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Nebraska Sports Information • 116 S. Stadium • Lincoln, NE 68588 • (402) 472-7779 • Fax (402) 472-2005 Basketball SID: Jerry Trickie • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell phone: (402) 540-0269 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Huskers Head South to Take On Aggies 2003-04 Schedule The Nebraska men's basketball team hits the road again for a midweek matchup against Overall: 12-7 : 2-6 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, on Feb. 11. The game between the Huskers and Aggies Home: 11-2 Road: 1-5 Neutral: 0-0 will tip off at 7 p.m. and can be heard on the Pinnacle Sports Network and Huskers.com. Randy Date Opponent Time/Result Lee calls the action and Matt Davison adds color analysis for the NU radio broadcasts. Nov. 22 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 80-64 Nebraska looks to pick up its second road win of the season, and first in league play, Nov. 29 Eastern Michigan W, 67-59 when the Huskers face Texas A&M Wednesday. Although Nebraska's first three league road Dec. 3 Arizona State W, 66-60 games ended with losses, the Huskers have played well enough to at least tie the score in Dec. 6 South Florida W, 75-52 the second half in each game. NU had a lead Dec. 8 Delaware State W, 68-39 The Matchup in two of the road conference tilts, including Dec. 10 at Creighton (KM3) L, 54-61 Who: Texas A&M (7-12, 0-8) leading in the final minutes against nationally Dec. 13 Tennessee W, 77-62 vs. Nebraska Huskers (12-7, 2-6) ranked Texas in Austin on Jan. 17. Dec. 20 Bethune-Cookman W, 70-26 When: Wednesday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. (CST) Overall, the Huskers have hit a solid 44.1 Dec. 22 Lipscomb W, 75-52 Where: (12,500) Dec. 29 at Minnesota W, 77-60 percent from the floor on the road in 2003- Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Jan. 6 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 93-49 Randy Lee, play-by-play 04, but have seen their three-point shooting Jan 10 at Iowa State* L, 74-89 Matt Davison, color analyst accuracy to dip to 33.9 percent away from Jan. 14 Colorado* L, 60-68 TV: None Lincoln. The Huskers have hit 72.1 percent Jan. 17 at No. 18/16 Texas* (ERT) L, 61-63 Internet: Huskers.com (live radio) from the line and held nearly Jan. 21 Baylor* W, 76-47 Series: NU leads 8-3 even on the boards, trailing just 32.0-31.3 on Coaches: NU – Barry Collier (246-189) Jan. 24 at Missouri* L, 51-72 opponents' court. A&M – (88-109) Feb. 1 No. 25/25 Oklahoma* (ERT) L, 50-52 Playing away from the Devaney Center Feb. 4 at Kansas State* L, 61-78 Probable Lineups has hardly affected NU's three top shooters. Feb. 7 Missouri* (ERT) W, 78-62 2003-04 Guard Johnson leads the team away from Feb. 11 at Texas A&M* 7 p.m. Nebraska Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. home by averaging 13.7 ppg on 49.1 percent Feb. 15 Kansas* (ABC) 12:30 p.m. G Nate Johnson 6-1 195 12.0 3.6 shooting while forward Andrew Drevo has G Jake Muhleisen 6-4 200 8.4 3.3 Feb. 18 Kansas State* 7:05 p.m. G Marcus Neal Jr. 6-0 175 4.3 1.5* added 13.2 ppg with a team-high 5.2 boards Feb. 21 at Oklahoma State* 7 p.m. F Brian Conklin 6-11 240 7.1 3.2 on the road. Forward Brian Conklin, who has Feb. 24 Texas Tech* 7:05 p.m. F Andrew Drevo 6-8 250 10.6 4.3 hit at an amazing 56.2 percent from three- Feb. 28 Iowa State* (ERT) 3 p.m. *assists per game point range this year, has been just as hot on March 3 at Kansas* 6:30 p.m. 2003-04 opponent's courts, hitting 54.5 percent from March 6 at Colorado* (ERT) 3 p.m. Texas A&M Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. long range. March 11-14 at Big 12 Tournament (ERT) TBA G 6-3 180 7.1 3.6* Following Wednesday's contest against G L. Garcia-Morales 6-1 180 7.4 2.3 Texas A&M, NU returns to Lincoln to start a Times Central Standard and subject to change. F Nick Anderson 6-6 230 6.3 4.4 Home games in bold. F Antoine Wright 6-7 195 13.7 4.3 two-game home stand with nationally ranked C Andy Slocum 7-0 275 9.3 9.9 Kansas on Sunday, Feb. 15. The game, which * - Big 12 Conference game. *assists per game will tip off at 12:30 p.m., can be seen on ABC. ERT - ESPN Regional Television

2003-04 Numerical Roster 2003-04 Stats No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG A B S 1 Jason Dourisseau^ G 6-5 195 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 6.1 2.4 13 2 9 3 Charles Richardson Jr. G 5-8 155 Fr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 2.4 2.2 51 0 12 4 Nate Johnson^ G 6-1 195 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. (Penn Valley CC) 12.0 3.6 28 1 13 5 Shuan Stegall G/F 6-6 215 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan) 0.8 0.8 1 1 0 10 Marcus Neal Jr. G 6-0 175 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (Polk CC) 4.3 1.7 29 1 7 11 Wes Wilkinson^ F 6-9 205 So. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) 2.9 1.8 11 9 10 12 Jake Muhleisen^^ G 6-4 200 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 8.4 3.3 34 5 24 15 Bronsen Schliep^ F 6-7 205 So. Fairfield, Neb. (Sandy Creek) 1.8 1.0 4 0 0 20 Brian Conklin^^^ F 6-11 230 Sr. Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) 7.1 3.2 17 5 6 21 Corey Simms^^ G 6-5 205 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Normandy) 4.2 3.7 27 6 16 23 James Reynolds G 6-2 180 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw) 1.7 0.3 1 0 1 25 Adam Bohac^^^ G 6-1 180 Sr. Kimball, Neb. (Kimball) 0.3 0.1 3 0 2 31 Bob Kempf C 6-10 220 Fr. Shickley, Neb. (Shickley) Will redshirt this season 44 John Turek^^ F 6-9 240 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln) 9.0 5.7 19 26 14 45 Tony Wilbrand^ C 6-10 250 So. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) 1.3 1.2 2 3 1 50 Andrew Drevo^ F 6-8 250 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Morningside College) 10.6 4.3 41 15 22 1 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Team Information About the Huskers Head Coach...... Barry Collier (Butler, 1976) The Huskers are coming off a solid 78-62 victory over Missouri at the Devaney Center Record at NU (years) ...... 50-57 (fourth) Saturday. Nebraska played with a greater intensity and determination against the Tigers Record Overall (years) ...... 246-189 (15th) while building a 20-point lead midway through the second half before picking up its second Assistant Coaches..Reggie Rankin (Ohio, 1989) league win of the season. The 16-point win ...... Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois, 1987) In the NCAA Rankings (as of Feb. 9) came just two weeks after dropping a 72-51 ...... Scott Spinelli (Boston University, 1989) Team NCAA Big 12 contest at Missouri. Director of Basketball Operations...... FG pct. Defense 13th 2nd ...... Tim Waller (Western Michigan, 1979) Nebraska hit 45.8 percent from the floor Scoring Defense 14th 1st Video Coordinator ...... Steve Hinerman against the Tigers, just below its season 3pt. FG Percentage 16th 2nd Athletic TrainerTradition...... | TeamworkJose Fonseca | Integrity | Tradition | Teamworkaverage | Integrity of 46.7 percent. | Tradition The Huskers have Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 2002-03 Record ...... 11-19 Rebounding Margin 31st 4th ranked among the league and national leaders Big 12 Record (Finish)...... 3-13 (12th) Scoring Margin 32nd 3rd in field-goal percentage nearly all season. The Big 12 Postseason Tournament ...... 0-1 FG Percentage 50th 2nd improvement is impressive as the Huskers hit 2003 Postseason ...... none just 39.8 percent from the field in 2002-03. Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 Nebraska's shooting percentages are improved across the board. NU is hitting 40.2 percent Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 11/4 from three-point range to rank second in the league and 16th nationally, after connecting on just 27.6 percent from long range last year to rank 12th in the league. Senior Brian Conklin, Barry Collier a 6-11 forward, leads the Huskers and the Big 12 Conference in three-point shooting by Radio Show hitting 56.2 percent of his attempts. Conklin has been on an amazing streak over the past The Barry Collier radio show, a weekly statewide 10 games, as he has hit 26-of-39 three-point attempts (66.7 percent) while ranking third on call-in show co-hosted with Gary Sharp, begins the team with 9.3 points per game. Against Missouri Saturday, Conklin was perfect from its fourth year on the Pinnacle Sports Network. downtown as he hit 5-of-5 three-point attempts, marking the second time this season he Broadcasts can be heard on Mondays at 7 p.m. on has hit at least five treys in a contest. anchor affiliates KLIN (1400) in Lincoln and KFAB At the free throw line, NU is hitting 71.0 percent in 2003-04 to rank third in the league after (1110 AM) in Omaha, as well as other Pinnacle placing 11th in the conference last year by connecting on just 64.9 percent of its attempts. affiliates across the state. The show will run through Senior Nate Johnson ranks third in the league in free throw shooting at 85.9 percent (55- the end of the Huskers’ season. of-64) after hitting 72.8 percent in 2002-03. While Johnson's improvement is great, it is not the best improvement on the team, as forward John Turek's free throw percentage this The Alltel season is nearly 30 points higher than last season. Overall, Turek has hit 73.1 percent from the charity stripe in 2003-04 to rank fourth on the team after entering the season a career Barry Collier Show 41.9 percent shooter. The Alltel Barry Collier Show, a weekly show about NU men's basketball hosted by Larry The improvements have not been limited to the offensive side. NU ranks first in the league in Punteney, begins its fourth year in 2003-04. scoring defense by allowing 58.7 points per game and ranks second in field-goal percentage Telecasts can be seen on Sundays at 10:30 p.m. defense by allowing opponents to hit just 38.6 percent from the floor. The Huskers rank fourth on KOLN in eastern Nebraska, and on other stations in the Big 12 in three-point field-goal percentage defense (31.6) and pace the conference across the midwest. The show will run through the in rebounding defense by allowing opponents just 30.5 rebounds per game. end of the Huskers’ season. Team Leaders Who's Hot? Double-Figure Scoring Games  Junior transfer Marcus Neal Jr. continued his hot hand for the second straight game Johnson 12; Drevo 10; Muhleisen 6; Turek 6; Conklin 5; Saturday, scoring 14 points with four assists and three rebounds against the Tigers. Neal Dourisseau 3; Neal Jr. 3; Simms 3; Wilkinson 2 has scored 29 points in the past two games after gaining just 52 points in his first 17 games Double-Figure Rebounding Games as a Husker. Turek 3; Simms 1 Much of Neal's scoring success in the past week has come as a result of his improved Double-Doubles shooting from long range. He has hit seven of his last 15 three-point attempts after connecting Simms 1; Turek 1 on just 5-of-20 three-point attempts to start the season. 