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Game Date: Nov. 8, 2010 Tipoff Time: 7 p.m. NEBRASKA2010-11 Venue: Devaney Sports Center CORNHUSKERS Capacity: 13,595 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

HUSKERS TAKE ON BELLEVUE MONDAY NIGHT 2010-11 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result The Nebraska basketball team wraps up the transfer Andre Almeida added 11 points, on 5-of-6 Nov. 3 Peru State - Exhibition W, 75-43 exhibition season on Monday, Nov. 8, as the shooting, six rebounds and six assists in his Husker Nov. 8 Bellevue - Exhibition 7 p.m. Huskers take on Bellevue University. debut. Nov. 12 South Dakota (FSNMW) 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 p.m. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports All three of NU’s scholarship newcomers made Center and the matchup will be broadcast by an impact, as Caleb Walker had eight points and Nov. 18- 21 at Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network with Kent four rebounds while Kamyron Brown totaled three Nov. 18 vs. . Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m. Nov. 19 vs. West Virginia/Davidson (ESPNU) TBA Pavelka calling the action and Matt Davison adding assists, two steals and a pair of rebounds along Nov. 21 vs. TBA (ESPNU) TBA color commentary. The game can be heard for free with two points. on Huskers.com and will be aired on KLIN 1400 AM Nov. 27 USC (FSN) 5 p.m. in Lincoln. Fans should check with other network Nebraska was stout on defense in the victory, Dec. 1 Jackson State 7 p.m. affiliates for more broadcast information. holding the Bobcats without a field goal for the Dec. 5 Creighton (FSNMW) 1 p.m, first 11:25 of the half while jumping out to an early Dec. 8 Alcorn State 7 p.m. Tickets for Monday’s game are available by calling 16-2 lead and were never threatened. Peru State Dec. 11 TCU (FSNMW) 1 p.m. 800-8-BIGRED or visiting Huskers.com. Fans can shot just 28 percent (14-for-50) from the floor on Dec. 18 Eastern Washington 6 p.m. Dec. 21 Grambling 7 p.m. also purchase tickets at the Devaney Center the night and committed 25 turnovers which led to Jan. 2 North Dakota 1 p.m. beginning at 5:30 p.m. 23 Husker points in the loss. Jan. 5 Savannah State 7 p.m. Jan. 8 Iowa State* (FSNMW) 7 p.m. The Huskers opened exhibition action with a Bellevue will pose a tougher challenge for the Jan. 12 at Missouri* (FSNMW) 6 p.m. 75-43 win over Peru State last Wednesday night. Huskers on Monday night, as the Bruins retured Jan. 15 at Kansas* (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Sophomore forward Christian Standhardinger led a pair of starters from a team that went 28-8 and Jan. 18 Colorado* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. the Huskers with 16 points and 10 rebounds to advanced the the semifinals of the 2010 NAIA Jan. 22 at Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. lead three Nebraska players in double figures. Division II National Tournament. Jan. 29 Texas A&M* 1 p.m. Feb.2 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. If it was a regular-season game, it would have The Bruins were picked third in the NAIA Division Feb.5 Kansas* (Big 12 Network) 3 p.m. marked Standhardinger’s first career double- II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Feb.9 at Baylor* (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. double, as his best rebounding effort of the Poll and are 2-1 on the season after losing to Feb. 12 Oklahoma State* (FSNMW) 6 p.m. 2009-10 season was eight in a loss at Iowa State Morningside College, 92-80 on Saturday. Feb. 16 at Oklahoma* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. on Feb. 25. As a team, NU had four double-doubles Feb. 19 Texas* (Big 12 Network) 12:30 p.m. in 33 games during the 2009-10 season (Ryan In three games, Bellevue is averaging 90.7 points Feb. 23 Kansas State* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Anderson-2; Sek Henry-1; Lance Jeter-1). per game while averaging five players in double Feb. 26 at Iowa State* (Big 12 Network) 12:30 p.m. figures. Donald Jones’ 16.5 points per game leads March 1 Missouri * (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. Sophomore Jorge Brian Diaz chipped in 13 points, a balanced offense which has hit over 50 percent March 5 at Colorado 8 p.m. hitting 6-of-8 shots from the floor, and added four of its shots and averages just 11.3 turnovers per March 9-12 at Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) TBA All times are Central and subject to change. *Big 12 Conference game. rebounds and a pair of blocks, while junior college game.

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS HUSKERS ON TV/RADIO/INTERNET FOLLOW THE HUSKERS ONLINE Game: Exhibition Game 2 Television: None Web site: Huskers.com 2010-11 Record: 0-0, 0-0 Big 12 Radio: Select IMG Husker Sports Radio Network stations Twitter: www.twitter.com/NUHoopsblog Head coach: Doc Sadler Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Facebook: www.facebook.com/Huskers Record at Nebraska: 70-58 (5th year) Color: Matt Davison Doc Sadler: www.twitter.com/Coach_Sadler Record at Division I: 118-76 (7th year) Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com Career Record: 238-115 (13th year) Satellite Radio: None IN THE NOTES BELLEVUE UNIV. BRUINS When looking through these notes you will find: NEBRASKA MEDIA RELATIONS Full Roster.... page 2 Game: Exhibition Game 1 Associate Media Relations Director: Shamus McKnight Team Stat Breakdowns.... page 3 2010-11 Record: 2-1, 0-0 Midlands Office: 402-472-7772; Weekly Media Schedule.... page 3 Collegiate Athletics Conference (MCAC) Cell: 402-540-0268 IMG Husker Sports Radio Network.... page 4 Head coach: Shane Paben E-mail: [email protected] Big 12 Weekly Teleconference... page 4 Record at Bellevue: 54-18 (3rd year) Address: One Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE 68588-123 2009-10 Season Stats.... page 6 Career Record: Same 2 | NeBRASKA Basketball

