seconds remains on the shot clock, the shot clock will not be reset. double-doubles as a junior, including a 17-point, 11-block This season, fans will also notice that throw-in spots will occur from more consistent spots in the frontcourt when the performance. offensive team retains possession after a non-shooting foul or other stoppages in the game. The location of all throw-ins in Xavier Johnson is a 6-foot-2 guard who attends the frontcourt will be determined by an imaginary line drawn from the corner of the court to the intersection of the lane Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington, Va. A four- line and the free-throw line. If the stoppage of play is inside this area, the throw-in will occur on the end line 3 feet outside star recruit by ESPN, Johnson was one of the top-10 the lane line. If the stoppage occurs outside this area, the throw-in will be at the nearer sideline at the 28-foot mark. players in Virginia by ESPN, while Rivals and 247Sports Deflections will continue to be put back in play at the nearest out-of-bounds spot. Throw-ins in the back court will continue both rated Johnson as a three-star prospect. 247Sports to be at the nearest spot. listed him as the No. 10 combo guard nationally in the class of 2018. As a junior, Johnson averaged 10.5 points, ADDITIONAL RULE CHANGES 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game for Coach Joe Referees can use the instant replay rule in the last two minutes of the second half or last two minutes of overtime Wootten, as Bishop O’Connell finished with a 20-10 to see if a secondary defender was in or outside the restricted-area arc but only when a call has been made. If the player mark. Johnson’s best performance as a junior was a is in the restricted area, a block will be called on the defender. If the secondary defender is in legal guarding position and 32-point, eight-rebound, four-assist outburst against outside the restricted area, a player-control foul will be called. The Big Ten and Mid-American conferences experimented Gonzaga Prep. Johnson plays AAU ball for Team Takeover with this rule last season. and Coach Keith Stevens, helping Team Takeover win The A mandatory minimum of 0.3 second will be taken off the game clock when the ball is legally touched, and an official 8 Tournament in Las Vegas last July with a 16-point effort immediately blows his whistle. in the title game. He also helped his team earn a runner- A legal screen was redefined to require that the inside of the screener's feet be no wider than his shoulders. up finish at the Peach Jam this past summer. The cylinder rule was adjusted to allow more freedom of movement for the offense. If a defensive player straddles an offensive player's leg in a way that prohibits him from making a normal basketball move — which now includes pivoting — contact that creates a common foul will be called on the defensive player.
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0 | Duby Okeke 3 | Malcolm Laws 4 | Johnny Trueblood 5 | Glynn Watson Jr. 10 | Jack McVeigh 11 | Evan Taylor Sr. | C | 6-8 | 247 Sr. | G | 6-1 | 191 So. | G | 6-3 | 192 Jr. | G | 6-0 | 173 Jr. | F | 6-8 | 215 Sr. | G | 6-5 | 208
12 | Thomas Allen 13 | Anton Gill 14 | Isaac Copeland 15 | Isaiah Roby 20 | Tanner Borchardt 24 | James Palmer Jr. Fr. | G | 6-1 | 180 Sr. | G | 6-3 | 195 Jr. | F | 6-9 | 221 So. | F | 6-8 | 225 Jr. | F | 6-8 | 265 Jr. | G | 6-6 | 210
25 | Nana Akenten 32 | Jordy Tshimanga 33 | Justin Costello 34 | Thorir Thorbjarnarson Fr. | G | 6-6 | 215 So. | C | 6-11 | 268 Fr. | G | 6-1 | 180 Fr. | G | 6-5 | 194
Tim Miles Michael Lewis Kenya Hunter Jim Molinari Tim Wilson Gregory Eaton Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Strength Coach Director of Basketball Operations
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@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS 10 10| NEBRASKA | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL A proven program builder who has enjoyed success at the MILES BY THE NUMBERS TIM MILES Division I, Division II and NAIA levels, Tim Miles was named the 27th Shavon Shields earned first-team CoSIDA University of Mary (‘89) basketball coach at the University of Nebraska on March 24, 2012. 1- Academic All-America honors in 2015 and 2016, the He is believed to be the only active coach who has made national first Husker to earn that honor. Sixth Season at Nebraska tournament appearances at four-year schools at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels. 2- At North Dakota State (a Division I HEAD COACHING During the 2016-17 season, the Huskers won a pair of games independent at the time), Tim Miles went 2-0 EXPERIENCE over ranked teams, including Big Ten regular-season champion against ranked opponents, topping No. 13 Wisconsin Purdue, as they played 20 games against teams which reached in 2005-06 and No. 8 Marquette in 2006-07. Nebraska, 2012-present; postseason play. Senior Tai Webster earned second-team All-Big Ten Colorado State, 2007-12; honors and first-team USBWA all-district accolades. 3- Miles was one of only three coaches in North Dakota State, 2001-07; Southwest Minnesota In 2015-16, Miles guided a youthful Husker team to 16 wins Colorado State history to lead the Rams to three State, 1997-2001; Mayville State, 1995-97. against a schedule featuring 11 ranked opponents. The Huskers also consecutive postseason appearances (2010-11-12). ASSISTANT COACHING EXPERIENCE won multiple games in the conference tournament for the first time 3- Number of CSU players who earned All- Northern State, 1989-95 in a decade, including a win over a Wisconsin team which eventually Mountain West honors in 2011-12, the most in the reached the NCAA Sweet 16. Shavon Shields repeated as a first-team school’s 50 years of league affiliation. FAMILY Academic All-American and was a second-team All-Big Ten pick. Wife, Kari In 2014-15, the Huskers garnered their first national ranking 4 - Number of former assistants under Miles who are Division I head coaches in 2017-18 (Saul Phillips- Children: Son, Gabriel; Daughter, Ava since 1995 and enjoyed record-setting attendance numbers, establishing a school-record attendance of 15,569 fans per game to Ohio; Craig Smith-South Dakota; Niko Medved- COACHING HONORS rank 10th nationally. Terran Petteway earned All-Big Ten honors for Drake; Dave Richman-North Dakota State). •-Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, 2014 the second straight year and earned an invitation to training camp 7- Number of all-BIg Ten performers Miles has •-Big Ten Coach of the Year, 2014 with the Atlanta Hawks. coached in his Nebraska tenure, including two-time •-Mayville State Hall of Fame, 2016 In 2013-14, Miles was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and selections Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields. •-Northern State University Hall of Fame Jim Phalen National Coach of the Year after guiding the Huskers to Miles’ 2011-12 Colorado State team ranked •-Jim Kretchman Coaching Award, 2014 an 11-7 Big Ten mark and a fourth-place finish after the team was 10 - in the top 10 nationally in both free throw (76.8) •-USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year, 2012 picked to finish 12th in the preseason. NU’s 11 conference wins were its highest total since 1965-66, while the fourth-place finish and 3-point percentage (40.0) in 2011-12, joining •-CollegeInsider.com Mountain West Coach of the Year, 2010 Missouri as the only other school in the country to •-University of Mary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007 was the Huskers’ best since 1997-98. Miles became the first Husker coach to garner conference coach-of-the-year accolades since 1991 rank in the top 10 in both categories. •-CBSSportsline Division I Independent Coach of the Year, after guiding the Huskers to their first NCAA appearance in 16 years. 2005-06 11 Nebraska’s Big Ten wins in 2013-14, the most Before taking over the Nebraska program, Miles spent the - conference wins by a Husker team since 1965-66. •-North Central Region Coach of the Year, 2000-01 previous five seasons building the Colorado State program. •-Northern Sun Conference Coach of the Year, 2000-01 He increased his victory total in each of his five years at CSU, 92.3 - Percentage of seniors at Nebraska who •-NDCAC Coach of the Year, 1995-96 culminating in a 20-12 record and the school’s first NCAA have received their degree under Miles in the last appearance in nine seasons during his final year in Fort Collins. five seasons. YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTALS After winning 16 games in his first two years, his teams went Seasons that Tim Miles has been a head Year Team Record Pct. 55-41 over the last three years, reaching postseason play in each 23 - coach at the college level. His teams have reached 1995-96 Mayville State 17-11 .607 campaign. postseason play at the Division I, Division II and 1996-97 Mayville State 18-11 .621 The 2011-12 Rams posted the school’s first 20-win season since NAIA levels seven times. Two seasons 35-22 .614 1997-98 while playing a schedule that was rated as the fourth- 1997-98 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .593 toughest in the country. Colorado State set a school record with 1920 - The last time a Husker men’s basketball 1998-99 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .593 three wins over ranked teams and placed three players on the coach won his first road game before Tim Miles 1999-00 SW Minnesota State 18-10 .643 All-Mountain West teams, and Miles was named the District VIII accomplished the feat at Wake Forest in the ACC/Big 2000-01 SW Minnesota State 28-7 .800 Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for his Ten Challenge in 2012-13. Four seasons 78-39 .667 efforts. The Rams, one of four Mountain West teams to receive 170,152 Number of followers on twitter for 2001-02 North Dakota State 11-15 .423 bids in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, averaged 70.1 points per game - @CoachMiles, where he provides a unique look into 2002-03 North Dakota State 20-11 .645 on the season and topped the Mountain West Conference in field- 2003-04 North Dakota State 16-13 .552 goal percentage (47.1), 3-point percentage (40.0) and free throw the program. 2004-05 North Dakota State 16-12 .571 percentage (76.8). 2005-06 North Dakota State 16-12 .571 With 23 years of experience as a head coach at four institutions, he has compiled a career record of 360-307 that includes 2006-07 North Dakota State 20-8 .714 three conference championships and seven postseason tournament appearances. Six seasons 99-71 .582 Before taking over the Colorado State program, Miles spent six seasons at North Dakota State, guiding the Bison through 2007-08 Colorado State 7-25 .219 the transition to the Division I ranks. He won at least 16 games in each of his final five seasons at the school, including the 2008-09 Colorado State 9-22 .290 program’s first three years at the Division I level. Miles’ tenure at NDSU was highlighted by a pair of road wins over top-15 2009-10 Colorado State 16-16 .500 squads in his final two seasons. 2010-11 Colorado State 19-13 .594 Miles showed his ability to turn around programs during his tenure at Southwest Minnesota State University. He took a 2011-12 Colorado State 20-12 .625 program that had only one winning season in the previous decade and went 78-39 in his four seasons at the school, recorded Five seasons 71-88 .447 the first 20-win season in school history, and led Southwest Minnesota State to its first back-to-back winning seasons in more than two decades. 2012-13 Nebraska 15-18 .455 2013-14 Nebraska 19-13 .594 Miles began his head coaching career at Mayville (N.D.) State University, guiding the program to a 35-22 record from 1995 2014-15 Nebraska 13-18 .419 to 1997 and a pair of conference titles. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Northern State for six seasons 2015-16 Nebraska 16-18 .471 from 1989-90 through 1994-95 and helped the Wolves to five NAIA playoff appearances and five regional titles. He was the 2016-17 Nebraska 12-19 .387 recruiting coordinator for NSU and was responsible for bringing in and coaching five All-Americans at that school. 2017-18 Nebraska 2-1 .667 A native of Doland, S.D., he graduated from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., in 1989 and earned a master’s degree Six seasons 77-87 .470 in health and physical education from Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., in 1990. He was inducted into the University of Mary Career 22 seasons 360-307 .540 Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Nebraska Team Nebraska Player... Ranked in the top 5 (AP Poll)...... Never Happened Had 20 or more points: ...... 