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Nebraska Sports Information • 116 S. Stadium • Lincoln, NE 68588 • (402) 472-7779 • Fax (402) 472-2005 Basketball SID: Jerry Trickie • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell phone: (402) 540-0269 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Huskers Begin Final Week of Regular Season at KU 2003-04 Schedule The Nebraska men's basketball team starts the final week of the regular season in Lawrence, Overall: 16-9 Big 12 Conference: 6-8 Kan., where it will take on No. 21/18 Kansas on Wednesday, March 3. The game between Home: 14-3 Road: 2-6 Neutral: 0-0 the Huskers and Jayhawks will tip off at 6:30 p.m. at Allen Fieldhouse and can be seen on Date Opponent Time/Result the Jayhawk Television Network in the state of Kansas. The contest can be heard on the Nov. 22 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 80-64 Pinnacle Sports Network and Huskers.com, with Nov. 29 Eastern Michigan W, 67-59 The Matchup Randy Lee calling the action and Matt Davison Dec. 3 Arizona State W, 66-60 Who: No. 21/18 Kansas Jayhawks (18-7, 10-4) adding color analysis. Dec. 6 South Florida W, 75-52 vs. Nebraska Huskers (16-9, 6-8) After an exciting win over Iowa State, 68-65, Dec. 8 Delaware State W, 68-39 When: Wednesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. (CST) on Senior Day in Lincoln, Nebraska travels to Dec. 10 at Creighton (KM3) L, 54-61 Where: Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Dec. 13 Tennessee W, 77-62 Radio: Pinnacle Sports Network Lawrence to take on the Jayhawks in their final home game of the 2003-04 campaign. Nebraska Dec. 20 Bethune-Cookman W, 70-26 Randy Lee, play-by-play Dec. 22 Lipscomb W, 75-52 Matt Davison, color analyst defeated the nationally ranked Jayhawks, 74- Dec. 29 at Minnesota W, 77-60 TV: Jayhawk Television Network 55, in Lincoln on Feb. 15, but gaining a repeat Jan. 6 St. Francis (Pa.) W, 93-49 Internet: Huskers.com (live radio) of that performance will be difficult as KU owns Jan 10 at Iowa State* L, 74-89 Series: KU leads 153-71 a 12-1 home mark, including a perfect 7-0 home Jan. 14 Colorado* L, 60-68 Coaches: NU – Barry Collier (250-191) record in conference play. Jan. 17 at No. 18/16 Texas* (ERT) L, 61-63 KU – (225-112) Nebraska has executed well on the road Jan. 21 Baylor* W, 76-47 Probable Lineups this season despite a 2-6 record away from Jan. 24 at Missouri* L, 51-72 2003-04 the Devaney Center. The Huskers have been Feb. 1 No. 25/25 Oklahoma* (ERT) L, 50-52 Nebraska Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. at their best in their last two road games while Feb. 4 at Kansas State* L, 61-78 G Nate Johnson 6-1 195 13.5 4.5 picking up an 83-77 victory at Texas A&M and Feb. 7 Missouri* (ERT) W, 78-62 G Jake Muhleisen 6-4 200 7.7 3.2 suffering an 87-83 overtime loss at No. 7 G Marcus Neal Jr. 6-0 175 4.8 1.7* Feb. 11 at Texas A&M* W, 83-77 F Brian Conklin 6-11 240 7.0 3.4 Oklahoma State. Feb. 15 No. 12/13 Kansas* (ABC) W, 74-55 F Andrew Drevo 6-8 250 11.1 4.5 NU hit 52.0 percent from the field and 82.8 Feb. 18 Kansas State* L, 58-63 *assists per game percent from the line in those games. Feb. 21 at No. 7/7 Oklahoma St.* L, 83-89 (OT) 2003-04 Nebraska held the Aggies and Cowboys to a Feb. 24 No. 25/25 Texas Tech* W, 72-44 Kansas Ht. Wt. Pts. Reb. combined 40.3 percent shooting, including just Feb. 28 Iowa State* (ERT) W, 68-65 G Aaron Miles 6-1 175 9.2 7.4* 23.1 percent from three-point range. Seniors March 3 at Kansas* 6:30 p.m. G J.R. Giddens 6-5 185 10.5 3.7 Andrew Drevo and Nate Johnson paced NU March 6 at Colorado* (ERT) 3 p.m. G 6-4 205 16.3 4.6 against A&M and OSU, averaging 19.5 and March 11-14 at Big 12 Tournament (ERT) TBA F Wayne Simien 6-9 255 17.2 9.3 C David Padgett 6-11 235 6.9 4.9 18.5 points per game, respectively. The pair also *assists per game combined for 13.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Times Central Standard and subject to change. Following Wednesday's contest, the Huskers Home games in bold. end the regular season with a road contest at Colorado. The game at the Coors Events Center * - Big 12 Conference game. in Boulder will tip off at 3 p.m. (CST) and can be heard on the Pinnacle Sports Network. ERT - ESPN Regional Television

2003-04 Numerical Roster 2003-04 Stats No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG A B S 1 Jason Dourisseau^ G 6-5 195 So. Omaha, Neb. (Burke) 5.8 2.2 16 2 11 3 Charles Richardson Jr. G 5-8 155 Fr. Maywood, Ill. (Proviso East) 2.4 2.2 61 0 15 4 Nate Johnson^ G 6-1 195 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. (Penn Valley CC) 13.5 4.5 40 2 19 5 Shuan Stegall G/F 6-6 215 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan) 1.0 0.6 1 1 0 10 Marcus Neal Jr. G 6-0 175 Jr. Annapolis, Md. (Polk CC) 4.8 1.8 43 2 10 11 Wes Wilkinson^ F 6-9 205 So. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island) 2.9 1.8 15 12 10 12 Jake Muhleisen^^ G 6-4 200 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast) 7.7 3.2 41 6 29 15 Bronsen Schliep^ F 6-7 205 So. Fairfield, Neb. (Sandy Creek) 1.6 0.8 4 0 0 20 Brian Conklin^^^ F 6-11 230 Sr. Hubbard, Ohio (Hubbard) 7.0 3.4 28 9 9 21 Corey Simms^^ G 6-5 205 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. (Normandy) 4.2 3.6 33 8 17 23 James Reynolds G 6-2 180 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Crenshaw) 1.4 0.4 1 0 1 25 Adam Bohac^^^ G 6-1 180 Sr. Kimball, Neb. (Kimball) 0.2 0.1 3 0 2 31 Bob Kempf C 6-10 220 Fr. Shickley, Neb. (Shickley) Will redshirt this season 44 John Turek^^ F 6-9 240 Jr. Council Bluffs, Iowa (Abraham Lincoln) 9.1 5.6 26 37 14 45 Tony Wilbrand^ C 6-10 250 So. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance) 1.2 1.1 4 5 1 50 Andrew Drevo^ F 6-8 250 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Morningside College) 11.1 4.5 49 20 25 1 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Team Information About the Huskers Head Coach...... Barry Collier (Butler, 1976) Nebraska enters the final week of the regular season on a two-game winning streak Record at NU (years) ...... 