20-Point Games Drevo 2; Johnson 2; Turek 2; Dourisseau 1 Neal's 14.5 points per game last week paced the Huskers, while his 32.0 minutes per game Games Leading NU in Scoring* during that span tied for the team high with Nate Johnson. Neal has added six assists over Johnson 6; Drevo 4; Turek 4; Dourisseau 3; Muhleisen 1; the past two contests (3.0 apg) after gaining 23 in the first 17 games (1.4 apg). Neal Jr. 1; Simms 1; WIlkinson 1  Continuing at his blistering pace from long range will be difficult, but senior forward Games Leading NU in Rebounding* Brian Conklin has not let up for the past 10 games. Since hitting 5-of-6 attempts on the road Turek 7; Drevo 4; Simms 3; Johnson 3; Conklin 1; Dourisseau at Minnesota on Dec. 29, Conklin has hit 26-of-39 (66.7 percent) from three-point range 1; Richardson 1; Wilkinson 1 while gaining 9.3 points per contest to rank third on the team. His 26 treys during that span Games Leading NU in Assists* Richardson Jr. 8; Drevo 3; Muhleisen 3; Neal Jr. 3; Johnson are four more than he had in 30 contests last season. 2; Conklin 1; Turek 1 Conklin is on pace to crush the NU and Big 12 Conference single-season records for three- Games Leading NU in Blocks* point accuracy, as he is hitting 56.2 percent from downtown this season. No Husker has hit Turek 11; Drevo 6; Wilkinson 3; Simms 2; Conklin 1; Dourisseau better than 48 percent from three-point range for a season, while only one player in league 1; Muhleisen 1; Stegall 1 history has topped 50 percent (Kirk Hinrich, Kansas; 50.5 percent, 2000-01) Games Leading NU in Steals* After hitting 5-of-5 three-point attempts against Missouri Saturday, the Hubbard, Ohio, Muhleisen 9; Drevo 8; Simms 6; Johnson 5; Turek 4; Richardson Jr. 3; Conklin 2; Dourisseau 2; Neal Jr. 2; native has moved into a tie for fifth on the NU career list with 146 treys, and now ranks Wilkinson 1 second on the Huskers' career three-point field-goal percentage chart (41.4). *includes ties  Nebraska holds a +5.6 rebounding advantage in 2003-04 to rank among the league and national leaders. The mark would rank as the third-best rebounding advantage in NU history, as only four Husker squads have had at least a +4.0 rebounding advantage since 1953. NU's league-leading 30.5 rebounding defense is the program's best since 1984. 2 3 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Scouting the Aggies Head Coach Barry Collier Texas A&M rolls into the midweek matchup against Nebraska looking to snap an eight- Coach Barry Collier is in his fourth season game losing streak, all in conference play. Overall, the Aggies hold a 7-12 record on the in charge of the Husker basketball program. season while placing 12th in the league standings with an 0-8 mark. A&M opened the season Under Collier, Nebraska looks to improve on last with a three-game winning streak and had Team Comparison (2003-04) season's 11-19 record. won four of its previous five contests before NU started the 2003-04 A&M NU heading into conference play. campaign with a 10-1 76.2 Points per game 69.1 The Aggies have had little problem scoring record, and has already -0.3 Scoring margin +10.4 surpassed last season's 42.7 percentage 46.7 in 2003-04, as they have averaged 76.2 points win total with eight Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 34.2 Tradition 3-pt. field goal percentage| Teamwork 40.2 | perIntegrity game to rank | Traditionthird in the league | Teamwork in scoring | Integrity | Tradition regular-season games 6.6 3-pt. field goal made per game 7.1 average. A&M has scored at least 80 points remaining. 69.0 Free throw percentage 71.0 eight times this year including topping 100 Despite injuries and 40.1 Rebounds per game 36.1 twice, and has put at least 70 points on the setbacks, Nebraska's +6.2 margin +5.5 board in six of its 12 losses this season. The determination never waned last year, as the 16.6 Assists per game 14.8 Aggies have hit just 42.7 percent from the Huskers set a school record and led the league in 15.1 Turnovers per game 13.7 floor and 34.2 percent from the three-point three-point field-goal percentage defense (30.2) 6.3 Steals per game 7.2 while ranking among the league leaders in field- 1.4 Blocks per game 3.9 line, but have gained a commanding +6.2 advantage (40.1-33.9) on the boards. goal percentage defense (40.8). It was the third- While A&M has lit up the scoreboard, it has also been unable to stop opposing teams by lowest field-goal percentage defense at Nebraska allowing 76.5 points per game to rank 12th in the conference in scoring defense. Opponents since 1960-61. Collier was named the 25th head coach in have shot extremely well against the Aggies, connecting on 47.0 percent from the floor Nebraska history on April 5, 2000. In his first and an outstanding 39.1 percent from three-point range. A&M has turned the ball over an season, the Huskers recorded a 14-16 mark, average of 15.1 times per game while forcing 13.9 turnovers. Opponents have also had a finishing among the top 15 teams in the nation 17.0-16.1 advantage in assists per game. by hitting 48.7 percent from the floor. The Huskers The Aggies have been led by sophomore Antoine Wright, who is averaging 13.7 points produced a 13-15 record in Collier's second season, per game in a team-high 30.1 minutes per contest. Wright, who was the Big 12's Freshman as Nebraska set team records for three-pointers of the Year last season while earning third-team all-league honors by the coaches, has hit made (267) and attempted (729) while ranking 35.9 percent from the floor in 2003-04 while connecting on just 28.2 percent of his three- third in the nation in three-pointers per game (9.5). The Huskers also had the third-fewest turnovers in point attempts. Wright leads the team with 33 treys while ranking third with 45 assists and school history with just 317 in 28 games to rank is fourth in rebounding average with 4.3 boards per game. sixth nationally (11.3). Along with Wright, a trio of seniors have helped push the Aggies, including forward Jesse Collier came to Nebraska after spending 11 King, guard Leandro Garcia-Morales and center Andy Slocum. years as head coach at Butler. The Bulldogs had a King has averaged 13.0 points per contest to rank second on the squad while hitting 196-132 record during his tenure. Collier coached 46.0 percent from the field and a team-high 80.5 percent from the line. King has added 5.7 his alma mater to five 20-win seasons and the rebounds per game to rank second on the squad, behind only Slocum, a 7-0, 275-pounder, Bulldogs reached the NCAA Tournament in 1997, who ranks second in the league with 9.9 boards per game. Slocum has averaged 9.3 points 1998 and 2000. Butler also reached the National Invitation Tournament three times under Collier. per game this season while hitting 51.4 percent from the floor. He is tied for the team lead The Bulldogs won two MCC regular-season titles with five blocked shots, as A&M is averaging just 1.4 blocks per game. under Collier (1997 and 2000), who was named Garcia-Morales has averaged 7.4 points per game to rank fourth on the squad while adding conference coach of the year four times. a team-best 1.6 steals per game. Garcia-Morales (2.3 apg) and Wright (2.3 apg) each average better than 2.0 assists per game along with freshman Acie Law (3.6 apg) and junior Bobby Collier Year-by-Year Leach (3.6 apg). Law has added 7.1 points per game while hitting 36.8 percent from the At Butler field and 80.0 percent from the charity stripe as one of the top freshmen in the league. Season Overall MCC Postseason Texas A&M is coached by Melvin Watkins, who is in his fifth season guiding the Aggies 1989-90 6-22 2-12 and seventh season as a head coach. Watkins owns an 88-109 record as a head coach, 1990-91 18-11 10-4 NIT including a 46-89 record at A&M. 1991-92 21-10 7-3 NIT 1992-93 11-17 5-9 1993-94 16-13 6-4 Series History 1994-95 15-12 8-7 The Huskers and Aggies will be meeting for just the 12th time in history, Nebraska's shortest 1995-96 19-8 12-4 series against a current conference opponent. NU and A&M met just four times before the start 1996-97 23-10 12-4 NCAA 1997-98 22-11 8-6 NCAA of the Big 12, with the Huskers taking a 3-1 series advantage as non-conference foes. Nebraska 1998-99 22-10 11-3 NIT won the first Career Stats vs. Texas A&M 1999-2000 23-8 12-2 NCAA three meetings Player G-GS MP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb. A TO B S Pts. Avg. Overall 196-132 93-58 as conference Muhleisen 1-1 32 6-11 1-4 2-3 2 6 3 0 1 15 15.0 opponents, and Drevo 1-1 30 5-11 2-6 2-4 8 0 3 0 0 14 14.0 At Nebraska owns a 5-2 mark Johnson 1-1 37 5-15 1-5 2-2 6 2 2 0 2 13 13.0 Season Overall B12 Postseason since meeting as Simms 2-1 46 4-10 0-0 12-14 6 1 4 0 2 20 10.0 2000-01 14-16 7-9 Conklin 3-1 54 6-14 5-12 0-0 8 4 0 1 0 17 5.7 league foes in 2001-02 13-15 6-10 Turek 2-1 53 3-13 0-0 2-4 17 3 0 4 1 8 4.0 2002-03 11-19 3-13 1996-97. Dourisseau 1-1 25 2-10 0-2 0-0 4 1 2 0 0 4 4.0 2003-04 11-7 2-6 A&M took Bohac 2-0 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Overall 50-57 18-38 a tight 53-52 Wilkinson 1-0 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 246-189 111-96 3 NCAA, 3 NIT victory in Lincoln Wilbrand 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 15-7 288 31-87 9-31 20-27 52 17 15 5 6 91 --- last season in the

