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The Matchup Possible Lineups 2002-03 Schedule Nov. 21 vs. Centenary! W, 68-45 Who: Oklahoma (20-5, 11-3 Big 12) Nebraska Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Nov. 23 vs. Alaska-Fairbanks! L, 61-64 vs. Nebraska (11-16, 3-11 Big 12) G Brennon Clemmons 6-2 185 6.5 *2.3 Nov. 24 vs. Ball State! L, 65-73 When: Tuesday, March 4, 7 p.m. G Corey Simms 6-5 205 7.7 5.0 Where: Lloyd Noble , Norman, Okla. G Nate Johnson 6-2 180 13.6 3.7 Dec. 1 Texas-San Antonio W, 69-53 Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network F John Turek 6-9 240 7.7 6.7 Dec. 5 South Florida (ESPN2) L, 60-65 Randy Lee, play-by-play F Andrew Drevo 6-8 270 13.0 7.3 Dec. 8 No. 20/17 Minnesota W, 80-60 Dave Campbell, color analyst Dec. 14 IPFW W, 63-46 TV: Sooner Sports Network (in Okla. only) Oklahoma Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. Dec. 21 No. 20/19 Creighton (KM3) L, 73-81 Internet: Huskers.com (radio) G Hollis Price 6-1 170 19.3 2.8 Dec. 27 vs. UC Santa Barbara# W, 60-57 Series: OU leads 98-78 G D’Angelo Alexander 6-4 215 6.2 3.1 Dec. 28 at Arizona State# L, 63-75 Last meeting: OU 78, NU 52 (2002) G Quannas White 6-1 190 8.6 *3.8 Dec. 31 Eastern Washington W, 63-60 Coaches: NU -- Barry Collier, 234-179 F Kevin Bookout 6-8 260 9.5 6.1 Jan. 4 Denver W, 79-75(ot) OU -- Kelvin Sampson, 383-227 C Jabahri Brown 6-10 210 6.2 5.5 Jan. 7 Lipscomb W, 70-60 check out page 85 of NU media guide for complete OU roster *assists per game Jan. 11 at No. 14/13 Kansas* (ESPN+) L, 59-92 Jan. 15 Texas A&M* L, 52-53 Huskers Start Road Trip at Nationally Ranked Oklahoma Jan. 18 Colorado* W, 80-77 (ot) The Nebraska men’s team begins the final week of the regular season with a road Jan. 22 at Kansas State* L, 53-77 contest against Oklahoma on Tuesday, March 4. The Huskers and Sooners will tip off at 7 p.m. at Jan. 25 at Iowa State* (ESPN+) L, 61-71 the Lloyd Noble Center. The game can be heard live on the Pinnacle Sports Network and Huskers.com Jan. 29 No. 25/25 Missouri* L, 56-63 with Randy Lee calling the action and Dave Campbell adding color. It will also be telecast in Feb. 1 No. 12/13 Kansas* (ESPN) L, 51-81 Oklahoma on the Sooner Sports Network. Feb. 5 at Texas Tech* L, 49-75 Nebraska (11-16, 3-11 in Big 12) looks to continue to play solid defense while trying to pick up Feb. 12 No. 13/14 Oklahoma St.* L, 70-77 its first road win of the season and extend its current two-game conference winning streak. NU Feb. 15 No. 6/6 Texas* (ESPN+) L, 63-75 has limited its last four opponents to just 39.6 percent shooting from the field and 30.9 percent Feb. 18 at No. NR/22 Missouri* L, 50-67 from three-point range. In its two victories last week, the Huskers held Kansas State and Iowa Feb. 22 at Baylor* L, 64-78 State to a combined 37.9 percent shooting overall and 62.0 points per game. The Wildcats and Feb. 25 Kansas State* W, 68-61 Cyclones hit just 19.4 percent from behind the arc, including 1-of-20 three-pointers in the second March 1 Iowa State* W, 69-61 period. March 4 at Oklahoma* 7 p.m. The Huskers also hit the glass much better during its two recent victories, outrebounding its March 8 at Colorado* 8 p.m. opponents 44.5-39.0. Nebraska grabbed a season-high 49 rebounds against Iowa State with 20 March 13-16 at Big 12 Tournment (ESPN+) TBA coming on the offensive glass. Senior guard Brennon Clemmons played a large role in Nebraska’s two wins to end the home !Top of the World Classic, Fairbanks, Alaska slate as he averaged 9.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.5 steals. Clemmons has come on #ASU Hoops Classic, Tempe, Ariz. strong at the end of his final year after being sidelined during much of the non-conference slate * game with three dislocated toes in his right foot. Clemmons is third on the team in league play with 8.9 All times Central Standard points and 5.7 rebounds and boasts a team-high 47 assists (3.4 apg) and 30 steals (2.1 spg). While Clemmons provided solid all-around performances in the two victories, junior guard Nate 2002-03 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Pts. Reb. 2002-03 Notes 1 Jason Dourisseau G 6-5 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 5.2 1.5 Started three games; 7 pts., 7 reb., 4 assists vs. ISU 4 Nate Johnson G 6-2 180 Jr.-TR Kansas City, Kan. 13.6 3.7 Leads team in scoring; 14.5 ppg in Big 12 play 11 Wesley Wilkinson F 6-9 205 Fr. Grand Island, Neb. 1.9 2.0 Started two games; hit 4-of-10 attempts over last 5 games 12 Jake Muhleisen* G 6-4 195 So. Lincoln, Neb. 11.7 3.8 Out for season with fractured hip socket; team captain 15 Bronsen Schliep F 6-7 215 R-Fr. Fairfield, Neb. 0.2 0.3 Scored first career pts. with basket vs. KU 20 Brian Conklin** F 6-11 240 Jr. Hubbard, Ohio 3.7 2.2 Season-high 15 pts. vs. Baylor; 108 career 3-ptrs. 21 Corey Simms* G 6-5 205 So. St. Louis, Mo. 7.7 5.0 Third in rebounds; one of NU’s top defenders 24 Roy Enright C 6-9 250 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 0.4 0.5 True freshman has played 13 games 25 Adam Bohac** G 6-1 185 Jr. Kimball, Neb. 0.1 0.7 Career-high 2 reb. vs. UTSA; scored first career pt. vs. KSU 32 Brennon Clemmons* G 6-2 185 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 6.5 4.3 Had 3 pts., 9 reb. and 7 assists vs. ISU; double-double vs. BU 33 Marques McCarty* F 6-5 195 So. Sugarland, Texas 0.8 0.3 Saw action in 13 contests with 10 pts., 3 reb. 40 Dan Heimos* C 6-11 240 So. Waterloo, Ill. 0.0 0.2 Played in 12 games off the bench 44 John Turek* F 6-9 240 So. Council Bluffs, Iowa 7.7 6.7 Had 17 pts., 6 reb., 3 blocks vs. ISU; double-double vs. KSU 45 Tony Wilbrand C 6-10 250 R-Fr. Alliance, Neb. 0.6 0.7 Played in 18 games; season-high 4 pts. vs. KU 50 Andrew Drevo F 6-8 270 R-Jr. Lincoln, Neb. 13.0 7.3 Team-high five double-doubles and 42 3-ptrs. *-letters earned

Head Coach: Barry Collier (Butler University, 1976), 38-47 in third season at Nebraska, 234-179 in 14th season as head coach Assistant Coaches: Reggie Rankin (Ohio University, 1989), Mike Broughton (Indiana Wesleyan, 1977), Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois, 1987) Director of Basketball Operations: Dave Campbell (Catawba College, 1966) Trainer: Jose Fonseca (Penn State, 1997) Equipment Manager: Al Recker (Nebraska, 2002) Team Information Johnson powered the offense by averaging 17.5 points over the past two games. The Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year, Johnson hit 46.4 percent from the floor in the two contests while 2001-02 Record ...... 13-15 (12-4 H, 1-10 A, 0-1 N) averaging a team-high 36.0 minutes. Johnson, who leads the team with 13.6 points per game on the Big 12 Record (Finish) ...... 6-10 (t-7th) season and 14.5 points per contest in Big 12 action, scored a game-high 20 points against Iowa Big 12 Postseason Tournament ...... 0-1 State while adding a season-high eight rebounds. 2001 Postseason ...... none Sophomore John Turek also picked up the pace on the offensive end last week, averaging 13.5 points while adding a team-high 10.0 rebounds. He pitched in 10 points vs. Kansas State and 17 Starters Returning/Lost* ...... 4/2 against Iowa State, marking the first time in his career he has scored double-figure points in back- Lettermen Returning/Lost ...... 8/6 to-back games. On the glass, Turek had 14 boards vs. the Wildcats and added six, including five Starters Returning (4)* offensive rebounds, against the Cyclones. Turek hit 50.0 percent (11-of-22) from the floor last Brennon Clemmons, 6-2, 185, Sr., G week and added four blocked shots and four steals. 8.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.7 spg Brian Conklin, 6-11, 240, F, Jr. 9.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 65 3FG, 43.3 3FG % About the Oklahoma Sooners Jake Muhleisen, 6-4, 195, So., G Oklahoma enters the midweek matchup looking for its second straight victory after the Sooners 11.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.0 spg, 35 3-pt. downed Texas A&M on the road Saturday by a 69-64 margin. OU has won four of its last five games John Turek, 6-9, 240, F/C, So. and has yet to lose at home this season, where it 5.