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GAME 15: VS. WISCONSIN GAME DETAILS MEDIA INFO NEBRASKA BASKETBALL Date: Wed., Feb. 10 TV: BTN Time: 8:40 p.m. (CT) Online Video: Fox Sports App 15 City: Lincoln, Neb. Radio: Learfield IMG College 2020-21 GAME NOTES Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena Internet Audio: Huskers.com Huskers app/TuneIn The Nebraska men’s basketball program plays its first GAME MATCHUP 2020-21 SCHEDULE home game since Jan. 10, on Wednesday as the Huskers Date Opponent TV/Internet Result NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS host No. 21 Wisconsin at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Wed., Nov. 25 McNeese State BTN W, 102-55 Tipoff between the Huskers and Badgers is slated 2020-21 Record: 4-10 (0-7 Big Ten) for 8:40 p.m. (central) and will be carried on BTN with Head coach: Fred Hoiberg Golden Window Classic Kevin Kugler and Shon Morris on the call. The game can Record at Nebraska: 11-35 (2nd year) Thurs., Nov. 26 Nevada BTN L, 66-69 also be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and Career NCAA Record: 126-91 (7th year) Sat., Nov. 28 North Dakota State BTN W, 79-57 connected devices through the Fox Sports app. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of WISCONSIN BADGERS Tues., Dec. 1 South Dakota BTN W, 76-69 Nebraska on the Learfield IMG College Husker Sports 2020-21 Record: 14-6 (8-5 Big Ten) Sun., Dec. 6 Florida A&M BTN canceled Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the Head coach: Greg Gard call. The game will also be available on Huskers.com, the Record at Wisconsin: 115-63 (6th Season) ACC/Big Ten Challenge Huskers app and TuneIn radio. The pregame show begins Career Record: Same Wed., Dec. 9 Georgia Tech ESPN2 L, 64-75 one hour prior to tipoff. This matchup was originally scheduled for Thursday, but BROADCAST INFO Fri., Dec. 11 at No. 8 Creighton BTN L, 74-98 was moved up a day to accommodate the Huskers’ Friday Thurs., Dec. 17 Doane BTN+ W, 110-64 Television: BTN game with Illinois, which was postponed back in January. Tues., Dec. 22 at No. 9 Wisconsin * FS1 L, 53-67 Play-by-play: Kevin Kugler Nebraska (4-10, 0-7 Big Ten) comes off a 79-61 loss to Fri., Dec. 25 No. 19 Michigan * BTN L, 69-80 Analyst: Shon Morris Minnesota on Monday evening. The Huskers, as with many Wed., Dec. 30 at No. 25 Ohio State * BTN L, 54-90 Online Broadcast: Fox Sports app & foxsports.com/live teams coming off a month-long COVID pause, struggled Sat., Jan. 2 No. 17 Michigan State * BTN L, 77-84 Radio: Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network, offensively, shooting 37 percent from the floor, including Tues., Jan. 5 at Purdue * BTN PPD including 590 AM (Omaha), 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 3-of-17 from 3-point range. NU was stout on the defensive Sun., Jan. 10 Indiana * BTN L, 76-84 Sat., Jan. 16 at Maryland * BTN PPD end, and whittled a 19-point deficit to seven with just AM (Lexington) Wed., Jan. 20 Minnesota * BTN PPD under seven minutes remaining, but could not complete Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Sun., Jan. 24 at Iowa * BTN PPD the comeback. NU held the Golden Gophers to 38 percent Analyst: Jake Muhleisen Online Radio: Available on Huskers.com, Huskers App, Sat., Jan. 30 Penn State * BTN PPD shooting, including 30 percent in the second half, and Sat., Feb. 6 at Michigan State * BTN L, 56-66 nearly matched UM on the boards (46-43). TuneIn.com/Huskers and TuneIn App. SIRIUS: N/A XM: 385 SiriusXM (internet): 975 Mon., Feb. 8 at Minnesota * BTN L, 61-79 Since returning to action, Nebraska has held both of its Wed., Feb. 10 No. 21 Wisconsin * BTN 8:30 p.m. conference opponents to under 40 percent shooting, the Fri., Feb. 12 No. 6 Illinois * BTN 8 p.m. first time that has happened for the Huskers since January PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Sun., Feb. 14 at Penn State * BTN 2 p.m. of 2019. If NU can hold Wisconsin under 40 percent Wed., Feb. 17 Maryland * BTN TBA shooting, it would be the first time that has happened for Shamiel Stevenson Sat., Feb. 20 Purdue * BTN TBA the Big Red since the 2017-18 season. has given the Sun., Feb. 28 Rutgers * BTN TBA One Husker who has regained his offensive form is Huskers a lift off TBD at Illinois * BTN TBA junior Lat Mayen. The 6-foot-9 forward led the Huskers the bench, as he is Sun., March 7 at Northwestern * BTN TBA with 15 points at Minnesota to match his career high, and averaging 9.6 ppg has