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Huskers' first contest without guard Jake Muhleisen. Without Muhleisen, who fractured his USA Today/ESPN left hip in the previous game and was forced out of action for the final 15 contests of the Coaches Poll league slate, the Huskers hit just 33.3 percent from the field, including 20.0 percent from (Week 13 --- Feb. 9, 2004) three-point range, but outrebounded the Aggies 44-36. A&M did not fare much better, as Team (1st place votes)...... Record the Huskers limited the Aggies to 31.5 percent shooting from the field. 1. Duke (24) ...... 20-1 Andrew Drevo led NU with 14 points and eight rebounds last year, while Nate Johnson 2. Stanford (6) ...... 20-0 added 13 points and six boards. Corey Simms, who had a season-high 10 points vs. the 3. St. Joseph's (1)...... 20-0 Aggies as a freshman, added 10 points and four boards in 2002-03, while John Turek had 4. Pittsburgh ...... 22-1 5. Connecticut...... 19-3 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. 6. MississippiTradition State...... | Teamwork19-1 | IntegrityThe Huskers' | lastTradition victory over | the Teamwork Aggies came in | 2001-02, Integrity when NU| Tradition won 82-72 in College Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 7. Gonzaga...... 19-2 Station, Texas, marking NU's last conference road victory. Overall, the Huskers own a 2-2 8. Kentucky ...... 16-3 series mark on A&M's home court. 9. Louisville...... 17-3 The Huskers' 97-69 win over A&M in 2000-01 was its largest margin of victory over a 10. Oklahoma State*...... 17-2 conference foe since defeating Colorado 106-67 in 1993-94. Nebraska surpassed the 2001 11. Texas* ...... 16-3 mark with a 29-point victory over Baylor earlier this season. 12. Cincinnati...... 16-3 13. Kansas*...... 15-4 14. Wisconsin...... 15-4 Last Time Out – Nebraska 78, Missouri 62 15. Arizona ...... 14-6 Lincoln – Brian Conklin scored 14 of his team-high 17 points in the second half, as Nebraska 16. ...... 17-5 snapped a six-game losing streak to Missouri with a 78-62 victory Saturday afternoon at the 17. North Carolina ...... 14-6 18. Wake Forest ...... 13-6 Devaney Center. 19. Texas Tech*...... 17-5 The 6-11 senior from Hubbard, Ohio, connected on all five of his three-point attempts to 20. Florida...... 14-6 lead four Huskers in double figures. Nebraska downed the Tigers for the first time since an 21. Providence...... 15-5 85-79 victory in Lincoln on Jan. 24, 2001. The win was Nebraska’s largest over the Tigers 22. South Carolina...... 19-4 since a 76-53 victory during the 1996-97 season. 23. Utah State...... 19-1 Nebraska took advantage of long-range sharp-shooting by Conklin and 24. Southern Illinois ...... 18-2 Marcus Neal Jr., who was 4-for-4 from beyond the arc and scored 14 points. In all, the 25. Syracuse ...... 14-5 Huskers connected on a season-best 12 three-pointers on 21 attempts, and committed just *-2003-04 Husker opponents nine turnovers, their lowest total since Dec. 6. Other Husker opponents receiving votes: Oklahoma, Neal, who scored a career-high 15 points in a loss at Kansas State the previous game, got Creighton. the Huskers rolling early, hitting three consecutive shots from long range to give Nebraska a 10-point lead eight minutes into the contest. The 6-0 junior guard had made just five three- Associated Press Poll pointers in his first 17 games before connecting on seven in the past two games. (Week 13 --- Feb. 9, 2004) Nate Johnson, who was 8-of-9 from the foul line, and John Turek also finished in double Team (1st place votes)...... Record figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively. The Huskers were outrebounded 28-26, but took 1. Duke (43) ...... 20-1 advantage of 12 offensive rebounds, converting them into 22 second-chance points. 2. Stanford (27)...... 20-0 After Missouri closed to within eight, the Huskers came right back with a 9-0 run, pushing 3. St. Joseph's (2)...... 20-0 the margin to 25-8 on Andrew Drevo’s three-pointer off an offensive rebound. The Tigers 4. Pittsburgh ...... 22-1 5. Connecticut...... 19-3 got to within 11 on two occasions, but were unable to slice the Husker advantage to single 6. Mississippi State...... 19-1 figures the rest of the first half. 7. Gonzaga...... 19-2 The Huskers led 36-19 after a pair of Nate Johnson free throws with 1:28 left in the half 8. Kentucky ...... 16-3 before the Tigers scored the final five points of the stanza. Travon Bryant, who scored 11 of 9. Louisville...... 17-3 his 15 points in the first half, capped the half with a three-pointer with one second remaining 10. Oklahoma State*...... 17-2 to pull the Tigers within 12 at halftime. 11. Texas* ...... 16-3 Missouri closed the Husker lead to nine at 44-35 after a Thomas Gardner putback with 12. Kansas*...... 15-4 just over 15 minutes remaining. MU would get no closer, as the Huskers answered with an 13. Cincinnati...... 16-3 14. North Carolina ...... 14-6 8-0 run, capped by three-pointers from Johnson and Conklin that pushed the Husker lead to 15. Georgia Tech...... 17-5 52-35 with 13:10 left. Nebraska led by as many as 20 points, at 70-50 with 4:25 remaining, 16. Arizona ...... 14-6 after Conklin’s fourth three-pointer of the afternoon before cruising to the 16-point win. 17. Wisconsin...... 15-4 Ricky Paulding led the Tigers (9-10, 4-5 Big 12) with 16 points to pace four Mizzou players 18. Texas Tech*...... 17-5 in double figures. 19. Utah State...... 19-1 20. Wake Forest ...... 13-6 Nebraska postgame notes vs. Missouri 21. N.C. State...... 14-5  Nebraska’s 12-point lead at the intermission, 36-24, marked the 10th time this season 22. Florida...... 14-6 23. Southern Illinois ...... 18-2 NU lead by double figures at the break. The Huskers have led at the intermission in 12 of 24. Providence...... 15-5 13 home games this season. 25. South Carolina...... 19-4  Junior point guard Marcus Neal Jr. scored 11 points in the opening frame, hitting 4-of-5 *-2003-04 Husker opponents attempts from the field. He finished the game with 14 points, his second straight double- figure scoring effort and fourth of the season. Other Husker opponents receiving votes: Oklahoma,  Creighton Senior forward Andrew Drevo had a career-high four steals, and finished with seven points and five rebounds. NU had eight steals on the day, compared to four by the Tigers.  Nebraska’s 36 points in the first half was its most in a period since the second half of the Baylor contest on Jan. 21. NU topped that mark by putting up 42 points in the second period.  The Huskers’ win snapped a six-game Missouri winning streak dating to 2001. It was 4 5 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition the Huskers’ largest margin of victory over MU since a 23-point win in 1997. Around the Big 12  The Huskers hit a season-high 12 three-pointers, with Brian Conklin going 5-for-5 from (Records through Feb. 9) three-point range and Marcus Neal Jr. going 4-for-4 from behind the arc. It is the second Team Overall Big 12 time this season Conklin has hit at least five threes in a game. Oklahoma State 18-2 8-1  Nebraska shot above 40.0 percent from the field for the sixth time in eight Big 12 contests, Texas 16-3 7-1 finishing at 45.8 percent. The Huskers’ 57.1 percent shooting from three-point range was Kansas 15-5 7-2 Texas Tech 17-5 5-3 the sixth time this season NU hit better than 50.0 percent from behind the arc. Colorado 13-7 5-4  The Huskers’ nine turnovers were its fewest since recording a season-low seven against Oklahoma 14-5 4-4 Arizona State in the third game of the season. Iowa State 13-6 4-4 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition  WithTradition the victory over | TeamworkMissouri, the Huskers | Integrity have 12 wins | Traditionthis season, one | Teamworkmore than Missouri | Integrity | 9-10 Tradition 4-5 all of last year. The win was Coach Collier’s 50th at Nebraska. Nebraska 12-7 2-6  Conklin’s 17 points led Nebraska and tied his season high, which he set against Minnesota. Kansas State 10-9 2-6 He also hit five treys in six attempts against the Gophers. Baylor 7-14 2-6  Marcus Neal Jr. had four assists, one off his season high. Overall the Huskers had 16 Texas A&M 7-12 0-8 assists against just nine turnovers, while MU had eight assists and 17 turnovers. Coming Up – Tuesday, Feb. 10 Colorado at Missouri, ESPN2, 6 p.m. Texas at Baylor, 8 p.m. Tremendous Transfers Wednesday, Feb. 11 With the addition of Andrew Drevo and Nate Johnson last season, the Huskers received Iowa State at Kansas State, 7 p.m. Texas Tech at Oklahoma, ESPN+, 7 p.m. a significant scoring boost. Drevo and Johnson have been Nebraska's top two scorers since the start of the 2002-03 season, when Drevo led the Huskers with 13.9 points per game and Johnson was second Big 12 Team Stats (Statistics through Feb. 9) with 13.3 points per contest. They are back at the top of the Huskers' stat sheet again this Scoring Offense Big 12 Leader season, although their positions 10. Nebraska...... 