NEBRASKA vs. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE NEBRASKA MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE MEDIA INFO Date: Tuesday, Nov. 6 Radio: Husker Sports Network 1 Time: 7:01 p.m. Video: BTN Plus & Flohoops.com 2018-19 GAME NOTES Arena: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Subscription required) Tickets: Huskers.com/Tickets Internet Audio: Huskers.com

@HuskerHoops @CoachMiles HuskerHoops HuskerHoops HuskerHoops Huskers.com 2018-19 SCHEDULE Date Opponent TV/Internet Result HUSKERS OPEN 2018-19 WITH DELTA DEVILS Thurs., Nov. 1 Wayne State (exh.) BTN Plus W, 75-40 and USC comprising the four-team field in Kansas City. MATCHUP Tues., Nov. 6 Mississippi Valley State BTN Plus 7 p.m. No. -/25 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS The Huskers, who are ranked 25th in the USA Today Sun., Nov. 11 Southeastern Louisiana ESPNU 3 p.m. 2017-18 Record: 22-11, 13-5 Big Ten preseason coaches poll, used a balanced attack in putting Gavitt Tipoff Games Head coach: Tim Miles away Wayne State, 75-40, in an exhibition game last Record at Nebraska: 97-97 (beginning 7th year) Thursday. Isiaah Roby had 12 points and 10 boards in 21 Wed., Nov. 14 Seton Hall BTN 6:30 p.m. Career Record: 380-317 (beginning 24th year) minutes, as six Huskers had between eight and 12 points Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker while no one played more than 20 mintues against the Mon., Nov. 19 vs. Missouri State ESPNU 6 p.m. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Wildcats. The Huskers also held Wayne State to 24 percent Tues., Nov. 20 vs. USC or Texas Tech ESPN2/3 6/8:30 p.m. 2017-18 Record: 4-28, 4-14 SWAC shooting, including just 5-of-22 from 3-point range. Head coach: Andre Payne Sat., Nov. 24 Western Illinois BTN Plus 1 p.m. Record at Miss. Valley State: 25-106 (beginning 5th year) The Huskers are led by Palmer, as the All-Big Ten ACC/B1G Challenge Career Record: 171-210 (beginning 12th year) performer led the Huskers at 17.2 points per game as a Mon., Nov. 26 at Clemson ESPN2 6 p.m. BROADCAST INFO junior. The 6-foot-6 guard was fifth in the Big Ten in scoring Television: None and also chipped in 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Sun., Dec. 2 Illinois* BTN 4 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), He is joined by fellow seniors and Glynn Wed., Dec. 5 at Minnesota * BTN 8 p.m. 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) Watson Jr. in the Huskers' starting lineup. Copeland, who Sat., Dec. 8 Creighton BTN 5 p.m. Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Color: Jake Muhleisen garnered honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors, was Sun., Dec. 16 vs. Oklahoma State BTN 6 p.m. Online Radio: Available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers second on the squad in scoring (12.9 ppg), rebounding Sat., Dec. 22 Cal State Fullerton BTN 1 p.m. App and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. (6.1 rpg) and blocked shots (1.0 bpg) as a junior. Watson, a Sat., Dec. 29 Southwest Minn. St. BTN Plus 1 p.m. Internet Video: BTN Plus and Flohoops.com three-year starter, averaged 10.5 points and paced the Big Wed., Jan. 2 at Maryland * BTN 5:30 p.m. Announcers: Brad Hilligoss and Allie Snow Red in assists (3.2 apg) and steals (1.4 spg). Sun., Jan. 6 at Iowa * BTN 2:15/4:30 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 10 Penn State * ESPN/2/U 8 p.m. The Nebraska basketball team opens the 2018-19 season Mississippi Valley State looks to bounce back after a disappointing 2017-18 campaign. The Delta Devils lost Mon., Jan. 14 at Indiana * FS1 5:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, as the Huskers take on Mississippi Valley Thurs., Jan. 17 Michigan State* FS1 7 p.m. State at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:01 p.m., and to Delta State, 70-67, in their second exhibition game Saturday afternoon. Mon., Jan. 21 at Rutgers * BTN 7 p.m. a limited number of tickets are available beginning at $7 by Sat., Jan. 26 Ohio State * FS1 11 a.m. visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling 800-8-BIGRED. MVSU returns three starters, including seniors Dante Tues., Jan. 29 Wisconsin * BTN 7 p.m. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Scott (14.9 ppg) and Jordan Evans (14.7 ppg), as the duo Sat., Feb. 2 at Illinois * BTN 1:15 p.m. Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent combined for 100 3-pointers a year ago. Wed., Feb. 6 Maryland * BTN 6 p.m. Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call. The game will also OPENING NUMBERS Sat., Feb. 9 at Purdue * BTN 7:30 p.m. be available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, on TuneIn 2 Wed., Feb. 13 Minnesota * BTN 8 p.m. Radio and the TuneIn Radio app and on SiriusXM radio. Nebraska features two Sat., Feb. 16 Northwestern * BTN 7:30 p.m. Tuesday's game will be streamed online on BTN Plus returning 1,000-point Tues., Feb. 19 at Penn State * FS1 6 p.m. with Brad Hilligoss and Allie Snow on the call. The game is scorers in seniors Isaac Sat., Feb. 23 Purdue * BTN 3 p.m. available on BTN2Go and online and on Flohoops.com. A Copeland Jr. and Glynn Thurs., Feb. 28 at Michigan * ESPN/2 6 p.m. subscription is required for both BTN Plus and Flohoops. Watson Jr. Tues., March 5 at Michigan State * ESPN/2 6 p.m. Sun., March 10 Iowa * BTN 1 p.m. Tuesday's opener, as well as Sunday's game against Southeastern Louisiana, are the two Lincoln Regional round 10-2 Big Ten Tournament -to-turnover ratio by games of the Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker. Wed., March 13 First Round BTN TBD guards Thomas Allen and The championship rounds will be at the Sprint Center in Thurs., March 14 Second Round BTN TBD Glynn Watson Jr. against Fri., March 15 Quarterfinals BTN TBD Kanas City on Nov. 19-20 with NU, Texas Tech, Missouri State Wayne State. Sat., March 16 Semifinals CBS Noon/2:30 p.m. Sun., March 17 Championship CBS 2:30 p.m. 2018-19 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (2017-18 STATS) NCAA Tournament No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG March 19-20 First Four TBA TBA 0 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 207 Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 33/33 31.0 17.2 4.4 3.0 March 21-24 First/Second Rounds TBA TBA 1 Amir Harris G 6-6 205 Fr. Frederick, Md. March 28-29 Regional Semifinals TBA TBA 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb. 7/0 1.6 0.1 0.4 0.1 March 30-31 Regional Finals TBA TBA 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 180 Sr. Bellwood, Ill. 33/33 29.7 10.5 3.3 3.2 10 Karrington Davis G 6-6 215 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Sat., April 6 National Semifinals TBA TBA 11 Dachon Burke Jr. G 6-4 180 Jr. Orange, N.J. Mon., April 8 National Championship TBA TBA 12 Thomas Allen G 6-1 184 So. Raleigh, N.C. 32/0 9.9 3.3 1.0 0.5 All games carried on IMG Husker Sports Network; Home games in 14 Isaac Copeland Jr. F 6-9 225 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 33/33 30.7 12.9 6.1 1.2 red. All dates/times subject to change. Please check Huskers.com 15 F 6-8 230 Jr. Dixon, Ill. 32/13 24.0 8.7 6.3 1.7 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 250 Sr. Gothenburg, Neb. 20/0 5.9 0.9 1.8 0.1 for updates. 25 Nana Akenten G 6-6 218 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. 