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2003-04 Game 20 at Texas A&M Huskers.com Feb. 10, 2004 NEBRASKA Bob Devaney Sports Center Basketball Lincoln, Neb. 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 Big 12 Conference: 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: Reed Arena (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 free throw 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 – Melvin Watkins (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 Nate 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 Acie Law 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.