54-59 (fourth) after knocking off No. 25 Texas Tech, 72-44, on Feb. 24 and Iowa State, 68-65, on Feb. Record Overall (years) ...... 250-191 (15th) 28. The Huskers have won five of their last Assistant Coaches..Reggie Rankin (Ohio, 1989) In the NCAA Rankings (Feb. 24) Team NCAA Big 12 seven games to move into a tie for seventh in ...... Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois, 1987) the league standings with a 6-8 Big 12 mark...... Scott Spinelli (Boston University, 1989) 3pt. FG Percentage 10th 1st The last time NU won at least five conference Director of Basketball Operations...... Field-Goal Pct. Defense 12th 1st games in a seven-game stretch came in 1998- ...... Tim Waller (Western Michigan, 1979) Scoring Defense 22nd 1st 99, when the Huskers won six of seven league Video Coordinator ...... Steve Hinerman Scoring Margin 36th 3rd contests (and nine of 10) before finishing with Athletic TrainerTradition...... | TeamworkJose Fonseca | IntegrityField-Goal Percentage | Tradition 38th | Teamwork2nd | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 2002-03 Record ...... 11-19 a 20-13 record. Free Throw Percentage 42nd 2nd Big 12 Record (Finish)...... 3-13 (12th) Overall, Nebraska owns a 16-9 record this Rebounding Margin 46th 5th Big 12 Postseason Tournament ...... 0-1 season, a five-game improvement in the win 2003 Postseason ...... none column over last season. The 16 wins are the most under fourth-year coach Barry Collier, Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 and with just two regular-season games remaining, the Huskers are assured of their first Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 11/4 winning season since 1998-99. Nebraska has played well on the road this year, where it has hit 46.0 percent from the Barry Collier floor and 34.8 percent from three-point range while averaging 68.0 points per game. The Radio Show Huskers have limited opponents to 43.7 percent shooting, including 34.2 percent from The Barry Collier radio show, a weekly statewide three-point range, but have allowed 73.4 points per game. Opponents have also held a call-in show co-hosted with Gary Sharp, begins slight +2.3 rebounding advantage (34.1-31.8) over the Huskers. its fourth year on the Pinnacle Sports Network. Seniors Nate Johnson and Andrew Drevo have led Nebraska away from Lincoln in 2003- Broadcasts can be heard on Mondays at 7 p.m. on 04 by averaging 14.9 and 14.8 points per game, respectively. Johnson has hit 49.4 percent anchor affiliates KLIN (1400) in Lincoln and KFAB from the floor and 85.7 percent from the foul line on opponents courts while grabbing 4.3 (1110 AM) in Omaha, as well as other Pinnacle rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Drevo has led the Huskers by hitting 51.8 percent from affiliates across the state. The show will run through the field and grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game on the road. Senior Brian Conklin has also the end of the Huskers’ season. been efficient, hitting 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from beyond the arc in road games. Drevo is second with 13 three-pointers in eight road games (1.6 per game), after hitting just 17 treys The Alltel in 17 home games (1.0 per game). On the season, Nebraska's improvements have been dramatic. The Huskers have moved Barry Collier Show into the national top 25 in three statistical categories, including three-point field-goal The Alltel Barry Collier Show, a weekly show about NU men's basketball hosted by Larry percentage (39.4), field-goal percentage defense (38.5) and scoring defense (60.2), while Punteney, begins its fourth year in 2003-04. ranking in the top 50 in field-goal percentage (46.9), free throw percentage (72.7) and Telecasts can be seen on Sundays at 11 p.m. on rebounding margin (+4.6). KOLN in eastern Nebraska, and on other stations across the midwest. The show will run through the end of the Huskers’ season. Who's Hot?  Guard Nate Johnson has been on fire the past seven games, averaging a team-high 17.1 points per game while hitting 46.8 percent from the floor. Inside the arc, the senior from Kansas City, Kan., has hit 59.9 percent (29-of-57) during that span while connecting on 90.5 percent (38-of-42) from the charity stripe. Johnson has focused his intensity on the court in his final games as a Husker. That determination has translated into outstanding numbers on the glass recently, as he has averaged a team-high 6.9 rebounds in the past seven contests, including recording his first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 72-44 thumping of No. 25 Texas Tech. Johnson added a second straight double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds in NU's exciting 68-65 victory over Iowa State Feb. 28. Johnson leads Nebraska with 13.5 points per game in 2003-04, while hitting 49.5 percent from the floor. He ranks third in the league in free throw (87.6) and three-point field-goal (45.2) percentage.  Forward Brian Conklin is on pace to shatter the Big 12 Conference and Nebraska school records for three-point field-goal percentage by hitting 54.7 percent (47-of-86) from beyond the arc this season, including 58.8 percent (30-of-51) in league-only games. Only one player in league history (Kirk Hinrich, Kansas; 50.5 percent, 2000-01) has topped 50 percent beyond the arc for a whole season. Over the past seven games, Conklin has hit 59.3 percent (16-of-27) from three-point range. Conklin has hit 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from three-point range on the road this season. At home, Conklin has hit 33-of-59 (55.9 percent), including a streak of 13 straight made three- point attempts over four games from Jan. 21 to Feb. 15.  Sophomore guard Jason Dourisseau has picked up his play in the past week, averaging 9.