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.5 bpg owns a 14-0 record. Team Comparison *must have started at least 50 percent of total team games The Sooners have held six of their last seven OU NU opponents to less than 70 points and are allowing 71.9 Points per game 63.7 Other Lettermen Returning (4): Adam Bohac, just 60.5 points per game this season. Opponents 6-1, 185, Jr., G; Dan Heimos, 6-11, 240, So., C; are hitting only 40.2 percent overall – including +11.4 Scoring margin -3.9 Marques McCarty, 6-5, 195, So., G; Corey just 39.1 percent from the floor in conference 44.8 FG percentage 40.4 Simms, 6-5, 205, So., G games – while OU has hit 44.8 percent from the 40.2 FG percentage defense 40.3 field to average 71.9 points per game. Oklahoma Starters Lost (2)* is outrebounding its opponents by a 37.3-32.5 38.9 3-pt. FG percentage 28.2 Cary Cochran, 6-1, 190, G, mark this year, but has held just a 36.9-34.1 34.2 3-pt. FG percentage defense 29.8 14.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 89 3FG, 43.0 3FG % advantage on the boards in Big 12 play. 7.3 3-pt. FG made per game 4.6 Ross Buckendahl, 6-5, 225, F Senior guard Hollis Price, the Big 12 Preseason 72.3 percentage 65.5 1.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg Player of the Year, leads the team with 19.3 points per game while hitting 46.1 percent from the floor. 37.3 Rebounds per game 38.2 Other Lettermen Lost (4): Justin Boeker, 6-9, Price paces the squad with 72 three-pointers and +4.8 margin -0.4 245, F/C; Kedrick Ford, 6-2, 190, G; John is among the national leaders at the free throw 14.2 Assists per game 11.4 Robinson II, 6-1, 195, G; Wilson Thomas, 6-6, line, hitting 92.6 percent. He is also the team 215, Sr., F leader with 34 steals and ranks second on the 11.7 Turnovers per game 14.3 squad with 75 assists. 7.1 Steals per game 6.1 2002-03 Newcomers (7): Jason Dourisseau, Joining Price in double figures, senior 3.7 Blocks per game 3.3 6-5, 185, Fr., G; Andrew Drevo, 6-8, 270, R-Jr., has chipped in 14.1 points per game while adding F/C; Roy Enright, 6-9, 250, Fr., F; Nate Johnson, 4.9 rebounds. Ere is second on the team in three-pointers (37) and free throw percentage (78.4) 6-2, 180, Jr.-TR, G; Bronsen Schliep, 6-7, 215, while ranking third in assists (54) and steals (24). R-Fr., F; Tony Wilbrand, 6-10, 250, R-Fr., C; Freshman Kevin Bookout has made an immediate impact, averaging 9.5 points and a team-high Wesley Wilkinson, 6-9, 205, Fr., F 6.1 rebounds while starting every game this season. Bookout leads the team by hitting 57.0 percent (106-of-186) from the floor and is third on the team with 18 blocked shots. Junior Jabahri Brown Pinnacle Radio Network leads the team with 31 blocked shots and adds 6.2 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. The Sooners are guided by head coach Kelvin Sampson (Pembroke State, 1978). Sampson owns Radio Rights ...... Pinnacle Sports Productions a 207-79 record in his ninth season on the OU sideline and is 383-227 in his 20th year as a head Phone Number ...... (402) 332-0065 coach. General Manager ...... Johnny Andrews Play-by-Play Announcer ...... Randy Lee Color Announcer ...... Dave Campbell What’s Up Next Engineer ...... Mike Elliott Following the matchup with the Sooners, Nebraska ends the regular season with a trip to Boulder, Colo., to take on the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday, March 8, at 8 p.m. CST. NU won the first Barry Collier Radio Show meeting this year, 80-77, in overtime in Lincoln. Following the contest with Colorado, the Huskers will prepare to head south to Dallas for the Big The Barry Collier radio show, a weekly statewide 12 Tournament. The tourney runs March 13-16 at the American Airlines Center. If Nebraska finishes call-in show co-hosted with Gary Sharp, begins its 12th in the league standings, it would begin play at 2:20 p.m. on Thursday, March 13. If it moved up third year on the Pinnacle Sports Network. to 11th in the standings, NU would play on Thursday at 8:20 p.m. Broadcasts can be heard on Mondays at 6 p.m. on anchor affiliates KLIN (1400) in Lincoln and KFAB (1110 AM) in Omaha, as well as other Pinnacle The Series --- OU leads 98-78 affiliates across the state. The show will run Nebraska and Oklahoma will be meeting for the 177th time in a series that dates back to the 1920- through the end of the Huskers’ season. 21 campaign. OU holds a 20-game series advantage, and leads by a 56-20 margin in Norman. The Sooners are 20-4 at the Lloyd Noble Center against the Huskers. Nebraska’s last road victory over the Sooners came in 1999 when the Huskers earned a 96-81 decision, the Huskers’ largest road victory in the series, but NU has won just two of the last 10 meetings in Norman. Nebraska has won seven of the past 20 meetings overall against Oklahoma (since 1991), with four of those contests going to an extra period. OU won three of the overtime games, including a 117-100, three-overtime thriller in 1996 which marks the last time Nebraska recorded at least 100 points in a game. Both games during that season needed an extra session, as the Sooners also won 80-76 in overtime in Lincoln. The Huskers and Sooners combined for 230 points in a 133-97 Oklahoma victory at Norman in 1986-87. The game was the highest-scoring contest in Big Eight history. The teams also combined for 230 points at the 1991 Big Eight Tournament, with NU winning 117-113 in overtime, marking one of the three contests in the 1990s that saw both teams post at least 100 points. The Last Meeting --- OU 78, NU 51 (Jan. 16, 2002 at Lincoln) Head Coach Barry Collier Nebraska failed to score over a 9:42 span as Oklahoma ran off 21 unanswered points to help the Head Coach Barry Collier is in his third season Sooners to a 78-51 victory over the Huskers. guiding the Huskers in the Big 12 Conference Oklahoma turned in a strong defensive effort, holding the Huskers to 24.6 percent shooting. It was and his 14th season as a head coach. Prior to the Huskers’ lowest shooting percentage ever at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. taking over at NU, he spent 11 seasons as head Hollis Price, who finished with 13 points and seven rebounds, sparked a late first-half run with a pair coach at his alma mater, Butler University. of three-pointers, while Ebi Ere scored OU’s final five points of the half, including a three-pointer to In 2001-02, Nebraska collected a 13-15 beat the buzzer. Ere led four Sooners in double figures with 16 points, while Aaron McGhee added a record, including a victory over No. 23 Texas Tech in front of a sell-out crowd at the Devaney double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Center. On the year, Nebraska set team records Oklahoma scored the first seven points of the second half to push the lead to 21 before Brennon for three-pointers made (267) and attempted Clemmons ended the scoring drought with a free throw at the 15:28 mark. (729) while ranking third in the nation in three- Brian Conklin provided most of the Huskers’ offense in the early going, scoring eight points off the pointers per game (9.5). The Huskers also had bench in the first seven minutes as the Huskers took an early 13-6 advantage. Conklin finished with the third-fewest turnovers in school history with a team-high 14 points, including four three-pointers. just 317 in 28 games to rank sixth nationally The lead would quickly evaporate, as the Sooners used a 9-0 run over the next three minutes to (11.3). take a 15-13 advantage. The Huskers tied the score two more times before OU put the clamps on NU’s Nebraska’s improvements were a continuation offense. of Collier’s first season with the program. The Oklahoma’s 27-point margin of victory was the then-largest ever by a Nebraska opponent in the 25th head coach in Nebraska men’s basketball Devaney Center. It was the largest margin by a Husker opponent in Lincoln since Kansas State took history, Collier was hired on April 5, 2000. The an 82-55 victory on Feb. 3, 1973. Huskers recorded a 14-16 mark in his first season in 2001, finishing among the top 15 The Last Time Out (vs. Iowa State) teams in the nation by hitting 48.7 percent from the floor. Guard Cookie Belcher was named to Junior Nate Johnson scored a game-high 20 points and sophomore John Turek added 17 as the the All-Big 12 second team while center Kimani Nebraska men’s basketball team won its second straight league game with a 69-63 victory over Iowa Ffriend and forward Steffon Bradford were each State in front of 9,801 fans at the Devaney Center. named honorable-mention. Guard Brennon Clemmons — the Huskers’ lone senior who was honored before the game - scored Collier came to Nebraska after spending 11 just three points but added nine rebounds and seven assists, as Nebraska dominated the glass. NU years as head coach at Butler. The Bulldogs won the rebounding advantage by a 49-35 mark, setting season single-game highs for total rebounds