69.1 1. Texas...... 82.0 are reversed as Johnson leads the Two-Year Players – Top 10 Scorers Scoring Defense Big 12 Leader 1. Nebraska ...... 58.7 1. Nebraska...... 58.7 team with 12.0 points per game Player (Years) ...... Points (Ppg) 1. Bernard Day (1985-86)...... 802 (12.7) Scoring Margin Big 12 Leader while Drevo is second with 10.6 3. Nebraska ...... +10.4 1. Oklahoma St...... +17.0 2. Stan Cloudy (1983-84)...... 775 (12.5) Free Throw Percentage Big 12 Leader points per contest. 3. Kimani Ffriend (2000-01) ...... 746 (12.9) Drevo and Johnson are on pace 3. Nebraska ...... 71.0 1. Texas Tech ...... 73.0 4. Steffon Bradford (2000-01) ...... 717 (12.0) Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader to become the 11th and 12th 5. Tom Russell (1961-62)...... 712 (14.5) 2. Nebraska ...... 46.7 1. Oklahoma St...... 52.1 Huskers to make NU's top 60 career 6. Derrick Chandler (1991-92) ...... 706 (11.8) Field Goal Pct. Defense Big 12 Leader scorers list while playing just two 7. Derrick Vick (1987-88) ...... 703 (11.2) 2. Nebraska ...... 38.6 1. Kansas ...... 38.0 8. Albert Maxey (1959-60)...... 677 (13.8) 3-pt. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader seasons at Nebraska. Drevo needs 2. Nebraska ...... 40.2 1. Oklahoma St...... 40.6 9. Harvey Marshall (1985-86)...... 675 (11.3) just 47 points to reach the list while 3-pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense Big 12 Leader 10. Ray Richardson (1989-90)...... 651 (10.9) Johnson needs 60. With eight 4. Nebraska ...... 31.6 1. Kansas State...... 29.6 –– Andrew Drevo (2003-pres.)...... 602 (12.7) regular-season games remaining, Rebounding Offense Big 12 Leader –– Nate Johnson (2003-pres.) ...... 589 (12.8) 8. Nebraska ...... 36.1 1. Texas...... 43.4 both players are in position to move Rebounding Defense Big 12 Leader into the top eight scorers to play just two seasons at Nebraska. 1. Nebraska ...... 30.5 1. Nebraska...... 30.5 In 2002-03, Drevo set the first-year transfer record for scoring average, while Johnson Rebounding Margin Big 12 Leader 5. Nebraska ...... +5.5 1. Texas...... +9.0 ranked second on the list. Drevo's 402 points last year were also an NU first-year transfer Blocked Shots Big 12 Leader record. 8. Nebraska ...... 3.9 1. Colorado...... 6.2 Assists Big 12 Leader 6. Nebraska ...... 14.8 1. Kansas ...... 17.8 Taking the Point Steals Big 12 Leader After guard Jake Muhleisen was lost for the final 15 games of the 2002-03 regular season 7. Nebraska ...... 7.2 1. Texas Tech ...... 9.0 with a fractured left hip, the Huskers' need for depth at the point became more obvious as NU struggled to an 11-19 record last year, including 3-13 in Big 12 play. Big 12 Individual Stats Scoring Big 12 Leader This year, Muhleisen is healthy and a pair of newcomers have supplied that depth while t20. Johnson...... 12.0 1. Emmett, TTU...... 21.6 helping the Husker offense become more productive this season. Nebraska has averaged 27. Drevo ...... 10.6 69.1 points per game on 46.7 percent shooting from the floor – including 40.2 percent from Rebounding Big 12 Leader beyond the arc – while gaining 14.8 assists against 13.7 turnovers per game. Those totals 19. Turek ...... 5.7 1. Vroman, ISU ...... 9.9 Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader are significantly better than last season when NU averaged 63.3 points on 39.8 percent None ...... 1. Harrison, CU...... 62.4 shooting with 11.2 assists and 14.4 turnovers. Free Throw Percentage Big 12 Leader Because of his experience, Muhleisen has still run the offense from the point late in tight 3. Johnson...... 85.9 1. Sullivan, ISU ...... 94.1 3-pt. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader games, but the addition of point guards Marcus Neal Jr. and Charles Richardson Jr. has 1. Conklin ...... 56.2 1. Conklin, NU ..56.2 allowed NU to have two ball handlers on the floor the majority of the time, as Muhleisen 3. Johnson...... 46.7 moves to the wing when one of the newcomers enters the game. Richardson had already 15. Muhleisen...... 37.3 signed with NU before Muhleisen's injury (early signee in fall 2002), while Neal signed with 3-pt. Field Goals Made Big 12 Leader 7. Conklin...... 1.9 1. Sullivan, ISU ...... 2.7 the Huskers out of Polk (Fla.) C.C. in the spring of 2003. Assists Big 12 Leader Neal has averaged a respectable 4.3 points with 1.5 assists per game in his first season in None ...... 1. Miles, KU ...... 7.4 Division I. He has been able to get the ball up the floor effectively and has provided another Steals Big 12 Leader None ...... 1. Allen, OSU...... 2.1 scoring option for the Huskers. In the past two games, Neal has averaged 14.5 points with Blocked Shots Big 12 Leader 3.0 assists per contest. He has hit seven three-pointers in that span, including a 4-for-4 effort t9. Turek ...... 1.4 1. Homan, ISU...... 3.2 in the victory over Missouri Saturday, while adding his third and fourth double-figure scoring :Turnover Ratio Big 12 Leader efforts of the season. None ...... 1. Lucas, OSU...... 2.9:1

4 5 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Nebraska Media Policies Richardson has also made a significant impact in his rookie campaign as he:  Postgame Procedures leads the squad with 51 assists (2.7 apg) against just 26 turnovers Following Nebraska's home contests, Coach  has been outstanding the past 10 games, recording 25 assists with eight turnovers Collier will meet with the media following a brief  needs just six assists to move 10th on the rookie chart cooling-off period in the postgame interview room,  is on pace to become just the fifth freshman in NU history to record at least 70 located near the southeast corner of floor (NOTE: assists. this room is not the media work room this year). Requested players will be available following Collier's press briefing. On the road, Coach Collier Huskers Hard to Beat at Home and at least two players will be made available Nebraska's strong start this season has came behind a solid effort at the Bob Devaney outside of Traditionthe Huskers' locker | Teamworkroom. | IntegritySports Center, | where Tradition the Huskers | Teamworkopened the year | with Integrity nine straight | victories.Tradition Add in a pair Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition of wins in NU's final two home games last season and the Huskers' home winning streak Media Credentials reached 11 games before being snapped in a 68-60 loss to Colorado on Jan. 14. Credential requests should be faxed to Vicki The streak was the longest since NU won 11 home games from 1996-97 to 1997-98. Cartwright's attention at (402) 472-2005 or sent to Overall, it tied for the 11th-longest home winning streak in school history. The last time NU Nebraska Sports Information, 116 South Stadium, won more than 11 straight home contests came from 1993-94 to 1994-95, when NU won P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123. 12 straight before falling to Missouri at the Devaney Center. Nebraska has been outstanding at home since moving into the Devaney Center in the Interview Requests Nebraska players or coaches are available 1976-77 season. The Huskers hold a 328-102 (.763) record at home during that span, for interviews daily after practice and at press including 22 seasons (of 28 including this year) with at least 10 home wins. The Huskers' conferences, as scheduled. NU will practice from home winning percentage ranked 30th nationally among schools with at least 400 games 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. during the first semester at their current arena entering the season, according to College Basketball News' website, and from 3:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. during the second rpiratings.com. semseter. The best time to reach Coach Barry Collier With an 11-2 mark at home, the Huskers have already surpassed last year's win total at for an interview is immediately following practice home, as Nebraska went 9-6 at the Devaney Center in 2002-03. Nebraska has defeated a or on the Big 12 weekly teleconference. ranked team at home 21 times during that span, including once in each of Coach Collier's Interview requests should be directed to Assistant SID Jerry Trickie, at (402) 472-7779 or first three seasons. Overall, the Huskers are 40-18 at home during his tenure. (402) 540-0269. Interviews should be requested one day in advance. Playing with Passion Despite coming off the bench nearly all season, senior guard Nate Johnson has been NU Weekly Press Conferences Nebraska coaches and players will be available a catalyst for Nebraska's offense in 2003-04. Johnson, who has had a positive, team-first at weekly press gatherings at the Devaney Center attitude since joining the Huskers out of Penn Valley J.C. in Kansas City, leads Nebraska with beginning in December. Contact SID Jerry Trickie 12.0 points per contest while adding 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists. at 402-472-7779 for times and details of the next Johnson is one of just two Huskers, along with senior Andrew Drevo, currently averaging press conference. better than 10 points per game, and is third on the team by hitting 48.3 percent from the floor and second on the team and in the league by nailing 46.7 percent from three-point range. Johnson also ranks third in the conference standings by hitting 85.9 percent from Big 12 Teleconference the charity stripe. The session schedule for 2003-04 is: Johnson has performed well throughout the season, but had possibly the best performance Tuesdays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 of his career near the end of the non-conference slate at Minnesota Dec. 29. The Kansas City, Mondays, Kan., native scored a game-high 25 points while adding six rebounds (tied for team high), Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26; three assists and two steals. The 25 points against UM tied Johnson's career high set in a Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; 79-75 overtime victory against Denver last season, when he scored 12 points in the final two March 1, 9, 16*. minutes of regulation and overtime and hit 9-of-13 attempts from the charity stripe. *For coaches advancing to the NCAA Tournament and NIT. Against Minnesota, Johnson hit 7-of-12 attempts from the floor and 9-of-10 from the foul 10:00-10:10 a.m. – Bill Self, Kansas line. He had 10 straight points for the Huskers in the first half, helping Nebraska stay within 10:10-10:20 a.m. – Melvin Watkins, Texas A&M striking distance as it trailed by just one, 32-31, at the intermission. In the second frame, 10:20-10:30 a.m. – Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State Johnson added 15 points, including a pair of three-pointers in a 36-second span. The two 10:30-10:40 a.m. – Scott Drew, Baylor treys were part of six straight three-pointers for the Huskers during a 26-6 run. Johnson also 10:40-10:50 a.m. – , Missouri hit 7-of-8 free throw attempts in the final 2:34 to ice the contest. 