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in the past two games. Dourisseau, who has hit 58.3 percent (7-of-12) from the floor and 42.9 percent from three-point range (3-of-7), is second on the team in that span in scoring, only behind Nate Johnson's 19.5 points per game. Dourisseau gained 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting Saturday against Iowa State, including hitting both of his three-point attempts. It was just his second double-figure scoring game 2 3 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition against a conference opponent this season, and fourth overall in 2003-04. Head Coach Barry Collier On the year, Dourisseau has averaged 5.8 points and 2.2 rebounds while hitting 49.1 Coach Barry Collier is in his fourth season percent from the field, but just 31.3 percent from long range. Dourisseau's three treys last in charge of the Husker basketball program. week represent 30 percent of his three-point total (10) this season. Entering 2003-04, the Huskers were looking for  Guard Marcus Neal Jr. has been on a tear from long range the past eight games. Neal great improvements and has hit 17-of-40 (42.5 percent) from three-point range to tie Brian Conklin for the team lead found just that, as they in treys in that span. started the campaign Neal started the season by hitting just 8-of-31 (25.8 percent) three-point attempts in his with a 10-1 record in non-conference play. first 18 games. After hitting a three-pointer in just three of the first 16 games of the year, After winning five of its Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition he came Traditionon to hit a trey | in Teamwork seven straight games,| Integrity a streak that | Traditionwas snapped |against Teamwork Texas past | seven Integrity Big 12 games, | Tradition Tech. On the year, Neal has averaged 4.8 points and 1.7 assists per game. Nebraska has surpassed  Nebraska's three-point defense has been outstanding the past six games, as the Huskers last season's totals for have held opponents to just 25.0 percent shooting (20-of-80) from outside the arc. The only overall (11) and league team to hit better than 30.0 percent from long range during that stretch was Kansas State, (3) wins. which hit just 33.3 percent (2-of-6). Despite injuries and On the season, Nebraska leads the Big 12 in three-point field-goal percentage defense by setbacks, Nebraska's determination never waned last year, as the Huskers set a school record and allowing just 30.4 percent. NU has held opponents to below 30 percent from downtown led the league in three-point field-goal percentage 12 times this year, including four times to 15.0 percent or less. defense (30.2) while ranking among the league  The Huskers have played well against ranked teams this year while earning a 2-3 leaders in field-goal percentage defense (40.8). It record including winning home games against No. 12/13 Kansas (74-55) and No. 25 Texas was the third-lowest field-goal percentage defense Tech (72-44). NU is 0-2 against ranked teams on the road, but has lost the two games by a at Nebraska since 1960-61. combined six points, including a two-point loss at No. 18/16 Texas (61-63) and an overtime Collier was named the 25th head coach in loss at No. 7 Oklahoma State (83-87). Nebraska history on April 5, 2000. In his first Nebraska has hit 48.8 percent from the floor against ranked teams, including 42.2 percent season, the Huskers recorded a 14-16 mark, finishing among the top 15 teams in the nation from three-point range, while averaging 68.0 points per game. NU has held ranked opponents by hitting 48.7 percent from the floor. The Huskers to 37.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from three-point range while averaging just produced a 13-15 record in Collier's second season, 60.2 points per game. The Huskers have also held a +3.6 rebounding advantage (35.6-32.0) as Nebraska set team records for three-pointers while averaging 5.2 blocks per game. made (267) and attempted (729) while ranking third in the nation in three-pointers per game (9.5). The Huskers also had the third-fewest turnovers in Scouting the Jayhawks school history with just 317 in 28 games to rank Kansas enters the week ranked No. 21 (AP) and 18 (Coaches) nationally with an 18-7 sixth nationally (11.3). overall record while sitting third in the Big 12 standings with a 10-4 mark. KU has won three Collier came to Nebraska after spending 11 of its last four contests since falling to the Huskers in Lincoln. The Jayhawks' only loss in that years as head coach at Butler. The Bulldogs had a stretch was an 82-67 setback at nationally ranked Texas. 196-132 record during his tenure. Collier coached Overall, KU has won six straight games at Allen Fieldhouse, including a 79-58 victory over his alma mater to five 20-win seasons and the Bulldogs reached the NCAA Tournament in 1997, Oklahoma on Sunday. Wednesday's contest in Team Comparison (2003-04) 1998 and 2000. Butler also reached the National Lawrence will be Senior Day for the Jayhawks Invitation Tournament three times under Collier. KU NU in their final home game of the season. KU The Bulldogs won two MCC regular-season titles 74.4 Points per game 70.0 ends the regular-season on Sunday, March 7, under Collier (1997 and 2000), who was named +7.7 Scoring margin +9.8 at Missouri. 45.2 percentage 46.9 conference coach of the year four times. The Jayhawks have been stingy on defense, 32.3 3-pt. field goal percentage 39.4 allowing opponents just 66.7 points per game 5.8 3-pt. field goal made per game 7.0 Collier Year-by-Year while hitting only 39.2 percent from the floor. 70.4 Free throw percentage 72.7 At Butler KU's field-goal percentage defense ranks 39.1 Rebounds per game 36.2 Season Overall MCC Postseason second in the league behind the Huskers, who +2.8 margin +4.6 1989-90 6-22 2-12 1990-91 18-11 10-4 NIT have allowed foes to shoot just 38.5 percent 17.7 Assists per game 14.6 14.4 Turnovers per game 13.8 1991-92 21-10 7-3 NIT from the field. 