21; Glynn Watson Jr. vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/11/2017 Ranked in the top 10 (AP Poll)...... March 1, 1966 Had 25 or more points: ...... 28; Tai Webster at Michigan, 1/14/2017 Ranked in the top 20 (AP Poll)...... Jan. 2, 1995 Had 30 or more points: ...... 34; Glynn Watson Jr. vs. Iowa, 1/5/2017 Ranked in the top 25 (AP Poll)...... Nov. 17, 2014 Had 40 or more points: ...... 41; Aleks Maric vs. Kansas State, 2/13/2007 Ranked in the top 25 (USA Today Coaches Poll)...... Nov. 17, 2014 Had No Player in Double Figures: ...... vs. Ohio State, 1/21/2012 Played AP Poll No. 1 ranked team...... lost at No. 1 Indiana (47-76), 2/13/2013 Had Five Players with 10 or more points...... vs. North Texas, 11/13/2017 Defeated AP Poll No. 1 ranked team...... at No. 1 Missouri (67-51), 2/6/1982 ...... James Palmer Jr. (18), Glynn Watson Jr. (15) Evan Taylor (12), Isaiah Roby (11), Jack McVeigh (10) Played AP Poll No. 2 ranked team...... lost at No. 2 Michigan (47-62), 1/9/13 Two Huskers with 20 or more points, same game: ...... at Michigan, 1/14/2017 Defeated AP Poll No. 2 ranked team...... vs. No. 2 Oklahoma State (85-69), 2/5/1992 ...... Tai Webster (28) & Glynn Watson Jr. (22); Played Team Ranked 1-5 by AP...... lost at No. 3 Kansas (72-89), 12/10/2016 Three Huskers with 20 or more points, same game: ...... vs. Oklahoma State, 3/5/2007 Defeated Team Ranked 1-5 by AP...... vs. No. 3 Texas (70-67), 2/19/2011 ...... Marcus Perry (25), Aleks Maric (23), Paul Velander (20) Played Team Ranked 6-10 by AP...... lost to No. 7 Wisconsin (69-70, OT), 2/9/2016 Two Huskers with 30 or more points, same game: ...... vs. Oregon, 11/25/1995 Defeated Team Ranked 6-10 by AP...... vs. No. 9 Wisconsin (77-68), 3/9/2014 ...... Tyronn Lue (30) & Jaron Boone (30) - only time in school history Defeated Team Ranked 11-25 by AP...... vs. No. 20 Purdue (83-80), 1/29/2017 Defeated Team Ranked 1-10 by AP on Road...... at No. 9 Michigan State (60-51), 2/16/2014 Had 10 or more rebounds: .. 13; Isaiah Roby and 11; Jordy Tshimanga vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/11/2017 Had 15 or more rebounds: ...... 18; Ed Morrow Jr. vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/18/2016 Scored 100 or more points ...... 107; vs. North Carolina A&T, 12/19/2005 Had 20 or more rebounds: ...... 21, Kimani Ffriend vs. Oral Roberts, 12/22/1999 Scored 90 or more points ...... 93; vs. Iowa (2OT), 1/5/2017 Had 25 or more rebounds: ...... 26, Bill Johnson vs. Iowa State, 1/4/1954 - $ Scored 80 or more points ...... 86; vs. North Texas, 11/13/2017 Two Huskers with 10 or more rebounds, same game: ...... vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/11/2017 Scored less than 50 points ...... 46; vs. Iowa, 2/22/2015 ...... (Isaiah Roby, 13; Jordy Tshimanga, 11) Scored less than 40 points ...... 38; at Oregon, 12/15/2012 Three Huskers with 10 or more rebounds, same game: ...... vs. Texas Tech, 1/19/2000 Shot 75% from the field...... 750, vs. Nebraska-Omaha (42-56), 1/25/1988 $ ...... (Steffon Bradford 16; Kimani Ffriend 12; Louis Truscott 11) Shot 70% from the field...... 723; vs. UNC Wilmington (34-47), 12/5/1997 Shot 60% from the field...... 628; vs. Northwestern (27-43), 2/3/2015 Had 5 or more 3-pointers: ...... 7; Glynn Watson Jr. vs. Iowa (7-8), 1/5/2017 Had 6 or more 3-pointers: ...... 7; Glynn Watson Jr. vs. Iowa (7-8), 1/5/2017 Made 50 or more free throws...... Never Happened Had 7 or more 3-pointers: ...... 7; Glynn Watson Jr. vs. Iowa (7-8), 1/5/2017 Made 40 or more free throws...... 43, vs. Texas (43-59), 1/3/1996 -$ Had 8 or more 3-pointers: ...... 8; Cary Cochran, vs. Baylor (8-13), 2/27/2002 -$ Made 30 or more free throws...... 33; vs. North Texas (33-45), 11/13/2017 Made 25 or more free throws...... 27 vs. Abilene Christian (27-36), 12/5/2015 Had 5 or more assists:...... 5; Tai Webster vs. Michigan, 3/5/2017 Attemped 60 or more free throws...... 60, vs. Kansas State (36-60), 1/11/1954 -$ Had 10 or more assists:...... 10; Lance Jeter vs. Kansas, 2/5/2011 Attemped 50 or more free throws...... 59, vs. Texas (43-59), 1/3/1996 Had 15 or more assists: ...... 15; Charles Richardson vs. Rutgers, 12/2/2006 Attemped 40 or more free throws...... 45; vs. North Texas (34-45), 11/13/2017 Had 18 or more assists: ...... 18; Brian Carr, at Evansville, 1/3/1985 - $ Attemped 30 or more free throws...... 39; vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/11/2017 Shot 100% from the foul line (min 10 att.)...... 1.000; at Penn State (16-16), 1/19/2013 Had 5 or more blocked shots: ...... 6; Isaiah Roby vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/11/2017 Shot 95% from the foul line (min 10 att.)...... 1.000; at Penn State, (16-16), 1/19/2013 Had 7 or more blocked shots: ...... 7; John Turek vs. Colorado, 3/2/2005 Shot 90% from the foul line (min 10 att.)...... 920; vs. Maryland (B1G Tourney) (13-14), 3/11/2016 Had 9 or more blocked shots: ...... 9; Mikki Moore vs. Coppin State, 12/6/1996 - $ Made 20 or more 3-pointers...... Never Happened Had 10 or more blocked shots: ...... Never Happened Made 15 or more 3-pointers...... 16; North Carolina A&T (16-36), 12/19/2005 Made 10 or more 3-pointers...... 10; vs. Iowa (10-23), 1/5/2017 Had 5 or more steals: ...... 5; Glynn Watson Jr. at Indiana, 12/28/2016 Made 0 3-pointers...... 0; vs. Jacksonville State (0-5), 12/18/2012 Had 7 or more steals: ...... 7; Brandon Richardson at Ohio State, 1/3/2012 Held Opponent to 0 3-pointers...... 0; Southeastern Louisiana, 11/22/2015 Had 8 or more steals: ...... 8, Cookie Belcher vs. Oklahoma St., 2/7/2001 - $ Attempted 40 or more 3-pointers...... Never Happened Had 10 or more steals: ...... Never Happened Attempted 30 or more 3-pointers...... 31; vs. Maryland (B1G Tourney) (11-31), 3/11/2016 Attempted 20 or more 3-pointers...... 24; vs. Penn State (8-24), 3/8/2017 Had Triple-Double (Points/Rebounds/Assists): ...... Never Happened Shot 75% from 3-point range (min. 10 att)...... 750, vs. UT-Pan American (9-12), 12/2/2009 - $ Had Double-Double (Points/Assists): ...... Lance Jeter vs. Kansas, 2/2/2011 (10 pts/10 asst) Shot 60% from 3-point range (min. 10 att)...... 647; vs. USC (11-17), 12/3/2012 Had Double-Double (Points/Rebounds): ..Isaiah Roby vs. Eatern Illinois, 11/11/2017; (11 pts/13 reb) Shot 50% from 3-point range (min. 10 att)...... 500; at Michigan (9-18), 1/14/2017 Had Double-Double (Points/Steals): ...... Never Happened Shot 50% from 3-point range (min. 20 att)...... 500; vs. Minnesota (11-22), 1/26/2014 Had Double-Double (Points/Blocks): ...... Never Happened
Had 60 or more rebounds...... 60; vs. Oral Roberts, 12/22/1999 $ - School Record Had 50 or more rebounds...... 50; vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/2017 As of 11/17/2017
Had 30 or more assists...... 35, vs. Northeastern Illinois, 12/21/1994 Had 25 or more assists...... 28; vs. North Carolina A&T, 12/19/2005 Had 20 or more assists...... 22; vs. Rutgers, 2/6/2016 Had 15 or more assists...... 18; vs. Penn State, 2/14/2017
Had 20 or more steals...... 23, vs. Texas Tech, 3/4/1999 - $ Had 15 or more steals...... 15, vs. Arkansas State, 12/14/2013 Had 10 or more steals...... 14; vs. Iowa, 1/5/2017
Had 15 or more blocked shots...... 15, vs. Coppin State, Dec. 6, 1996 - $ Had 10 or more blocked shots...... 11; at Creighton, 12/11/2005
Had 30 or more turnovers...... 31, at Creighton, 12/11/2005 Had 20 or more turnovers...... 22; vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/2017 Had less than 5 turnovers...... 5; at Wisconsin, 1/15/2015 MISC STATS 2017-18 GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON Team FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. O-D Reb. PF A TO B S Pts. W/L Eastern Illinois 25-63 .397 6-16 .375 12-18 .667 15-28 43 28 11 16 4 10 68 at Nebraska 22-57 .386 5-16 .313 23-39 .590 16-27 43 16 11 12 9 6 72 W North Texas 25-63 .397 6-16 .375 11-18 .611 16-23 39 34 7 17 2 3 67 at Nebraska 24-60 .400 5-17 .294 33-45 .733 20-27 47 22 12 12 9 7 86 W at St. John's 30-69 .435 5-17 .294 14-20 .600 16-34 50 22 10 9 10 8 79 at Nebraska 16-57 .281 6-26 .231 18-24 .750 11-28 39 20 9 16 5 4 56 L
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | 1 | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS MISC STATS MEDIA2017-18 NEBRASKA TEAM SUPERLATIVES nebraska team game highs OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 86 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) POINTS 79 at St. John's (11/16/17) 72 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 68 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 56 at St. John's (11/16/17) 67 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 24 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 30 at St. John's (11/16/17) 22 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 25 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 60 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 25 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 57 at St. John's (11/16/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 69 at St. John's (11/16/17) 57 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .435 (30-69) at St. John's (11/16/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .400 (24-60) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) .397 (25-63) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) .386 (22-57) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) .397 (25-63) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 6 at St. John's (11/16/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 6 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 5 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 6 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 5 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 17 at St. John's (11/16/17) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 26 at St. John's (11/16/17) 16 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 17 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .313 (5-16) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .375 (6-16) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) .294 (5-17) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) .375 (6-16) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) FREE THROWS MADE 33 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FREE THROWS MADE 14 at St. John's (11/16/17) 23 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 45 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 20 at St. John's (11/16/17) 39 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 18 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .750 (18-24) at St. John's (11/16/17) 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) .733 (33-45) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .700 (14-20) at St. John's (11/16/17) REBOUNDS 47 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) .667 (12-18) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 43 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) REBOUNDS 50 at St. John's (11/16/17) ASSISTS 12 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 43 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) ASSISTS 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) STEALS 7 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 10 at St. John's (11/16/17) 6 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) STEALS 10 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 9 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 8 at St. John's (11/16/17) 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 10 at St. John's (11/16/17) TURNOVERS 16 at St. John's (11/16/17) 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 12 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) TURNOVERS 17 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) FOULS 22 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FOULS 34 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 20 at St. John's (11/16/17) 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) nebraska team game LOWS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 56 at St. John's (11/16/17) POINTS 67 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 72 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 68 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 86 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 79 at St. John's (11/16/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 16 at St. John's (11/16/17) FIELD GOALS MADE 25 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 22 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 25 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 57 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 63 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 57 at St. John's (11/16/17) 63 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .281 (16-57) at St. John's (11/16/17) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .397 (25-63) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) .386 (22-57) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) .397 (25-63) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 5 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 5 at St. John's (11/16/17) 5 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 6 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 6 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 17 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .231 (6-26) at St. John's (11/16/17) 16 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) .294 (5-17) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE .294 (5-17) at St. John's (11/16/17) FREE THROWS MADE 18 at St. John's (11/16/17) .375 (6-16) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 23 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) .375 (6-16) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 24 at St. John's (11/16/17) FREE THROWS MADE 11 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 39 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .590 (23-39) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) .733 (33-45) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 18 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) REBOUNDS 39 at St. John's (11/16/17) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .611 (11-18) NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 43 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) .667 (12-18) EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) ASSISTS 9 at St. John's (11/16/17) REBOUNDS 39 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 11 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 43 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) STEALS 4 at St. John's (11/16/17) ASSISTS 7 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 6 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 10 at St. John's (11/16/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 5 at St. John's (11/16/17) STEALS 3 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) 9 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 8 at St. John's (11/16/17) 9 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) BLOCKED SHOTS 2 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) TURNOVERS 12 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 12 NORTH TEXAS (11/13/17) TURNOVERS 9 at St. John's (11/16/17) FOULS 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 16 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17) 20 at St. John's (11/16/17) FOULS 22 at St. John's (11/16/17) 28 EASTERN ILLINOIS (11/11/17)
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2017-18 Nebraska win/loss margin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 +20 Husker Wins 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Husker Losses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2017-18 Nebraska individual game highs 2017-18 opponent individual game highs Points 21 Glynn Watson Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Points 22 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) 18 James Palmer Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) 16 TEMARA, Shane vs North Texas (11/13/17) 15 Glynn Watson Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) 15 AHMED, Bashir at St. John's (11/16/17) 13 James Palmer Jr. at St. John's (11/16/17) 14 LoVETT, Marcus at St. John's (11/16/17) 12 Evan Taylor vs North Texas (11/13/17) 14 WOOLRIDGE, Ryan vs North Texas (11/13/17) 12 Evan Taylor vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Field Goals Made 8 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) 12 James Palmer Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 7 TEMARA, Shane vs North Texas (11/13/17) Field Goals Made 6 James Palmer Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) Field Goal Att. 17 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) 6 Glynn Watson Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 14 LoVETT, Marcus at St. John's (11/16/17) Field Goal Att. 14 Glynn Watson Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 14 SMART, Roosevelt vs North Texas (11/13/17) 14 James Palmer Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) FG Pct (min 5 made) .700 (7-10) TEMARA, Shane vs North Texas (11/13/17) FG Pct (min 5 made) .500 (5-10) Glynn Watson Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) .556 (5-9) Terrell Lewis vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) .462 (6-13) James Palmer Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) 3-Point FG Made 3 DRAPER, DJ vs North Texas (11/13/17) 3-Point FG Made 2 Evan Taylor at St. John's (11/16/17) 3 Terrell Lewis vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 2 James Palmer Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) 3-Point FG Att. 5 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) 2 Thomas Allen vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 5 Ray Crossland vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 3-Point FG Att. 6 Anton Gill at St. John's (11/16/17) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) 1.000 (3-3) DRAPER, DJ vs North Texas (11/13/17) 5 Glynn Watson Jr. at St. John's (11/16/17) 1.000 (3-3) Terrell Lewis vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 5 James Palmer Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Free Throws Made 6 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) .667 (2-3) Evan Taylor at St. John's (11/16/17) 5 D'Angelo Jackson vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) .667 (2-3) Thomas Allen vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Free Throw Att. 9 D'Angelo Jackson vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Free Throws Made 10 Evan Taylor vs North Texas (11/13/17) 7 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) 8 Glynn Watson Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 7 HOLSTON, Allante vs North Texas (11/13/17) Free Throw Att. 12 Evan Taylor vs North Texas (11/13/17) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (3-3) Mack Smith vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 11 Evan Taylor vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) .857 (6-7) PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) FT Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (4-4) Anton Gill at St. John's (11/16/17) Rebounds 12 SIMON, Justin at St. John's (11/16/17) 1.000 (4-4) Isaiah Roby at St. John's (11/16/17) 11 TEMARA, Shane vs North Texas (11/13/17) Rebounds 13 Isaiah Roby vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Assists 5 PONDS, Shamorie at St. John's (11/16/17) 11 Jordy Tshimanga vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 4 D'Angelo Jackson vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Assists 3 James Palmer Jr. at St. John's (11/16/17) Steals 4 SIMON, Justin at St. John's (11/16/17) 3 Glynn Watson Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 3 Justice Green vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Steals 2 Isaac Copeland at St. John's (11/16/17) Blocked Shots 6 OWENS, Tariq at St. John's (11/16/17) 2 Glynn Watson Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) 3 SIMON, Justin at St. John's (11/16/17) 2 James Palmer Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) 3 Aboubacar Diallo vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 2 Evan Taylor vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Turnovers 5 WOOLRIDGE, Ryan vs North Texas (11/13/17) Blocked Shots 6 Isaiah Roby vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 4 CLARK II, Marvin at St. John's (11/16/17) 4 Isaac Copeland vs North Texas (11/13/17) 4 D'Angelo Jackson vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Turnovers 5 James Palmer Jr. vs North Texas (11/13/17) Fouls 5 CLARK II, Marvin at St. John's (11/16/17) 4 Evan Taylor at St. John's (11/16/17) 5 WOOLRIDGE, Ryan vs North Texas (11/13/17) Fouls 4 James Palmer Jr. at St. John's (11/16/17) 5 LAWSON, A.J. vs North Texas (11/13/17) 4 Glynn Watson Jr. at St. John's (11/16/17) 5 SIMMONS, Zachary vs North Texas (11/13/17) Minutes 36 James Palmer Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 5 Muusa Dama vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) 34 Glynn Watson Jr. vs Eastern Illinois (11/11/17)
2017-18 Nebraska Record by Starting LIneup No. Starting Lineup...... Record 1. Copeland, Palmer, Taylor, Tshimanga, Watson...... 2-1
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | 3 | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS MISC STATS MEDIATHE LAST TIME... Nebraska... A Nebraska Opponent... Scored 100 or more points...... 107; vs. North Carolina A&T, 12/19/05 101; TCU, 3/15/99 Scored 90 or more points...... 93; vs. Iowa, 1/5/17 93; Michigan, 3/5/17 Scored 41 to 50 points...... 46; Iowa, 2/22/15 50; Prairie View A&M, 12/22/15 Scored 40 or fewer points...... 38; at Oregon, 12/15/12 38; Mary, 11/15/16 Shot 70% from the field...... 723; vs. UNC Wilmington 12/5/97 (34-47) .723; Kansas, 2/2/85 (34-47) Shot 60% from the field...... 628; vs. Northwestern, 2/3/15 (27-43) .630; Michigan, 3/5/17 (34-54) Shot 90% from the free throw line (Min 10 attempts)...... 929; vs. Penn State, 3/11/16 (13-14) .923; Purdue, 1/29/17 (12-13) Made 10, 3-Point Field Goals...... 10; Iowa, 1/5/17 (10-23) 14; Michigan, 3/5/17 (14-27) Had 60 rebounds...... 60; vs. Oral Roberts, 12/22/99 62; Colorado, 2/15/75 Had 50 rebounds...... 50; vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/17 50; at St. John's, 11/16/17 Had 30 assists...... 35, vs. Northeastern Illinois, 12/21/94 30; Iowa State, 2/3/93 Had 15 steals...... 15, vs. Arkansas State, 12/14/13 15; Florida State, 12/31/05 Had 10 blocked shots...... 11; at Creighton, 12/11/05 10; at St. John's, 11/16/17 Had 10 or fewer turnovers...... 8; Penn State (B1G Tourney), 3/8/17 9; at St. John's, 11/16/17 Had 20 or more turnovers...... 22; vs. Wisconsin, 2/9/17 20; Southeastern Louisiana, 1/5/10 Had three players with 20 points...... vs. Oklahoma State, 3/5/07 Michigan, 1/14/17 ...... (Perry 25; Maric 23; Velander 20) (Wagner 23, Irvin 21, Walton 20) Had three players with 10 rebounds...... vs. Texas Tech, 1/19/00 at Kansas, 1/9/02 ...... (Bradford 16, Ffriend 12, Truscott 11) (Collison 13, Gooden 12, Simien 10) Had five players reach double-figure points...... vs. South Dakota, 12/3/16 Michigan State (2/2/17) ...... (McVeigh 16; Webster 12; Jacobson 11; Watson 10; Morrow 10) (Walton Jr. 18; Irvin 15; Abdur-Rahkman 13; Wagner 11; Robinson 10) Had a player score 40 points...... 41; Aleks Maric, vs. Kansas State, 2/13/07 41; Jarrius Jackson, Texas Tech, 2/18/06 Had a player score 30 points...... 34; Glynn Watson Jr. vs. Iowa, 1/5/17 34; Peter Jok, Iowa, 1/5/17 Had a player grab 15 rebounds...... 18; Ed Morrow Jr. vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/18/16 22; Dererk Pardon, Northwestern, 1/26/17 Had a player dish out 10 assists...... 10; Lance Jeter vs. Kansas, 2/5/11 16; Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan, 3/5/17 Had a player collect five steals...... 5; Glynn Watson Jr. at Indiana, 12/28/16 5; Derrick Walton Jr., Michigan, 3/5/17 Had a player block five shots...... 6; Isaiah Roby vs. Eastern Illinois, 11/11/17 8; Mike Watkins, Penn State (B1G Tourney), 3/8/17
Misc. Stats NU-Opp NU-Opp NU-Opp NU-Opp Opponent Paint off TO 2nd Ch. Bench Largest Lead Largest Deficit Eastern Illinois 24-28 9-7 6-12 17-18 7 (0:46, 2nd) 6 (9:14, 2nd) North Texas 38-36 30-8 20-24 31-28 28 (1st, 3:58) - St. John's 16-44 10-15 10-12 20-8 3 (1st, 19:38) 23 (2nd, 1:39)
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*-- Big Ten game; @-AdcoCare Invitational; $-Big Ten Tournament (New York City)