Nebraska Cornhuskers Numerical Roster No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School / Previous Schools) 0 * Toney McCray G 6-6 210 Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Elkins) 1 * Eshaunte Jones G 6-4 200 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side/Hargrave Military (Va.) Academy) 3 ** Brandon Richardson G 6-0 190 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hawthorne) 5 Bo Spencer ^ G 6-2 193 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. (Glen Oaks/LSU) 10 Trevor Menke G 5-11 172 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 11 * Christian Standhardinger F 6-9 215 So. Munich, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 12 * Matt Karn G 6-3 210 Sr. Philpot, Ky. (Ohio County/Shawnee (Ill.) CC) 13 * Brandon Ubel F 6-10 240 So. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) 14 Christopher Niemann C 6-11 270 So. Kühlungsborn, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 15 * Ray Gallegos G 6-2 178 So. Jordan, Utah (West Jordan) 20 Jordan Tyrance G 6-3 195 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 21 * Jorge Brian Diaz C 6-11 245 So. Caguas, Puerto Rico (Colegio Bautista de Caguas) 23 Kamyron Brown G 6-2 170 Jr. Anaheim, Calif. (Mater Dei/Oregon) 25 Caleb Walker G 6-4 205 Jr. Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson/Butler CC) 31 Drake Beranek G 6-4 200 Sr. Ravenna, Neb. (Ravenna/Nebraska-Kearney) 32 Andre Almeida C 6-11 310 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Escola Sao Jose dos Padres de Sion/Arizona Western College) 33 * Mike Fox F 6-4 205 So. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice/Northwest Missouri State) 34 * Lance Jeter G 6-3 222 Sr. Beaver Falls, Pa. (Beaver Falls/Cincinnati/Polk (Fla.) CC) 45 Kye Kurkowski F 6-10 200 Fr. Grant, Neb. (Perkins County) 55 Marshall Parker ^ F 6-8 245 So. Fort Smith, Ark. (Van Buren/Hendrix (Ark.) College) ^ - Must sit out season under NCAA transfer rules

Nebraska Coaches and Staff Head Coach: Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982) 2010-11 Pronunciation Guide Eshaunte Jones...... E-shawn-tay Assistant Coaches: Chris Croft (Southern Miss, 1995), Wes Flanigan (Auburn, 1997), Tracy Webster (Wisconsin, 1995) Kamyron Brown...... KAM-er-un Director of Operations: David Anwar Christopher Niemann...... NEE-man Video Coordinator: Jim Shaw Brandon Ubel...... YOU-bell Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn Ray Gallegos...... GUY-eh-goes Equipment Manager: Pat Norris Christian Standhardinger...... Stand-hard-ing-er Assistant Athletic Trainer: R.J. Pietig Andre Almeida...... AL-may-duh Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Tony Schamber

Tale of the Tape Nebraska Cornhuskers Bellevue University Bruins Scouting Bellevue University 2009-10 Team Statistics (Record: 15-18) 2010-11 Team Statistics (Record: 2-1) Bellevue comes to Lincoln with a 2-1 record after NU OPP BU OPP earning runner-up honors in a tournament at the SCORING 2194 2169 SCORING 272 223 University of Sioux Falls over the weekend. The Bruins, Points per game 66.5 65.7 Points per game 90.7 74.3 who returned a pair of starters from a team that went Scoring margin +0.8 - Scoring margin + 16.3 FIELD GOALS-ATT 768-1745 725-1682 FIELD GOALS-ATT 100-198 72-158 28-8 last season, defeated Sioux Falls, 86-69, before Field goal pct .440 .431 Field goal pct .505 .456 losing to Morningside, 90-82 on Saturday. 3 POINT FG-ATT 217-547 233-625 3 POINT FG-ATT 25-66 16-40 Shane Paben is in his third year at the school and has 3-point FG pct .397 .373 3-point FG pct .379 .400 helped the school to a 54-18 record. The Pickrell, Neb., 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 7.1 3-pt FG made per game 8.3 5.3 FREE THROWS-ATT 441-654 486-700 FREE THROWS-ATT 47-71 63-77 native led Bellevue to consecutive NAIA Division II Men’s Free throw pct .674 .694 Free throw pct .662 .818 Basketball National Tournament appearances, including F-Throws made per game 13.4 14.7 F-Throws made per game 15.7 21.0 a semifinal showing in 2009-10. REBOUNDS 1069 1080 REBOUNDS 104 104 The Bruins are led by senior guard Avery Tyler, who Rebounds per game 32.4 32.7 Rebounds per game 34.7 34.7 earned second-team NAIA All-America honors in 2009- Rebounding margin -0.3 - Rebounding margin -- -- ASSISTS 471 394 ASSISTS 51 43 10 averaging 16.6 points per game. The 6-foot-1 guard Assists per game 14.3 11.9 Assists per game 17.0 14.3 from Omaha comes into Monday’s game averaging 12.3 TURNOVERS 416 463 TURNOVERS 34 61 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 2010-11. Turnovers per game 12.6 14.0 Turnovers per game 11.3 20.3 Junior college transfer Donald Jones leads a balanced Turnover margin +1.4 - Turnover margin +9.0 attack at 16.5 points per game. Jones has hit 13-of-17 Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9 Assist/turnover ratio 1.5 0.7 STEALS 223 187 STEALS 32 18 shots in three games and also averages 4.5 rebounds Steals per game 6.8 5.7 Steals per game 10.7 6.0 per game. Another newcomer, senior forward Eugene BLOCKS 94 122 BLOCKS 6 2 Bain, averages 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game Blocks per game 2.8 3.7 Blocks per game 2.0 0.7 after transferring in from Nebraska-Omaha.