7.4 Steals per game 6.5 1992-93 11-17 5-9 Offensively, the Jayhawks rank fifth in the 5.5 Blocks per game 4.2 1993-94 16-13 6-4 league by averaging 74.4 points per game 1994-95 15-12 8-7 while hitting 45.2 percent from the floor, although KU ranks 11th in the conference standings 1995-96 19-8 12-4 for three-point shooting at 32.3 percent. KU paces the Big 12 with 17.7 assists per contest 1996-97 23-10 12-4 NCAA and ranks second in blocked shots with 5.5 per game. 1997-98 22-11 8-6 NCAA Kansas is led by Wayne Simien, who is averaging 17.2 points per game to rank second 1998-99 22-10 11-3 NIT 1999-2000 23-8 12-2 NCAA in the conference. The junior forward has hit 53.0 percent from the floor and 79.3 percent Overall 196-132 93-58 from the charity stripe in 2003-04. He also adds 9.3 rebounds per game to place third in the conference while ranking second on the squad with 24 blocks and third with 20 steals. At Nebraska Simien has scored at least 20 points in three of the past four games, and is averaging 18.6 Season Overall B12 Postseason points per game over the past eight games. 2000-01 14-16 7-9 Simien is one of three Jayhawks averaging double figures, along with Keith Langford 2001-02 13-15 6-10 and J.R. Giddens. 2002-03 11-19 3-13 Langford has averaged 16.3 points per game, and joins Simien as the highest-scoring duo 2003-04 16-9 6-8 Overall 54-59 22-40 in the league as Langford is fourth in the Big 12 in scoring. Langford has hit 48.3 percent Totals 250-191 115-98 3 NCAA, 3 NIT from the field and connected on 38.3 percent from beyond the arc. He is second on the squad with 85 assists and 27 steals, and is averaging 4.6 rebounds. Over the past three 2 3 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition games, Langford has averaged 18.8 points. USA Today/ESPN Giddens, a freshman guard, is averaging 10.5 points per game while hitting 45.8 percent Coaches Poll from the field. He leads KU with 54 three-pointers and has hit a team-best 39.4 percent from (Week 16 --- March 1, 2004) downtown, while adding 3.7 rebounds. Team (1st place votes)...... Record Junior guard Aaron Miles paces the league and ranks among the national leaders with 7.4 1. Stanford (27)...... 25-0 assists per contest. He has averaged 9.2 points with 3.9 rebounds and recorded a team-high 2. St. Joseph's (4)...... 26-0 47 steals. Miles is hitting just 38.3 percent from the floor and 31.3 percent from long range. 3. Duke ...... 24-3 Freshman center David Padgett has added 6.9 points and 4.9 rebounds while leading KU 4. Gonzaga...... 25-2 with 39 blocked shots. 5. Mississippi State...... 23-2 The Jayhawks are coached by Bill Self, who is in first season at Kansas after spending time 6. PittsburghTradition...... | Teamwork25-3 | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition 7. Oklahoma State*...... 22-3 as head coach at Illinois, Tulsa and Oral Roberts. Self owns a 225-112 career record in his 8. Connecticut...... 23-5 11th season as a head coach. 9. Kentucky ...... 21-4 10. Texas* ...... 21-4 Series History 11. Wake Forest ...... 19-6 The Nebraska-Kansas series is the oldest conference series for the Huskers, dating back to 12. Cincinnati...... 20-5 a 48-8 NU victory in the 1899-1900 campaign. Nebraska trails in the series by a 153-71 mark 13. Providence...... 20-5 14. Wisconsin...... 19-6 after ending a nine-game losing streak to the Jayhawks earlier this year in Lincoln. 15. Southern Illinois ...... 24-2 Kansas owns an 80-23 series Career Stats vs. Kansas 16. North Carolina ...... 17-8 Player G-GS MP FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb. A TO B S Pts. Avg. 17. Arizona ...... 18-8 lead in Lawrence, Drevo 3-3 79 16-33 4-16 0-1 15 1 4 5 3 36 12.0 18. Kansas*...... 18-7 including a 41-7 Johnson 3-3 100 11-26 2-4 10-11 10 11 16 0 1 34 11.3 19. N.C. State...... 18-7 advantage in Muhleisen 4-4 97 13-35 0-13 6-9 17 5 6 0 4 32 8.0 Turek 5-4 118 17-38 0-0 6-17 31 7 2 6 3 40 8.0 20. Illinois ...... 20-5 Allen Fieldhouse. 21. Utah State...... 24-2 Richardson 1-0 23 2-4 2-2 2-2 3 3 1 0 1 8 8.0 Overall, KU has 22. Georgia Tech...... 20-8 Simms 5-2 103 6-24 1-2 7-11 22 4 7 0 3 20 4.0 Conklin 7-2 123 13-32 9-21 0-2 16 4 9 2 1 35 5.0 23. Memphis ...... 20-5 won 18 of the past 21 meetings Neal 1-1 16 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 2 0 1 3 3.0 24. Louisville...... 18-7 Dourisseau 3-0 43 2-16 0-7 3-3 1 3 3 1 1 7 2.3 25. Michigan State ...... 17-9 since the 1994- Stegall 1-0 1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 *-2003-04 Husker opponents 95 campaign, Wilbrand 3-0 20 2-4 0-0 1-2 2 0 1 1 0 5 1.7 and has taken Wilkinson 3-0 25 1-4 1-2 1-2 6 0 3 2 0 4 1.3 Other Husker opponents receiving votes: Colorado, Schliep 3-0 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0.7 Missouri, Texas Tech. 19 of the past Bohac 4-0 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 20 matchups in Totals 46-19 764 86-225 20-71 36-60 125 39 55 17 23 228 --- Lawrence since Associated Press Poll 1983-84. The only Husker road win over KU in the past two decades came in 1998-99, (Week 16 --- March 1, 2004) when Nebraska swept the regular-season series by taking an 84-69 victory in Lincoln and Team (1st place votes)...... Record 1. Stanford (67)...... 25-0 a 64-59 win in Lawrence. 2. St. Joseph's (5)...... 26-0 In their last meeting on Feb. 15, Nebraska exploded for a 47-point second half to pull away 3. Duke ...... 24-3 from No. 12/13 Kansas for a 74-55 victory. After trailing by one, 28-27, at the intermission, 4. Gonzaga...... 25-2 the Huskers hit 63.0 percent from the floor in the second period while limiting the Jayhawks 5. Mississippi State...... 23-2 to just 36.0 percent. For the game, KU hit just 36.2 percent from the field and 27.8 percent 6. Pittsburgh ...... 25-3 from three-point range, while NU nailed 56.3 percent of its shots and was perfect (12-of-12) 7. Connecticut...... 23-5 at the free throw line. Nate Johnson, Andrew Drevo and John Turek each recorded 14 points 8. Oklahoma State*...... 22-3 to lead NU, while Turek added seven rebounds and three blocked shots off the bench. 9. Kentucky ...... 21-4 10. Texas* ...... 21-4 The last meeting in Lawrence was not as pleasing for the Huskers, as NU suffered a 92- 11. Wake Forest ...... 19-6 59 setback against the Jayhawks in the 2003 conference opener. It was the fourth straight 12. Providence...... 