had a 196-132 record during his tenure, and offensive boards (20). including nine winning seasons in 11 years. Clemmons’ single basket was the last of the home season for the Huskers, as he made a Collier coached his alma mater to five 20-win layup with 31 seconds remaining in the game to give NU a 65-60 lead. ISU’s Tim Barnes then hit a three- seasons, including 22 or more wins in each of pointer just seven seconds later to pull the Cyclones within two. his last four years at Butler. The Bulldogs Barnes’ long range shot capped a 13-3 ISU run to get the Cyclones back in the contest. But Iowa reached the NCAA Tournament in 1997, 1998 State missed four other shots in the final minute while Johnson hit four free throws down the stretch and 2000, after not reaching the national to seal the victory. tournament in the previous 35 seasons. Butler After entering the intermission tied at 34, the teams traded baskets for the first seven minutes of also reached the National Invitation Tournament the second half. Turek’s layup at the 13:05 mark tied the game for the sixth time in the contest before three times under Collier. the Huskers used a 9-0 run to open a 51-42 advantage with 9:17 to play. Collier made Butler competitive on the national Iowa State cut the lead to five, 51-46, before junior Brian Conklin hit a three-pointer to put Nebraska level, while making the Bulldogs a dominant ahead by eight. Freshman Jason Dourisseau, who had a season-high seven boards and four assists force in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. with seven points, made a layup to give the Huskers their first double-figure advantage of the game. The Bulldogs won two MCC regular-season titles Turek then dunked off a perfect lob pass from Clemmons to bring the crowd to its feet and give NU under Collier (1997 and 2000) and posted a 55- 19 (.743) league record in Collier’s last four the largest lead of the game before the Cyclones started pressing and cut the deficit to two points years. in the final minute. His outstanding conference record did not Nebraska’s momentum in the second half came after a furious finish in the first period. Nebraska go unnoticed by his peers. Collier was named trailed 29-21 until Johnson hit a jumper for his first points of the game at the 4:54 mark. Drevo then conference coach of the year four times, hit a jumper to make the deficit four and Johnson added another basket at the 2:49 mark to make it including 1991, 1997, 1999 and 2000. a two-point game. Dourisseau dunked home the tying points with two seconds left in the period following a Clemmons’ . Collier Year-by-Year At Butler Postgame notes vs. Iowa State Season Overall MCC Postseason X Nebraska ended the home slate with a 9-6 record at the Devaney Center, its 27th consecutive 1989-90 6-22 2-12 winning season in the building. 1990-91 18-11 10-4 NIT X NU hit 43.1 percent from the floor, marking the third time in the last five games the Huskers have 1991-92 21-10 7-3 NIT hit at least 40 percent from the floor. In NU’s first nine conference games, the Huskers hit 40 percent 1992-93 11-17 5-9 from the field just once. 1993-94 16-13 6-4 X The Huskers’ lone senior, Brennon Clemmons, was honored before the game. Clemmons finished 1994-95 15-12 8-7 with nine rebounds and seven assists, each just one off his career highs. He missed his first four shots 1995-96 19-8 12-4 from the field before finishing with three points, including his only basket with a layup with 31 seconds 1996-97 23-10 12-4 NCAA remaining in the game to put NU up by five, 65-60. 1997-98 22-11 8-6 NCAA X Nebraska set a season high with 49 rebounds, and outrebounded the Cyclones by 14 (49-35), 1998-99 22-10 11-3 NIT including a season-high 20 offensive boards. It was the first time NU outrebounded a conference 1999-2000 23-8 12-2 NCAA opponent since taking a 36-30 advantage on the glass against ISU in Ames. It was NU’s fourth double- Overall 196-132 93-58 figure rebounding advantage of the year. X Junior Nate Johnson didn’t score for the first 15 minutes of the game, until a basket with 4:54 left At Nebraska before the break. Johnson went on to collect eight points in the opening frame before finishing with Season Overall B12 Postseason a team-high 20 points. 2000-01 14-16 7-9 X Johnson added a career-high eight rebounds, while freshman Jason Dourisseau set a career high 2001-02 13-15 6-10 with seven rebounds. Dourisseau also had a career-high four assists. 2002-03 11-16 3-11 X Sophomore John Turek finished with 17 points, just one off his season high of 18 and three off Overall 38-47 16-30 his career high of 20. It was the first time in his career he has had double-figure points in back-to-back games. Turek also had 10 points this past Tuesday against Kansas State. Overall 14th year 234-179 109-88 3NCAA, 3NIT USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll Triple the Fun (Feb. 24) Senior guard Brennon Clemmons had an outstanding all-around game for the Huskers when he Team (1st place votes) ...... Record nearly picked up the first regular-season triple-double in school history against Baylor. Clemmons 1. Arizona (29) ...... 21-2 finished the contest against the Bears with 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. It was his first 2. Kentucky (2) ...... 22-3 double-double of the season. Clemmons also had two double-doubles to pace the Huskers last year. 3. Oklahoma ...... 19-4 Clemmons’ 10 rebounds vs. Baylor tied his career high set twice last season, when he finished 13th 4. Florida ...... 22-4 nationally in rebounding among guards (6-2 and under) according to STATS, Inc. Clemmons averaged 5. Duke ...... 19-4 5.0 boards per game to rank second on the squad in 2002. This year he is averaging 4.3 rpg. 6. Texas...... 18-5 The Indianapolis, Ind., native also tied his career high with eight assists against BU. Clemmons 7. Kansas ...... 20-6 previously dished out eight assists against Western Illinois in his fifth career game at NU. He finished 8. Pittsburgh ...... 19-4 the game against the Leathernecks with eight points, eight rebounds and eight assists, marking the 9. Louisville ...... 19-4 first time he nearly reached the triple-double plateau. 10. Notre Dame ...... 21-5 Clemmons reached the magic mark in the 2002-03 exhibition season, when he recorded a triple- 11. Marquette ...... 20-4 double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists against Northwest Sports Tours. 12. Wake Forest ...... 19-4 The triple-double in the exhibition season is believed to be the first-ever in school history, although 13. Xavier ...... 20-4 complete exhibition contest box scores are not available. It was Clemmons’ third of his career, with 14. Maryland ...... 17-7 the other two coming at Northwest High School. In the past 15 years, the closest a Husker has been 15. Syracuse ...... 19-4 to recording a triple-double before Clemmons came when Beau Reid had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 16. Illinois ...... 18-5 eight assists in a 105-68 victory over Toledo in 1990. 17. Oklahoma State ...... 20-5 Clemmons missed three games early in the non-conference season after suffering three dislocated 18. Creighton ...... 24-3 toes in his right foot against Texas-San Antonio. Since returning to the starting lineup against 19. Stanford ...... 21-6 Colorado, Clemmons has averaged 9.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 2.2 steals per game. 20. Mississippi State ...... 17-6 21. California...... 19-5 Tremendous Transfers 22. Georgia ...... 16-7 Juniors Andrew Drevo and Nate Johnson are definitely making their mark in their first year playing 23. Utah ...... 20-4 for the NU basketball program. 24. Connecticut ...... 17-6 The two transfers – Johnson from Penn Valley CC and Drevo Transfer Scoring 25. Dayton ...... 19-5 from Division II Morningside College – are first and second in The following is a list of the top 10 2002-03 Husker opponents in italics. scoring (Johnson, 13.6; Drevo, 13.0) for NU; second and third first-year scoring averages for Other Husker opponents receiving votes: in free throw percentage (Johnson, 73.3; Drevo, 67.4); first and transfers at NU (among top 60 Missouri, Minnesota. fifth in three-pointers (Drevo, 42; Johnson, 15); third and fourth career scorers): in field-goal percentage (Johnson, 41.2; Drevo, 39.9); first and Rk. Player Year PPG Associated Press Poll fifth in rebounding (Drevo, 7.3; Johnson, 3.7); first and fourth Nate Johnson 2003 13.6 (Feb. 24) in assists (Johnson, 58; Drevo, 36); and second and fourth in Andrew Drevo 2003 13.0 Team (1st place votes) ...... Record steals (Johnson, 25; Drevo, 20). 