10:50-11:00 a.m. – Bob Knight, Texas Tech Johnson has not let up since the contest vs. the Gophers. Against St. Francis (Pa.), he 11:00-11:10 a.m. – Ricardo Patton, Colorado scored a team-high 19 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor, including hitting all four 11:10-11:20 a.m. – Jim Wooldridge, Kansas State 11:20-11:30 a.m. – Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma of his attempts from behind the arc. In the Big 12 opener at Iowa State, Johnson scored a 11:30-11:40 a.m. – Barry Collier, Nebraska team-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting while adding five rebounds and four assists, before 11:40-11:50 a.m. – Rick Barnes, Texas coming back with 13 points and four rebounds against Colorado. 11:50-Noon – Wayne Morgan, Iowa State Noon to 12:10 p.m. – Selected Student-Athlete Bombs Away Media members who want to join the conference Coming into the season, the Huskers believed they could be a much better shooting team call should contact Big 12 Associate Media than last year. So far, that has been exactly the case, especially from long range. Nebraska Relations Director Chris Theisen at (214) 753- has hit 40.2 percent from beyond the arc this season to rank second in the conference in 0107 for the call-in number. three-point field-goal percentage – and 16th nationally this week. The Huskers' average is up considerably from last year's 30.2 percent shooting from long range. In fact, if Nebraska finishes the season at its current pace, it would be the highest mark in school history, surpassing the school-record 38.3 percent the Huskers recorded in 6 7 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 2000-01. Only twice – in 1991-92 and 2000-01 – has NU shot better than 37.0 percent as Big 12 in the RPI a team from three-point range for a whole season. (From collegerpi.com; Records include only games The Huskers have hit 135-of-336 three-point field-goal attempts this season, averaging against Division I opponents; RPI rankings as of 7.1 treys per game. Nebraska hit 11 three-pointers on the road against Minnesota on Dec. Feb. 9) 29, marking the first time since February 2002 that NU had at least 10 treys on the road. Team Record RPI Rank Texas 16-3 0.6436 9 NU matched that mark with 11 treys on 18 attempts against Baylor on Jan. 21, and had a Kansas 14-4 0.6434 10 season-high 12 three-pointers against Missouri on Feb. 7. Oklahoma State 16-2 0.6391 11 The Huskers' rate of success from downtown has it on pace for 192 three-pointers through Texas Tech 17-5 0.6319 17 the regular season, which would rank third in NU single-season history. Each of Coach Oklahoma 14-5 0.5964 39 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Collier's firstTradition three squads | Teamworkcurrently rank in| the Integrity top 10, including | Tradition a Nebraska | recordTeamwork 267 Iowa | StateIntegrity 12-6 | Tradition0.5692 59 three-pointers in 2001-02. Colorado 12-7 0.5689 60 Missouri 9-10 0.5684 63 Nebraska 12-7 0.5395 102 Going Deep Kansas State 10-9 0.5205 123 For the first time in recent years, the Cornhuskers have a deep bench that has proven Baylor 6-13 0.4662 207 valuable this season. The Huskers have gotten at least 10 players into every contest in 2003- Texas A&M 7-12 0.4588 221 04, including all 15 active players five times. Nebraska's bench has outscored its opponents' bench by a 547-291 margin this year for an average scoring advantage of plus-13.3 (28.8- Opponent Watch 15.3). The 547 bench points equate to 41.7 percent of NU's total scoring this season. (Records through Feb. 8) Nebraska's bench provided outstanding performances against many opponents this Team Record year. Possibly the best effort came against Minnesota when the bench helped NU to its first Fairleigh Dickinson ...... 12-8 road win of the season with a 77-60 victory. Players coming off NU's bench contributed 56 Eastern Michigan ...... 9-10 points in the victory – just four less than Minnesota's total – and outscored UM's bench by 49 Arizona State ...... 8-12 points. The Huskers' reserves hit 18-of-29 field-goal attempts against the Gophers, including South Florida ...... 6-12 9-of-12 from downtown, while the Husker starters were 9-of-23 from the field and 2-of-8 Delaware State...... 8-11 Creighton...... 17-3 from long range. Nate Johnson led the charge with a career-high tying 25 points off the Tennessee...... 11-8 bench, while Brian Conklin set a season high with 17 points, including hitting 5-of-6 from Bethune-Cookman...... 4-15 three-point range. Lipscomb...... 7-15 NU's bench continued the barrage against St. Francis (Pa.) to end the non-conference Minnesota...... 8-13 slate, as the Husker reserves outscored the Red Flash reserves 52-15 giving NU a 108-22 St. Francis (Pa.) ...... 8-11 advantage in bench scoring in the back-to-back games. Totals...... 98-117

Husker Men and Women Combine for Success Running Away The Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball teams had a record start during the 2003- Runs of at least eight straight points 04 season after each team finished non-league play with a 10-1 mark. The 20 combined Nebraska: 3 vs. Bethune-Cookman (19-0 1st half; 21-0 1st half to wins in non-league play were more than the total wins the teams combined for all of last 2nd half; 8-0 2nd half) season (19). 2 vs. Missouri (2/7/04) (9-0 1st half; 8-0 2nd half) The Huskers' combined 20-2 mark in non-conference play easily bettered the previous 2 vs. Iowa State (11-0 1st half; 12-0 2nd half) 2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (10-0 1st half; 9-0 1st half to 2nd half) 22-game combined starts of the programs, which has occurred on four occasions with a 2 vs. Minnesota (9-0 2nd half; 9-0 2nd half) combined 18-4 record. The most regular-season non-conference wins the Nebraska men’s 2 vs. Lipscomb (9-0 1st half; 8-0 1st half) and women’s basketball programs combined for is 21 (against four losses). That mark came in 2 vs. Delaware State (8-0 1st half; 8-0 2nd half) 1991-92, when the men rolled to an 11-1 mark, while the women notched a 10-3 record. 2 vs. Eastern Michigan (10-0 1st half; 8-0 1st half) 1 vs. Oklahoma (15-0 2nd half) The women's hot start led to a No. 25 national ranking during the week of Jan. 26. 1 vs. Missouri (1/24/04) (8-0 2nd half) Currently the teams have combined for a 27-13 record after picking up a pair of wins this 1 vs. Baylor (13-0 2nd half) past weekend. 1 vs. Texas (12-0 2nd half) 1 vs. Tennessee (8-0 1st half) 1 vs. South Florida (9-0 1st half) 1 vs. Arizona State (9-0 1st half) Doling out the 'D' 1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (9-0 1st half to 2nd half) Nebraska was one of the top defensive units in the rugged Big 12 Conference in 2002-03 and has been just as successful this season. The Huskers are allowing opponents to hit just Opponents: 38.6 percent from the floor – the second-best mark in the Big 12 Conference and 13th-best 3 by Iowa State (10-0 1st half, ended by Johnson 2-ptr.; 9-0 1st half, ended by Muhleisen 3-ptr.; 9-0 2nd, mark in the country. NU has allowed only 31.6 percent from behind the arc to rank fourth ended by Turek 2-ptr.) in the league standings, and leads the conference by allowing just 58.7 points per game 2 by Kansas State (12-0 1st half, ended by Drevo 3-ptr.; NU has held opponents to fewer than 60 points per game for a complete season just once 9-0 2nd half, ended by Muhleisen 3-ptr. 2 by Oklahoma (8-0 1st half, ended by Simms free throw; since 1951. The last time NU limited opponents to under 40 percent shooting was 1961. 9-0 1st half, ended by Conklin 3-ptr.) The Huskers have had several outstanding single-game defensive performances this 2 by Missouri (17-0 2nd half, ended by Muhleisen free season, including: throw; 12-0 2nd half, ended by Simms 2-ptr.)  On Dec. 6, NU limited South Florida to just 2-of-19 shooting from three-point range, 2 by Texas (9-0 1st half, ended by Conklin 3-ptr.; 8-0 1st haf to 2nd half, ended by Turek 2-ptr.) the lowest single-game opponent three-point field-goal percentage (.105) in four years 2 by Eastern Michigan (9-0 2nd half, ended by Conklin under Coach Collier. 3-ptr.; 8-0 2nd half, ended by Wilbrand 2-ptr.)  