20-5 double-figure road loss to KU, but NU's biggest loss was Jake Muhleisen. Muhleisen fractured 13. Cincinnati...... 20-5 his left hip in a hard fall to the floor just eight minutes into the contest and was sidelined for 14. North Carolina ...... 17-8 the remainder of the season, totaling 16 games including 15 conference contests. 15. Southern Illinois ...... 24-2 Forward Andrew Drevo has led Nebraska with 12.0 points per game against the Jayhawks 16. N.C. State...... 18-7 while hitting 48.5 percent (16-of-33) from the field with 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per 17. Wisconsin...... 19-6 game. Guard Nate Johnson has added 11.3 points and 3.7 assists per game vs. KU, while 18. Illinois ...... 20-5 19. Georgia Tech...... 20-8 Jake Muhleisen and John Turek have each added 8.0 points per contest. Muhleisen has hit 20. Memphis ...... 20-5 59.0 percent (13-of-22) from inside the arc in four games against Kansas. 21. Kansas*...... 18-7 22. Arizona ...... 18-8 23. Utah State...... 24-2 Last Time Out – Nebraska 68, Iowa State 65 24. Syracuse ...... 19-6 Lincoln -- Junior Jake Muhleisen forced a turnover with 27 seconds remaining and senior 25. Louisville...... 18-7 Nate Johnson scored the go-ahead basket just seconds later, as Nebraska rallied from three *-2003-04 Husker opponents points down with 39 seconds to play for an exciting 68-65 victory over Big 12 rival Iowa State in front of 11,135 fans at the Devaney Center Saturday. Other Husker opponents receiving votes: Texas Tech, Missouri. Playing in front of its fourth straight home crowd of 10,000-plus, Nebraska struggled down the stretch before Johnson’s heroics lifted NU to its 14th home victory of the season. After Muhlesien pulled the Huskers within one at 63-62 with 2:21 to play, the Huskers missed two free throws and two field-goal attempts over the next two minutes. ISU took advantage and pulled ahead by three, 65-62, with 39 seconds to play on a Curtis Stinson jumper in the lane. Stinson, the frontrunner for Big 12 Freshman of the Year, then fouled 4 5 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Muhleisen on the Huskers’ next possession and the Lincoln native hit both shots to pull the Around the Big 12 Huskers within one, 65-64, with 30 seconds remaining. (Records through Feb. 29) After a Husker timeout, Muhleisen pressured ISU’s Jake Sullivan, who was trying to receive Team Overall Big 12 the inbounds pass. The ball hit off Sullivan’s lower leg and went out of bounds, giving the Oklahoma State 22-3 12-2 Huskers the ball with nearly 30 seconds to play. Texas 21-4 12-2 Kansas 18-7 10-4 Johnson would not need much of the clock to lift the Huskers, as he received the inbounds Colorado 17-8 9-5 and immediately drove the lane before letting fly with a one-handed runner off the glass Missouri 15-10 9-5 that put Nebraska ahead by one, 66-65, with 25 ticks left on the clock. ISU then brought the Texas Tech 19-9 7-7 ball down court and Will Blalock’s runner on the baseline came up short. Stinson was there Nebraska 16-9 6-8 to pick up the rebound and put up another shot, which Johnson blocked and rebounded Oklahoma 16-9 6-8 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | TeamworkIowa | StateIntegrity | 15-10 Tradition 6-8 before being fouled. Kansas State 12-13 4-10 Johnson, who was third in the league in free throw percentage entering the game, drilled Baylor 8-19 3-11 both free throws for the winning margin with 12 seconds left. After pushing the ball up the Texas A&M 7-18 0-14 floor, Sullivan got off a three-point attempt to try to tie the game and came up short, but Coming Up – Wednesday, March 3 Jared Homan pulled down the offensive board to give ISU one last shot with just four seconds Missouri at Texas Tech, ESPN2, 6:30 p.m. Kansas State at Baylor, 7 p.m. left. The offensive board was one of 21 on the day for the Cyclones, who outrebounded the Colorado at Iowa State, 7 p.m. Huskers 42-34, including a 21-12 advantage on the offensive glass. Texas A&M at Oklahoma, ESPN+, 8 p.m. On the final inbounds, Sullivan was double-teamed and could not get off a shot, forcing Saturday, March 6 forward Jackson Vroman to try for the tying three-pointer. Vroman’s shot, which was thrown Baylor at Oklahoma, 12:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Oklahoma State, ESPN+, 12:30 p.m. off by Corey Simms’ attempt, came up short and Johnson rebounded with two seconds Iowa State at Texas Tech, ABC, 12;30 p.m. left to secure the victory. Texas at Kansas State, ESPN, 4 p.m. Johnson lead four Huskers in double figures with a team-high 22 points while adding 10 Sunday, March 7 Kansas at Missouri, CBS, 1 p.m. rebounds for his second straight double-double. Johnson hit 11-of-12 from the free throw line and added two assists, one block and two steals in 33 minutes. Big 12 Team Stats John Turek hit 5-of-7 attempts from the floor to score 13 points while grabbing six boards (Statistics through Feb. 29) and two blocks, while Jason Dourisseau added 11 points, including a pair of three-pointers. Scoring Offense Big 12 Leader Muhleisen rounded out NU’s quartet of double-figure scorers with 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting 10. Nebraska...... 70.0 1. Texas...... 80.8 from the field. In NU’s previous contest, a 72-44 victory over No. 25 Texas Tech, Muhleisen Scoring Defense Big 12 Leader 1. Nebraska ...... 60.2 1. Nebraska...... 60.2 was held scoreless for the first time in his career. Scoring Margin Big 12 Leader The teams went back and forth in the early part of the first period before ISU used a 9-2 3. Nebraska ...... +9.8 1. Oklahoma St...... +15.8 run in the middle of the frame to forge a 20-13 advantage, its largest lead of the game. ISU Free Throw Percentage Big 12 Leader 2. Nebraska ...... 72.7 1. Texas Tech ...... 73.2 hit 11 of its first 13 shots from the floor in the opening 9:20 of the game, but hit just two of Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader its last 16 attempts in the period for 44.8 percent. The Cyclones then hit 32.4 percent in the 2. Nebraska ...... 