1. Bernard Day 1986 13.1 2. Derrick Chandler 1992 12.3 1. Arizona (58) ...... 21-2 Johnson and Drevo, who both rank among the top 25 in overall 3. Kimani Ffriend 2000 12.0 2. Kentucky (14) ...... 22-3 and league-only scoring, are putting themselves among elite 4. Stan Cloudy 1983 11.7 3. Oklahoma ...... 19-4 company in their first year with the Huskers. Entering the season, 5. Derrick Vick 1987 11.1 4. Florida ...... 22-4 only 10 of the top 60 scorers in NU history were two-year players Steffon Bradford 2000 11.1 5. Texas...... 18-5 after transferring into Nebraska’s program. While Johnson and 7. Harvey Marshall 1985 10.7 6. Duke ...... 19-4 Drevo will not make it onto the NU career list this season, they are Bernard Garner 1996 10.7 7. Kansas ...... 20-6 set up nicely to reach it next year. 9. Ray Richardson 1989 10.6 10. Eric Johnson 1988 8.8 8. Pittsburgh ...... 19-4 At their current pace, Johnson and Drevo would finish this 9. Notre Dame ...... 21-5 season ranked Nos. 1 and 3 in scoring among first-year transfers at Nebraska. Bernard Day, who ranks 10. Marquette ...... 20-4 39th on the NU career scoring list with 802 points (12.7 ppg over 63 games in 1985-86 and 1986-87), 11. Louisville ...... 19-4 is currently the highest-scoring first-year transfer with 13.1 points per game (392 total) in 1985-86, 12. Wake Forest ...... 19-4 while only two others on the NU career list have averaged at least 12.0 points per game in their first 13. Xavier ...... 20-4 year with the program (Derrick Chandler, 12.3 ppg in 1991-92; Kimani Ffriend, 12.0 ppg in 1999-2000). 14. Maryland ...... 17-7 Tony Farmer, who averaged 12.4 points in 1990-91, would have likely also made the career list, but 15. Syracuse ...... 19-4 only played one season at Nebraska. 16. Oklahoma State ...... 20-5 17. Creighton ...... 24-3 Hitting the Century Mark 18. Illinois ...... 18-5 Junior Brian Conklin entered the season with 88 career three-pointers and was on pace to become 19. Stanford ...... 21-6 just the ninth Husker ever to record 100 treys in a career. Though it took a little longer than expected, 20. Mississippi State ...... 17-6 Conklin reached the plateau when he drained three triples against Oklahoma State to score a then- 21. Georgia ...... 16-7 season-high tying 12 points. 22. Utah ...... 20-4 Conklin went 3-of-9 from the field against the Cowboys with all nine attempts coming from behind 23. California...... 19-5 the line to reach the 100-trey mark. The 6-11 forward from Hubbard, Ohio, recently came back with 24. Memphis ...... 18-5 his best game of the season, hitting 5-of-8 from long range for a season-high 15 points against Baylor. 25. Dayton ...... 19-5 Conklin’s five treys tied the NU season high set by Jake Muhleisen against Alaska-Fairbanks. 2002-03 Husker opponents in italics. Conklin now has 108 career three-pointers to rank seventh in NU history. He needs 38 three- Other Husker opponents receiving votes: pointers to move into sixth place, as he would pass Tyronn Lue (145, 1996-98). Cary Cochran (1999- Missouri, Minnesota, Colorado. 2002) owns the NU record with 268 three-pointers during his career. While Conklin has hit just 27.4 percent (20-of-73) from long range this season as opponents key on him outside the arc, he still ranks sixth in the Husker record book for career three-point field-goal percentage at 39.0 (108-of-277). Conklin set the NU sophomore record last season as he drained 65 treys while helping NU set the single-season school record with 267 three-pointers. He also ranks seventh on the school freshman chart with 23 in 2000. Playing Big ‘D’ Nebraska Media Policies Sophomore John Turek has seen an increase in his offensive game this season, as he is second among Postgame Procedure active players by hitting 45.3 percent (86-of-190) from the field while adding 7.7 points per game. Following Nebraska's home contests, Coach Both totals are up from last season when he chipped in 5.4 points on 39.1 percent (61-of-156) shooting. Collier will meet with the media following a brief However, it is Turek’s defensive presence that has enabled him to become the only Husker to start cooling-off period in the media room, located all 27 games in 2003. Turek has recorded 48 of Nebraska’s 89 blocked shots this season to rank fourth near the southeast corner of floor. Requested in the Big 12 with 1.78 blocks per game. His total is nine more than last season when he tied the NU players will be available following Collier's press rookie record with 39 blocks in 26 games (1.5 bpg). briefing. On the road, Coach Collier and at least Turek is just the eighth Husker to lead the team in blocks in consecutive seasons. Only three Huskers two players will be made available outside of the (Mikki Moore, Rich King and Dave Hoppen) have led the team in blocked shots three straight years, Huskers' locker room. while Hoppen is the only Husker in history to gain at least a share of the team lead for four straight seasons (Hoppen tied Ronnie Smith for team lead in senior season). Media Credentials Turek’s 87 blocked shots ranks sixth in the NU career record book, but is 57 behind fifth place (Derick Credential requests should be faxed to Vicki Chandler, 144, 1992-93). Venson Hamilton (1996-99) owns the Nebraska record with 241 blocked Cartwright's attention at (402) 472-2005 or sent shots during his career. to Nebraska Sports Information, 116 South Against nationally ranked Minnesota during the non-conference slate, Turek helped NU to an 80- Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588- 60 victory while tying his career high with five blocked shots. That contest was one of six this season 0123. that Turek recorded at least three blocks. Turek is also the Huskers’ second-leading rebounder this year at 6.7 boards per contest. Last year, Interview Requests Turek led NU with 6.2 rebounds per game to become the first freshman in NU history to lead the team Any requests for interviews with Nebraska in rebounding. Turek went over the 300-rebound plateau with 13 boards against Oklahoma State. players or coaches should be directed to Assistant He now has 342 in his career and is halfway to making his way into the NU career top 10 (Mikki Moore, SID Jerry Trickie, at (402) 472-7779. Interviews 10th, 661). should be requested one day in advance. The best time to reach Coach Barry Collier for an interview is immediately following practice. All Life Without the Mule interviews must be scheduled through the Sports The Huskers were dealt a major blow when sophomore guard and team captain Jake Muhleisen was Information Office. diagnosed with a hip socket and pelvic area fracture on Monday, Jan. 13. The injury, which he suffered when he fell hard to the floor after being fouled on a drive to the basket against Kansas, ended Muhleisen’s season. The fractures were not displaced and did not require surgery, but requires 8 to Huskers On NBA Rosters 12 weeks recovery time before starting rehab. Nebraska has had 24 players selected in the The loss costs Nebraska its most experienced point guard, as Muhleisen had started all 14 games NBA draft since 1949, with Venson Hamilton up to that point and 27-of-28 games last year as a true freshman. The only contest he had played being the latest selection in 1999 (2nd round, in and not started was Senior Day last year, when NU started all five of its seniors. 