Miscellaneous Review Nebraska Record When: All (W) All(L) H(W) H(L) A (W) A (L) In Overtime 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ahead at Halftime 2 0 2 0 0 0 Scoring 80 or more points 1 0 1 0 0 0 Behind at Halftime 0 1 0 0 0 1 Scoring 61 to 79 points 1 0 1 0 0 0 Tied at Halftime 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scoring 60 or fewer points 0 1 0 0 0 1 Bench Outscores Opponent's 1 1 1 0 0 1 Allowing 80 or more points 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponent Bench Outscores NU 1 0 1 0 0 0 Allowing 61 to 79 points 2 1 2 0 0 1 Bench scoring is even 0 0 0 0 0 0 Allowing 60 or fewer points 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shooting 50% or Better 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shooting Under 50% 2 1 2 0 0 1 Field-Goal Percentage by Site: Opp. Shoots 50% or Better 0 0 0 0 0 0 NU H (PBA) --46-117= 39.3 A - 16-57= 28.1 Opp. Shoots Under 50% 2 1 2 0 0 1 OPP A -30-69= 43.5 H (PBA) - 50-126= 39.7 Outshooting Opponent (pct.) 1 0 1 0 0 0 Outshot by Opponent (pct.) 1 1 1 0 0 1 Free-Throw Percentage by Site: Shooting is even 0 0 0 0 0 0 NU H (PBA) - 56-84= 66.7 A --18-24= 75.0 Outrebounding Opponent 1 0 1 0 0 0 OPP A --14-20= 60.0 H (PBA) --23-36= 39.9 Outrebounded by Opponent 0 1 0 0 0 1 Rebounds are Even 1 0 1 0 0 0 NU Average at home: 79.0 ppg (158) Committing More TOs than Opp 0 1 0 0 0 1 Opp. Average at home: 67.4 ppg (135) Committing Fewer TOs than Opp 2 0 2 0 0 0 Turnovers are Even 0 0 0 0 0 0 NU Average on Road/Neutral: 56.0 ppg (56) Leading with 5:00 left 2 0 2 0 0 0 Opp. Average on Road/Neutral: 79`.0 ppg (79) Trailing with 5:00 left 0 1 0 0 0 1 Tied with 5:00 left 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous STreaks Biggest margin of victory ...... 19, North Texas (11/13/17) Biggest margin of defeat...... 23, St. John's (11/16/17) Largest deficit overcome in win...... 6, Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Largest halftime deficit overcome in win ...... N/A, Largest lead surrendered in loss ...... 3, St. John's (11/16/17) Largest halftime lead surrendered in loss...... N/A, Largest lead at any time ...... 28, North Texas (11/13/17) Largest deficit at any time ...... 23, St. John's (11/16/17) Largest runs without opponent scoring...... 18, North Texas (18:27-10:25, 1st) Largest opponent run without NU scoring...... 9, St. John's (17:24-14:58, 1st; 5:04-0:38, 1st)
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#0 DUBY OKEKE (Nebaska Highs) #3 Malcolm Laws (Nebaska Highs) #4 JOHNNY TRUEBLOOD #5 Glynn Watson Jr. Points Points Points Points Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); St. John's (11/16/17) Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 21 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 2 at Michigan State (2/23/17) Career: 3 vs. Rutgers (2/6/16) Career: 34 vs. Iowa (1/5/17) Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Season: 3 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 4 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: 1 three times, last at Minnesota (3/2/17) Career: 1 vs. SE Louisiana (11/22/15); vs. Minnesota (1/12/16) Career: 6 vs. Ohio State (2/20/16); at Clemson (11/30/16) Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); St. John's (11/16/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 6 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 1 at Michigan State (2/23/17) Career: 1 at Villanova (11/17/15); vs. Rutgers (2/6/16) Career: 11 vs. Iowa (1/5/17) Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); St. John's (11/16/17) Season: N/A Season: 14 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 2 three times, last vs. Michigan (3/5/17) Career: 2 vs. SE Louisiana (11/22/15) Career: 19 at Clemson (11/30/16) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: 1 vs. Rutgers (2/6/16) Career: 7 vs. Iowa (1/5/17) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 5 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: Same Career: 2 vs. Michigan (3/5/17) Career: 1 vs. Rutgers (2/6/16) Career: 8 vs. Iowa (1/5/17) Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 8 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 1 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/14/15) Career: 2 vs. SE Louisiana (11/22/15) Career: same Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 10 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/14/15) Career: 4 vs. SE Louisiana (11/22/15) Career: same Assists Assists Assists Assists Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 3 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: 2 vs. MVSU (11/14/15); vs. Prairie View A&M (12/22/15) Career: 9 vs. Rutgers (2/6/16) Steals Steals Steals Steals Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: 1 at Rutgers (1/9/16); at Michigan State (2/23/17) Career: same Career: 5 three times, last at Indiana (12/28/2016) Blocks Blocks Blocks Blocks Season: 3 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: none Season: 1 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: same Career: 1 eight times, last vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Season: 16 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 3 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 3 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 34 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 4 three times, last vs. Michigan (3/5/17) Career: 8 vs. SE Louisiana (11/22/15) Career: 41 vs. Penn State (3/8/17)
#10 Jack McVeigh #11 Evan Taylor #12 Thomas Allen #13 Anton Gill (Nebaska Highs) Points Points Points Points Season: 10 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 12 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. N. Texas (11/13/17) Season: 6 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 7 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 21 vs. LA Tech (11/19/16); vs. Purdue (1/29/17) Career: 15 vs. Penn State (3/8/17) Career: Same Career: 10 vs. Dayton (11/24/16); vs. Southern (12/20/16) Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Season: 6 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 5 St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 1 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17); St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 2 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 7 vs. Sac. St (11/13/16); at Northwestern (1/26/17) Career: 8 at Maryland (1/1/17); vs. Ohio State (1/18/17) Career: Same Career: 5 vs. UCLA (11/24/2016) Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Season: 4 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 3 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17); St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 2 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 1 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 7 at Iowa (2/5/17) Career: 6 vs. Penn State (3/8/17) Career: Same Career: 4 vs. Dayton (11/24/16) Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Season: 7 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 8 St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 6 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 7 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 13 vs. South Dakota (12/3/16); at Iowa (2/5/17) Career: 11 vs. Penn State (3/8/17) Career: Same Career: 10 vs. UCLA (11/24/2016) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 2 St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 2 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 1 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 5 vs. Ohio State (2/20/16) Career: 2 vs. Penn State (3/8/17); St. John's (11/16/17) Career: Same Career: 2 three times, last vs. Southern (12/20/16) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 3 St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 3 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 1 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 10 vs. Ohio State (2/20/16) Career: 3 three times, last vs. St. John's ( 11/16/17) Career: Same Career: 6 vs. UCLA (11/24/2016); St. John's (11/16/17) Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 10 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 4 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 4 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 7 vs. Purdue (1/29/17) Career: same Career: Same Career: Same Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 12 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 6 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 4 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 10 vs. Purdue (1/29/17) Career: same Career: Same Career: 4 vs. Southern (12/20/16); St. John's (11/16/17) Assists Assists Assists Assists Season: NA Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 2 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Career: 4 vs. Mary (11/15/16) Career: 4 vs. Northwestern (1/8/17) Career: Same Career: 2 vs. Mary (11/15/16) Steals Steals Steals Steals Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Season: 1 St. John's (11/16/17) Career: 3 vs. Delaware St. (11/19/15); vs. Gardner-Webb (12/18/16) Career: 4 vs. Southern (12/20/16); at Rutgers (1/21/17) Career: Same Career: 1 five times, last at St. John's (11/16/17) Blocks Blocks Blocks Blocks Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: 2 vs. Purdue (1/29/17) Career: 1 four times, last vs. vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: Same Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Season: 12 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. N. Texas (11/13/17) Season: 32 St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 17 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 24 vs. Southern (12/20/16) Career: 36 vs. Creighton (12/7/2016) Career: 42 vs. Iowa (1/5/17) Career: Same Career: 26 vs. Gardner-Webb (12/18/16)
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#14 IsAAC Copeland (NEB Highs) #15 ISAIAH ROBY #20 Tanner Borchardt #24 James Palmer Jr. (NeB Highs) Points Points Points Points Season: 8 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 11 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. No. Texas (11/13/17) Season: 3 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 18 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: 4 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/14/15) Career: Same Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Season: 8 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 13 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 3 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 5 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); at St. John's (11/16/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: same Career: Same Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Season: 4 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 4 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 6 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: 4 vs. Michigan (3/5/17); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: 2 vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/14/15) Career: Same Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Season: 9 vs. Southern (12/20/16) Season: 9 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 14 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 9 vs. Creighton (12/7/2016); vs. No. Texas (11/13/17) Career: 2 vs. MVSU (11/14/15); vs. No. Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: 1 six times, last vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: same Career: Same 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: 4 vs. Southern (12/20/16) Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: 5 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 3 vs. Creighton (12/7/2016) Career: same Career: Same Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Season: 6 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 4 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 4 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); at St. John's (11/16/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: same Career: Same Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Season: 8 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 7 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 7 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: same Career: Same Assists Assists Assists Assists Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: N/A Season: 2 three times, last at St. John's (11/16/17) Career: Same Career: 3 at Indiana (12/28/2016); at Michigan St. (2/23/17) Career: same Career: Same Steals Steals Steals Steals Season: 2 at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 1 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: 3 at Maryland (1/1/17) Career: same Career: Same Blocks Blocks Blocks Blocks Season: 4 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 6 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Season: 1 at St. John's (11/16/17) Career: Same Career: same Career: same Career: Same Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Season: 28 at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 26 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: 5 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 36 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Career: Same Career: 29 at Michigan (1/14/17); vs. Ohio State (1/18/17) Career: 5 vs. UAPB (11/24/15); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same