Weekly Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Media Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Planner ... Practice at Game Day OFF DAY Practice at Practice at Game Day Practice at Note: Practices are Devaney Center vs. Bellevue Devaney Center Devaney Center vs. South Dakota Devaney Center typically open to 4:30-7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 1:20-4 p.m. 1:20-4 p.m. 7 p.m. 2-5 p.m. the public. 3 | NeBRASKA Basketball

Parking Changes for 2010-11 Season Returning Stat Leaders With the creation of UNL Pct. of scoring...... 63.2 (1,386/2,194) Innovation Campus on the Pct. of rebounds...... 76.2 (571/749) property previously used for the Pct. of field goals made...... 64.7 (497/768) Nebraska State Fair, fans will be Pct. of field goals attempted...... 64.1 (1,119/1,745) charged $3 per car to park in the Pct. of 3-point FG made...... 59.5 (129/217) public lots this season. Pct. of 3-point FG attempted...... 60.2 (329/547) Two cashier stations will be Pct. of free throws made...... 59.6 (263/441) set up on the Saltcreek Roadway Pct. of free throws attempted...... 55.8 (365/654) Extension to assist fans entering Pct. of assists...... 62.0 (292/471) Public Pct. of steals...... 55.6 (124/223) and exiting the parking area on Cashier Beef Entrance Grandstand Pct. of blocked shots...... 64.9 (61/94) gamedays. Barn Horsemens Sta Simulcast 55 Coliseum Public Pct. of minutes...... 65.4 (4,349/6,650) Fans can purchase parking Dairy Barn (Ice Box) 56 57 Youth Complex Stars Hockey Stars Horse Nebraska Innovation Campus passes in advance by calling UNL Barn 2 Public Donor 58 Basketball Parking Map Parking & Transit Services at Permit Industrial (August - April) 2010-11 Returning Leaders Entrance Arts 51 Public Donor Parking Points per game...... Brandon Richardson – 8.9 (402) 472-1800, as season and Sta Cashier EVENT STAFF EVENT STAFF EVENT STAFF Entrance Public Parking Cashier Rebounds per game...... Jorge Brian Diaz – 4.0 10-game packets are available. Devaney Sports Center EVENT STAFF 53 Lincoln Stars Hockey Assists per game...... Lance Jeter – 4.1 Here is a quick primer on the 59 Visiting EVENT STAFF Nebraska Horsemens Team Bus Arsenal Sta Steals per game...... Brandon Richardson – 1.1 parking areas and how to access Accessible Parking 52 Blocked Shots per game...... Jorge Brian Diaz – 1.2 them. No Parking Games Started...... Lance Jeter – 33 • Public Parking lots: From Bus Parking EVENT STAFF Minutes Played...... Lance Jeter – 1,024 27th Street: Enter from the east Field Goals Made...... Jorge Brian Diaz – 133 on North Fair Park Drive, which Field Goal Pct...... Jorge Brian Diaz – 52.2 winds around to the public cashier entrance into the north entrance of the lot. Please exit the same way you Free Throws Made...... Brandon Richardson – 85 entered. From Military Road or Antelope Valley Parkway: Take the Saltcreek Expressway to the public cashier Free Throw Pct...... Brandon Richardson – 82.5 entrance and head north into public parking area. Please exit the same way you entered. 3-Pointers Made...... Eshaunte Jones – 40 • Lot 51: - Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway (formerly 14th Street) onto West Entrance Road. Exit to Antelope 3-Point Field Goal Pct...... Eshaunte Jones – 43.5 Valley Parkway. NOTE: All statistics based on returning player stats and percentage of • VIP Lot and Lot 52: Enter from the west at the intersection of Military Road and Antelope Valley Parkway. overall team totals from 2009-10. Take a right to curve around the west side of the Devaney Center to Court Street. Please exit the same way you entered. Diaz Makes His Mark on Husker • Lot 56: Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway heading north. Exit to Antelope Valley Parkway heading north. • Lot 57-58: Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway to West Entrance Road. Exit to West Entrance Road to Record Book Jorge Brian Diaz quietly put together one of the Antelope Valley Parkway. best rookie seasons in program history in 2009-10. The • Lot 59: Enter from 10th Street or Antelope Valley Parkway to Military Road. Exit to Antelope Valley Parkway 6-foot-11 center from Caguas, Puerto Rico, appeared heading north. in all 33 contests, averaging 8.8 points on a team-high Last Time Out 52.2 percent shooting, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocked Christian Standhardinger recorded a double-double and the Husker defense forced 25 turnovers, as the shots per game. Nebraska men’s basketball team kicked off the 2010-11 season with a 75-43 exhibition win over Peru State on He not only set a school freshman mark with 41 Wednesday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. blocked shots, but also finished on NU’s freshman top- Standhardinger posted game-high totals of 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading a trio of Huskers in double 10 list in field goals made (133, fourth), rebounds (133, figures. Jorge Brian Diaz hit 6-of-8 from the field to add 13 points, while junior college transfer Andre Almeida was seventh), points (291, eighth) and points per game impressive in his NU debut, making five of his six shots to add 11 points, while also finishing with six rebounds and (8.82, 10th). a game-high six assists. Here is how Diaz’s 2009-10 numbers compared to The Huskers shot better than 46 percent for the game, while Peru State hit only 28.0 percent of its shots. the freshman seasons of the post players who reached Nebraska recorded 12 steals while forcing Peru State into committing more turnovers (25) than total shots made the 1,000-point plateau as Huskers. (22; 14 field goals, eight free throws). Devin Eighmey led the Bobcats with 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-5 from beyond the 3-point arc. The Huskers also held a decisive 45-29 rebounding edge over the smaller Peru Player, Year...... Games.....Points.... Rebounds State lineup. Jorge Brian Diaz, 2009-10...... 33...... 291-8.8...... 133-4.0 Nebraska’s defense was suffocating from the start, as the Huskers held the Bobcats scoreless for the first 7:57. Aleks Maric, 2004-05...... 27...... 216-8.0...... 169-6.3 During that stretch, NU recorded five steals and forced nine turnovers, as Peru State attempted only three shots, Dave Hoppen, 1982-83...... 32...... 445-13.9.....161-5.0 as the Huskers built a 16-2 lead in the first 11 minutes of the contest. Rich King, 1987-88...... 29...... 136-4.7...... 84-2.9 Venson Hamilton, 1995-96...... 32...... 196-6.1...... 151-5.0 Huskers in Exhibitions Carl McPipe, 1975-76...... 20...... 66-3.3...... 58-2.9 Nebraska is now 48-6 all-time in exhibition games, including a 7-1 record under Doc Sadler. The Huskers have won their last six exhibition contests, including the 75-43 victory over Peru State last Wednesday. NU is 9-0 in exhibition contests against in-state teams, as Nebraska has annually played at least one exhibition against one of the state’s small colleges since 2005.