NU's defensive performance against Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 20 ended in record- 1 by Creighton (10-0 1st half, ended by Drevo 2-ptr.) 1 by Lipscomb (8-0 2nd half, ended by Drevo 2-ptr.) setting fashion. The Huskers limited BCC to just 26 points for the game, the lowest point 1 by Minnesota (8-0 1st half, ended by Muhleisen 3-ptr.) total allowed by NU since a 33-23 victory over Kansas State in 1941. It was the second time in two weeks Nebraska's defensive effort had set or tied the Devaney Center record for lowest opponent point total. Delaware State tied the previous building low of 39 points on 6 7 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Huskers in the Pros Dec. 8. Bethune-Cookman was held to 14 points in the first period and just 12 points in the Nebraska has had 24 players selected in the second frame, tying the building record low for points a period. BCC also shot a Devaney NBA draft since 1949, with Venson Hamilton Center record low 21.2 percent (11-of-52) from the field. being the latest selection in 1999 (2nd round,  Against Tennessee, the Vols were held to three field goals in the first half, including one 50th pick). There were three former Huskers on from two-point range with 9.9 seconds left in the half. The three field goals are the fewest opening-day rosters this season, including Eric NU has allowed in one period since the 1987 NIT against Arkansas. Piatkowski (Houston Rockets; 5.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg),  In conference play, NU held Texas scoreless for 6:52 while coming back from an eight- Tyronn Lue (Orlando Magic; 11.0 ppg, 3.8 apg) and Erick Strickland (Milwaukee Bucks; 5.7 ppg, point deficit in the second half. Against Oklahoma, the Huskers had the same defensive effort 2.1 apg). Mikki Moore was also on the Seattle in the second-half, rallying from an 18-point deficit while holding OU scoreless for 10:18. SuperSonicsTradition preseason roster, | Teamwork but was released | IntegrityNebraska fell | to Traditioneach ranked opponent| Teamwork by just two | pointsIntegrity (63-61 to| UT;Tradition 52-50 to OU). Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition in October before the start of the season. Moore The Huskers finished last year ranked first in the league in three-point field-goal percentage then signed with the New Jersey Nets on Dec. 22 defense by allowing opponents to hit just 30.2 percent (193-of-639) from behind the arc. but was recently released. He opened the season The total was a Nebraska single-season record, breaking the previous mark of 30.3 percent with the Roanoke Dazzle of the NBDL, where he (154-of-508) set by the 1992-93 squad. averaged more than 20 points and nine rebounds The overall defensive effort by the Huskers in 2002-03 was also outstanding. Nebraska per game. The three Huskers on opening-day NBA rosters limited opponents to just 40.8 percent shooting from the field for the season to rank seventh tied for the third-most representatives of any team in the league statistics. The top six in the conference were also among the top 30 nationally. in the Big 12 this year. Kansas led the way with The total was the third-lowest at Nebraska since 1960-61, which is the last time the Huskers eight former players opening the season in the limited their opponents to less than 40 percent from the field for a whole season. Nebraska NBA, while Iowa State was second with four held 13 opponents to less than 40 percent from the field in 2002-03. former Cyclones in the league. NU and Missouri had three players apiece, while Texas and Texas Tech each had two on the list. Baylor, Colorado, Hitting 100 Oklahoma and Oklahoma each had one while One of the most prolific long range shooters in Nebraska history, forward Brian Conklin Kansas State and Texas A&M were the only is getting back on track in his final year in Lincoln, starting the regular season on a tear. league members without a former player on an The 6-11, 240-pounder has started the last two games and increased his season averages opening-day roster. Former Husker Eric Piatkowski to 7.1 points with 3.2 rebounds in Career Three-Point Field Goals has the second-longest tenure of current Big 12 15.3 minutes of action. players in the league with nine years, trailing only 1. Cary Cochran (1999-2002) ...... 268 2. Eric Piatkowski (1991-94) ...... 202 Conklin has been deadly from Anthony Peeler (11 years). downtown, as he leads the Nebraska also has had several players playing 3. Jaron Boone (1993-96) ...... 181 overseas in recent years. This season, Cookie 4. Erick Strickland (1993-96)...... 179 conference in three-point field- Belcher is playing his third season with Laurentia 5. Brian Conklin (2001-present) ...... 146 goal percentage by knocking Biella in Italy's 'A' League (17.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg), while Cookie Belcher (1997-2001)...... 146 down 56.2 percent from behind Kimani Ffriend is playing with the Yugoslavian team 7. Tyronn Lue (1996-98)...... 145 the arc. Conklin is also seventh in Reflex (11.2 ppg, 5.5 rpg). Eric Johnson (Galicia; 8. Ray Richardson (1989-90) ...... 105 the league with 1.9 three-pointers 12.1 ppg, 2.2 apg) and Venson Hamilton (Bilbao; 9. Chris Cresswell (1990-92)...... 103 per contest. 13.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg) are playing in Spain. Richard 10. Jamar Johnson (1992-94) ...... 95 Conklin has hit 36-of-64 three- van Poelgeest is playing in Denmark (Weert; 10.8 point attempts this year, including ppg, 10.1 rpg), while Steffon Bradford is playing Career Three-Point FG Percentage in Korea ( SK Knights; 19.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg). All 3FG 3FGA Pct. 26 of his last 39 (66.7 percent) over statistics are through Jan. 11. 1. Cary Cochran (1999-2002) ...... 268...... 630...... 425 the past 10 games. Conklin's 36 2. Brian Conklin (2001-present) .... 146.... 353.... .414 three-pointers through 19 games 3. Clifford Scales (1988-91) ...... 45...... 110...... 409 paces the Huskers, and are 14 There Is No Place Like 4. Henry T. Buchanan (1987-88) ...... 67...... 165...... 406 more than his total of 22 treys in Nebraska 5. Chris Cresswell (1990-92)...... 103...... 261...... 395 30 games last year. 6. Ray Richardson (1989-90) ...... 105...... 278...... 378 The Hubbard, Ohio, native The Huskers have set out to keep the best 7. Brian Carr (1984-87)...... 58...... 157...... 369 players in the state at home and the results have 8. Danny Walker (2000) ...... 53...... 145...... 366 started the season on a high been positive. Nebraska has two state players of 9. Jaron Boone (1993-96) ...... 181...... 501...... 361 note, as he produced 13 points the year (Jake Muhleisen, 2001; Wes Wilkinson, 10. Jamar Johnson (1992-94) ...... 95...... 264...... 360 with three rebounds in NU's 80- 2002) on its current roster, and now have eight 64 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson. in-state players on the roster. Last season, NU had Conklin hit 5-of-8 field goal attempts from the floor, including 3-of-5 three-point attempts. nine players from the Cornhusker state, the most Conklin then hit 7-of-20 three-point attempts over the next eight games before making in 30 years. five treys against Minnesota on the road. He was 5-of-6 from three-point range while helping Nebraska to 11 triples on night. Conklin tied his season high with five three-pointers on five attempts against Missouri on Feb. 7. Last season, Conklin became only the ninth Husker in history to record at least 100 career three-pointers. He finished the year with 110 career treys and currently is tied for fifth on the NU career list with 146. Conklin hit his 100th career three-pointer against Oklahoma State last season, when he recorded three triples. Two weeks later, Conklin hit a season-high five three-pointers against Baylor. The five treys tied Jake Muhleisen's mark for the single-game season high. While Conklin hit 25.9 percent (22-of-85) in 2002-03 as opponents keyed on him outside the arc, he now ranks second in the NU record book for career three-point field-goal percentage at 41.4 (146-of-353). Conklin set the NU sophomore record when he drained 65 treys while helping NU set the school record with 267 three-pointers as a team. He also ranks seventh on the NU freshman chart with 23 in 2000.

8 9 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Turek Entering Elite Class Muhleisen Moving Into Junior forward John Turek has started more games than any current Husker, checking in for the opening tip 62 times in the past two-plus years. That longevity has helped him climb Select Company Junior guard Jake Muhleisen may have missed up the NU career charts, where he Career Blocked Shots half of last season with a fractured hip, but the ranks sixth in blocked shots with 1. Venson Hamilton (1996-99)...... 241 Lincoln native has already crossed the 600-point 117. He became just the sixth 2. Mikki Moore (1994-97) ...... 236 plateau for his career and is about to move into player in NU history to record 100 3. Rich King (1988-91)...... 183 elite company. Muhleisen, a two-year captain, blocked shots, reaching the mark 4. Kimani Ffriend (2000-01)...... 159 recently moved onto the top 60 career scorers when he recorded a season-high 5. Derrick Chandler (1992-93) ...... 144 list at Nebraska, and with 14 assists will reach the Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition four againstTradition Delaware State.| Teamwork 6. John | Integrity Turek (2002-present) | Tradition...... | Teamwork117 200-assist | Integrity plateau. | Tradition With 26 of NU's 74 blocked shots 7. Cookie Belcher (1997-2001)...... 83 Along with this 652 points, Muhleisen already has 214 rebounds and 61 steals in his this season, Turek is on pace to 8. Carl Hayes (1990-92) ...... 70 9. Eric Piatkowski (1991-94) ...... 64 career. When he collects his 200th career assist, become just the fourth player to Bruce Chubick (1991-94)...... 