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SAME BALL. NEBRASKA BASKETBALL NEW GAME. Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-8, 1-5 Big 12) Missouri Tigers (13-7, 2-5 Big 12) Head Coach: Doc Sadler Head Coach: Mike Anderson Record at Nebraska: 12-8 (First year) at Record at MU: 13-7 (First year) Career Division I Record: 60-26 (3 years) Career Record: 102-48 (5 years) Career Record: 179-66 (8 years) Assistant Coaches: Assistant Coaches: Melvin Watkins, Matt Zimmerman, T.J. Cleveland Philip Mathews, Tony Benford, David Anwar 2006-07 Nebraska Schedule >>>Game Information Possible Lineups 2006-07 Date Opponent Time/Result Game: 21 Nebraska Cornhuskers Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Nov. 14 Nebraska-Omaha (21 Sports) ..............W, 76-62 G Charles Richardson Jr. Sr. 5-9 165 7.6 5.7* Nov. 18 No. 20/25 Creighton (NET2) .................W, 73-61 Game Date: Feb. 3 G Jamel White So. 6-3 190 10.3 2.7* Nov. 21 Lubbock Christian ................................W, 65-42 Release Date: Feb. 2 G Marcus Perry Sr. 6-2 185 8.8 1.9 Nov. 27 Arkansas-Pine Bluff .............................W, 71-42 Tip off: 12:47 p.m. CST G Ryan Anderson Fr. 6-4 195 11.3 4.2 Nov. 29 North Texas (FSNMW) ..........................W, 76-57 Television: ESPN Plus C Aleks Maric Jr. 6-11 270 17.1 7.8 Dec. 2 at Rutgers ................................................L, 73-75 (Fred White, play-by-play; Jon Sundvold, color) Dec. 9 vs. Oregon (FSN)# ..................................L, 56-68 2006-07 Dec. 17 Alabama A&M .......................................W, 82-55 Radio: Husker Sports Network Missouri Tigers Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Dec. 20 vs. Wyoming^ (KOLN/KGIN) ..................W, 73-55 (Kent Pavelka, play-by-play; Matt Davison, color) G Matt Lawrence So. 6-6 205 11.7 3.5 Dec. 22 at Hawaii^ (KOLN/KGIN) .........................L, 72-81 Internet: Huskers.com (live radio, stats) G Jason Horton Jr. 6-2 190 4.6 2.1 Dec. 23 vs. Houston^ (KOLN/KGIN) ....................W, 70-57 Satellite Radio: Missouri broadcast on Sirius channel 161 G Stefhon Hannah Jr. 6-1 175 15.9 4.8* F Marshall Brown Jr. 6-6 220 11.2 3.8 Dec. 30 vs. Miami& (FSNMW) .............................W, 82-67 Venue: Mizzou Arena (15,061) Jan. 3 Savannah State .....................................W, 81-53 C Kalen Grimes Jr. 6-9 250 7.5 5.8 Jan. 6 Western Kentucky ................................W, 82-71 *assists Jan. 10 at Iowa State* (FSNMW) .........................L, 62-71 >>>Huskers Start Road Swing at Missouri Jan. 17 at Oklahoma* (FSNMW) ..........................L, 53-70 After playing three of its last four games at home, the Nebraska men's basketball team hits the road for a two- Jan. 20 Colorado* (ESPN Plus/ESPNU) ...........W, 71-50 game swing starting this weekend in Columbia, Mo. The Huskers open the road trip against the Missouri Tigers on Jan. 24 Texas* (FSNMW) ....................................L, 61-62 Saturday, Feb. 3, at the Mizzou Arena. Jan. 27 at Kansas State* (FSNMW) .....................L, 45-61 Jan. 29 Kansas* (ESPN) .....................................L, 56-76 The Tigers enter the game with a 13-7 overall record and 2-5 mark in league play after dropping a mid-week Feb. 3 at Missouri* (ESPN Plus)..................... 12:30 p.m. contest at Kansas State. MU is 12-2 at home this season with both of its losses coming in Big 12 action. The Huskers Feb. 6 at Texas Tech* (FSNMW) .......................... 7 p.m. hope to add to that as they look for their first true road victory of the season. NU owns three wins away from Lincoln Feb. 10 Texas A&M* (FSNMW) ..............................7 p.m. this year, all on neutral courts, while opening with a 12-8 record, including a 1-5 conference mark. Feb. 13 Kansas State* (FSNMW) ...........................7 p.m. The Nebraska-Missouri game will tip off at 12:47 p.m. on Saturday and can be seen regionally on ESPN Plus as Feb. 17 at Kansas* (ESPN Plus) ............................. 3 p.m. part of the syndicated Big 12 package. Veteran play-by-play man Fred White will call the action while Jon Sundvold Feb. 21 at Baylor* (FSNMW) .............................. 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Missouri* (ESPN Plus).......................12:30 p.m. adds color commentary. KLKN (channel 8) in Lincoln, Cox-2 in Omaha and KIIT in North Platte are scheduled to Feb. 28 Iowa State* ................................................7 p.m. carry the contest within the state of Nebraska. The game can also be seen on DirecTV and Dish Network and fans March 3 at Colorado* (ESPN Plus) ................... 