50th pick). There were three former Huskers on Muhleisen was the team’s leader in assists (3.4 apg) and minutes played (31.3) while ranking second opening-day rosters this season, including Eric in three-pointers (15) and third in points (11.7 ppg) and field-goal percentage (46.9) before his injury. Piatkowski (L.A. Clippers), Tyronn Lue His all-around play helped him earn all-tournament team honors at the Top of the World Classic and (Washington Wizards) and Erick Strickland (Indiana azcentral.com/ASU Hoops Classic this season, the only Husker to earn the honor at both events. Pacers). The three Huskers on opening-day NBA rosters tied for the third-most representatives of any Welcome Back Clemmons team in the Big 12 this year. Kansas led the way With sophomore captain Jake Muhleisen going down with a season-ending hip injury, the Huskers with six former players opening the season in the needed someone to pick up the slack on both ends of the court. Guard Brennon Clemmons, the only NBA, while Iowa State had four former Cyclones senior on the roster, has taken advantage of the opportunity. in the league. NU, along with Missouri, had three Sidelined much of the previous 10 games because of three dislocated toes in his right foot suffered players, while Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas and against Texas-San Antonio, Clemmons rose to the occasion against Texas A&M by chipping in eight Texas Tech each had two on the list. Colorado points, eight rebounds, two assists and one steal in 27 minutes. Clemmons had just 16 points, seven and Oklahoma State each had one while Kansas rebounds and three assists in the previous seven combined games after missing three contests State and Texas A&M were the only league because of the injury. members without a former player on an opening- The solid performance earned Clemmons his third start of the season and he responded accordingly day roster. in the Huskers’ overtime victory against Colorado. Clemmons had 11 points – his first double-figure Mikki Moore became the fourth former Husker scoring effort of the year – while adding six rebounds, two assists and one steal. He also played a this season to play in the NBA, as he had a 10- career-high 38 minutes in the game. day contract with the Boston Celtics starting Jan. Clemmons has started every game since, coming up big in the past three weeks. Against Oklahoma 6. State, Clemmons had a team-high 21 points with six rebounds, five assists and two steals in 35 minutes. Clemmons hit 6-of-8 attempts from the field and a season-high 8-of-10 from the free throw line. He followed up with 17 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in 34 minutes against Texas. At Baylor, Clemmons nearly recorded the first triple-double in NU regular-season history, as he had 12 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists against the Bears. It was Clemmons’ third career double- double, as he tied his career high for rebounds and assists. Since Muhleisen has been sidelined (13 games), Clemmons has averaged 9.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.2 steals while gaining 32.2 minutes per game. He has also hit a team-high 78.8 percent (41-of-52) from the foul line during that span. Powering the Huskers Junior guard Nate Johnson has provided spectacular results at times this season, especially when it comes to dominating teams down the stretch in tight games. Against Eastern Washington, Nebraska needed a lift and Johnson answered when he sank four straight baskets and hit two free throws over the final 2:45 to score 10 of Nebraska’s final 11 points. He added a blocked shot and steal to give the Huskers a 63-60 victory. Johnson’s exciting play was not shocking considering his credentials. After all, he was the JUCO Division II national Player of the Year in 2002 after averaging more than 25 points per contest and was named the Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in 2003. What was shocking is the way he took over the game after being limited to just one basket in the first 37:15 of the contest. Prior to 2002-03 Miscellaneous Stats his outburst, Johnson was 1-of-2 from the field and was not in the starting lineup for the second half. In another dramatic turn of events, Johnson took over in the final three minutes of regulation and Double-Figure Scoring Games (72): overtime against Denver before finishing with a career-high 25 points. Johnson hit 8-of-19 shots from Drevo (18), Johnson (18), Muhleisen (8), the field and 9-of-13 from the charity stripe to pace the Huskers. Johnson had seven points, including Simms (7), Turek (7), Clemmons (6), four free throws, in the final 3:00 of regulation against the Pioneers and added a team-high five points Conklin (4), Dourisseau (4) in the overtime. Johnson nearly matched Denver’s effort in the extra period, as DU scored just seven points in overtime. Double-Figure Rebounding Games (16): Against Colorado, Johnson scored a game-high 24 points, including a contested layup with seven Turek (8), Drevo (6), Simms (1), Clemmons (1) seconds remaining to tie the game at 68-all and send it to overtime. Johnson then added four points and one rebound in the extra session as the Huskers won their fifth straight overtime game in the Double-Doubles (9): past three years. Drevo (5), Turek (3), Clemmons (1) In the Huskers’ final home game of the year, Johnson had a game-high 20 points against Iowa State, propelling NU to its second straight league win. Johnson did not score in the first 15 minutes of the 20-Point Scoring Games (11): game while missing his first five shots from the floor. Johnson’s jumper with 4:54 left before the Drevo (4), Johnson (4), Clemmons (1), intermission started a 13-5 NU run – including eight points by Johnson – that helped the Huskers tie Muhleisen (1), Simms (1) the game at the break, 34-34. Johnson then added 12 points in the second period, including four straight free throws in the final 30 seconds that sealed the victory. Games Leading NU in Scoring*: On the season, Johnson leads the team in scoring with 13.6 points per game. He has added a team- Drevo (8), Johnson (8), Clemmons (3), high 14.5 points per game in league play after recording double figures in 11 of the 13 league contests Muhleisen (3), Conklin (2), Simms (2), Turek (2), he has played in. Johnson has added a team-high 58 assists (2.1 apg) and is second on the squad Dourisseau (1) at the free throw line, hitting 73.3 percent. Johnson is tied with Andrew Drevo for the team lead in double-figure scoring games with 18, while Games Leading NU in Rebounding*: he and Drevo have each recorded four 20-point contests. Drevo (12), Turek (8), Simms (5), Clemmons (4), Conklin (2), Johnson (2), Wilkinson (2) Doubling Up Games Leading NU in Assists*: Junior forward Andrew Drevo’s first career double-double (27 points and 14 rebounds against No. Johnson (13), Clemmons (9), Muhleisen (9), 20/17 Minnesota) was the first for the Huskers this season. Prior to Drevo, the last time a Nebraska Drevo (5), Simms (2), Turek (1), Dourisseau (1) player had a double-double against a ranked opponent was in 2001, when Kimani Ffriend had 11 points *Includes sharing team lead and 11 rebounds at home against No. 10 Kansas. Drevo went on to post four straight double-doubles, becoming the first Husker since Venson Hamilton in the 1998-99 season to collect four consecutive 2002-03 Big 12 Weekly Honors double-doubles. Drevo’s first double-double came in fewer career games than anyone in the past three years, since Big 12 Player of the Week Steffon Bradford had 17 points and 19 rebounds in his first career contest for Nebraska. Prior to Nov. 25 ...... T.J. Ford, Texas Bradford, the last time a Husker recorded a double-double in his first six career games came at the ...... David Harrison, Colorado beginning of the 1994-95 season when Chris Sallee had 16 points and 11 rebounds against Northeast Dec. 2 ...... Bernard King, Texas A&M Louisiana in his first career game. Dec. 9 ...... Arthur Johnson, Missouri Last year, Nebraska had just three double-doubles on the year, with guard Brennon Clemmons Dec. 16 ...... , Kansas claiming two while Wilson Thomas added one against Missouri. Dec. 23 ...... Kirk Hinrich, Kansas Drevo has since surpassed that mark by himself. In all, Drevo has five double-doubles this year after Dec. 30 ...... Robert Tomanszek, Texas Tech picking up one in conference play against Missouri at home. Drevo recorded game highs in scoring (24) Jan. 6 ...... Ebi Ere, Oklahoma and rebounds (14) against the Tigers. His 14 boards were equal to his total for the previous three Jan. 13 ...... Hollis Price, Oklahoma games combined as he picked up his third double-double against a ranked team this season (also 27 Jan. 20 ...... Victor Williams, Oklahoma State points and 14 rebounds vs. Minnesota; 23 points and 13 rebounds vs. Creighton). Jan. 27 ...... Stephane Pelle, Colorado Overall, Drevo has had six double-figure rebounding efforts this season after adding a game-high Feb. 3 ...... Nick Collison, Kansas 10 boards against Texas Tech. It was the only contest this season that Drevo had double-figure Feb. 10 ...... Kirk Hinrich, Kansas rebounds but did not reach double-digit points. Feb. 17 ...... Lawrence Roberts, Baylor Drevo is not alone on the double-double list. Sophomore forward John Turek picked up his third Feb. 24 ...... Blair Wilson, Colorado double-double of the year, and first career double-double against league competition, when he had 10 points and a game-high 14 rebounds against Kansas State at home. The 14 boards were the second- Big 12 Rookie of the Week highest