#25 NANA AKENTEN #32 Jordy Tshimanga #33 Justin Costello #34 Thorir Thorbjarnson Points Points Points Points Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: 15 vs. Michigan State (2/2/17) Career: Same Career: Same Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Rebounds Season: 1 at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 11 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: same Career: Same Career: Same Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Field Goals Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: 6 vs. Penn State (2/14/17) Career: Same Career: Same Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Field Goal Attempts Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17); at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: 3 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: 8 vs. Wisconsin (2/9/17) Career: Same Career: Same 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Field Goals Season: 1 at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: Same Career: Same Career: Same 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: 1 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: Same Career: Same Career: Same Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Free Throws Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. E. Illinois (11/11/17); at St. John's (11/16/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: 5 vs. Michigan State (2/2/17) Career: Same Career: Same Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Free Throw Attempts Season: N/A Season: 4 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: 7 at Kansas (12/10/16) Career: Same Career: Same Assists Assists Assists Assists Season: N/A Season: 2 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: Same Career: Same Career: Same Steals Steals Steals Steals Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: 2 three times, last vs. Penn State (3/8/17) Career: Same Career: Same Blocks Blocks Blocks Blocks Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Season: N/A Career: Same Career: 2 three times, last at Kansas (12/10/16) Career: Same Career: Same Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Minutes Played Season: 5 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Season: 20 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/11/17) Season: N/A Season: 4 vs. North Texas (11/13/17) Career: Same Career: 24 vs. Michigan State (2/2/17) Career: Same Career: Same
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | 7 | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS MISC STATS MEDIABIO UPDATES #0 DUBY OKEKE | 6-8 | 247 | Sr. | C | Jonesboro, Ga. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15* 32 2 439 13.7 57 82 .695 0 0 .000 28 51 .549 46 42 88 2.8 72 4 6 34 46 6 142 4.4 2015-16* 29 0 498 17.2 57 89 .640 0 0 .000 29 59 .492 49 90 139 4.8 70 2 5 31 72 8 143 4.9 2016-17* 33 24 461 14.0 45 74 .608 0 0 .000 15 56 .268 51 77 128 3.9 90 1 3 39 47 4 105 3.2 2017-18 2 0 19 9.5 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1.0 TOTAL 2 0 19 9.5 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1.0 All* 96 26 1417 14.8 160 248 .645 0 0 .000 72 166 .434 147 211 358 3.7 234 7 14 106 168 18 392 4.1 * Statistics from Winthrop 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 North Texas 11/13/17 16 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 1.5 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 9 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.3 Totals 0 28 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 1.3 2 0 0 2 4 0 4 1.3
NOTING OKEKE • Senior who joined the Huskers as graduate transfer over the summer MISC. STATS • Ultra athletic forward with a 7-foot-5 wing span and is a rim protector and rebounder Category 2017-18 Career • Blocked three shots and grabbed three rebounds in 16 minutes against North Texas Double-Figure Scoring 0 7 • Had two points, a rebound and a blocked shot in nine minutes at St. John's Double-Figure Rebounding 0 3 • Played three seasons at Winthrop, finishing as the school's all-time leader in blocked shots (165) Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Helped Winthrop to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017, starting 24 games and averaging 3.2 points, 3.9 Double-Doubles 0 0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, ranking fourth in the Big South in blocked shots • Led the Big South in blocks in 2015-16 with 2.5 per game to rank 20th nationally, as he set a school mark with 72 blocks 3+ Blocks 0 26 Led NU in Scoring 0 0 Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 Led NU in Assists 0 0 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 2 North Texas (11/13) 2 at St. John's (11/16) Rebounds 3 North Texas (11/13) 1 at St. John's (11/16) Blocks 3 North Texas (11/13) 1 at St. John's (11/16)
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#3 MALCOLM LAWS | 6-1 | 191 | Sr. | G | Orlando, Fla. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15* 4 0 11 2.8 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 2 1 3 0.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 1.5 2015-16 6 0 19 3.2 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 0.3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 2016-17 5 0 11 2.2 1 6 .167 0 1 .000 0 3 .000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.4 2017-18 1 0 3 3.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 12 0 33 2.8 1 10 .100 0 2 .000 1 5 .200 0 3 3 0.3 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.3 All* 16 0 44 2.8 3 14 .214 1 5 .200 2 7 .286 2 4 6 0.4 5 0 0 1 0 2 9 0.6 * Statistics from Florida Atlantic 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 DNP North Texas 11/13/17 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 1 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 0 4 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NOTING LAWS • Senior walk-on who is in his third season in the program MISC. STATS • Played the final three minutes against North Texas and the final minute at St. John's Category 2017-18 Career • Appeared in five games in 2016-17, totaling two points and a rebound in 11 minutes of work Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 • Walk-on who appeared in 10 games in 2015-16 Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 • Spent his freshman year at Florida Atlantic, where he played in four games in 2014-15 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Was a part of three state championship teams in high school (2 at Lake Highland Prep and one at Winter Park High Double-Doubles 0 0 School) and was a teammate of Austin Rivers at Winter Park High School Led NU in Scoring 0 0 Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 Led NU in Assists 0 0 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points N/A
Rebounds N/A
Blocks N/A
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#4 JOHNNY TRUEBLOOD | 6-3 | 193 | So. | G | Omaha, Neb. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2015-16 10 0 28 2.8 2 5 .400 1 1 1.000 3 6 .500 0 2 2 0.2 0 0 4 1 0 1 8 0.8 2017-18 1 0 3 3.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 TOTAL 11 0 31 2.8 2 5 .400 1 1 1.000 4 8 .500 0 2 2 0.2 1 0 5 1 0 1 9 0.8
2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 DNP North Texas 11/13/17 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 DNP Totals 0 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0
NOTING TRUEBLOOD • Walk-on who returned to the team in 2017-18 after not playing last year MISC. STATS • Played three minutes against North Texas, dishing out an assist and going 1-of-2 at the foul line Category 2017-18 Career • Played in 10 games as a true freshman, totaling eight points and four assists in 28 minutes of action Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 • Attended Elkhorn South High School and led the school to a Class B (2nd-largest class) state title in 2015, as he earned Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 first-team all-state honors by averaging 23.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game Double-Figure Assists 0 0 Double-Doubles 0 0 Led NU in Scoring 0 0 Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 Led NU in Assists 0 0 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 1 North Texas (11/13) Rebounds N/A
Assists 1 North Texas (11/13)
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#5 GLYNN WATSON JR. | 6-0 | 173 | Jr. | G | Bellwood, Ill. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2015-16 34 16 826 24.3 115 296 .389 20 75 .267 42 53 .792 8 55 63 1.9 73 1 83 35 3 40 292 8.6 2016-17 31 29 979 31.6 144 345 .417 48 121 .397 68 84 .810 16 77 93 3.0 91 3 81 48 4 50 404 13.0 2017-18 2 2 63 31.5 11 24 .458 2 8 .250 12 16 .750 0 5 5 2.5 5 0 5 3 1 3 36 18.0 TOTAL 67 47 1868 27.9 270 665 .406 70 204 .343 122 153 .797 24 137 161 2.4 169 4 169 86 8 93 732 10.9 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 * 34 6 14 .429 1 4 .250 8 10 .800 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 3 2 1 1 21 21.0 North Texas 11/13/17 * 29 5 10 .500 1 4 .250 4 6 .667 0 4 4 2.5 3 0 2 1 0 2 15 18.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 * 25 1 9 .111 1 5 .200 2 4 .500 0 1 1 2.0 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 13.7 Totals 3 88 12 33 .364 3 13 .231 14 20 .700 0 6 6 2.0 9 0 5 5 1 3 41 13.7
NOTING WATSON MISC. STATS • Third-year starter who has played in every game in his Husker career in the backcourt Category 2017-18 Career • Posted his eighth career 20-point game with 21 points and three assists vs. Eastern Illinois, going 8-of-10 from the line Double-Figure Scoring 2 36 • Totaled 15 points and four boards in 29 minutes against North Texas • Was held to just five points in 25 minutes at St. John's Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 • Started 29 games as a sophomore, averaging 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, ranking Double-Figure Assists 0 0 18th in the Big Ten in scoring and third in steals Double-Doubles 0 0 • Reached double figures 21 times as a sophomore, including seven 20-point efforts Led NU in Scoring 1 11 • Carried the Huskers with a career-high 34-point effort against Iowa on Jan. 5. In that game, Watson went 11-of-18 Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 from the field, including a blistering 7-of-8 shooting from 3-point range. His seven 3-pointers was one off NU's single game Led NU in Assists 2 24 record, while his .875 percentage was the fourth-highest total in school history. 20+ Point Games 0 7 • Scored 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting against No. 14 UCLA, scoring 21 of his 27 points in the second half 30+ Point Games 0 1 • Played in all 34 games in 2015-16, averaging 8.6 points, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game, as he ranked among NU's freshmen list in points (292, eighth), assists (83, fifth), steals (40, fifth) and field goals (115, sixth) • Consensus top-100 recruit who averaged 15.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game during his TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 senior season to lead St. Joseph to a state title for legendary coach Gene Pingatore Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 21 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 14 North Texas (11/13) Rebounds 4 North Texas (11/13) 1 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 1 at St. John's (11/16) Assists 3 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 2 North Texas (11/13)
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#10 JACK MCVEIGH | 6-8 | 215 | Jr. | F | Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2015-16 34 4 577 17.0 55 157 .350 34 100 .340 20 29 .690 24 66 90 2.6 45 0 35 27 5 14 164 4.8 2016-17 30 11 688 22.9 73 196 .372 47 139 .338 32 41 .780 14 62 76 2.5 27 0 19 21 8 16 225 7.5 2017-18 2 0 24 12.0 4 8 .500 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 3 5 8 4.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 5.0 TOTAL 66 15 1289 19.5 132 361 .366 82 242 .339 53 71 .746 41 133 174 2.6 74 0 54 50 13 30 399 6.0 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 12 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 North Texas 11/13/17 12 4 7 .571 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 2 4 6 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 4 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 Totals 0 28 4 9 .444 1 4 .250 1 1 1.000 3 5 8 2.7 4 0 0 2 0 0 10 3.3