7/0 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 200 RFr. Omaha, Neb. Redshirted COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT 34 Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-6 206 So. Reykjavik, Iceland 9/0 2.1 0.9 0.4 0.3 Sr. Associate Communications Director: Shamus McKnight 45 Brady Heiman F 6-11 215 Fr. Springfield, Neb. Office: 402-472-7772 | Cell: 402-540-0268 E-mail: [email protected] 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL 2018-19 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS PRONUNCIATIONS No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Jim Molinari...... Mole-in-AIR-ee 0 * James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 207 Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. (Miami) Nana Akenten...... uh-KEN-ten 1 Amir Harris G 6-6 205 Fr. Frederick, Md. (St. James School) Tanner Borchardt...... BOR-kart 4 ** Johnny Trueblood G 6-3 194 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) Dachon Burke...... DAY-shawn 5 *** Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 180 Sr. Bellwood, Ill. (St. Joseph) Thorir Thorbjarnarson...... Thor-EAR thorb-YAR-nar-son 10 Karrington Davis G 6-6 215 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. (Montverde Academy) Glynn Watson Jr...... Glinn 11 Dachon Burke Jr. G 6-4 180 Jr. Orange, N.J. (Robert Morris) Brady Heiman...... HI-men 12 * Thomas Allen G 6-1 184 So. Raleigh, N.C. (Brewster Academy) 14 * Isaac Copeland Jr. F 6-9 225 Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Georgetown) 15 ** Isaiah Roby F 6-8 230 Jr. Dixon, Ill. (Dixon) 20 *** Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 250 Sr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg) 25 * Nana Akenten G 6-6 218 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) 33 Justin Costello G 6-1 200 RFr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) 34 * Thorir Thorbjarnarson G 6-6 206 So. Reykjavik, Iceland (Menntaskólinn i Reykjavik) 45 Brady Heiman F 6-11 215 Fr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview) *-includes 2017-18 varsity letters COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach: Tim Miles, seventh season (University of Mary, 1989) Assistant Coaches: Armon Gates, first season (Kent State, 2006); Michael Lewis, third season (Indiana, 2000); Jim Molinari, fifth season (Illinois Wesleyan, 1977) Basketball Strength Coach: Tim Wilson Video Coordinator: Matt Holt Director of Basketball Operations: Gregory Eaton Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Sheryl Burbach Graduate Managers: Dorian Green and Vince Fritz Equipment Manager: Pat Norris Athletic Trainer: R.J. Pietig

MEDIA SCHEDULE Men’s Basketball Communications Contact: Shamus McKnight / Office: 402-472-7772 / Cell: 402-540-0268 / E-mail: [email protected] MEDIA PLANNER Oct. 28 (Sun.) Oct. 29 (Mon.) Oct. 30 (Tues.) Oct. 31 (Wed.) Nov. 1(Thurs.) Nov. 2 (Fri.) Nov. 3 (Sat.) Oct. 28-Nov. 10 OFF Miles presser Practice (HTC) Practice (HTC) vs. Wayne State, W, OFF Practice (HTC) (11:15) 75-40 (HTC) - Hendricks Practice (PBA) BTN+ and HSN Training Complex Nov. 6 (Tues.) (PBA) - Pinnacle Nov. 4 (Sun.) Nov. 5 (Mon.) Nov. 7 (Wed.) Nov. 8 (Thurs.) Nov. 9 (Fri.) Nov. 10 (Sat.) vs. Mississippi Valley Bank Arena Practice (PBA) Miles presser OFF Practice (HTC) Practice (HTC) Practice (PBA) (11:15) State, 7 p.m. Practice (PBA) BTN+ and HSN

TALE OF THE TAPE NUMBERS TO KNOW Nebraska Cornhuskers Mississippi Valley State 2017-18 Team Statistics (Record: 22-11, 13-5 Big Ten) 2017-18 Team Statistics (Record: 4-25, 4-14 SWAC) 10 - Number of times since WWII that Nebraska has returned Nebraska OPP MVSU OPP a first-team all-conference performer. James Palmer Jr. became SCORING 2386 2265 SCORING 2075 2500 NU's first returning All-Big Ten player since Terran Petteway in Points per game 72.3 68.6 Points Per Game 64.8 78.1 2014-15. Scoring margin +3.7 - Scoring Margin -13.3 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 820-1906 856-2025 FIELD GOALS-ATT 758-1979 862-1823 pct .430 .423 Field goal pct .383 .473 NU’s Returning First-Team All-Conference Players Since WW2 3 POINT FG-ATT 232-670 192-597 3 POINT FG-ATT 171-568 275-747 Year Player 3-point FG pct .346 .322 3-point FG pct .301 .368 2018-19 James Palmer Jr. 3-pt FG made per game 7.0 5.8 3-pt FG made per game 5.3 8.6 2014-15 Terran Petteway FREE THROWS-ATT 514-716 361-537 FREE THROWS-ATT 388-575 501-715 1993-94 Eric Piatkowski pct .718 .672 Free throw pct .675 .701 1985-86 Dave Hoppen F-Throws made per game 15.6 10.9 F-Throws made per game 12.1 15.7 1984-85 Dave Hoppen REBOUNDS 1191 1257 REBOUNDS 1138 1274 1980-81 Andre Smith Rebounds per game 36.1 38.1 Rebounds per game 35.6 39.8 1975-76 Jerry Fort Rebounding margin -2.0 - Rebounding margin -4.2 - 1974-75 Jerry Fort ASSISTS 446 411 ASSISTS 327 487 1967-68 Stuart Lantz Assists per game 13.5 12.5 Assists per game 10.2 15.2 1949-50 Bus Whitehead TURNOVERS 362 414 TURNOVERS 422 446 Turnovers per game 11.0 12.5 Turnovers per game 13.2 13.9 Turnover margin +1.6 - Turnover margin +0.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 1.1 160 - Number of starts at Nebraska from its 2018-19 roster, STEALS 200 168 STEALS 186 194 including a team-high 77 by Glynn Watson Jr. In all, the eligible Steals per game 6.1 5.1 Per Game 5.8 6.1 players at Nebraska have started 214 Division I games, as BLOCKS 183 120 BLOCKS 56 171 Isaac Copeland (49 starts at Georgetown) and James Palmer Blocks per game 5.5 3.6 Blocks per game 1.8 5.3 (five starts at Miami) both cracked the starting lineups at their previous schools before coming to Nebraska.

@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS NEBRASKANEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL | 3 | 3 PROBABLEPROBABLE STARTERS STARTERS VS. (Based MISSISSIPPI on Last Game VALLEY Starters) STATE ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS (ENTERING 2018-19) Points...... Glynn Watson Jr., 1,041 #5 Glynn Watson Jr. | G | Sr. | 6-0 | 180 | Bellwood, Ill. Rebounds...... Isaiah Roby, 288 3-Pointers...... Glynn Watson Jr., 102 2017-18: PPG: 10.5 | RPG: 3.3 | APG: 3.2 | SPG: 1.4 Field Goals...... Glynn Watson Jr., 379 vs. Wayne State: Had nine points and five assists in 19 minutes of work. Free Throws...... Glynn Watson Jr., 181 Worth Noting: Three-year starter has 11 career 20-point games and has scored more than 1,000 Assists...... Glynn Watson Jr., 270 points at NU...Sixth in the Big Ten in steals and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio in 2017-18... Steals...... Glynn Watson Jr., 137 Ranks 10th on NU's career steals list and 29th on NU's career scoring chart...Scored a season-high Blocked Shots...... Isaiah Roby, 88 29 points and added nine rebounds vs. No. 14 Minnesota...Totaled 26 points and a career-best six Games Played...... Glynn Watson Jr., 98 steals vs. LBSU...Was third in the Big Ten in steals and 18th in scoring in 2016-17...Ranked 71st in Games Started...... Glynn Watson Jr., 77 the class of 2015 by ESPN.com after leading St. Joseph's High School to a state title. Career Bests: Pts: 34 | Reb: 9 | Ast: 9 | Stl: 6 EXPERIENCE CHART (ENTERING 2018-19) Totals Career GP GP at NU Starts Starts at NU Akenten 7 0 0 0 #24 James Palmer Jr. | G | Sr. | 6-6 | 207 | Upper Marlboro, Md. Allen 32 0 0 0 2017-18: PPG: 17.2 | RPG: 4.4 | APG: 3.0 Borchardt 29 29 0 0 Burke 65 0 46 0 vs. Wayne State: Tallied 10 points, two rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes. Copeland 106 33 83 33 Worth Noting: First-team All-Big Ten (Coaches)...First-team all-district by the USBWA and NABC...was fifth Costello 0 0 0 0 in the B1G in scoring and had a team-high eight 20-point games...His 568 points in 2017-18 ranked eighth Davis 0 0 0 0 on NU's single-season list...Reached double figures 31 times, including a career-high 34-point effort at Harris 0 0 0 0 Ohio State...Had 24 of his 26 points in second half vs. Maryland and added five assists...Named Big Ten Heiman 0 0 0 0 Co-POW on Jan. 22...Played in 34 games in 2015-16 at Miami, averaging 3.4 ppg...Rated by Rivals and Palmer 105 33 38 33 Scout as top-100 player at St. John’s College HS. Roby 62 62 17 17 Career Bests (includes Miami): Pts: 34 | Reb: 8 (3x) | Ast: 9 | Stl: 5 Thorbjarnarson 0 0 0 0 Trueblood 10 10 0 0 Watson 98 98 77 77 #12 Thomas Allen | G | So. | 6-1 | 184 | Raleigh, N.C. Totals 514 265 261 160 2017-18: PPG: 3.2 | RPG: 1.0 | APG: 0.5 RETURNING TEAM STATS (ENTERING 2018-19) vs. Wayne State: Finished with nine points, seven boards and five dimes in 24 minutes. Pct. of scoring...... 