A Passing Fancy One of the things that pleased Doc Sadler after Nebraska’s exhibition opener was the Huskers’ ball movement. Nebraska had 17 assists on 24 field goals, including five assists from Lance Jeter in just 24 minutes of action. A surprising name led the Huskers in assists against Peru State, as 6-foot-11 center Andre Almeida dished out six assists in just 18 minutes of action, including five in 11 minutes of action in the first half. As a team, NU had 11 assists on its 13 first-half baskets. 4 | NeBRASKA Basketball

Huskers on the Radio Huskers Battling the Injury Bug The IMG Husker Sports Radio Network is in its 16th year producing and The Huskers have been battling the injury bug over the last week. Sophomore center Christopher Niemann marketing live broadcasts of University of Nebraska football, men’s will be sidelined for a few weeks, as he underwent surgery on his knee to fix a meniscus on Nov. 3. Later that day, and women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball games. junior guard Brandon Richardson suffered an ankle injury when he stepped on a referee’s foot during the opening minutes of NU’s exhibition opener. He is doubtful for Monday’s game. Junior Toney McCray has been battling The Husker Sports Network has created a large network of state and national affiliates. All regular-season men's basketball games plantar fasciitis and could play against Bellevue on Monday night. McCray missed all but three games last season as and any postseason contests will be broadcast on a 32-station he underwent elbow surgery last November. basketball network in 2010-11. KFAB (1110 AM) is the Omaha affiliate, KLIN (1400 AM) is the Lincoln affiliate and KRVN (880 AM) Huskers Go Perfect in Bahamas in Lexington also serves as a primary state affiliate. All games can The Nebraska basketball team spent part of August in the Bahamas, taking on teams from the Bahamas be heard around the world for free on Huskers.com and a great Basketball Federation in an exhibition tour. The Huskers went 4-0 on the trip, their first overseas travel since going number of Nebraska's games will also be heard live on SIRIUS to Australia in 2004. Sophomore forward Christian Standhardinger led the Huskers in both points (15.3 ppg) and Satellite Radio again this season. rebounds (7.5 rpg) on the tour and joined sophomore forward Brandon Ubel (12.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and junior college Veteran radio announcer Kent Pavelka leads the NU men's transfer Caleb Walker (11.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg) in averaging double figures. The Huskers averaged 96.0 points per game, basketball broadcast in 2010-11, along with former Husker as the team played FIBA rules, including a 24-second shot clock. letterwinners Matt Davison and Andy Markowski. Lane Grindle 2010 Bahamas Tour Results Points Rebounds Assists serves as the host of Sports Nightly, a live daily call-in show. Nebraska 117, Y-Care Wreckers 72 Gallegos-18 Ubel, McCray-6 Richardson-6 Grindle will also host the Doc Sadler Radio Show on Monday Nebraska 91, Commonwealth Giants 74 Walker-13 Standhardinger-7 Richardson, McCray-3 nights throughout the season beginning at 7 p.m. Sadler’s first Nebraska 89, Bahamas All-Star Select 67 Jeter-14 Standhardinger-13 Jeter-4 show is next Tuesday, Nov. 9. Nebraska 87, Cyborts 59 Standhardinger-22 Diaz, Walker-8 Richardson, Beranek-3 2010-11 Network stations Ainsworth, KBRB-AM, 1400 Kearney, KGFW-AM, 1340 New Faces on the Bench Alliance, KCOW-AM, 1400 Lexington, KRVN-AM, 880 One of the biggest changes for the Huskers is on the sideline, as assistant coaches Wes Flanigan and Tracy Aurora, KRGY-FM, 97.3 Lincoln, KLIN-AM, 1400 Webster are in their first year at Nebraska, while Chris Croft moved from an administrative role to the bench this Beatrice, KWBE-AM, 1450 McCook, KSWN-FM, 93.9 season. Broken Bow, KBBN-FM, 95.3 Norfolk, KNEN-FM, 94.7 Chadron, KCSR-AM, 610 North Platte, KODY-AM, 1240 Flanigan came to Nebraska from UAB, where he spent two seasons helping the Blazers to 47 wins and a pair Columbus, KJSK-AM*, 900 Ogallala, KZTL-FM, 93.5 of postseason appearances. He also served as an assistant at Arkansas-Little Rock and Northwest Mississippi CC Fairbury, KUTT-FM, 99.5 Omaha, KFAB-AM, 1110 following his playing career at Auburn, where he was an All-SEC performer. Falls City, KTNC-AM, 1230 Scottsbluff, KNEB-AM*, 960 Tracy Webster comes to Nebraska after previously serving coaching stints in the Big East, Big Ten and KLZA-FM, 101.3 KNEB-AM*, 960 Fremont, KHUB-AM, 1340 Sidney, KSID-AM, 1340 Southeastern Conferences. Last season, he was an assistant at DePaul before being promoted to interim head KFMT-FM, 105.5 Superior, KRFS-FM, 103.9 coach on Jan. 12, 2010, where he finished the season. He has also been an assistant at Kentucky, Illinois, Purdue Grand Island, KRGI-AM, 1430 Valentine, KVSH-AM, 940 and Ball State following a decorated playing career at Wisconsin, where he was an All-Big Ten guard for the Badgers. Hastings, KLIQ-FM, 94.5 Wayne, KTCH-AM, 1590 Croft served as NU’s director of operations for the last four seasons, but had previously been an assistant coach KHAS-AM, 1230 West Point, KTIC-AM, 840 Holdrege, KUVR-AM, 1380 *will air only Big 12 games at the Division I level for eight years. He had been an assistant at Washington State, Southern Miss and Maryland- KMTY-FM, 97.7 Eastern Shore and was the head coach at Martin Methodist College for three seasons.