46.9 1. Oklahoma St...... 51.4 second half and finished the game at 37.9 percent from the field, including 25.0 percent Field Goal Pct. Defense Big 12 Leader from three-point range. 1. Nebraska ...... 38.5 1. Nebraska...... 38.5 3-pt. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader Nebraska came back with a 12-0 run of its own to take a 25-20 lead with 6:55 left in the 1. Nebraska ...... 39.4 1. Nebraska...... 39.4 opening frame on a pair of Johnson free throws. Johnson also had a basket and Muhleisen 3-pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense Big 12 Leader added a pair of free throws in the run, which started with two Dourisseau three-pointers. 1. Nebraska ...... 30.4 1. Nebraska...... 30.4 Rebounding Offense Big 12 Leader Dourisseau scored eight straight points in a three-minute span to pace the Huskers, as NU 8. Nebraska ...... 36.2 1. Texas...... 42.8 led by seven, 36-29, at the intermission. Rebounding Defense Big 12 Leader NU finished the game hitting 43.8 percent from the floor, including 50.0 percent in the 2. Nebraska ...... 31.6 1. Oklahoma St...... 31.3 second frame, while nailing 73.9 percent (19-of-26) from the free throw line. The Huskers Rebounding Margin Big 12 Leader 5. Nebraska ...... +4.6 1. Texas...... +9.0 were just 7-of-24 from outside the arc for their lowest three-point field-goal percentage in Blocked Shots Big 12 Leader eight games. 6. Nebraska ...... 4.2 1. Colorado...... 6.1 Assists Big 12 Leader t6. Nebraska...... 14.6 1. Kansas ...... 17.7 Nebraska postgame notes vs. Iowa State Steals Big 12 Leader  Nebraska now leads the series with Iowa State by a 126-94 margin. The teams have 8. Nebraska ...... 6.5 1. Oklahoma ...... 8.9 split the regular-season series each of the past three years and the home team has won the past seven matchups overall. Big 12 Individual Stats  The past three ISU/NU contests in the Devaney Center have been decided by a total of Scoring Big 12 Leader 11 points, including one overtime game. Ten of last 13 meetings between NU and ISU in the 17. Johnson ...... 13.5 1. Emmett, TTU...... 21.0 26. Drevo ...... 11.1 Devaney Center have been decided by six points or less, including the past six straight. Rebounding Big 12 Leader  Adam Bohac, Brian Conklin, Andrew Drevo and Nate Johnson were honored before the 18. Turek ...... 5.6 1. Vroman, ISU ...... 10.0 game in a Senior Day ceremony. All four started, with Bohac making his first career start. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader  Nebraska went into the intermission with a 36-29 lead, marking the 15th time this season 14. Johnson ...... 49.5 1. Harrison, CU...... 61.4 Free Throw Percentage Big 12 Leader it has led at the break. NU is now 13-2 in those contests, all at the Devaney Center. 3. Johnson...... 87.6 1. Sullivan, ISU ...... 93.8  Sophomore Jason Dourisseau continued his strong play, pitching in 11 points after 3-pt. Field Goal Percentage Big 12 Leader recording seven against Texas Tech. It was just his second double-figure scoring effort in 1. Conklin ...... 54.7 1. Conklin, NU ..54.7 3. Johnson...... 45.2 conference play, and fourth overall this year. Dourisseau had a conference-only high of 18 3-pt. Field Goals Made Big 12 Leader points against Baylor earlier this year. 8. Conklin...... 1.9 1. Wilson, CU ...... 2.7  Nate Johnson recorded his fourth straight game with at least 17 points and five rebounds, Assists Big 12 Leader finishing with team highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds. It was his second straight double- None ...... 1. Miles, KU ...... 7.4 Steals Big 12 Leader double and he now leads the team with two this season. He had his first career double- None ...... 1. Miles, KU ...... 2.2 double in a 72-44 win over Texas Tech. Blocked Shots Big 12 Leader 9. Turek...... 1.5 1. Harrison, CU...... 2.8 4 5 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Nebraska Media Policies  Brian Conklin finished with seven rebounds, tying his season high for the third time this Postgame Procedures year and second time in the past four games. He also had seven boards against Oklahoma Following Nebraska's home contests, Coach and Kansas State, both in the Devaney Center. Collier will meet with the media following a brief  NU held ISU to 25.0 percent shooting from behind the three-point line, the sixth time cooling-off period in the postgame interview room, in conference play NU has held a team to less than 30 percent from outside the arc, and located near the southeast corner of floor (NOTE: the fifth time in the past six games. this room is not the media work room this year).  Junior John Turek picked up 13 points, including 11 in the second half, with six rebounds Requested players will be available following and two blocked shots. The six boards gave him 500 for his career while the 13 points put Collier's press briefing. On the road, Coach Collier and at least two players will be made available him over the 600-point plateau (602) for his career. He is just the fourth Husker to record at outside of Traditionthe Huskers' locker | Teamworkroom. | Integrityleast 600 points, | Tradition 500 rebounds | and Teamwork 100 blocked |shots Integrity in a career. | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition  Nebraska Coach Barry Collier picked up his 250th career victory with the win over ISU. Media Credentials Collier owns a 250-191 career record and 54-59 mark at Nebraska. He is the sixth current Credential requests should be faxed to Vicki coach in the Big 12 Conference with at least 250 career wins. Cartwright's attention at (402) 472-2005 or sent to Nebraska Sports Information, 116 South Stadium, P.O. Box 880123, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0123. Knocking Off the Big Boys Nebraska has had its share of big upsets in the past, including knocking off a No. 1-ranked Interview Requests team on three occasions. But winning in convincing fashion over the top programs in the country has not been the norm until Nebraska players or coaches are available Scoring Margin vs. Ranked Foes for interviews daily after practice and at press The following is a list of all the ranked teams NU has defeated by this year. conferences, as scheduled. NU will practice from at least 10 points. Games in bold were under Coach Collier. The Huskers own a 49-182 all-time 1:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. during the first semester Opponent (AP Rank)...... Date Score Margin record against ranked teams, including and from 3:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. during the second 1. Texas Tech (25)...... 