rebounding total in Turek’s career, behind only the two games that he pulled down 16 rebounds. Nov. 25 ...... Ricky Clemons, Missouri In the non-conference season, Turek had a season-high 18 points with 11 rebounds against IPFW, Dec. 2 ...... Antoine Wright, Texas A&M while Drevo added 13 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. The last time NU had two players record Dec. 9 ...... Antoine Wright, Texas A&M a double-double in the same game was against Kansas State in 2001, when Kimani Ffriend and Brian Dec. 16 ...... Jackson Vroman, Iowa State Conklin matched the feat. Turek added his second career double-double against Lipscomb with 10 Dec. 23 ...... Tim Barnes, Iowa State points and 11 rebounds. Dec. 30 ...... Tim Ellis, Kansas State Senior guard Brennon Clemmons joined the list with his third career double-double when he recorded Jan. 6 ...... Ricky Clemons, Missouri 12 points and 10 rebounds against Baylor. Jan. 13 ...... , Oklahoma State Jan. 20 ...... Kevin Bookout, Oklahoma Jan. 27 ...... Tony Allen, Oklahoma State Facing the Top Teams Feb. 3 ...... Antoine Wright, Texas A&M Nebraska is used to seeing its share of nationally ranked teams throughout the season. This year, Feb. 10 ...... Antoine Wright, Texas A&M NU has played eight teams ranked in at least one national poll, including six in league play. According Feb. 17 ...... Frank Richards, Kansas State to CollegeRPI.com on Sunday, March 2, that has added up to give the Huskers a strength of schedule Feb. 24 ...... Tim Barnes, Iowa State ranked No. 48 in the nation (RPI of 116). Nebraska still has one ranked team left in the regular season, as it faces Oklahoma on Tuesday. Prior to league play, NU had already played two ranked opponents. NU’s first trial versus a ranked squad ended on a positive note, as the Huskers pulled off an 80-60 upset of No. 20/17 (AP/Coaches) Minnesota on Dec. 8. One week later, NU made it two ranked opponents in three games when it took on No. 20/19 Creighton at home, coming out on the short end of an 81-73 score. The last time NU faced at least two nationally ranked squads in the non-conference slate came in 1996-97 when the Huskers squared off against No. 17 Texas (L, 81-83 OT); No. 16 Minnesota (L, 56- 70; and No. 6 Cincinnati (L, 73-84). The Huskers went on to post an 18-15 record while reaching the NIT, where they won two games before bowing out to Connecticut. Nebraska has defeated at least one ranked squad in 11 of the past 13 seasons. Last year, NU toppled No. 20/23 Texas Tech, 80-69, at home. The last time NU defeated a ranked team on the road was 2002-03 Big 12 Rankings Feb. 10, 1999, when NU defeated No. 24 Kansas, 64-59, in Lawrence. Through games of March 2, 2002 All Games -- Team Statistics Home Sweet Home Category ...... Rank Nebraska has been outstanding at home since moving into the Bob Devaney Sports Center in the Scoring Offense ...... 63.7 (12th) 1976-77 season. The Huskers hold a 317-100 (.760) record at home during that span, including an Scoring Defense ...... 67.6 (8th) 9-6 record at the Devaney Center this year. Nebraska has had 27 consecutive winning seasons at Scoring Margin ...... -3.9 (12th) the Devaney Center. Field Goal Pct...... 40.3 (12th) Nebraska is 29-16 at home under coach Collier. NU has been outstanding in non-conference play Field Goal Pct. Defense ...... 40.3 (6th) at the Devaney Center, as it has won 13-of-15 non-league home games over the past two seasons. 3Pt. FG Pct...... 28.2 (12th) 3Pt. FG Defense ...... 29.8 (1st) Free Throw Percentage ...... 65.5 (9th) Watching the Clock Rebound Margin ...... -0.4 (9th) With a young lineup on the floor each night, the Huskers knew entering this season that distributing Blocked Shots ...... 3.30 (9th) minutes would be essential as the coaching staff tried to find the combination that gives NU the best Assists ...... 11.41 (12th) chance at success. To date, NU has five active players averaging at least 20 minutes of action per Steals ...... 6.07 (9th) game with three others seeing at least 10 minutes per contest. Sophomore guard Jake Muhleisen saw the most action of any Husker, as he averaged 31.3 minutes All Games -- Individual Statistics per contest, before suffering a season-ending hip injury in the Big 12 opener against Kansas. Last Scoring ...... Johnson...... 13.6 (21st) year, Muhleisen averaged a team-high 29.3 minutes per game, becoming the first freshman to lead ...... Drevo ...... 13.0 (25th) the Huskers in minutes played since the annual leader category has been tracked (1979). Rebounding ...... Drevo ...... 7.3 (9th) Among the active leaders, sophomore Corey Simms is averaging 31.6 minutes per game while junior ...... Turek ...... 6.7 (11th) Nate Johnson is averaging 31.5 minutes, and both have seen their minutes increase with Muhleisen FG Pct...... None out of the lineup. If Simms and Johnson continue to average at least 30.0 minutes each game, they FT Pct...... Johnson...... 73.3 (14th) would be just the third and fourth players at NU under coach Collier to do so for a full season, joining 3 Pt. Pct...... None Cookie Belcher (34.1 mpg) and Steffon Bradford (30.7 mpg) in 2000-01. 3 Pt./Game ...... Drevo ...... 1.62 (13th) In conference play, Johnson (34.8), Simms (31.2) and Brennon Clemmons (30.9) are each Assists ...... None averaging at least 30 minutes of action while two others – John Turek (29.5) and Andrew Drevo (27.9) Steals ...... Clemmons ...... 1.57 (11th) – are gaining at least 27 minutes of playing time per game. Blocks ...... Turek ...... 1.78 (4th) Off. Reb...... Turek ...... 2.52 (10th) Def. Reb...... Drevo ...... 5.19 (8th) NU’s Johnson Tabbed Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year ...... Turek ...... 4.19 (t-11th) Guard Nate Johnson was selected the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year in a poll of the Big :TO ratio ...... None 12 coaches on Oct. 23, and by the league’s media representatives on Nov. 5. Johnson is the fourth Double-doubles ..... Drevo ...... 5 (t-11th) Husker to receive preseason Big 12 honors, as Tyronn Lue (1997-98), Venson Hamilton (1998-99) ...... Turek ...... 3 (t-13th) and Kimani Ffriend (2000-01) were tabbed preseason first-team All-Big 12 selections by the coaches...... Clemmons ...... 1 (t-26th) A native of Kansas City, Kan., Johnson transferred to Nebraska from Penn Valley Community College, where he earned NJCAA Division II Player-of-the-Year honors last season while leading Penn Big 12 Only Games -- Team Statistics Valley to the national title game. At the national tournament, Johnson was tabbed tourney MVP after Category ...... Rank setting a tournament scoring record with 30.5 points per game, including a 48-point outburst on 17- Scoring Offense ...... 60.4 (12th) of-30 shooting from the floor in the national semifinal. Scoring Defense ...... 72.1 (10th) Johnson, who mainly played point guard, averaged 26.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.6 Scoring Margin ...... -11.8 (12th) steals per game while helping his team to a 26-10 record as a sophomore. Johnson’s point total ranked Field Goal Pct...... 37.8 (12th) fifth nationally while his assist average was 29th. His efforts led to first-team All-America honors, after Field Goal Pct. Defense ...... 43.1 (8th) earning second-team All-America accolades as a rookie. Johnson was also a two-time region player 3Pt. FG Pct...... 28.2 (12th) of the year and set the Penn Valley career scoring record with 1,708 points in two seasons. 3Pt. FG Defense ...... 31.8 (2nd) Free Throw Percentage ...... 64.8 (8th) Also receiving votes for newcomer of the year this season were Baylor forward Terrance Thomas, Rebound Margin ...... -5.1 (t-10th) Iowa State center/forward Jackson Vroman and guard Tim Barnes and Missouri guard Ricky Clemons. Blocked Shots ...... 3.29 (9th) Oklahoma senior guard Hollis Price was selected as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, and Assists ...... 10.0 (12th) was joined on the preseason all-conference first-team by Kansas forward Nick Collison, Kansas guard Steals ...... 6.50 (5th) Kirk Hinrich, Texas Tech forward and Texas guard T.J. Ford. Antoine Wright, a 6-7 freshman at Texas A&M, was selected as the league’s preseason freshman of the year. Big 12 Only Games -- Individual Statistics X Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year – Hollis Price, Oklahoma Scoring ...... Johnson...... 14.5 (t-16th) X Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year – Nate Johnson, Nebraska ...... Drevo ...... 