Huskers Look to Reclaim Big 12 Defensive Title Big 12 Weekly Teleconference Throughout Doc Sadler’s four seasons at Nebraska, the Huskers have been one of the Big 12’s top defensive The Big 12 Conference men’s basketball coaches will participate in teams. In 2009-10, NU was fourth in the Big 12 in scoring defense, allowing 65.7 points per game. That snapped a a weekly media-only teleconference during the 2010-11 season. two-year streak where the Huskers led the conference in scoring defense. In 2008-09, Nebraska allowed just 60.4 The calls begin in December, followed by weekly teleconferences points per game to rank 22nd nationally and lead the Big 12. A year earlier, it gave up just 60.7 ppg and held on to beginning in January. The schedule is as follows: a final No. 18 national ranking in that category. Monday, Dec. 13 Monday, Feb. 7 Thursday, Jan. 6 Monday, Feb. 14 Holding court Monday, Jan. 10 Monday, Feb. 21 Monday, Jan. 17 Monday, March 28 Nebraska has been strong on its home court over the years, and will try to continue an impressive run at home Monday, Jan. 24 Monday, March 7 under Coach Doc Sadler. In the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Nebraska has posted a 410-131 record for Monday, Jan. 31 Monday, March 14* a .757 winning percentage. In the past four seasons under Sadler, Nebraska has dominated to the tune of a 54-17 * - For only those coaches advancing to postseason (NCAA or NIT) play record (.761 winning percentage) against all teams. The teleconference begins at 10 a.m. Central Time. The call can Facing non-conference opponents, the Huskers have been nearly unbeatable at home under Sadler. During his also be heard live and on replay via the Internet by visiting the tenure, the team has earned a 37-1 record at the Devaney Center, with the lone loss coming in the 2008-09 season. Big 12 web site at www.big12sports.com. Listed below is the The Huskers enter the 2010-11 campaign with a 13-game home winning streak against non-conference foes. tentative schedule for the 2010-11 season. Please contact the Big 12 communications staff at (469) 524-1000 for the call-in Freshmen Made Their Mark on Husker Record Lists and replay phone numbers. With five freshmen in the Huskers’ playing rotation during the 2009-10 season, it was natural that some of the 10 a.m. – Bill Self, Kansas Husker rookies would find their way on to NU’s single-season freshman charts. A school-record five freshmen made 10:10 a.m. – Mark Turgeon, Texas A&M at least one start (Jorge Brian Diaz -26; Brandon Ubel-16; Christian Standhardinger-4; Ray Gallegos-3; Eshaunte 10:20 a.m. – Travis Ford, Oklahoma State Jones-2) last season. 10:30 a.m. – Scott Drew, Baylor Diaz set NU’s freshman record with 41 blocked shots, topping the old mark of 39 set by Venson Hamilton (1996) 10:40 a.m. – Mike Anderson, Missouri 10:50 a.m. – Pat Knight, Texas Tech and John Turek (2002). Diaz also finished in the top 10 among Husker freshmen in field goals made (133, fourth), 11 a.m. – Tad Boyle , Colorado points (291, eighth), rebounds (133, seventh) and points per game (8.82, 10th). 11:10 a.m. – Frank Martin, Kansas State Eshaunte Jones proved to be one of the Huskers’ best long-range shooters, finishing his redshirt freshman year 11:20 a.m. – Jeff Capel, Oklahoma ranked second in 3-point shooting percentage (38.8 percent) and fifth in 3-pointers made (40). 11:30 a.m. – Doc Sadler, Nebraska 11:40 a.m. – Rick Barnes, Texas 11:50 a.m. – Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State 5 | NeBRASKA Basketball