NOTING MCVEIGH • Forward who can play both forward spots and possesses a high basketball IQ and great shooting ability MISC. STATS • Totaled 10 points and six rebounds in 12 minutes against North Texas Category 2017-18 Career • Battled foul trouble and played just four minutes vs. St. John's Double-Figure Scoring 1 12 • Played for the Australian National Team in the World University Games in 2017, as Australia was the only team to Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 defeat eventual gold medalist Lithuania Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Averaged 9.4 ppg on 59 percent shooting at the World University Games, including 42 percent from 3-point range Double-Doubles 0 0 • Was one of the Big Ten's best sixth men in conference play in 2016-17, averaging 8.1 ppg while shooting 37 percent Led NU in Scoring 0 7 from 3-point range • Came off the bench and matched his career high with 21 points vs. No. 20 Purdue, going 7-of-12 from the field Led NU in Rebounding 0 2 including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, and 7-of-10 from the line. He also added three rebounds and a pair of blocked shots in Led NU in Assists 0 1 the win 20+ Point Games 0 2 • Keyed the win over Louisiana Tech by scoring 16 of his career-high 21 points in the second half, as he went 4-of-6 from 30+ Point Games 0 0 3-point range and added five rebounds and a pair of steals • Played in all 34 games, including four starts as a freshman in 2015-16, averaging 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 while his 34 3-pointers were eighth on NU's all-time freshman list Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 10 North Texas (11/13)
Rebounds 6 North Texas (11/13) 2 Eastern Illinois (11/11)
Assists NA
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#11 EVAN TAYLOR | 6-5 | 209 | Sr. | G | Cincinnati, Ohio Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15* 31 15 693 22.4 74 190 .389 14 41 .341 36 58 .621 23 80 103 3.3 57 0 37 47 7 33 198 6.4 2016-17 31 21 755 24.4 64 155 .413 6 25 .240 27 37 .730 17 72 89 2.9 54 3 37 37 3 28 161 5.2 2017-18 2 2 52 26.0 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 16 23 .696 2 4 6 3.0 6 0 3 3 2 3 24 12.0 TOTAL 33 23 807 24.5 68 165 .412 6 25 .240 43 60 .717 19 76 95 2.9 60 3 40 40 5 31 185 5.6 All* 64 38 1500 23.4 142 355 .400 20 66 .303 79 118 .669 42 156 198 3.1 117 3 77 87 12 64 383 6.0 *-Totals from Samford 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 * 26 3 7 .429 0 0 .000 6 11 .545 2 2 4 4.0 3 0 1 2 1 2 12 12.0 North Texas 11/13/17 * 26 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 10 12 .833 0 2 2 3.0 3 0 2 1 1 1 12 12.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 * 32 3 8 .375 2 3 .667 1 1 1.000 1 4 5 3.7 3 0 2 4 0 1 9 11.0 Totals 3 84 7 18 .389 2 3 .667 17 24 .708 3 8 11 3.7 9 0 5 7 2 4 33 11.0
NOTING TAYLOR MISC. STATS • Senior who has emerged as one of NU's primary leaders in the offseason Category 2017-18 Career • Opened the season with 12 points and four rebounds in the win over Eastern Illinois Double-Figure Scoring 2 10 • Scored 12 points, including 10-of-12 from the line and added two assists vs. North Texas •Totaled nine ponts, five rebounds and a pair of assists at St. John's Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 • Played in all 31 games in his first season at Nebraska, averaging 5.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Finished his junior season with his best offensive effort as a Husker, scoring a season-high 15 points on 6-of-11 Double-Doubles 0 0 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers in the Big Ten Tournament opener against Penn State Led NU in Scoring 0 1 Led NU in Rebounding 0 2 Led NU in Assists 1 4 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 12 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 12 North Texas (11/13) 9 at St. John's (11/16) Rebounds 5 at St. John's (11/16) 4 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 2 North Texas (11/13)
Assists 2 at St. John's (11/16) 2 North Texas (11/13) 1 Eastern Illinois (11/11)
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#12 THOMAS ALLEN | 6-1 | 180 | Fr. | G | Raleigh, N.C. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 1 0 16 16.0 2 6 .333 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 6.0 TOTAL 1 0 16 16.0 2 6 .333 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 6.0
2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 16 2 6 .333 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 6.0 North Texas 11/13/17 17 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 4 6 .667 1 1 2 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 10 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 4.3 Totals 0 43 3 12 .250 3 7 .429 4 6 .667 2 2 4 1.3 0 0 3 3 0 0 13 4.3
NOTING ALLEN • Came off the bench with six points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and two assists in the win over Eastern Illinois MISC. STATS • Was limited to 17 minutes vs. North Texas, but had five points and two rebounds before falling on his tailbone Category 2017-18 Career • Played just 10 minutes at St. John's finishing with three points, a rebound and an assist Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 • Top-100 player by ESPN in the class of 2017, as he led Brewster Academy to a 33-0 record and a National Prep title in 2017 Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 • Named the NEPSAC Class AAA Player of the Year in 2017 after averaging 18 points per game, including 48 percent Double-Figure Assists 0 0 shooting from 3-point range Double-Doubles 0 0 • Set a school record with 115 3-pointers, including 11 as part of a 50-point outburst as a senior Led NU in Scoring 0 0 • Originally signed with North Carolina State, but was released from his NLI after Mark Gottfried was dismissed and was recruited by Kansas, Georgetown and Xavier before signing with Nebraska Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 Led NU in Assists 0 0 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 6 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 4 North Texas (11/13) 3 at St. John's (11/16) Rebounds 2 North Texas (11/13) 1 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 1 at St. John's (11/16)
Assists 2 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 1 at St. John's (11/16)
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#13 ANTON GILL | 6-3 | 195 | Sr. | G | Raleigh, N.C. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2013-14* 24 0 136 5.7 11 34 .324 6 25 .240 4 12 .333 3 13 16 0.7 16 1 5 3 0 4 32 1.3 2014-15* 31 0 292 9.4 30 85 .353 11 43 .256 7 19 .368 2 23 25 0.8 32 1 17 20 4 15 78 2.5 2017-18 1 0 24 24.0 1 7 .143 1 6 .167 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 7.0 TOTAL 13 1 232 17.8 17 66 .258 9 35 .257 9 12 .750 7 18 25 1.9 18 0 6 12 0 5 52 4.0 All* 68 1 660 9.7 58 185 .314 26 103 .252 20 43 .465 12 54 66 1.0 66 2 28 35 4 24 162 2.4 * Statistics from Louisville 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 DNP (Injury-groin) North Texas 11/13/17 DNP (Injury-groin) at St. John's 11/16/17 24 1 7 .143 1 6 .167 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 7.0 Totals 0 24 1 7 .143 1 6 .167 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 7.0
NOTING GILL • Made his 2016-17 debut at St. John's totaling seven points and two rebounds in 24 minutes of work off the bench MISC. STATS • Missed NU's first two games following a groin injury Category 2017-18 Career • Played in just 12 games in his first season at NU following a knee injury suffered during a team practice on Christmas Double-Figure Scoring * 0 4 • Averaged 3.8 points per game and reached double figures twice in his first season at NU Double-Figure Rebounding * 0 0 • Had 10 points, three rebounds and a steal in 18 minutes vs. Southern in his final appearance of 2016-17 Double-Figure Assists * 0 0 • Provided a big spark off the bench against Dayton with a season-high 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and a pair of assists Double-Doubles * 0 0 • Played two seasons at Louisville, helping the Cardinals reach the Elite Eight as a sophomore Led NU in Scoring 0 0 • Posted a pair of double-figure efforts at Louisville in 2014-15, including a career-high 15 point effort against Florida International and had 14 points, including a career-high four 3-pointers, in a win over Florida State Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 • Ranked as the No. 48 player in the class of 2014 by ESPN and No. 50 by Rivals, as he averaged 28.2 points, 5.3 rebounds Led NU in Assists 0 0 and 4.1 assists per game for Hargrave Military Academy as a senior 20+ Point Games * 0 0 • Earned first-team all-state honors at Ravenscroft High School as a junior, averaging 18.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.1 30+ Point Games * 0 0 assists and 1.3 steals to lead the program to a 31-4 record and a state title when he was a teammate of Isaac Copeland *-Includes Louisville
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 7 at St. John's (11/16)
Rebounds 2 at St. John's (11/16) Blocks NA
@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | 15 | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS MISC STATS MEDIABIO UPDATES #14 ISAAC COPELAND | 6-9 | 221 | Jr. | F | Raleigh, N.C. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15* 33 11 661 20.0 83 184 .451 21 54 .389 38 47 .809 30 97 127 3.8 46 0 23 36 19 8 225 6.8 2015-16* 33 33 1057 32.0 130 303 .429 34 125 .272 71 90 .789 47 132 179 5.4 68 0 66 54 20 25 365 11.1 2016-17* 7 5 137 19.6 11 40 .275 0 10 .000 16 19 .842 8 15 23 3.3 12 0 6 7 0 6 38 5.4 2017-18 3 3 76 25.3 7 22 .318 0 8 .000 7 10 .700 3 17 20 6.7 4 0 4 2 7 4 21 7.0 TOTAL 3 3 76 25.3 7 22 .318 0 8 .000 7 10 .700 3 17 20 6.7 4 0 4 2 7 4 21 7.0 All* 76 52 1931 25.4 231 549 .421 55 197 .279 132 166 .795 88 261 349 4.6 130 0 99 99 46 43 649 8.5 * Statistics from Georgetown 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 * 26 4 6 .667 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 5.0 2 0 1 1 1 1 8 8.0 North Texas 11/13/17 * 22 1 7 .143 0 2 .000 6 8 .750 2 6 8 6.5 1 0 2 0 4 1 8 8.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 * 28 2 9 .222 0 4 .000 1 2 .500 0 7 7 6.7 1 0 1 1 2 2 5 7.0 Totals 3 76 7 22 .318 0 8 .000 7 10 .700 3 17 20 6.7 4 0 4 2 7 4 21 7.0
NOTING COPELAND MISC. STATS • Transfer forward whose size and skill set makes him a valuable addition to the roster Category 2017-18 Career • Totaled five points at St. John's but led NU in rebounds (seven), steals (two) and blocked shots (two) Double-Figure Scoring 0 34 • Led NU in rebounds (eight) and blocked shots (four), while adding eight points vs. North Texas • Totaled eight points and five boards in 22 minutes in his Husker debut vs. Eastern Illinois Double-Figure Rebounding 0 3 • Received a medical hardship in 2016-17, as he played just seven games before back surgery Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Collected his first career double-double at Maryland in 2016-17 with 13 points and 13 rebounds Double-Doubles 0 1 • Was a preseason All-Big East selection following a sophomore year where he averaged 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and Led NU in Scoring 0 0 2.0 assists per game Led NU in Rebounding 2 2 • Reached double figures 20 times as a sophomore, including a career-high 32-point, nine-rebound effort vs. Marquette Led NU in Assists 1 1 • Helped Georgetown make the 2015 NCAA Tournament as a freshman, playing in all 33 games and earning a spot on the 20+ Point Games 0 4 Big East All-rookie team 30+ Point Games 0 1 • Ranked as the No. 16 player in the class of 2014 by ESPN as he led Brewster Academy to the National Prep *-Includes Georgetown Championship in 2013-14 • Averaged 15.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 2.3 assists and 2.2 blocks per game as a senior and was an All-NEPSAC First Team selection and Gatorade Player of the Year in New Hampshire in 2013-14 • Was a teammate of Husker guard Anton Gill at Ravenscroft High School, leading the school to the 2011-12 North TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Carolina 3A State Championship Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 8 North Texas (11/13) 8 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 5 at St. John's (11/16)
