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2003-04 Game 22 vs. Kansas State Huskers.com Feb. 18, 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 Set for Rematch Against Wildcats 2003-04 Schedule The Nebraska men's basketball team is set to battle the Kansas State Wildcats at the Bob Overall: 14-7 Big 12 Conference: 4-6 Devaney Sports Center on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The game will tip off at 7:07 p.m. and can be Home: 12-2 Road: 2-5 Neutral: 0-0 heard on the Pinnacle Sports Network and Huskers.com, with Randy Lee calling the action Date Opponent Time/Result and Matt Davison adding color analysis. The game will also be broadcast locally in Kansas Nov. 22 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 80-64 on Fox Sports Midwest, but is not available in Nov. 29 Eastern Michigan W, 67-59 The Matchup Nebraska. Dec. 3 Arizona State W, 66-60 Who: Kansas State (11-10, 3-7) The rematch with the Wildcats will mark the Dec. 6 South Florida W, 75-52 vs. Nebraska Huskers (14-7, 4-6) first time this season that Nebraska has played Dec. 8 Delaware State W, 68-39 When: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7:07 p.m. (CST) Dec. 10 at Creighton (KM3) L, 54-61 Where: Devaney Center (13,595) back-to-back league contests at home. The Huskers have been dominant at the Devaney Dec. 13 Tennessee W, 77-62 Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Dec. 20 Bethune-Cookman W, 70-26 Randy Lee, play-by-play Center, where they own a 12-2 record in Dec. 22 Lipscomb W, 75-52 Matt Davison, color analyst 2003-04. Nebraska has now won at least 12 Dec. 29 at Minnesota W, 77-60 TV: Wildcat Network (FSM in Kansas only) home games 15 times in 28 years in the BDSC, Jan. 6 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 93-49 Internet: Huskers.com (live radio, stats) including twice under Coach Collier. NU has Jan 10 at Iowa State* L, 74-89 Series: KSU leads 117-88 also secured its 28th consecutive winning Jan. 14 Colorado* L, 60-68 Coaches: NU – Barry Collier (248-189) season at the Devaney Center. KSU – Jim Wooldridge (277-208) Jan. 17 at No. 18/16 Texas* (ERT) L, 61-63 The Huskers have played well in Lincoln, Jan. 21 Baylor* W, 76-47 Probable Lineups winning three of their last four home contests, Jan. 24 at Missouri* L, 51-72 2003-04 all by double figures. Nebraska has outscored Feb. 1 No. 25/25 Oklahoma* (ERT) L, 50-52 Nebraska Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. its opponents by 18.7 points per game at home Feb. 4 at Kansas State* L, 61-78 G Nate Johnson 6-1 195 12.5 3.9 this season, as the Huskers are allowing just G Jake Muhleisen 6-4 200 8.3 3.4 Feb. 7 Missouri* (ERT) W, 78-62 53.4 points per game at the Devaney Center. G Marcus Neal Jr. 6-0 175 4.4 1.7* Feb. 11 at Texas A&M* W, 83-77 F Brian Conklin 6-11 240 7.2 3.0 Opponents have been held to 35.4 percent Feb. 15 No. 12/13 Kansas* (ABC) W, 74-55 F Andrew Drevo 6-8 250 11.1 4.5 shooting, including 28.7 percent from three- Feb. 18 Kansas State* 7:05 p.m. *assists per game point range, and have been outrebounded by Feb. 21 at Oklahoma State* 7 p.m. 2003-04 an average of 7.8 boards per game. Feb. 24 Texas Tech* 7:05 p.m. Kansas State Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. While NU has frustrated opponents at home, Feb. 28 Iowa State* (ERT) 3 p.m. G Dez Willingham 5-11 170 4.9 1.3 the Huskers have been nearly unstoppable on March 3 at Kansas* 6:30 p.m. G Tim Ellis 6-4 175 13.7 5.3 offense. Nebraska has averaged 72.1 points March 6 at Colorado* (ERT) 3 p.m. G Jarrett Hart 6-5 210 11.5 3.1* per game while hitting 48.4 percent from the F Jeremiah Massey 6-7 215 14.0 7.9 March 11-14 at Big 12 Tournament (ERT) TBA F Marques Hayden 6-7 235 9.2 7.5 field, including an amazing 44.3 percent from *assists per game outside the arc in the BDSC. Times Central Standard and subject to change. Following Wednesday's contest against the Home games in bold. Wildcats, Nebraska will hit the road to take on league-leading Oklahoma State on Saturday, * - Big 12 Conference game. Feb. 21, in Stillwater, Okla. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. 