Playing with a Degree Under Doc Sadler, the Huskers have enjoyed success in the classroom. In all, 10 of 12 seniors who have completed eligibility under Sadler have received their degrees from Nebraska. This season, senior Matt Karn is the 11th senior to earn a degree under Sadler, participating in commencement ceremonies earlier this year. Fellow seniors Drake Beranek (May of 2011) and Lance Jeter (August of 2011) are on schedule to complete their course work in the next year. The Nebraska basketball program ranks second among Big 12 programs with an 82 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the most recent rankings released on October of 2010.

Walk-on Tradition Continues While the Nebraska football program is nationally known for its walk-on program, the Husker basketball team Hendricks Training Complex has gotten major contributions from walk-ons in Doc Sadler’s four seasons. The most notable was Paul Velander, Scheduled to Open in 2011 who received the Jack Moore Award, symbolizing the team’s MVP, after helping the 2008-09 squad to the NIT. Fans who attend Nebraska basketball games during At the start of the semester senior guard Drake Beranek was recognized for his hard work, as he was placed on the 2010-11 season will see the newest facility being built scholarship for the 2010-11 year. Beranek walked on to the program after spending three years at the University of adjacent to the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Nebraska-Kearney. He scored 1,453 career points at UNK and ranked 11th nationally in Division II with 21.9 points The facility, set to open for the 2011-12 season, will per game in 2008-09. be named the Hendricks Training Complex in honor of For the 2010-11 season, the Huskers added five walk-ons, including in-state products Trevor Menke (Beatrice), Tom, Mary and their children, Jennifer and Brandon. Kye Kurkowski (Grant) and Jordan Tyrance (Lincoln), as well as Marshall Parker (Fort Smith, Ark.) and Bo Spencer The Hendricks family made a $10 million donation to (Baton Rouge, La.). jump-start the fundraising effort for the Huskers’ new Regular-Season Schedule Notes basketball practice facility. •-Nebraska faces a rugged schedule with a minimum of 16 regular-season games against teams that reached The project includes new basketball courts, dressing the 2010 postseason. Among the Huskers’ opponents that reached last year’s NCAA Tournament were: Elite Eight rooms and office suites for the Nebraska men’s and participants Kansas State (twice) and Baylor, NCAA second-round qualifiers Kansas (twice), Missouri (twice), Texas women’s basketball and wrestling programs, as well as A&M along with NCAA qualifiers Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State and Texas. NU will also face 2010 updated nutrition, athletic medicine and strength and postseason NIT qualifiers Jackson State and Texas Tech, along with CIT qualifiers South Dakota and Creighton. In conditioning facilities. addition, the Huskers could face two more postseason qualifiers in Puerto Rico, including Final Four participant Fans can follow the progress with updates, photo West Virginia, NCAA qualifier Minnesota, NIT runner-up North Carolina and CBI qualifier Hofstra. galleries and a live construction webcam on Huskers.com. •-The Huskers are set to play 19 regular-season games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, the most regular- season home games since the 2005-06 season. Last year, the Huskers went 12-6 in the building and NU is 54-17 at home under Coach Doc Sadler. The Huskers also played 18 regular-season home games in 2007-08, but one game (vs. Oregon) took place at the Qwest Center in Omaha. •-Nebraska heads to San Juan for the Puerto Rico Tip-off. This will be the fifth time the Huskers have traveled to Puerto Rico for a tournament and first since winning the San Juan Shootout title in 2000. That season, Nebraska won its three games by a total of four points, earning one-point wins over Iona and Kent State before winning the title with a 72-70 win over SMU. Nebraska is 8-4 in its four previous tournaments in Puerto Rico, reaching the finals of the 1990 San Juan Shootout and placing third in the 1994 San Juan Shootout. •-The Huskers will have at least 20 games televised regionally or nationally, including five games set to be seen around the country on the ESPN family of networks and another nationally televised on Fox Sports Net. The Huskers have averaged more than 20 televised contests (national, regional and local) each of the past four years. •-The Huskers’ schedule features a school-record 10-game homestand beginning with the USC contest on Nov. 27. Prior to this season, the longest stretch of home games in school history was seven, which had been done four Downtown Lincoln Arena other times, most recently during the 2007-08 season. Set to Open in 2013 In May of 2010, Lincoln voters passed a measure for Talk with Doc Luncheon Series a new downtown arena. The 16,000-seat facility in the The University of Nebraska is proud to present the fifth-annual Talk with Doc luncheon series, sponsored by the Haymarket District is set to open in the fall of 2013 and Rebounders Club. These popular luncheons with Head Men’s Basketball Coach Doc Sadler have become a big hit will be the home of the Husker men’s and women’s with fans, providing an opportunity to enjoy a great lunch, interact with other Husker basketball fans, hear directly basketball programs. from Coach Sadler about the team’s progress and ask questions about the games or the Huskers. Fans can sign up for information on arena seating This year, the series will feature two preseason luncheons (one in Omaha and one in Lincoln) in November, with and get on a wait list by visiting Huskers.com/arena. a midseason luncheon held prior to the start of Big 12 Conference action. The first Talk with Doc event takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 11:30 a.m. with a luncheon at the Old Mattress Factory, located at 13th and Cass Streets, in downtown Omaha. The first Lincoln luncheon will be on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 11:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Station, located at 7th and P Streets in the Haymarket in downtown Lincoln. The final luncheon will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 11:30 a.m., also at the Lincoln Station. Each luncheon will last about one hour. Tickets for each of the luncheons cost $15 each, or fans can purchase a reserved table of eight for $120. Reservations for all three of these events must be made no later than three days in advance. New this year, fans can reserve seats online at http://huskers.donornetpac.com (click on Special Events after logging in). Fans can also download the reservation form on Huskers.com, or call the Athletic Development Office at 800-8-BIG RED or (402) 472-2367 to make reservations.