Rebounds 8 North Texas (11/13) 7 at St. John's (11/16) 5 Eastern Illinois (11/11)
Assists 2 North Texas (11/13)
Blocks 4 North Texas (11/13) 2 at St. John's (11/16)
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#15 ISAIAH ROBY | 6-8 | 225 | So. | F | Dixon, Ill. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 30 4 457 15.2 37 94 .394 4 20 .200 16 21 .762 36 52 88 2.9 58 1 22 36 25 16 94 3.1 2017-18 3 0 68 22.7 9 18 .500 2 5 .400 10 13 .769 9 17 26 8.7 9 0 4 3 8 2 30 10.0 TOTAL 33 4 525 15.9 46 112 .411 6 25 .240 26 34 .765 45 69 114 3.5 67 1 26 39 33 18 124 3.8
2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 26 3 5 .600 1 1 1.000 4 7 .571 4 9 13 13.0 3 0 0 2 6 1 11 11.0 North Texas 11/13/17 20 4 9 .444 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 4 3 7 10.0 3 0 2 1 1 1 11 11.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 22 2 4 .500 0 2 .000 4 4 1.000 1 5 6 8.7 3 0 2 0 1 0 8 10.0 Totals 0 68 9 18 .500 2 5 .400 10 13 .769 9 17 26 8.7 9 0 4 3 8 2 30 10.0
NOTING ROBY MISC. STATS • Athletic forward with a 7-foot-1 wingspan and the ability to play several positions Category 2017-18 Career • Played the best game of his career against Eastern Illinois with 11 points, 13 rebounds and six blocked shots, as he set Double-Figure Scoring 2 3 personal bests in all three categories • Totaled 11 points and seven boards in just 20 minutes against North Texas Double-Figure Rebounding 1 1 • Finished with eight points, six boards and a pair of assists at St. John's Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Played in 30 games as a freshman, ranking third on the team in blocked shots while playing just 15 minutes per game Double-Doubles 1 1 • His best game of freshman year came at No. 16 Indiana when he had eight points, six rebounds and three assists, Led NU in Scoring 0 1 including one dunk which made SportCenter's Top-10 Plays Led NU in Rebounding 1 2 • Ranked as one of the top-150 recruits in the country by Rivals and Scout in the class of 2017 Led NU in Assists 1 1 • Averaged 19.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.9 blocks per game as a senior at Dixon (Ill.) High School and 20+ Point Games 0 0 finished eighth in the Mr. Basketball voting in Illinois in 2016 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 11 North Texas (11/13) 11 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 8 at St. John's (11/16)
Rebounds 13 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 7 North Texas (11/13) 6 at St. John's (11/16)
Assists 2 North Texas (11/13) 2 at St. John's (11/16)
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#20 TANNER BORCHARDT | 6-8 | 265 | Jr. | F | Gothenburg, Neb. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2015-16 8 0 28 3.5 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 7 9 1.1 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 0.8 2016-17 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2017-18 3 0 11 3.7 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 3 2 5 1.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.0 TOTAL 12 0 40 3.3 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 5 9 14 1.2 9 0 0 5 0 0 9 0.8 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 North Texas 11/13/17 5 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 at St. John's 11/16/17 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 1 2 1.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 Totals 0 11 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 3 2 5 1.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.0
NOTING BORCHARDT • Junior walk-on who gives the Huskers a physical presence on the interior MISC. STATS • Grabbed two rebounds in five minutes at St. John's Category 2017-18 Career • Played five minutes against North Texas, scoring three points and grabbing three rebounds Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 • Didn't play for most of his sophomore season until he rejoined the team on Feb. 2, 2017, to add frontcourt depth Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 • Played in eight games as a freshman in 2015-16, totaling six points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes of work Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Scored a career-high four points and grabbed two rebounds in the final four minutes against Mississippi Valley State Double-Doubles 0 0 • Originally walked on to the team after an open tryout in October of 2015 Led NU in Scoring 0 0 • Offered scholarships to play football at Wyoming, Ohio and Colorado State as an offensive tackle at Gothenberg High School Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 Led NU in Assists 0 0 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 3 North Texas (11/13)
Rebounds 3 North Texas (11/13) 2 at St. John's (11/16)
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#24 JAMES PALMER JR. | 6-6 | 210 | Jr. | G | Upper Marlboro, Md. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15* 38 5 504 13.3 52 126 .413 23 63 .365 15 23 .652 14 40 54 1.4 28 0 25 28 9 5 142 3.7 2015-16* 34 0 394 11.6 39 107 .364 13 47 .277 25 37 .676 11 28 39 1.1 19 0 25 16 5 14 116 3.4 2017-18 3 3 91 30.3 14 37 .378 4 11 .364 11 18 .611 6 7 13 4.3 7 0 7 10 1 3 43 14.3 TOTAL 3 3 91 30.3 14 37 .378 4 11 .364 11 18 .611 6 7 13 4.3 7 0 7 10 1 3 43 14.3 All* 75 8 989 13.2 105 270 .389 40 121 .331 51 78 .654 31 75 106 1.4 54 0 57 54 15 22 301 4.0 * Statistics from Miami 2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 * 36 4 14 .286 1 5 .200 3 7 .429 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 2 2 0 1 12 12.0 North Texas 11/13/17 * 28 6 13 .462 2 4 .500 4 6 .667 3 2 5 4.0 3 0 2 5 0 2 18 15.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 * 27 4 10 .400 1 2 .500 4 5 .800 3 2 5 4.3 4 0 3 3 1 0 13 14.3 Totals 3 91 14 37 .378 4 11 .364 11 18 .611 6 7 13 4.3 7 0 7 10 1 3 43 14.3
NOTING PALMER • Junior transfer who can play any of NU's three guard spots MISC. STATS • Paced NU with 13 points, three assists and five rebounds in the loss at St. John's Category 2017-18 Career • Led the Huskers with 18 points, including 11 in a game-opening 25-2 run, and grabbed five boards vs. North Texas Double-Figure Scoring 3 9 • Totaled 12 points, three rebounds and two assists in his Husker debut against Eastern Illinois Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 • Played in 34 games on Miami's Sweet 16 Team in 2015-16, averaging 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game, as he had Double-Figure Assists 0 0 a season-high 14 points against Mississippi State Double-Doubles 0 0 • Made five starts as a freshman and scored a season-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers, at Virginia Tech Led NU in Scoring 2 2 • Listed by Scout and Rivals as one of the top-100 players in the class of 2014, as he played at St. John's College High Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 School in Washington, D.C. Led NU in Assists 2 2 • Averaged 15.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as a senior, as he was the top player in the region by ESPN 20+ Point Games 0 0
30+ Point Games 0 0 *-Includes Miami
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 18 North Texas (11/13) 13 at St. John's (11/16) 12 Eastern Illinois (11/11)
Rebounds 5 North Texas (11/13) 5 at St. John's (11/16) 3 Eastern Illinois (11/11)
Assists 3 at St. John's (11/16) 2 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 2 North Texas (11/13)
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#25 NANA AKENTEN | 6-6 | 215 | Fr. | G | Bolingbrook, Ill. Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 2 0 6 3.0 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 2 0 6 3.0 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 DNP North Texas 11/13/17 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 1 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 0 6 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
NOTING AKENTEN • Made his collegiate debut against North Texas, missing his only shot from the field MISC. STATS • Grabbed a rebound in the final minute at St. John's Category 2017-18 Career • Earned second-team all-state honors among all classes as a senior by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times, Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 averaging 14.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game to help Boilingbrook High School to a 30-2 mark and a third-place state Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 finish in 2017 Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Connected on 46 percent of his 3-pointers as a senior and finished seventh in Mr. Basketball voting in 2017 Double-Doubles 0 0 • One of the top-150 players in the class of 2018 according to Rivals.com Led NU in Scoring 0 0 Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 Led NU in Assists 0 0 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points NA
Rebounds 1 at St. John's (11/16)
Blocks NA
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#32 JORDY TSHIMANGA | 6-11 | 268 | So. | C | Montreal, Quebec Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2016-17 31 9 389 12.5 57 127 .449 0 0 .000 40 64 .625 54 69 123 4.0 69 2 8 46 15 14 154 5.0 2017-18 3 3 41 13.7 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 12 7 19 6.3 7 0 3 4 0 0 8 2.7 TOTAL 34 12 430 12.6 59 134 .440 0 0 .000 44 70 .629 66 76 142 4.2 76 2 11 50 15 14 162 4.8
2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 * 20 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 6 5 11 11.0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 North Texas 11/13/17 * 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 4 1 5 8.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 2.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 * 11 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 2 1 3 6.3 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 2.7 Totals 3 41 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 12 7 19 6.3 7 0 3 4 0 0 8 2.7
NOTING TSHIMANGA MISC. STATS • Totaled four points and three rebounds in 11 minutes at St. John's Category 2017-18 Career • Opened the season by grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds in 20 minutes of work against Eastern Illinois Double-Figure Scoring 0 4 • Played just 10 minutes against North Texas, grabbing five rebounds, including four offensive boards • Worked to reshape his body and is down to 268 pounds, his lowest weight since he began playing basketball in high Double-Figure Rebounding 1 2 school, as he was well over 300 pounds as a teenager. Double-Figure Assists 0 0 • Played in all 31 games as a freshman, averaging 5.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. Double-Doubles 0 0 • Moved into the starting lineup on Jan. 29, and averaged 7.3 points on 48 percent shooting and 6.3 caroms per game in Led NU in Scoring 0 0 his nine starts before coming off the bench for the final two games Led NU in Rebounding 0 7 • Posted career highs in both points (15) and rebounds (nine) in 24 minutes vs. Michigan State, going 5-6 from the field Led NU in Assists 0 0 • Played one of his best games of the year at No. 3 Kansas, finishing with then-season highs in points (10), rebounds 20+ Point Games 0 0 (eight) and blocked shots (two) against the Jayhawks 30+ Point Games 0 0 • Top-150 recruit by Rivals.com who averaged 18.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game at The MacDuffie School as a senior TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points 4 at St. John's (11/16) 2 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 2 North Texas (11/13) Rebounds 11 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 5 North Texas (11/13) 3 at St. John's (11/16)
Assists 2 Eastern Illinois (11/11) 1 North Texas (11/13)
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#34 THORIR THORBJARNARSON | 6-5 | 194 | Fr. | G | Reykjavík, Iceland Career stats Total Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 2 0 5 2.5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 2 0 5 2.5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
2017-18 game-by-game TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Eastern Illinois 11/11/17 DNP North Texas 11/13/17 5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at St. John's 11/16/17 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 0 5 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