2/24/04 72-44 +28 a 2-3 mark in 2003-04. Both of the wins semseter. The best time to reach Coach Barry Collier 2. at Kansas State (23)...... 2/13/93 80-59 +21 3. Minnesota (20)...... 12/8/02 80-60 +20 over top-25 teams this season have for an interview is immediately following practice 4. Kansas (12)...... 2/15/04 74-55 +19 been dominating performances by the or on the Big 12 weekly teleconference. 5. Texas (23)...... 1/3/96 85-69 +16 Huskers and are among the top four Interview requests should be directed to Oklahoma State (2)...... 2/5/92 85-69 +16 Assistant SID Jerry Trickie, at (402) 472-7779 or at Missouri (1) ...... 2/6/82 67-51 +16 largest margins of victory over a ranked (402) 540-0269. Interviews should be requested 8. Kansas (20) ...... 1/27/99 84-69 +15 foe in NU history. Nebraska's most recent one day in advance. at Oklahoma (25) ...... 1/20/99 96-81 +15 win over a ranked team was the largest 10. Colorado (18)...... 2/24/69 79-65 +14 11. Texas (22)...... 1/13/01 80-67 +13 margin of victory in program history, as NU Weekly Press Conferences Arkansas (15) ...... 12/10/83 67-54 +13 the Huskers defeated No. 25 Texas Tech Nebraska coaches and players will be available Kansas State (5) ...... 2/7/53 80-67 +13 by 28 points, 72-44, Feb. 24. In NU's other at weekly press gatherings at the Devaney Center 14. Oklahoma (24) ...... 2/5/95 71-59 +12 win against a ranked team this year, the beginning in December. Contact SID Jerry Trickie Oklahoma (13) ...... 1/26/91 111-99 +12 Huskers ran past No. 12/13 Kansas, 74- at 402-472-7779 for times and details of the next 16. Texas Tech (20)...... 1/30/02 80-69 +11 press conference. Oklahoma (18) ...... 12/26/75 75-64 +11 55, in Lincoln Feb. 15. 18. at Iowa State (23) ...... 2/22/92 80-70 +10 Nebraska has defeated a ranked Kansas (10) ...... 3/3/91 85-75 +10 Jayhawk squad 16 times in the series, Big 12 Teleconference although only two of those wins have come in Lawrence. NU defeated No. 2 KU, 43-41, in The session schedule for 2003-04 is: 1958 and No. 24 Kansas, 64-59, in 1999. The Huskers also pushed No. 1 KU to overtime in Tuesdays, 1997 before falling 82-77 in Lawrence. Dec. 2, 9, 16 Three of the largest margins of victory over ranked teams have come under Coach Collier Mondays, in the past two seasons. Before he arrived in 2000-01, Nebraska had 14 all-time victories Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26; of at least 10 points over ranked teams, but since his arrival, NU has produced five more Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; March 1, 9, 16*. double-figure wins in the past four seasons. *For coaches advancing to the NCAA Tournament and NIT.

10:00-10:10 a.m. – Bill Self, Kansas 10:10-10:20 a.m. – Melvin Watkins, Texas A&M Grand Improvements 10:20-10:30 a.m. – Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State After struggling last season, Nebraska has played well this season on both ends of the 10:30-10:40 a.m. – Scott Drew, Baylor court and now ranks among the The Difference a Year Makes 10:40-10:50 a.m. – Quin Snyder, Missouri league leaders in several statistical 2002-03 2003-04 10:50-11:00 a.m. – Bob Knight, Texas Tech categories. Category...... Big 12 rank Big 12 rank 11:00-11:10 a.m. – Ricardo Patton, Colorado Nebraska's improvement has Scoring Offense ...... 12th (63.3) 10th (70.0) 11:10-11:20 a.m. – Jim Wooldridge, Kansas State started on defense, where NU Scoring Defense...... 9th (68.5) 1st (60.2) 11:20-11:30 a.m. – Kelvin Sampson, Oklahoma leads the conference in scoring Scoring Margin...... 12th (-5.1) 3rd (+9.8) 11:30-11:40 a.m. – Barry Collier, Nebraska defense (60.2 ppg), three-point Free Throw Percentage ...... 11th (64.6) 2nd (72.7) 11:40-11:50 a.m. – Rick Barnes, Texas field-goal percentage defense Field-Goal Percentage ...... 12th (39.8) 2nd (46.9) 11:50-Noon – Wayne Morgan, Iowa State Field-Goal Percentage Defense ... 6th (40.8) 1st (38.5) Noon to 12:10 p.m. – Selected Student-Athlete (30.4) and field-goal percentage Three-Point FG Percentage...... 12th (27.9) 1st (39.4) defense (38.5). NU ranks in the Three-Point FG Pct. Defense...... 1st (30.3) 1st (30.4) Media members who want to join the conference top three in the Big 12 in five Rebounding Offense...... 5th (38.1) 8th (36.2) call should contact Big 12 Associate Media other categories, including: Rebounding Defense...... 11th (39.0) 2nd (31.6) Relations Director Chris Theisen at (214) 753- scoring margin (3rd, +9.8), free Rebounding Margin...... 10th (-0.9) 5th (+4.6) 0107 for the call-in number. throw percentage (2nd, 72.7), Blocked Shots ...... 9th (3.2) 6th (4.2) field-goal percentage (2nd, 46.9), Assists...... 12th (11.2) t6th (14.6) three-point field-goal percentage Steals ...... 6th (6.3) 8th (6.5)