12:30 p.m. in other markets around the country should check their local listings for a complete schedule of Big 12 syndicated March 5 Oklahoma State*$ .....................................7 p.m. games on the weekend. March 8-11 at Big 12 Championship (ESPN Plus) ........... TBA The contest can also be heard on the radio throughout Nebraska on the 25-station Husker Sports Network, as (Oklahoma City, Okla.) ^Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii #at Rose Garden in Portland, Ore. well as on the Internet at Huskers.com. Kent Pavelka, the basketball voice of the Huskers, will call the action from &Orange Bowl Basketball Classic, Sunrise, Fla. *Big 12 Conference game courtside while Matt Davison adds color commentary. ALL TIMES ARE CENTRAL $originally scheduled for Jan. 13 2006-07 Numerical Roster 2006-07 Nebraska Stats No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG A B S 1 Sek Henry G 6-3 180 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Patterson School [N.C.]) 7.7 2.1 45 3 18 3 Charles Richardson Jr.^^^ G 5-9 165 Sr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 7.6 3.0 114 2 43 4 Marcus Perry^ G 6-2 185 Sr. Anniston, Ala. (Southern Union State CC) 8.8 1.9 21 6 8 5 Jay-R Strowbridge G 6-0 180 Fr. Ardmore, Ala. (Sparkman) 3.6 0.9 26 0 4 12 Kyle Marks^ F 6-7 225 So. Riviera Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) 1.9 1.3 1 3 2 21 Aleks Maric^^ C 6-11 270 Jr. Sydney, Australia (Life Center [N.J.] Academy) 17.1 7.8 17 23 9 23 Mike Smith G 6-2 190 RFr. Bronx, N.Y. (Regional) 1.2 0.5 4 0 2 25 Paul Velander^ G 6-2 190 So. Blacksburg, Va. (Blacksburg) 3.8 1.1 12 2 5 31 Jamel White^ G 6-3 190 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute) 10.3 2.7 52 4 16 32 Chris Balham F 6-8 225 RFr. Kansas City, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West) 0.4 0.8 1 4 2 41 Jeremy Barr F 6-8 265 So. New Providence, Bahamas (Westbury Christian (Texas)) Sitting out under NCAA transfer rules 44 Ryan Anderson G 6-4 195 Fr. Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach) 11.3 4.2 27 2 18 ^-letters earned The Series Coming Up Next Missouri leads the all-time series by a 121-86 margin and has won 17 of the past 24 meetings since the Following Saturday's contest in Columbia, the Huskers have their first Tuesday league contest when they formation of the Big 12 Conference. Nebraska won two of the three matchups last year, but dropped the travel to Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech on Feb. 6. Nebraska then returns to Lincoln for a two- regular-season finale in Columbia by a single point, 64-63. game homestand as it faces Texas A&M (Feb. 10) and Kansas State (Feb. 13) at the Devaney Center. 2006-07 Nebraska Men's Basketball SAME BALL. NEBRASKA BASKETBALL NEW GAME. 2006-07 Team Leaders >>>Nebraska Looks for Success Against Tigers year, including 19 points in both of the Huskers' contests Double-Figure Scoring Games against ranked teams (No. 20 Creighton, No. 6 KU). He Aleks Maric 16, Jamel White 9, Ryan Anderson 9, Charles Richardson Jr. Nebraska returns to the road for the 10th time this 6, Marucs Perry 6, Sek Henry 4, Paul Velander 4, Jay-R Strowbridge 1 season when it heads to Columbia to take on the Missouri also had 19 against Alabama A&M and a career-best 29 Double-Figure Rebounding Games Tigers on Saturday. NU is 3-6 away from the Devaney against Hawaii, including an NU freshman record seven Aleks Maric 5, Ryan Anderson 2 Center this season and will be seeking its first victory on 3-pointers. Double-Doubles the Tigers' home court since 1995, a streak of 11 straight Nebraska also hopes to get another strong effort from Aleks Maric 5 losses. sophomore guard Jamel White, who averaged 18.0 points 20-Point Games in three contests against the Tigers last year. White hit Aleks Maric 7, Ryan Anderson 1, Sek Henry 1, Marcus Perry 1, Jamel The Huskers will be trying to get back in the win column White 1 for the second time in conference play as they attempt 8-of-15 from 3-point range last season while helping NU to Games Leading NU in Scoring* to snap a three-game losing streak, their longest of the two victories against the Tigers. Aleks Maric 10, Ryan Anderson 5, Marcus Perry 3, Sek Henry 1, Jamel season. NU is also looking to avoid a 1-6 start to Big White 1 12 play for the second time in four years. The Huskers Games Leading NU in Rebounding* >>>Save the Date Aleks Maric 14, Ryan Anderson 4, Jim Ledsome 2, Paul Velander 1 opened the 2003-04 league campaign with only one win The game between Nebraska and Oklahoma State Games Leading NU in Assists* in their first seven contests, but rebounded to post a 6-10 originally scheduled for Saturday, Jan.