64 Muhleisen will be just the 15th Husker to record lead NU in blocked shots for three 600 points, 200 rebounds, 200 assists and 50 straight seasons. Only one Husker (Dave Hoppen) has ever had at least a share of the team steals. lead for four straight years. Turek finished last season as only the second sophomore in NU history with at least 90 Player (Years) ...... Pts. Reb. A S career blocks. He recorded 52 of Nebraska's 96 blocked shots in 2002-03 and ranked sixth 1. Eric Piatkowski (1991-94)...... 1,934 669 322 122 2. Jaron Boone (1993-96) ...... 1,609 348 443 131 in the Big 12 Conference for blocked shots with 1.73 per game. Overall Nebraska returned 3. Erick Strickland (1993-96) ...... 1,586 503 414 257 98.9 percent of its blocked shots from 4. Tyronn Lue (1996-98) ...... 1,577 336 432 154 NU's 500-500-100 Club last season, including Turek and Andrew 5. Cookie Belcher (1997-2001) ....1,557 526 477 353 6. Rich King (1988-91) ...... 1,475 761 223 66 Player (Years) ...... Pts. Reb. B Drevo (19). 1. Rich King (1988-91) ...... 1,475 761 183 7. Larry Florence (1997-2000)...... 1,223 519 217 137 2. Venson Hamilton (1996-99) ...... 1,416 1,080 241 Turek has done more than just 8. Brian Banks (1976-79)...... 1,150 256 298 70 3. Mikki Moore (1994-97) ...... 986 661 236 shots, as he has recorded 545 points and 9. Clifford Scales (1988-91)...... 1,136 335 354 177 -- John Turek (2002-pres.)...... 545 470 117 470 rebounds in 75 career games. With 30 10. Cary Cochran (1999-2002) ....1,081 282 237 110 11. Beau Reid (1988-91) ...... 976 433 344 82 NOTE: Complete blocks records for individuals not more rebounds, Turek will become just the 12. Jamar Johnson (1992-94)...... 927 271 355 126 available before 1978. fourth player in NU history to record 500 13. Eric Johnson (1988-89)...... 647 231 247 128 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks in a 14. Greg Downing (1980-83) ...... 647 326 207 118 -- Muhleisen (2002-pres.) ...... 652 214 186 61 career. The first three players to make the list – Rich King, Venson Hamilton and Mikki Moore – have all either played in the NBA (King and Moore) or were drafted (Hamilton). NOTE: Complete assists and steals records for individuals not available before 1978. Huskers Face Tough Schedule Nebraska’s schedule is again one of the toughest in the nation, as it has been the past Raining Treys three years when the Huskers ranked among the top 60 nationally in schedule strength. Senior forward Brian Conklin has turned up During 2003-04, NU faces a slate of teams that posted a 407-280 record last year, including the intensity in his final season, and the results 12 teams that reached postseason play (eight NCAA, four NIT). are staggering. The 6-11, 240-pounder is on pace to shatter the single-season NU and Big The Huskers' non-league slate is normally set to help Nebraska get ready for the Big 12 12 Conference three-point field-goal percentage season, and this year was no different. Nebraska played teams from some of the top leagues records, as he is leading the league by hitting in the nation in non-conference play, including from the Big Ten, Pac-10, Southeastern and 56.2 percent from behind the arc. Missouri Valley conferences, and Conference USA. NU earned a 4-1 record against teams from those leagues. Big 12 Single-Season Record That strong non-league schedule prepared Nebraska well for the rugged grind of the Big All games 12 campaign. NU is in its eighth season in the Big 12 Conference in 2003-04. Nebraska has Three-point field-goal pct. (min. 1.5 made) defeated eight ranked league opponents since the start of Big 12 competition, but has not 1. Kirk Hinrich, KU, 2001...... 505 (55-109) been ranked since joining the Big 12. The league has sent two teams to the NCAA Final 2. Brian Grawer, MU, 1999...... 496 (64-129) 3. Kirk Hinrich, KU, 2002...... 478 (66-138) Four the past two years, with Big 12 teams producing a 500-299 record. 4. Tim Heskett, OU, 1999 ...... 473 (79-167) 5. Cary Cochran, NU, 2001...... 473 (78-165) Huskers Succeed On and Off the Court – Brian Conklin, NU, 2004 ...... 562 (36-64) Working hard in the Nebraska basketball program means more than just setting screens, Big 12 Single-Season Record diving for a loose ball and lifting weights. It means getting the job done in the classroom, Conference-only games something the Huskers have been highly successful at under Coach Barry Collier. Three-point field-goal pct. (min. 1.5 made) Nebraska owns a 3.08 cumulative grade-point average through the end of the fall 2003 1. Kirk Hinrich, KU, 2002...... 531 (34-64) semester. During the fall term, nine Huskers earned at least a 3.0 GPA, including two – senior 2. Quannas White, OU, 2003 ...... 519 (27-52) Brian Conklin and sophomore Bronsen Schliep – who had perfect 4.0 GPAs. Schliep, a walk- 3. Hollis Price, OU, 2003...... 509 (56-110) on with the basketball team who is also a Regents and Peter Kiwit Scholar at Nebraska, has 4. Brian Grawer, MU, 1999...... 506 (42-83) maintained a 4.0 GPA during his career (five semesters plus summer terms). 5. Jeff Boschee, KU, 2002...... 505 (51-101) – Brian Conklin, NU, 2004 ...... 655 (19-29) Last year, forward John Turek and center Tony Wilbrand were among 15 student-athletes named to the 2003 academic All-Big 12 Team. Turek, who became the 33rd Husker to be named to the academic all-conference first team, was the third Husker to be selected to the first team under Collier, joining Cary Cochran and Brian Conklin who earned the honor in 2002. In the previous 10 years, only five Huskers had been named to the first team. Eight Huskers were named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their academic achievement in the 2002 fall and 2003 spring semesters. Overall, six Huskers have accounted 8 9 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition for 23 honor roll certificates over the past four years. Huskers by Class The academic all-conference team was made up of student-athletes who competed in at Seniors (4) Adam Bohac, Brian Conklin, Andrew Drevo, least 60 percent of their team’s games and held at least a 3.2 GPA (cumulative or the past Nate Johnson two semesters) for the first team and between a 3.0 and 3.19 for the second team. Juniors (4) Marcus Neal Jr., Jake Muhleisen, Corey Simms, John Turek NU Signs Three to National Letters of Intent Sophomores (4) Joe McCray (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute), center Jason Dourisseau, Bronsen Schliep, Tony Aleks Maric (Sydney, Australia; Life Center [N.J.] Academy) and forward Dillion Sneed Wilbrand, Wes Wilkinson (Chicago, Ill.; Colby [Kan.] CC) have signed national letters of intent to attend the University FreshmenTradition (4) | Teamwork | Integrityof Nebraska |and Tradition play basketball | beginningTeamwork in the | 2004-05 Integrity season, | Nebraska Tradition Coach Barry Bob Kempf, James Reynolds, Charles Richardson Jr., Collier announced during the early signing period. Shuan Stegall McCray was tabbed No. 53 among high school seniors by The Sporting News, and among the top 100 seniors by ESPN.com, Athlon and Lindy’s. McCray was rated the Huskers by State country’s best scoring guard by Rivalhoops.com and the No. 20 shooting guard by Athlon. California (1) McCray led Dillard (Fla.) High School to four straight state titles in Florida’s largest class (6A) James Reynolds under Coach Darrel Burrows. McCray is attending prep school at the Laurinburg (N.C.) Georgia (1) Institute this year under Coach Chris Chaney. Shuan Stegall A 6-11, 269-pounder, Maric (pronounced MAR-itch) is a talented post player who is a Illinois (1) physical presence in the paint. He also possesses a solid shooting touch and range with Charles Richardson Jr. tremendous strength and has the ability to run the floor well for a big man. A native of Iowa (1) John Turek Sydney, Australia, Maric came to the United States in late October, and was quickly ranked Kansas (1) among the top 70 prep players nationally by Hoop Scoop. Playing at the Australian Institute Nate Johnson for Sport under Coach Marty Clarke last year, Maric averaged 10 points and 13 rebounds Maryland (1) last season, and helped his team to the gold medal at the Under-19 World Championships Marcus Neal Jr. in Greece in 2003. Maric is enrolled at Life Center Academy, an independent private Missouri (1) Christian high school in Burlington, N.J. Corey Simms A 6-7, 230-pound forward, Sneed significantly boosted his rating with his solid play at the Nebraska (8) King of the Court All-American Junior College Challenge and Rick Ball’s Elite Eighty Camp this Adam Bohac, Jason Dourisseau, Andrew Drevo, Bob Kempf, Jake Muhleisen, Bronsen past summer. Sneed helped Colby (Kan.) Community College to a top-10 national ranking Schleip, Tony Wilbrand, Wes Wilkinson and a 7-0 start in 2003-04. He averaged 8.4 points and 6.1 rebounds in 19 minutes per game Ohio (1) to start the season, while hitting 26-of-34 shots (.765) from the floor. Brian Conklin Huskers by Major Quick Shots Business (3)  Nebraska’s 10 victories in the non-conference season were the most in four years under Andrew Drevo (Administration), John Turek Coach Barry Collier. NU won seven non-league games in each of Collier’s first two years and (Marketing), Bronsen Schliep (Ad min is tra tion) won eight contests before Big 12 play last year. Communication Studies (1)  With the win over Missouri Feb. 7, Coach Collier collected his 50th win at Nebraska. Jason Dourisseau Four more wins will give Collier his 250th career victory as a head coach. Computer Science (1)  Junior forward John Turek has played a prominent role in NU's turnaround at the Tony Wilbrand charity stripe, as he is hitting 73.1 percent (49-of-67) from the line after entering the season Education (2) Brian Conklin (Secondary Ed.), Charles as a 41.9 percent free throw shooter in his first two years. Turek's 49 made free throws this Richardson Jr. season are six more than he had in 30 games last season, and just 13 fewer than he made Economics (1) in his first two years combined. He has hit 23 of his last 31 attempts over seven games. James Reynolds  The Huskers have allowed opponents just 53.2 points per game on 35.4 percent Finance (2) shooting in 13 home games this season. Adam Bohac, Jake Muhleisen  Nebraska has held its opponent to less than 40 points twice this season, including a Sociology (3) Devaney Center-record low 26 points by Bethune-Cookman. The last time NU held at least Nate Johnson, Marcus Neal Jr., Corey Simms two opponents to less than 40 points in the same season was 1950-51, when Nebraska Undeclared (3) Bob Kempf, Shuan Stegall, Wes Wilkinson defeated Northwest Missouri State 61-39 and Santa Clara 53-38.  