Up Next The Huskers open regular season this Friday night, Nov. 12, against South Dakota. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and single-game tickets are available on Huskers.com and by calling the NU Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED. 2009-10 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2010) All games

Overall record: 15-18 Conf: 2-14 Home: 12-6 Away: 1-10 Neutral: 2-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 44 Anderson, Ryan 31-31 865 27.9 117-258 . 4 5 3 54-126 . 4 2 9 63-84 . 7 5 0 36 128 164 5.3 79 3 68 58 6 53 351 11.3 03 Richardson, Brandon 31-15 744 24.0 82-180 . 4 5 6 27-85 . 3 1 8 85-103 . 8 2 5 7 78 85 2.7 66 3 56 40 2 35 276 8.9 21 Diaz, Jorge Brian 33-26 782 23.7 133-255 . 5 2 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 25-51 . 4 9 0 57 76 133 4.0 67 0 33 50 41 16 291 8.8 11 Standhardinger, C. 16-4 246 15.4 38-93 . 4 0 9 6-16 . 3 7 5 47-60 . 7 8 3 25 35 60 3.8 29 1 13 19 2 10 129 8.1 34 Jeter, Lance 33-33 1024 31.0 91-221 . 4 1 2 25-63 . 3 9 7 42-61 . 6 8 9 24 100 124 3.8 98 2 134 69 4 29 249 7.5 05 Henry, Sek 33-33 905 27.4 81-199 . 4 0 7 32-86 . 3 7 2 55-81 . 6 7 9 32 78 110 3.3 75 1 91 56 14 25 249 7.5 30 McCray, Toney 3-0 56 18.7 8-15 . 5 3 3 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 10 12 4.0 3 0 2 3 0 1 19 6.3 01 Jones, Eshaunte 29-2 491 16.9 61-143 . 4 2 7 40-92 . 4 3 5 11-17 . 6 4 7 10 37 47 1.6 34 0 29 13 2 14 173 6.0 13 Ubel, Brandon 32-16 507 15.8 46-112 . 4 1 1 11-21 . 5 2 4 39-49 . 7 9 6 27 36 63 2.0 51 1 3 41 5 7 142 4.4 23 Hankins-Cole, Quincy 26-0 250 9.6 35-78 . 4 4 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 34-78 . 4 3 6 30 33 63 2.4 53 0 11 21 4 7 104 4.0 02 Holley, Myles 22-1 202 9.2 31-72 . 4 3 1 0-4 . 0 0 0 13-24 . 5 4 2 12 32 44 2.0 27 0 8 13 8 7 75 3.4 15 Gallegos, Ray 30-3 409 13.6 34-93 . 3 6 6 15-43 . 3 4 9 8-16 . 5 0 0 1 40 41 1.4 27 0 19 14 5 10 91 3.0 24 Coleman, Adrien 6-0 58 9.7 5-10 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 4 4 0.7 4 0 0 8 0 3 15 2.5 35 Nelson, Ben 13-1 51 3.9 2-9 . 2 2 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 10-18 . 5 5 6 4 7 11 0.8 9 0 1 3 1 4 14 1.1 12 Karn, Matt 9-0 33 3.7 3-5 . 6 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 3 0 3 2 0 1 9 1.0 33 Fox, Mike 8-0 27 3.4 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 3 1 4 0.5 1 0 0 2 0 1 7 0.9 Team 50 52 102 4 Total...... 33 6650 768-1745 . 4 4 0 217-547 . 3 9 7 441-654 . 6 7 4 320 749 1069 32.4 626 11 471 416 94 223 2194 66.5 Opponents...... 33 6650 725-1682 . 4 3 1 233-625 . 3 7 3 486-700 . 6 9 4 314 766 1080 32.7 600 - 394 463 122 187 2169 65.7

TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2194 2169 11/14/09 USC UPSTATE W 76-49 9090 Points per game 66.5 65.7 11/18/09 at Saint Louis L 55-69 7596 Scoring margin +0.8 - 11/21/09 TCU W 90-77 9799 FIELD GOALS-ATT 768-1745 725-1682 11/24/09 UMKC W 70-48 9415 Field goal pct . 4 4 0 . 4 3 1 11/29/09 at USC W 51-48 4214 3 POINT FG-ATT 217-547 233-625 12/2/09 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN W 81-53 9077 3-point FG pct . 3 9 7 . 3 7 3 12/6/09 at Creighton L 61-67 16739 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 7.1 # 12/10/09 CHICAGO STATE W 74-39 9909 FREE THROWS-ATT 441-654 486-700 12/12/09 OREGON STATE W 50-44 10553 Free throw pct . 6 7 4 . 6 9 4 # 12/19/09 JACKSON STATE W 57-41 9358 F-Throws made per game 13.4 14.7 # 12/22/09 vs TULSA W 74-70 1000 REBOUNDS 1069 1080 # 12/23/09 vs BYU L 66-88 1817 Rebounds per game 32.4 32.7 12/29/09 SOUTHERN UTAH W 94-61 8653 Rebounding margin -0.3 - 1/2/10 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W 74-60 8482 ASSISTS 471 394 1/5/10 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W 77-59 7989 Assists per game 14.3 11.9 * 1/9/10 at Texas A&M L 53-64 9628 TURNOVERS 416 463 * 1/13/10 KANSAS L 72-84 12990 Turnovers per game 12.6 14.0 * 1/16/10 IOWA STATE L 53-56 11367 Turnover margin +1.4 - * 1/23/10 at Missouri L 53-70 15061 Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9 * 1/27/10 at Colorado L 60-72 7108 STEALS 223 187 * 1/30/10 OKLAHOMA W 63-46 10854 Steals per game 6.8 5.7 * 2/2/10 KANSAS STATE L 57-76 10453 BLOCKS 94 122 * 2/6/10 at Kansas L 64-75 16300 Blocks per game 2.8 3.7 * 2/10/10 BAYLOR L 53-55 9787 ATTENDANCE 179343 169664 * 2/12/10 at Texas L 51-91 16734 Home games-Avg/Game 18-9964 11-11735 * 2/17/10 at Kansas State L 87-91 12528 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-10144 * 2/20/10 MISSOURI L 59-74 10979 * 2/24/10 at Iowa State L 74-78 11163 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals * 2/27/10 TEXAS TECH Wo2 83-79 10785 Nebraska 1028 1145 9 12 2194 * 3/2/10 COLORADO L 68-81 9803 Opponents 1023 1129 9 8 2169 * 3/6/10 at Oklahoma State L 55-74 12018 ! 3/10/10 vs Missouri W 75-60 18879 ! 3/11/10 vs Texas A&M L 64-70 18879

# = Las Vegas Classic * = Big 12 Conference ! = Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Peru State Bobcats vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 11/03/10 6:30 p.m. at Devaney Center (Lincoln, Neb.)

Peru State Bobcats 43 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Hart, John f 0-1 0-0 0-0 0002 0030015 25 Wells, Andre f 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 5 2 0 3 1 1 13 01 Williams, Derrick g 2-7 0-1 3-6 0222 7160223 03 Tighe, Kevin g 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 04 Eighmey, Devin g 5-8 3-5 0-0 011213200024 05 Hitch, Jovan 3-7 1-3 2-3 1 3 4 3 9 0 4 1 0 19 10 Drommond, Matthew 0-7 0-5 2-2 2243 2210126 21 Burnac, Bojan 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 5 22 Wilkinson, Antoine 0-3 0-2 0-0 1010 0120210 23 Smith, Connor 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 12 30 Staudt, Andrew 1-3 1-2 0-0 0113 3000010 32 Beck, Nick 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 34 Schaben, Jacob 0-1 0-0 1-2 1343 1031020 Team 3 1 4 Totals 14-50 7-26 8-13 10 19 29 29 43 7 25 3 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 4-22 18.2% 2nd half: 10-28 35.7% Game: 14-50 28.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 16.7% 2nd half: 5-14 35.7% Game: 7-26 26.9% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd half: 3-5 60.0% Game: 8-13 61.5% 1

Nebraska Cornhuskers 75 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 25 Walker, Caleb f 3-5 1-1 1-2 1342 8000120 34 Jeter, Lance f 2-6 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 2 5 5 1 0 1 24 13 Ubel, Brandon c 1-3 0-1 6-7 4041 8011018 03 Richardson, Brandon g 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 Standhardinger, Chr. g 3-7 0-0 10-12 3 7 10 3 16 110018 10 Menke, Trevor 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 12 Karn, Matt 0-1 0-1 0-0 0001 00001 3 15 Gallegos, Ray 2-9 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 4 25 20 Tyrance, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0-0 0111 00100 4 21 Diaz, Jorge Brian 6-8 0-0 1-4 2 3 5 1 13 0 3 2 1 22 23 Brown, Kamyron 0-1 0-0 3-4 0223 3320213 31 Beranek, Drake 2-3 1-2 2-5 0 3 3 2 7 2 0 0 1 21 32 Almeida, Andre 5-6 0-0 1-3 246011621018 33 Fox, Mike 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 45 Kurkowski, Kye 0-1 0-0 0-0 1230 00020 4 Team 0 0 0 Totals 24-52 3-9 24-37 15 30 45 17 75 17 16 7 12 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-23 56.5% 2nd half: 11-29 37.9% Game: 24-52 46.2% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0% 2nd half: 0-4 0.0% Game: 3-9 33.3% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 13-18 72.2% 2nd half: 11-19 57.9% Game: 24-37 64.9% 7

Officials: John Higgins, Brent Hampton, Roland Simmons Technical fouls: Peru State Bobcats-None. Nebraska Cornhuskers-None. Attendance: 8064 Actual Attendance: 3593 Exhibition

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Peru State Bobcats 15 28 43 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench PERU 8 11 3 0 21 Nebraska Cornhuskers 42 33 75 NU 40 23 13 12 38

Last FG - PERU 2nd-05:24, NU 2nd-03:42. Score tied - 0 times. Largest lead - PERU None, NU by 38 2nd-09:30. Lead changed - 0 times.