6 7 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition (1st, 39.4) and rebounding defense (2nd, 31.6). Team Leaders NU's greatest area of improvement has been shooting the ball, as Nebraska went from Double-Figure Scoring Games 12th last season in field-goal percentage (39.8) to second this year and from 12th in three- Johnson 18; Drevo 15; Turek 9; Muhleisen 7; Conklin 6; point field-goal percentage (27.9) to first this season. Nebraska has jumped at least six places Dourisseau 4; Neal Jr. 4; Simms 4; Wilkinson 2 in the standings in five other categories, including: scoring margin (12th, -5.1, to 3rd), assists Double-Figure Rebounding Games Turek 3; Johnson 2; Simms 1 (12th, 11.2 to 6th, 14.6), free throw percentage (11th, 64.9, to 2nd), rebounding defense Double-Doubles (11th, 39.0 to 2nd) and scoring defense (9th, 68.5, to 1st). Johnson 2; Simms 1; Turek 1 20-Point Games Tremendous Transfers Drevo 3; Johnson 3; Turek 2; Dourisseau 1 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition With theTradition addition of Andrew| Teamwork Drevo and | Nate Integrity Johnson last | season,Tradition the Huskers | Teamwork received Games | Integrity Leading NU in Scoring*| Tradition a scoring boost with two players capable of putting up 20 points on any given night. Johnson 11; Drevo 6; Turek 5; Dourisseau 3; Muhleisen Drevo and Johnson have been Nebraska's top two scorers since the start of the 2002- 1; Neal Jr. 1; Simms 1; WIlkinson 1 03 season, when Drevo led the Games Leading NU in Rebounding* Turek 8; Drevo 5; Johnson 5; Simms 3; Richardson Jr. 2; Huskers with 13.9 points per game Two-Year Players – Top 11 Scorers Player (Years) ...... Points (Ppg) Conklin 2; Dourisseau 1; Wilkinson 1 and Johnson was second with 13.3 1. Bernard Day (1985-86)...... 802 (12.7) Games Leading NU in Assists* points per contest. They are back 2. Stan Cloudy (1983-84)...... 775 (12.5) Richardson Jr. 10; Neal Jr. 7; Drevo 4; Conklin 3; Muhleisen 3; Johnson 3; Turek 1 at the top of the Huskers' stat sheet 3. Kimani Ffriend (2000-01) ...... 746 (12.9) again this season, although their 4. Steffon Bradford (2000-01) ...... 717 (12.0) Games Leading NU in Blocks* positions are reversed as Johnson 5. Tom Russell (1961-62)...... 712 (14.5) Turek 15; Drevo 7; Wilkinson 5; Conklin 2; Simms 2; Muhleisen 2; Dourisseau 1; Neal Jr. 1; Stegall 1 leads the team with 13.5 points per 6. Derrick Chandler (1991-92) ...... 706 (11.8) 7. Derrick Vick (1987-88) ...... 703 (11.2) Games Leading NU in Steals* game while Drevo is second with Muhleisen 11; Drevo 10; Johnson 9; Simms 6; Neal Jr. 5; 8. Nate Johnson (2003-pres.)...... 696 (13.4) 11.1 points per contest. Richardson Jr. 5; Turek 4; Conklin 4; Dourisseau 3; 9. Andrew Drevo (2003-pres.) ...... 680 (12.6) Drevo and Johnson became Wilkinson 1 10. Albert Maxey (1959-60)...... 677 (13.8) *includes ties the 11th and 12th Huskers to make NU's top 60 career scorers list while playing just two seasons at Nebraska when they scored 21 and 18 points, respectively, against Oklahoma State. With at least three games Big 12 in the RPI (From collegerpi.com; Records include only games left this season, both players have moved into the top nine scorers to play just two seasons against Division I opponents; RPI rankings as of at Nebraska. Feb. 29) In 2002-03, Drevo set the first-year transfer record for scoring average, while Johnson Team Record RPI Rank ranked second on the list. Drevo's 402 points last year were also an NU first-year transfer Texas 21-4 0.6437 6 record. Oklahoma State 21-3 0.6254 15 Kansas 17-7 0.6218 19 Missouri 15-10 0.5978 32 Taking the Point Texas Tech 19-9 0.5963 33 After guard Jake Muhleisen was lost for the final 15 games of the 2002-03 regular season Oklahoma 16-9 0.5865 44 with a fractured left hip, the Huskers' need for depth at the point became more obvious as Colorado 16-8 0.5761 51 Iowa State 14-10 0.5609 65 NU struggled to an 11-19 record, including 3-13 in Big 12 play. Nebraska 16-9 0.5550 77 This year, Muhleisen is healthy and a pair of newcomers have supplied that depth while Kansas State 12-13 0.5236 119 helping the Husker offense become more productive this season. Nebraska has averaged Baylor 7-18 0.4756 196 70.0 points per game on 46.9 percent shooting from the floor – including 39.4 percent from Texas A&M 7-18 0.4514 238 beyond the arc – while gaining 14.6 assists against 13.8 turnovers per game. Those totals are significantly better than last season when NU averaged 63.3 points on 39.8 percent shooting with 11.2 assists and 14.4 turnovers. Opponent Watch (Records through Feb. 29) The addition of point guards Marcus Neal Jr. and Charles Richardson Jr. has allowed NU Team Record to have two ball handlers on the floor the majority of the time, as Muhleisen moves to the Fairleigh Dickinson ...... 16-10 wing when one of the newcomers enters the game. Because of his experience, Muhleisen Eastern Michigan ...... 12-13 has still run the offense from the point late in tight games. Richardson had already signed Arizona State ...... 10-16 with NU before Muhleisen's injury (early signee in fall 2002), while Neal signed with the South Florida ...... 7-18 Huskers out of Polk (Fla.) C.C. in the spring of 2003. Delaware State...... 11-13 Neal has averaged a respectable 4.8 points with 1.8 assists per game in his first season in Creighton...... 19-7 Division I. He has been able to get the ball up the floor effectively and has provided another Tennessee...... 14-11 Bethune-Cookman...... 6-20 scoring option for the Huskers. In the past eight games, Neal has: Lipscomb...... 7-21  averaged 8.6 points with 2.5 assists per contest Minnesota...... 10-17  tied with Brian Conklin for the team lead with 17 three-pointers, including a 4-for-4 St. Francis (Pa.) ...... 13-14 effort in the victory over Missouri Feb. 7 Totals...... 125-159  recorded three double-figure scoring efforts, setting his career high with 15 points at Kansas State  tied his career high with five assists at Texas A&M. Richardson has also made a significant impact in his rookie campaign. Though he is averaging just 2.4 points per game, he:  leads the squad with 61 assists (2.4 apg) against just 33 turnovers  had 21 assists and no turnovers in six-game span (last two of non-conference play and first four games of league action)  moved to 10th on the NU rookie assists chart with two against ISU Feb. 28  is on pace to become the fifth freshman in NU history to record at least 70 assists. 6 7 Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition | Teamwork | Integrity | Tradition Huskers in the Pros Hitting 100 Nebraska has had 24 players selected in the One of the most prolific long range shooters in Nebraska history, forward Brian Conklin NBA draft since 1949, with is back on track in his final year in Lincoln. being the latest selection in 1999 (2nd round, 50th pick). There were three former Huskers on The 6-11, 240-pounder has started the last eight gam