NOTING THORBJARNARSON • Made his Nebraska debut with five minutes against North Texas, missing his only shot from the floor MISC. STATS • Nebraska's first scholarship player from Iceland and one of the few players from the nation on Division I teams Category 2017-18 Career • Made his Iceland Senior National Team debut earlier this year, and played for the U-20 National Team at the 2017 Double-Figure Scoring 0 0 European Championships in Greece, averaging 7.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals Double-Figure Rebounding 0 0 • Played for KR Reykjavik in the Icelandic League for the past three years, helping the team to three straight titles and a Double-Figure Assists 0 0 pair of Icelandic Cups in 2016 and 2017. Double-Doubles 0 0 • Averaged 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game for a team that went 26-8 and won the league Led NU in Scoring 0 0 championship in the top pro league in the country in 2016-17 Led NU in Rebounding 0 0 Led NU in Assists 0 0 20+ Point Games 0 0 30+ Point Games 0 0
TOP PERFORMANCES OF 2017-18 Category No. Opponent (Date) Points NA
Rebounds NA
Blocks NA
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Eastern Illinois 68 • 0-1 North Texas 67 • 1-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 Starks, Jujuan f 6-12 0-1 0-0 3 3 6 3 12 1 2 0 2 25 50 Temara, Shane f 7-10 2-4 0-0 5 6 11 4 16 0 0 1 0 27 25 Dama, Muusa f 2-6 0-1 2-2 2 5 7 5 6 0 3 0 0 11 00 Woolridge, Ryan g 5-11 0-1 4-6 2 4 6 5 14 0 5 0 1 27 01 Lawson, A.J. g 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 11 01 Jackson, D'Angelo g 2-9 0-0 5-9 1 4 5 4 9 4 4 0 2 28 03 Smart, Roosevelt g 2-14 1-4 0-0 1 3 4 1 5 1 2 0 1 28 02 Lewis, Terrell g 5-9 3-3 0-0 0 3 3 4 13 2 3 0 1 37 04 Gibson, Umoja g 1-4 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 15 04 Goodwin, Montell g 4-9 1-4 1-2 0 6 6 3 10 2 2 0 0 34 02 Duffy, Jorden 1-4 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 17 03 Smith, Mack 0-2 0-1 3-3 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 14 05 Holston, Allante 3-8 0-1 4-7 2 4 6 1 10 1 1 0 0 20 05 Crossland, Ray 3-8 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 4 8 1 1 0 1 24 14 Jackson, Bryce 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 Chavers, Michael 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 Arikawe, Tope 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 11 12 Green, Justice 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 22 Fuller, Khalil 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 Wilson, Shawn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 24 Simmons, Zachary 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 1 0 12 55 Draper, DJ 3-3 3-3 1-1 0 0 0 2 10 2 3 0 0 24 40 Jones, Lucas 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 Team 213 1 55 Diallo, Aboubacar 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 1 4 1 0 3 0 10 Totals 25-63 6-16 11-18 16 23 39 34 67 7 17 2 3 200 Team 314 1 Totals 25-63 6-16 12-18 15 28 43 28 68 11 16 4 10 200 FG % 1st Half: 11-35 31.4% 2nd half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 25-63 39.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd half: 2-4 50.0% Game: 6-16 37.5% Rebounds 2 FG % 1st Half: 11-28 39.3% 2nd half: 14-35 40.0% Game: 25-63 39.7% Deadball FT % 1st Half: 4-6 66.7% 2nd half: 7-12 58.3% Game: 11-18 61.1% 3FG % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 6-16 37.5% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 8-11 72.7% 2nd half: 4-7 57.1% Game: 12-18 66.7% 2 Nebraska 86 • 2-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Nebraska 72 • 1-0 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min Total 3-Ptr Rebounds 14 Copeland, Isaac f 1-7 0-2 6-8 2 6 8 1 8 2 0 4 1 22 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 32 Tshimanga, Jordy c 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 1 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 10 14 Copeland, Isaac f 4-6 0-2 0-0 1 4 5 2 8 1 1 1 1 26 05 Watson Jr., Glynn g 5-10 1-4 4-6 0 4 4 3 15 2 1 0 2 29 32 Tshimanga, Jordy c 0-3 0-0 2-4 6 5 11 3 2 2 0 0 0 20 11 Taylor, Evan g 1-3 0-0 10-12 0 2 2 3 12 2 1 1 1 26 24 Palmer Jr., James g 6-13 2-4 4-6 3 2 5 3 18 2 5 0 2 28 05 Watson Jr., Glynn g 6-14 1-4 8-10 0 1 1 2 21 3 2 1 1 34 00 Okeke, Duby 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 2 2 0 2 3 0 16 11 Taylor, Evan g 3-7 0-0 6-11 2 2 4 3 12 1 2 1 2 26 03 Laws, Malcolm 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 24 Palmer Jr., James g 4-14 1-5 3-7 0 3 3 0 12 2 2 0 1 36 04 Trueblood, Johnny 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 00 Okeke, Duby 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 McVeigh, Jack 4-7 1-2 1-1 2 4 6 0 10 0 0 0 0 12 10 McVeigh, Jack 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 12 12 Allen, Thomas 0-2 0-2 4-6 1 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 17 12 Allen, Thomas 2-6 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 16 15 Roby, Isaiah 4-9 1-2 2-2 4 3 7 3 11 2 1 1 1 20 15 Roby, Isaiah 3-5 1-1 4-7 4 9 13 3 11 0 2 6 1 26 20 Borchardt, Tanner 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 25 Akenten, Nana 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 Borchardt, Tanner 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 213 34 Thorbjarnarson, Thor 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Team 112 Totals 22-57 5-16 23-39 16 27 43 16 72 11 12 9 6 200 Totals 24-60 5-17 33-45 20 27 47 22 86 12 12 9 7 200
FG % 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd half: 9-26 34.6% Game: 22-57 38.6% Deadball FG % 1st Half: 16-28 57.1% 2nd half: 8-32 25.0% Game: 24-60 40.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 5-16 31.3% Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd half: 1-9 11.1% Game: 5-17 29.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-9 55.6% 2nd half: 18-30 60.0% Game: 23-39 59.0% 7 FT % 1st Half: 16-21 76.2% 2nd half: 17-24 70.8% Game: 33-45 73.3% 5
Officials: Kelly Pfeifer, Lewis Garrison, Rob Kueneman Officials: Rob Riley, Bill Ek, Donnie Eppley Technical fouls: Eastern Illinois-None. Nebraska-None. Technical fouls: North Texas-None. Nebraska-None. Attendance: 15524 Attendance: 15059 Actual Attendance: 11,104 Actual Attendance:9,028
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Eastern Illinois 33 35 68 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench North Texas 30 37 67 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench EIU 28 7 12 4 18 NT 36 8 20 2 28 Nebraska 34 38 72 NEB 24 9 6 6 17 Nebraska 52 34 86 NEB 38 30 24 8 31
Last FG - EIU 2nd-00:04, NEB 2nd-01:33. Score tied - 16 times. Last FG - NT 2nd-01:44, NEB 2nd-02:15. Score tied - 0 times. OfficialLargest lead Basketball - EIU by 6 2nd-09:14, Box Score NEB by 7-- 2nd-00:46. Game Totals -- Final Statistics Lead changed - 11 times. Largest lead - NT None, NEB by 28 1st-03:58. Lead changed - 0 times. NebraskaEIU led for 17:29. vs NEBSt. ledJohn's for 13:12. Game was tied for 09:19. NT led for 00:00. NEB led for 39:33. Game was tied for 00:27. 11/16/17 6:30 p.m. at Queens, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)
Nebraska 56 • 2-1 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 Copeland, Isaac f 2-9 0-4 1-2 0 7 7 1 5 1 1 2 2 28 32 Tshimanga, Jordy c 1-2 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 11 05 Watson Jr., Glynn g 1-9 1-5 2-4 0 1 1 4 5 0 2 0 0 25 11 Taylor, Evan g 3-8 2-3 1-1 1 4 5 3 9 2 4 0 1 32 24 Palmer Jr., James g 4-10 1-2 4-5 3 2 5 4 13 3 3 1 0 27 00 Okeke, Duby 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 9 03 Laws, Malcolm 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 McVeigh, Jack 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 Allen, Thomas 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 10 13 Gill, Anton 1-7 1-6 4-4 0 2 2 1 7 0 1 0 1 24 15 Roby, Isaiah 2-4 0-2 4-4 1 5 6 3 8 2 0 1 0 22 20 Borchardt, Tanner 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 Akenten, Nana 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 Thorbjarnarson, Thor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Team 235 Totals 16-57 6-26 18-24 11 28 39 20 56 9 16 5 4 200
FG % 1st Half: 8-27 29.6% 2nd half: 8-30 26.7% Game: 16-57 28.1% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-10 30.0% 2nd half: 3-16 18.8% Game: 6-26 23.1% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 13-16 81.3% Game: 18-24 75.0% 2
St. John's 79 • 3-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 AHMED, Bashir f 6-13 2-4 1-2 3 2 5 3 15 1 1 0 1 32 13 CLARK II, Marvin f 2-6 1-1 2-2 3 2 5 5 7 0 4 0 0 26 02 PONDS, Shamorie g 8-17 0-5 6-7 1 6 7 2 22 5 1 0 2 33 05 SIMON, Justin g 6-11 1-1 0-2 0 12 12 3 13 1 0 3 4 29 20 LoVETT, Marcus g 6-14 1-4 1-3 2 1 3 1 14 3 2 0 1 35 10 ALIBEGOVIC, Amar 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 OWENS, Tariq 2-4 0-0 2-2 4 5 9 4 6 0 0 6 0 24 12 TRIMBLE JR, Bryan 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 YAKWE, Kassoum 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 3 5 2 2 0 1 1 0 15 Team 1 3 4 1 Totals 30-69 5-17 14-20 16 34 50 22 79 10 9 10 8 200
FG % 1st Half: 14-35 40.0% 2nd half: 16-34 47.1% Game: 30-69 43.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd half: 3-8 37.5% Game: 5-17 29.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd half: 7-8 87.5% Game: 14-20 70.0% 1
Officials: Bo Boroski, Gene Steratore, Terry Oglesvy Technical fouls: Nebraska-Palmer Jr., James. St. John's-TEAM. Attendance: 4652
Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Nebraska 24 32 56 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench NEB 16 10 10 4 20 St. John's 37 42 79 SJU 44 15 12 10 8
Last FG - NEB 2nd-03:55, SJU 2nd-00:47. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - NEB by 3 1st-19:38, SJU by 23 2nd-01:39. Lead changed - 1 time. NEB led for 03:14. SJU led for 36:24. Game was tied for 00:22.
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 James Palmer Jr. 3-3 91 30.3 14-37 . 3 7 8 4-11 . 3 6 4 11-18 . 6 1 1 6 7 13 4.3 7 0 7 10 1 3 43 14.3 05 Glynn Watson Jr. 3-3 88 29.3 12-33 . 3 6 4 3-13 . 2 3 1 14-20 . 7 0 0 0 6 6 2.0 9 0 5 5 1 3 41 13.7 11 Evan Taylor 3-3 84 28.0 7-18 . 3 8 9 2-3 . 6 6 7 17-24 . 7 0 8 3 8 11 3.7 9 0 5 7 2 4 33 11.0 15 Isaiah Roby 3-0 68 22.7 9-18 . 5 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 10-13 . 7 6 9 9 17 26 8.7 9 0 4 3 8 2 30 10.0 14 Isaac Copeland 3-3 76 25.3 7-22 . 3 1 8 0-8 . 0 0 0 7-10 . 7 0 0 3 17 20 6.7 4 0 4 2 7 4 21 7.0 13 Anton Gill 1-0 24 24.0 1-7 . 1 4 3 1-6 . 1 6 7 4-4 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 7.0 12 Thomas Allen 3-0 43 14.3 3-12 . 2 5 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 4-6 . 6 6 7 2 2 4 1.3 0 0 3 3 0 0 13 4.3 10 Jack McVeigh 3-0 28 9.3 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-1 1.000 3 5 8 2.7 4 0 0 2 0 0 10 3.3 32 Jordy Tshimanga 3-3 41 13.7 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 12 7 19 6.3 7 0 3 4 0 0 8 2.7 00 Duby Okeke 3-0 28 9.3 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 1.3 2 0 0 2 4 0 4 1.3 04 Johnny Trueblood 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 20 Tanner Borchardt 3-0 11 3.7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 3 2 5 1.7 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.0 34 Thor Thorbjarnarson 2-0 5 2.5 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 25 Nana Akenten 2-0 6 3.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 03 Malcolm Laws 2-0 4 2.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 5 5 10 Total...... 3 600 62-174 . 3 5 6 16-59 . 2 7 1 74-108 . 6 8 5 47 82 129 43.0 58 0 32 40 23 17 214 71.3 Opponents...... 3 600 80-195 . 4 1 0 17-49 . 3 4 7 37-56 . 6 6 1 47 85 132 44.0 84 - 28 42 16 21 214 71.3
TEAM STATISTICS NEB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 214 214 11/11/17 EASTERN ILLINOIS W 72-68 15524 Points per game 71.3 71.3 11/13/17 NORTH TEXAS W 86-67 15059 Scoring margin +0.0 - 11/16/17 at St. John's L 56-79 4652 FIELD GOALS-ATT 62-174 80-195 Field goal pct . 3 5 6 . 4 1 0 * - Conference game 3 POINT FG-ATT 16-59 17-49 3-point FG pct . 2 7 1 . 3 4 7 3-pt FG made per game 5.3 5.7 FREE THROWS-ATT 74-108 37-56 Free throw pct . 6 8 5 . 6 6 1 F-Throws made per game 24.7 12.3 REBOUNDS 129 132 Rebounds per game 43.0 44.0 Rebounding margin -1.0 - ASSISTS 32 28 Assists per game 10.7 9.3 TURNOVERS 40 42 Turnovers per game 13.3 14.0 Turnover margin +0.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.7 STEALS 17 21 Steals per game 5.7 7.0 BLOCKS 23 16 Blocks per game 7.7 5.3 ATTENDANCE 30583 4652 Home games-Avg/Game 2-15292 1-4652 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Nebraska 110 104 214 Opponents 100 114 214