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) 5.9 2.2 14 2 9 3 Charles Richardson Jr. G 5-8 155 Fr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 2.7 2.1 56 0 13 4 Nate Johnson^ G 6-1 195 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. (Penn Valley CC) 12.5 3.9 34 1 15 5 Shuan Stegall G/F 6-6 215 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan) 0.9 0.7 1 1 0 10 Marcus Neal Jr. G 6-0 175 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (Polk CC) 4.4 1.7 35 1 9 11 Wes Wilkinson^ F 6-9 205 So. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) 2.8 1.7 11 9 10 12 Jake Muhleisen^^ G 6-4 200 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 8.3 3.4 38 5 25 15 Bronsen Schliep^ F 6-7 205 So. Fairfield, Neb. (Sandy Creek) 1.6 0.9 4 0 0 20 Brian Conklin^^^ F 6-11 230 Sr. Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) 7.2 3.0 20 8 6 21 Corey Simms^^ G 6-5 205 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Normandy) 4.2 3.7 30 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) 0.2 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) 9.1 5.7 21 30 14 45 Tony Wilbrand^ C 6-10 250 So. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) 1.3 1.1 2 5 1 50 Andrew Drevo^ F 6-8 250 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Morningside College) 11.1 4.5 43 18 23 1 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Team Information About the Huskers Head Coach................ Barry Collier (Butler, 1976) Nebraska enters the midweek matchup riding a three-game conference win streak, the Record at NU (years) ...................... 52-57 (fourth) Huskers' longest league win streak since 1999. The surge has helped Nebraska surpass last Record Overall (years) ................. 248-189 (15th) year's totals for overall wins (11) and league wins (3) with six games remaining before the Assistant Coaches..Reggie Rankin (Ohio, 1989) Big 12 Conference Tournament in Dallas on March 11-14. ....................Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois, 1987) The win streak is the longest in league play under Coach Collier and has helped NU secure ...................Scott Spinelli (Boston University, 1989) its first winning regular season since 1998-99. NU's three-game win streak is currently the Director of Basketball Operations......................... .....................Tim Waller (Western Michigan, 1979) second-longest in the Big 12, behind league leader Oklahoma State's 10-game streak. Video Coordinator .......................Steve Hinerman Since Feb. 7, Nebraska has: Athletic TrainerTradition................................... | TeamworkJose Fonseca | Integritysnapped | Missouri's Tradition six-game | Teamworkwinning streak over| Integrity the Huskers | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 2002-03 Record ................................................ 11-19 won its first Big 12 road game since 2002, a stretch of 13 league road contests, with Big 12 Record (Finish)......................... 3-13 (12th) an 83-77 victory at Texas A&M Big 12 Postseason Tournament ..................... 0-1 snapped a nine-game losing streak against Kansas with a 74-55 dismantling of the No. 2003 Postseason ...............................................none 12/13 Jayhawks on Sunday. Starters Returning/Lost..................................... 4/1 The Huskers have averaged 78.3 points per game during that stretch, more than eight Lettermen Returning/Lost.............................11/4 points higher than their season scoring average In the NCAA Rankings (as of Feb. 16) Team NCAA Big 12 (70.0 ppg) and nearly 12 points higher than Barry Collier their Big 12 scoring average (66.8 ppg). 3pt. FG Percentage 7th 2nd Nebraska has hit 50.7 percent from the floor Radio Show Field-Goal Pct. Defense 9th 1st in those contests, including 50.0 percent from The Barry Collier radio show, a weekly statewide Scoring Defense 15th 1st three-point range. call-in show co-hosted with Gary Sharp, begins Scoring Margin 29th 3rd its fourth year on the Pinnacle Sports Network. The Huskers have made up for a 33.0-30.0 Field-Goal Percentage 33rd 2nd Broadcasts can be heard on Mondays at 7 p.m. on rebounding deficit by hitting an amazing 84.6 Free Throw Percentage 34th 1st anchor affiliates KLIN (1400) in Lincoln and KFAB percent (66-of-78) from the free throw stripe Rebounding Margin 40th 6th (1110 AM) in Omaha, as well as other Pinnacle during that win streak, and have averaged just affiliates across the state.