reached double figures in each of his last three games. over his last three BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Mayen is averaging 11.6 ppg on 50 percent shooting in games. Stevenson Wed., March 10 at Big Ten Tournament BTN TBA Nebraska’s last three game, including 45 percent from tied season highs Thurs., March 11 at Big Ten Tournament BTN TBA 3-point range. in both points (14) Fri., March 12 at Big Ten Tournament BTN TBA Wisconsin (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten) comes off a 75-60 road and rebounds (six) Sat., March 13 at Big Ten Tournament CBS TBA loss at No. 12 Illinois on Saturday. D’Mitrik Trice led at Minnesota on Sun., March 14 at Big Ten Tournament CBS TBA Wisconsin with 19 points and Nate Reuvers added 11 off Monday night. the bench, but the Badgers shot 42 percent and were out- Notes: *-Big Ten Conference Game; Home games are in red and bold rebounded 46-19. 2020-21 ROSTER AT A GLANCE No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG 0 Teddy Allen G 6-6 223 Jr. Mesa, Ariz. 13/13 26.8 17.2 4.9 1.3 2 Trey McGowens G 6-4 191 Jr. Pendleton, S.C. 14/14 28.8 11.1 4.3 1.9 3 Elijah Wood G 6-5 174 Fr. Potomac, Md. 6/0 4.8 1.3 0.8 0.5 4 Shamiel Stevenson G 6-6 245 Jr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 14/0 15.6 5.9 2.4 0.7 10 Kobe Webster G 6-0 172 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 14/0 21.4 7.4 1.6 1.1 11 Lat Mayen F 6-9 205 Jr. Adelaide, Australia 14/14 23.1 8.1 4.8 0.6 13 Derrick Walker F 6-8 232 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 3/3 21.7 6.0 3.7 1.0 14 Trevor Lakes F 6-7 215 Sr. Lebanon, Ind. 6/1 12.8 3.3 2.2 0.3 21 Jace Piatkowski G 6-3 184 RFr. Omaha, Neb. 3/0 2.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 24 Yvan Ouedraogo F 6-9 245 So. Bordeaux, France 13/4 19.2 4.6 5.2 0.5 30 Chris McGraw G 6-0 170 So. Columbus, Ohio Walk-on who has not played in 2020-21 33 Akol Arop F 6-5 203 So. Omaha, Neb. Will miss 2020-21 season (knee) 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-6 202 Sr. Reykjavik, Iceland 14/7 22.1 3.4 3.0 1.2 35 Eduardo Andre F 6-10 228 Fr. London, England 7/0 6.1 2.1 1.6 0.4 44 Bret Porter F 6-5 228 RFr. Omaha, Neb. 3/0 2.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 45 Dalano Banton G 6-9 204 So. Toronto, Ontario, Canada 14/14 29.9 11.9 6.6 4.9 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL 2020-21 NEBRASKA BASKETBALL ROSTER No. VL Name Pronuncation Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Previous School 0 Teddy Allen G 6-6 223 Jr. Mesa, Ariz. Western Nebraska CC 2 Trey McGowens G 6-4 191 Jr. Pendleton, S.C. Pittsburgh 3 Elijah Wood G 6-5 174 Fr. Potomac, Md. Berkmar (Ga.) HS 4 Shamiel Stevenson Sha-meal G 6-6 245 Jr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada Nevada 10 Kobe Webster G 6-0 172 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Western Illinois 11 Lat Mayen Latt [rhymes w/ Matt] MAY-en F 6-9 205 Jr. Adelaide, Australia Chipola College 13 Derrick Walker F 6-8 232 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. Tennessee 14 Trevor Lakes F 6-7 215 Sr. Lebanon, Ind. Indianapolis 21 * Jace Piatkowski G 6-3 184 RFr. Omaha, Neb. Elkhorn South HS 24 * Yvan Ouedraogo I-van WOO-drah-oh-goh F 6-9 245 So. Bordeaux, France INSEP 30 Chris McGraw G 6-0 170 So. Columbus, Ohio Otterbein 33 * Akol Arop A-call uh-rope F 6-5 203 So. Omaha, Neb. Creighton Prep HS 34 *** Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-6 202 Sr. Reykjavik, Iceland Menntaskólinn i Reykjavik 35 Eduardo Andre F 6-10 228 Fr. London, England AZ Compass Prep 44 * Bret Porter F 6-5 228 RFr. Omaha, Neb. Millard North HS 45 Dalano Banton duh-LAH-no BAN-ten G 6-9 204 So. Toronto, Ontario, Canada Western Kentucky 2020-21 COACHING STAFF Name Pronuncation Title Year at Nebraska Alma Mater (Year) Fred Hoiberg Head Coach Second Iowa State (1995) Matt Abdelmassih Abdel-massey Assistant Coach Second St. John’s (2007) Doc Sadler Assistant Coach Second as Asst./Eighth Arkansas (1982) Armon Gates Assistant Coach Third Kent State (2006) Bobby Lutz Lootz Special Assistant to the Head Coach Second UNC Charlotte (1980) Tim Wilson Basketball Strength Coach 10th Nebraska (1981) Matt Holt Video Coordinator Fourth New Haven (2013) Luca Virgilio Vir-Jill-e-o Director of Basketball Operations Second Universita degli Studi di Roma Tre (2012) Bertram “Buzzy” Caruthers Director of Player Development Second Hampton (2006) Athan Katsantonis Graduate Manager First Syracuse (2020) John Harris Jr.