12.9 (23rd) X Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year – Antoine Wright, Texas A&M Rebounding ...... Turek ...... 6.9 (10th) ...... Drevo ...... 6.2 (t-13th) There Is No Place Like Nebraska ...... Clemmons ...... 5.7 (20th) The Huskers have set out to keep the best players in the state at home and the results have been FG Pct...... None positive. Nebraska has gained the services of the last two state players of the year (Jake Muhleisen, FT Pct...... Clemmons ...... 77.4 (12th) 2001; Wesley Wilkinson, 2002) and now have eight in-state players on the roster, including three ...... Johnson...... 76.9 (14th) freshmen in this year’s recruiting class. Last season, NU also had eight players from the Cornhusker 3 Pt. Pct...... None 3 Pt./Game ...... Drevo ...... 1.79 (t-13th) state, the most in 30 years. Assists ...... Clemmons ...... 3.36 (12th) Steals ...... Clemmons ...... 2.14 (t-2nd) Huskers Sign Two for 2003-04; Drevo Awarded Scholarship ...... Johnson...... 1.54 (12th) Two players signed National Letters of Intent to attend the University of Nebraska and play Blocks ...... Turek ...... 1.71 (5th) basketball for the Huskers starting in the 2003-04 season, head coach Barry Collier announced Nov. Off. Reb...... Turek ...... 2.86 (6th) 14. Joining the Huskers next season will be point guard Charles Richardson from Proviso East High Def. Reb...... Clemmons ...... 4.43 (11th) School in Maywood, Ill., and swingman Shuan Stegall (pronounced STEE-gull) from Redan High School ...... Drevo ...... 4.29 (13th) in Stone Mountain, Ga. Collier also announced that Andrew Drevo, a junior who joined the program ...... Turek ...... 4.07 (t-14th) as a walk-on last season, has been awarded a scholarship for 2003-04. Assist:TO ratio ...... Clemmons .... 1.31:1 (12th) Richardson, a 5-9, 160-pounder, will join the Huskers after guiding his Proviso East team each of Double-doubles ..... Drevo ...... 1 (t-16th) the past three years. Last season, Richardson paired with Dee Brown, now a freshman at Illinois, ...... Clemmons ...... 1 (t-16th) and Shannon Brown, who is ranked among the top 10 prospects nationally by numerous recruiting ...... Turek ...... 1 (t-16th) NOTE: League leaders in bold services. Proviso East finished with a 26-3 record in 2001-02 while reaching the sectional final before NU Non-Conference Foes losing to the eventual state runner-up. During Richardson’s sophomore year, the Pirates went 25-4. A rundown of how Nebraska's non-conference Richardson, one of the best defensive guards in Chicago, averaged nine points, eight assists, five foes during the 2002-03 campaign (through games rebounds and five steals as a junior. Richardson played under coach Larry Butler the past two summers of March 2): with the Illinois Warriors, an elite AAU team that he helped to the national 17-and-under title in 2001. Team ...... Record Off the court, Richardson carries a 3.8 grade-point average as an honor roll student. Entering the Centenary ...... 14-14 academic year, Richardson ranked in the top 15 in his senior class (of 476). Richardson chose the Alaska-Fairbanks ...... 17-7 Huskers after receiving interest from Wyoming, Mississippi State, Florida State and DePaul. Ball State ...... 13-14 The 6-6, 205-pound Stegall, whose given name is Gerald DeShuan Stegall, joins the Huskers from Texas-San Antonio ...... 8-17 Redan High School, where he has helped his team to the state tournament each of the past three South Florida ...... 13-12 seasons. Redan reached the Elite Eight last season before finishing with a 21-5 record. A three-year Minnesota ...... 16-8 letterwinner under coach Dalton Greene, Stegall has played the point, and on the wing IPFW ...... 9-21 in high school and averaged 17.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game as a junior in 2001-02. He added Creighton ...... 25-4 4.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while earning first-team All-Dekalb County honors. UC-Santa Barbara ...... 15-12 During the summer of 2002, Stegall played for the Georgia Stars under coach Norman Parker. The Arizona State ...... 17-9 Stars placed third at the AAU national tournament with Stegall averaging 10 points, six rebounds, five Eastern Washington ...... 17-11 assists, one steal and one . Denver ...... 15-14 In the classroom, Stegall carries a 3.02 grade-point average as an honor roll student. He intends Lipscomb ...... 8-20 to major in education at Nebraska. Stegall selected the Huskers after receiving interest from Marshall, Total ...... 187-163 (.534) Louisiana Tech, Clemson and Georgia State. The 6-8, 270-pound Drevo redshirted the 2001-02 campaign while practicing with Nebraska. In Making The Grade practices, he was one of the Huskers’ most consistent threats from three-point range and provided Succeeding on the court is not the only objective a solid inside presence with his wide frame. A native of Lincoln, Drevo transferred to NU from of the Huskers these days. The team also prides Morningside (Iowa) College, where he was a two-time all-conference pick. He earned all-region honors itself on making the grade in the classroom, where as a sophomore after averaging 14 points and eight rebounds while leading the team to an 18-13 the Huskers own a cumulative 3.04 grade-point record. He paced the squad in rebounding and blocked shots, while also setting a school record for average through the 2002 fall session. single-season three-pointing percentage by hitting 49 percent from behind the arc. During the 2002 fall semester, one Husker had a perfect 4.0 GPA while three others had better than a 3.5. In all, seven Huskers earned at least Quick Shots a 3.0 GPA in the fall semester, and eight were X The Huskers are currently holding opponents to a Big 12 Conference-low 29.8 percent from three- named to the 2002 Fall Big 12 Commissioner’s point range this season. The NU school record for three-point field-goal percentage defense is 30.3 Honor Roll including one former player. percent set in 1992-93. NU has limited opponents to less than 35.0 percent shooting from downtown NU had two Huskers named to the academic All- for the season 10 times since the inception of the three-point line in 1986-87, including each of the Big 12 first-team last year and had four earn past five years. Dean’s List honors from the university. X Nebraska is allowing opponents to hit just 40.3 percent from the floor this season to rank among the top five in the league. The last time NU held its opponents to less than 40.0 percent from the field NU Hall of Fame Honors Three for a full season came in 1961, when NU allowed its opponents to shoot just 36.7 percent. Beau Reid became the newest member of the Nebraska Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame when he X The Huskers are 3-16 against ranked teams since the start of the 2000-01 season, including 1-7 was inducted at a banquet on Feb. 28. Along this season. NU has faced a team ranked in at least one poll in each of its past three games, and five with Reid, former Husker Milton ‘Bus’ Whitehead of the last six. was named the first Distinguished Hall of Fame Alumni while long-time NU basketball supporter X Nebraska is 15-2 in games where they score at least 80 points over the past two-plus seasons under Jack ‘Butch’ Lindley was selected to receive the coach Collier, and 24-14 in games scoring at least 70 points. Bud Cuca Special Merit Award. Reid helped the Huskers to 66 victories in four X Nebraska is 16-4 in games where it allows 60 or fewer points over the past two-plus seasons, and years (1988-91). During the 1990-91 campaign, 29-17 in games when allowing 70 or fewer points. Reid helped Nebraska finish the year 26-8 while gaining NU’s highest ranking ever. Reid still ranks 25th on the NU career scoring chart with 976 points. He was a two-time academic all-conference selection and earned third-team academic All-America honors as a sophomore and senior, the only Husker to earn the honor twice. Following his playing days, Reid earned a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, one of four Husker basketball players to earn the award. Whitehead lettered three years for the Huskers (1948-50), earning first-team all- conference honors as a junior and senior. He led NU to 43 wins (against 30 losses) in three years, including a share of the Big Seven title in 1949 and 1950, when the Huskers made their first- ever appearance in the AP poll (No. 16 during the week of Feb. 28, 1950). The titles mark the last regular-season titles for the Huskers. Lindley is a long-time supporter of the Nebraska men’s basketball program. A member of the Board of Directors of the NU Rebounders Club, Lindley has helped promote Husker basketball over the past quarter century. 2002-03 Nebraska Basketball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of March 1, 2003) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (11-16) (9-6) (0-8) (2-2) CONFERENCE...... (3-11) (3-5) (0-6) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (8-5) (6-1) (0-2) (2-2)