NU is 9-0 under Coach Collier when holding opponents to 50 points or less, including 4-0 this year. Collier’s teams have gone 39-0 all-time when allowing 50 or fewer points. Pronunciation Key  NU has outrebounded 12 opponents in 19 games this season, after outrebounding Barry Collier – Call-yer just 12 opponents in 30 games last year. Adam Bohac – BO-hach  Jason Dourisseau – Dah-ROO-so Nebraska has held opponents to 20 or fewer points in a half eight times this season. Andrew Drevo – DREE-voe Of those eight occurrences, five have been in the first period. Jake Muhleisen – MULE-high-sen  Nebraska returned its most experienced lineup this season, and it's starting to show Bronsen Schliep – Shleep in the statistics. With John Turek's 10 points against Texas, he became the fifth Husker to Shuan Stegall – Shawn STEE-gul cross the 500-point plateau this season, joining Nate Johnson, Andrew Drevo, Brian Conklin John Turek – TUR-eck and Jake Muhleisen.  Four of NU's seven losses have been decided by eight points or less, while 10 of its Oh Captain, My Captain victories have been decided by 15 or more points. Guard Jake Muhleisen is the Huskers' lone captain  The Huskers are 10-2 when outrebounding their opponent this season, and a perfect this season. The junior from Lincoln is in his second 12-0 when leading with five minutes left in the contest. year as team captain. 10 Nebraska Men's Basketball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb. 7, 2004) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (12-7) (11-2) (1-5) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (2-6) (2-2) (0-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (10-1) (9-0) (1-1) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------04 JOHNSON, Nate...... 18-4 452 25.1 70-145 .483 21-45 .467 55-64 .859 21 44 65 3.6 20 0 28 28 1 13 216 12.0 50 DREVO, Andrew...... 19-18 425 22.4 73-157 .465 25-69 .362 31-40 .775 24 57 81 4.3 60 2 41 29 15 22 202 10.6 44 TUREK, John...... 19-17 431 22.7 61-137 .445 0-3 .000 49-67 .731 45 64 109 5.7 59 5 19 35 26 14 171 9.0 12 MUHLEISEN, Jake.... 19-19 508 26.7 58-123 .472 22-59 .373 22-29 .759 19 44 63 3.3 36 1 34 24 5 24 160 8.4 20 CONKLIN, Brian..... 19-2 290 15.3 43-80 .538 36-64 .563 12-12 1.000 19 41 60 3.2 25 0 17 20 5 6 134 7.1 01 DOURISSEAU, Jason.. 18-3 250 13.9 44-90 .489 7-23 .304 15-32 .469 18 25 43 2.4 23 1 13 24 2 9 110 6.1 10 NEAL, Marcus...... 19-8 296 15.6 31-78 .397 12-35 .343 7-10 .700 7 26 33 1.7 19 1 29 21 1 7 81 4.3 21 SIMMS, Corey...... 19-13 398 20.9 29-69 .420 1-7 .143 21-35 .600 24 47 71 3.7 22 0 27 14 6 16 80 4.2 11 WILKINSON, Wes..... 19-0 172 9.1 25-55 .455 5-17 .294 1-4 .250 13 21 34 1.8 20 0 11 15 9 10 56 2.9 03 RICHARDSON, Charles 19-10 350 18.4 13-31 .419 4-9 .444 16-23 .696 0 42 42 2.2 22 0 51 26 0 12 46 2.4 15 SCHLIEP, Bronsen... 10-1 58 5.8 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 4-7 .571 6 4 10 1.0 8 0 4 6 0 0 18 1.8 23 REYNOLDS, James.... 6-0 13 2.2 4-9 .444 1-3 .333 1-4 .250 1 1 2 0.3 3 0 1 1 0 1 10 1.7 45 WILBRAND, Tony..... 16-0 105 6.6 8-9 .889 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 6 13 19 1.2 13 0 2 6 3 1 21 1.3 05 STEGALL, Shuan..... 8-0 27 3.4 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 1-3 .333 1 5 6 0.8 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0.8 25 BOHAC, Adam...... 8-0 25 3.1 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 3 1 0 2 2 0.3 TEAM...... 21 25 46 2.4 0 9 ------Total...... 19 3800 469-1004 .467 135-336 .402 240-338 .710 225 460 685 36.1 331 10 281 260 74 137 1313 69.1 Opponents...... 19 3800 386-1001 .386 115-364 .316 228-320 .713 212 368 580 30.5 343 - 226 260 68 133 1115 58.7

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1313 1115 11/22/03 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W 80-64 5485 Points per game...... 69.1 58.7 11/29/03 EASTERN MICHIGAN W 67-59 6376 Scoring margin...... +10.4 - 12/3/03 ARIZONA STATE W 66-60 6995 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 469-1004 386-1001 12/6/03 SOUTH FLORIDA W 75-52 6439 Field goal pct...... 467 .386 12/8/03 DELAWARE STATE W 68-39 5153 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 135-336 115-364 12/10/03 at Creighton L 54-61 15561 3-point FG pct...... 402 .316 12/13/03 TENNESSEE W 77-62 8206 3-pt FG made per game.. 7.1 6.1 12/20/03 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W 70-26 5461 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 240-338 228-320 12/22/03 LIPSCOMB W 75-52 5506 Free throw pct...... 710 .713 12/29/03 at Minnesota W 77-60 12552 REBOUNDS...... 685 580 1/6/04 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W 93-49 5619 Rebounds per game...... 36.1 30.5 *1/10/04 at Iowa State L 74-89 12413 Rebounding margin...... +5.5 - *1/14/04 COLORADO L 60-68 8316 ASSISTS...... 281 226 *1/17/04 at Texas L 61-63 11724 Assists per game...... 14.8 11.9 *1/21/04 BAYLOR W 76-47 7987 TURNOVERS...... 260 260 *1/24/04 at Missouri L 51-72 13611 Turnovers per game..... 13.7 13.7 *2/1/04 OKLAHOMA L 50-52 6439 Turnover margin...... +0.0 - *2/4/04 at Kansas State L 61-78 5708 Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.1 0.9 *2/7/04 MISSOURI W 78-62 9614 STEALS...... 137 133 * = Conference game Steals per game...... 7.2 7.0 BLOCKS...... 74 68 Blocks per game...... 3.9 3.6 WINNING STREAK...... 1 - Home win streak...... 1 - ATTENDANCE...... 87596 71569 Home games-Avg/Game.... 13-6738 6-11928 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Nebraska...... 635 678 - 1313 Opponents...... 510 605 - 1115 Nebraska Men's Basketball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb. 7, 2004) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (2-6) (2-2) (0-4) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (2-6) (2-2) (0-4) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0)

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------4 Johnson, Nate...... 8-3 227 28.4 31-78 .397 8-24 .333 24-28 .857 13 18 31 3.9 7 0 16 15 1 6 94 11.8 50 DREVO, Andrew...... 8-8 210 26.3 31-76 .408 11-31 .355 13-16 .813 14 23 37 4.6 27 1 17 16 7 10 86 10.8 20 CONKLIN, Brian..... 8-2 145 18.1 21-35 .600 19-29 .655 6-6 1.000 9 17 26 3.3 10 0 6 8 2 2 67 8.4 12 MUHLEISEN, Jake.... 8-8 221 27.6 23-54 .426 12-32 .375 9-13 .692 7 19 26 3.3 17 0 13 9 4 10 67 8.4 44 TUREK, John...... 8-6 182 22.8 20-45 .444 0-0 .000 23-31 .742 13 19 32 4.0 26 2 8 13 7 7 63 7.9 1 Dourisseau, Jason.. 8-3 97 12.1 18-38 .474 4-12 .333 2-7 .286 3 9 12 1.5 11 0 6 10 2 0 42 5.3 10 NEAL, Marcus...... 8-2 128 16.0 16-36 .444 8-19 .421 0-1 .000 3 12 15 1.9 8 1 9 9 0 1 40 5.0 21 SIMMS, Corey...... 8-3 131 16.4 5-23 .217 0-2 .000 8-16 .500 13 8 21 2.6 10 0 11 4 1 5 18 2.3 23 REYNOLDS, James.... 2-0 3 1.5 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 3 Richardson, Charles 8-5 147 18.4 5-14 .357 1-5 .200 2-5 .400 0 19 19 2.4 10 0 16 8 0 5 13 1.6 45 WILBRAND, Tony..... 7-0 45 6.4 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 3 4 7 1.0 8 0 2 2 1 1 8 1.1 11 WILKINSON, Wes..... 8-0 44 5.5 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 3 3 6 0.8 4 0 1 1 1 1 6 0.8 15 SCHLIEP, Bronsen... 3-0 6 2.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.7 05 STEGALL, Shuan..... 3-0 7 2.3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 0.7 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.3 25 BOHAC, Adam...... 3-0 7 2.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.0 TEAM...... 10 9 19 2.4 0 5 ------Total...... 8 1600 177-413 .429 64-157 .408 93-133 .699 92 162 254 31.8 140 4 108 102 26 49 511 63.9 Opponents...... 8 1600 182-410 .444 62-149 .416 105-144 .729 86 165 251 31.4 138 - 105 100 36 54 531 66.4

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 511 531 *1/10/04 at Iowa State L 74-89 12413 Points per game...... 63.9 66.4 *1/14/04 COLORADO L 60-68 8316 Scoring margin...... -2.5 - *1/17/04 at Texas L 61-63 11724 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 177-413 182-410 *1/21/04 BAYLOR W 76-47 7987 Field goal pct...... 429 .444 *1/24/04 at Missouri L 51-72 13611 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 64-157 62-149 *2/1/04 OKLAHOMA L 50-52 6439 3-point FG pct...... 408 .416 *2/4/04 at Kansas State L 61-78 5708 3-pt FG made per game.. 8.0 7.8 *2/7/04 MISSOURI W 78-62 9614 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 93-133 105-144 * = Conference game Free throw pct...... 699 .729 REBOUNDS...... 254 251 Rebounds per game...... 31.8 31.4 Rebounding margin...... +0.4 - ASSISTS...... 108 105 Assists per game...... 13.5 13.1 TURNOVERS...... 102 100 Turnovers per game..... 12.8 12.5 Turnover margin...... -0.2 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 1.1 1.1 STEALS...... 49 54 Steals per game...... 6.1 6.8 BLOCKS...... 26 36 Blocks per game...... 3.3 4.5 WINNING STREAK...... 1 - Home win streak...... 1 - ATTENDANCE...... 32356 43456 Home games-Avg/Game.... 4-8089 4-10864 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total ------Nebraska...... 236 275 - 511 Opponents...... 251 280 - 531