|---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...... 25-25 792 31.7 124-301 .412 15-65 .231 77-105 .733 11 81 92 3.7 40 1 58 73 2 25 340 13.6 50 DREVO, Andrew...... 26-24 732 28.2 118-296 .399 42-130 .323 60-89 .674 54 135 189 7.3 69 2 36 49 16 20 338 13.0 12 MUHLEISEN, Jake.... 14-14 438 31.3 61-130 .469 15-50 .300 27-40 .675 16 37 53 3.8 28 1 47 38 0 9 164 11.7 44 TUREK, John...... 27-27 748 27.7 86-191 .450 0-1 .000 37-83 .446 68 114 182 6.7 84 5 24 35 48 22 209 7.7 21 SIMMS, Corey...... 26-23 799 30.7 72-155 .465 2-4 .500 53-80 .663 53 76 129 5.0 52 1 38 39 8 20 199 7.7 32 CLEMMONS, Brennon.. 23-14 555 24.1 47-124 .379 11-34 .324 45-59 .763 21 79 100 4.3 47 0 54 45 1 36 150 6.5 01 DOURISSEAU, Jason.. 27-3 469 17.4 53-147 .361 16-62 .258 18-34 .529 10 31 41 1.5 44 1 23 33 2 14 140 5.2 20 CONKLIN, Brian..... 27-3 398 14.7 33-99 .333 20-73 .274 14-15 .933 22 37 59 2.2 44 0 16 22 5 8 100 3.7 11 WILKINSON, Wesley.. 27-2 281 10.4 17-61 .279 3-19 .158 14-18 .778 14 39 53 2.0 41 0 8 30 6 2 51 1.9 33 MCCARTY, Marques... 13-0 41 3.2 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 3 3 0.2 4 0 1 5 0 2 10 0.8 45 WILBRAND, Tony..... 18-0 79 4.4 4-10 .400 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 8 5 13 0.7 15 0 1 5 1 2 10 0.6 24 ENRIGHT, Roy...... 13-0 48 3.7 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 4 3 7 0.5 12 0 0 6 0 2 5 0.4 15 SCHLIEP, Bronsen... 11-0 18 1.6 1-6 .167 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 2 1 3 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 25 BOHAC, Adam...... 11-0 28 2.5 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0 7 7 0.6 1 0 2 3 0 1 1 0.1 40 HEIMOS, Dan...... 12-0 24 2.0 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 TEAM...... 45 53 98 3.6 0 1 ------Total...... 27 5450 620-1537 .403 124-440 .282 355-542 .655 329 702 1031 38.2 487 11 308 384 89 164 1719 63.7 Opponents...... 27 5450 644-1600 .403 174-584 .298 362-515 .703 344 699 1043 38.6 522 - 373 357 118 177 1824 67.6

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 1719 1824 #11/21/02 vs Centenary W 68-45 3140 Points per game...... 63.7 67.6 #11/23/02 vs Alaska-Fairbanks L 61-64 3776 Scoring margin...... -3.9 - #11/24/02 vs Ball State L 65-73 1804 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 620-1537 644-1600 12/1/02 TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO W 69-53 6022 Field goal pct...... 403 .403 12/5/02 at South Florida L 60-65 5385 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 124-440 174-584 12/8/02 MINNESOTA W 80-60 8162 3-point FG pct...... 282 .298 12/14/02 IPFW W 63-46 5572 3-pt FG made per game.. 4.6 6.4 12/21/02 CREIGHTON L 73-81 12238 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 355-542 362-515 @12/27/02 vs UC Santa Barbara W 60-57 6613 Free throw pct...... 655 .703 @12/28/02 at Arizona State L 63-75 6936 REBOUNDS...... 1031 1043 12/31/02 EASTERN WASHINGTON W 63-60 6114 Rebounds per game...... 38.2 38.6 1/4/03 DENVER W OT 79-75 7012 Rebounding margin...... -0.4 - 1/7/03 LIPSCOMB W 70-60 5795 ASSISTS...... 308 373 *1/11/03 at Kansas L 59-92 16300 Assists per game...... 11.4 13.8 *1/15/03 TEXAS A&M L 52-53 6387 TURNOVERS...... 384 357 *1/18/03 COLORADO W OT 80-77 8122 Turnovers per game..... 14.2 13.2 *1/22/03 at Kansas State L 53-77 5786 Turnover margin...... -1.0 - *1/25/03 at Iowa State L 61-71 12108 Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 1.0 *1/29/03 MISSOURI L 56-63 9075 STEALS...... 164 177 *2/1/03 KANSAS L 51-81 13054 Steals per game...... 6.1 6.6 *02/05/03 at Texas Tech L 49-75 11008 BLOCKS...... 89 118 *2/12/03 OKLAHOMA STATE L 70-77 8107 Blocks per game...... 3.3 4.4 *2/15/03 TEXAS L 63-75 8604 WINNING STREAK...... 2 - *2-18-03 at Missouri L 50-67 10660 Home win streak...... 2 - *02-22-03 at Baylor L 64-78 7302 ATTENDANCE...... 121179 90818 *2/25/03 KANSAS STATE W 68-61 7114 Home games-Avg/Game.... 15-8079 8-9436 *3/1/03 IOWA STATE W 69-63 9801 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 4-3833 * -- Conference game # -- Top of the World Classic (Fairbanks, Alaska) SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total @ -- azcentral.com/ASU Hoops Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) ------Nebraska...... 831 865 23 - 1719 Opponents...... 865 943 16 - 1824 2002-03 Nebraska Basketball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of March 1, 2003) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (3-11) (3-5) (0-6) (0-0) CONFERENCE...... (3-11) (3-5) (0-6) (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 ------04 JOHNSON, Nate...... 13-13 452 34.8 70-174 .402 8-29 .276 40-52 .769 5 52 57 4.4 22 0 32 43 1 20 188 14.5 50 DREVO, Andrew...... 14-13 390 27.9 64-165 .388 25-83 .301 27-45 .600 27 60 87 6.2 40 1 9 32 10 8 180 12.9 32 CLEMMONS, Brennon.. 14-12 432 30.9 38-98 .388 8-22 .364 41-53 .774 18 62 80 5.7 35 0 47 36 0 30 125 8.9 44 TUREK, John...... 14-14 413 29.5 45-109 .413 0-1 .000 22-50 .440 40 57 97 6.9 45 4 13 20 24 13 112 8.0 21 SIMMS, Corey...... 13-13 405 31.2 34-79 .430 2-3 .667 22-32 .688 25 32 57 4.4 22 0 15 16 5 6 92 7.1 01 DOURISSEAU, Jason.. 14-1 254 18.1 22-75 .293 6-30 .200 12-21 .571 4 18 22 1.6 23 0 14 21 1 7 62 4.4 20 CONKLIN, Brian..... 14-1 219 15.6 16-53 .302 12-44 .273 3-3 1.000 11 22 33 2.4 24 0 5 13 2 2 47 3.4 12 MUHLEISEN, Jake.... 1-1 8 8.0 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 11 WILKINSON, Wesley.. 14-2 134 9.6 7-27 .259 1-7 .143 5-7 .714 4 16 20 1.4 18 0 4 9 3 1 20 1.4 33 MCCARTY, Marques... 7-0 19 2.7 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 1 3 0 1 6 0.9 45 WILBRAND, Tony..... 10-0 52 5.2 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 5 1 6 0.6 8 0 0 2 0 1 7 0.7 15 SCHLIEP, Bronsen... 4-0 12 3.0 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5 24 ENRIGHT, Roy...... 4-0 14 3.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 1 2 0.5 5 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.3 25 BOHAC, Adam...... 5-0 8 1.6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 3 3 0.6 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0.2 40 HEIMOS, Dan...... 5-0 13 2.6 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 0.4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM...... 21 22 43 3.1 0 1 ------Total...... 14 2825 303-802 .378 62-220 .282 177-273 .648 163 349 512 36.6 248 5 140 200 46 91 845 60.4 Opponents...... 14 2825 370-859 .431 90-283 .318 180-263 .684 188 395 583 41.6 262 - 210 181 73 102 1010 72.1

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------SCORING...... 845 1010 *1/11/03 at Kansas L 59-92 16300 Points per game...... 60.4 72.1 *1/15/03 TEXAS A&M L 52-53 6387 Scoring margin...... -11.8 - *1/18/03 COLORADO W OT 80-77 8122 FIELD GOALS-ATT...... 303-802 370-859 *1/22/03 at Kansas State L 53-77 5786 Field goal pct...... 378 .431 *1/25/03 at Iowa State L 61-71 12108 3 POINT FG-ATT...... 62-220 90-283 *1/29/03 MISSOURI L 56-63 9075 3-point FG pct...... 282 .318 *2/1/03 KANSAS L 51-81 13054 3-pt FG made per game.. 4.4 6.4 *02/05/03 at Texas Tech L 49-75 11008 FREE THROWS-ATT...... 177-273 180-263 *2/12/03 OKLAHOMA STATE L 70-77 8107 Free throw pct...... 648 .684 *2/15/03 TEXAS L 63-75 8604 REBOUNDS...... 512 583 *2-18-03 at Missouri L 50-67 10660 Rebounds per game...... 36.6 41.6 *02-22-03 at Baylor L 64-78 7302 Rebounding margin...... -5.1 - *2/25/03 KANSAS STATE W 68-61 7114 ASSISTS...... 140 210 *3/1/03 IOWA STATE W 69-63 9801 Assists per game...... 10.0 15.0 * -- Conference game TURNOVERS...... 200 181 # -- Top of the World Classic (Fairbanks, Alaska) Turnovers per game..... 14.3 12.9 @ -- azcentral.com/ASU Hoops Classic (Tempe, Ariz.) Turnover margin...... -1.4 - Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.7 1.2 STEALS...... 91 102 Steals per game...... 6.5 7.3 BLOCKS...... 46 73 Blocks per game...... 3.3 5.2 WINNING STREAK...... 2 - Home win streak...... 2 - ATTENDANCE...... 70264 63164 Home games-Avg/Game.... 8-8783 6-10527 Neutral site-Avg/Game.. - 0-0

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ------Nebraska...... 423 410 12 - 845 Opponents...... 470 531 9 - 1010