73.4 (1751/2386) Worth Noting: Sophomore who saw action in 32 games in 2017-18...Reached double figures Pct. of rebounds...... 61.4 (731/1111) twice, including a career-high 14 point, four-assist performance against Delaware State...Came Pct. of field goals made...... 73.2 (600/820) off the bench to score 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting against No. 13 Kansas, including a trio of Pct. of field goals attempted...... 72.2 (1376/1906) 3-pointers...Was a consensus top-100 recruit playing for Brewster (N.H) Academy where he Pct. of 3-point FG made...... 67.2 (156/232) averaged 18 ppg on 55 percent shooting, including 115 3-pointers...Played for Garner Road AAU Pct. of 3-point FG attempted...... 70.1 (470/670) program. Pct. of free throws made...... 76.8 (395/514) Career Bests: Pts: 14 | Reb: 4 | Ast: 4 | Stl: 2 Pct. of free throws attempted...... 76.0 (544/716) Pct. of assists...... 71.5 (319/446) #14 Isaac Copeland Jr. | F | Sr. | 6-9 | 225 | Raleigh, N.C. Pct. of steals...... 68.0 (136/200) Pct. of blocked shots...... 67.2 (123/183) 2017-18: PPG: 12.9 | RPG: 6.1 | APG: 1.2 | BPG: 1.0 Pct. of minutes...... 64.5 (4273/6625) NOTE: All statistics based on returning player stats and percentage of vs. Wayne State: Totaled six points, eight boards and two steals in 22 minutes. overall team totals from 2017-18. Worth Noting: Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches/Media)...Reached double figures 23 times, including five 20-point efforts...Totaled three double-doubles in 2017-18 (Penn State, Iowa and RETURNING STAT LEADERS (ENTERING 2018-19) Creighton)...Had a season-high 30 points vs. North Dakota...Played just seven games at Georgetown Points per game...... James Palmer Jr.– 17.2 in 2016-17 before back surgery and he received a medical hardship...Started all 33 games in 2015-16, Rebounds per game...... Isaiah Roby – 6.3 averaging 11.1 ppg and 5.4 rpg, including 32-point game vs. Marquette...No. 16 player in the class of Assists per game...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 3.2 2014 by ESPN and a five-star recruit by Rivals. Steals per game...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 1.4 Career Bests (includes Georgetown): Pts: 32 | Reb: 13 | Ast: 7 | Bl: 4 | Stl: 3 (3x) Blocked Shots per game...... Isaiah Roby – 2.0 Games Started...... James Palmer Jr./Isaac Copeland – 33 Minutes Played...... James Palmer Jr.– 1,024 #15 Isaiah Roby | F | Jr. | 6-8 | 230 | Dixon, Ill. Field Goals Made...... James Palmer Jr.– 181 Field Goal Pct...... Isaiah Roby – 56.5 2017-18: PPG: 8.7 | RPG: 6.3 | APG: 1.7 | BPG: 2.0 Free Throws Made...... James Palmer Jr. – 163 Free Throw Pct...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 78.0 vs. Wayne State: Tallied 12 points and 10 boards in 21 minutes of work. 3-Pointers Made...... James Palmer Jr. – 43 Worth Noting: Reached double figures 16 times and was fourth in Big Ten in blocks in 2017-18...Averaged 3-Point Field Goal Pct...... Isaiah Roby. – 40.5 13.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in NU's final eight games...Topped NU with four double-doubles (at Illinois, vs. Rutgers, vs. Maryland and Eastern Illinois)...Totaled 16 points, seven boards and five blocks vs. No. 15 Michigan in B1G Tourney...Posted his third straight double-double with 14 points and 10 boards at Illinois...Averaged 3.1 ppg and 2.9 rpg...Averaged 19.7 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 5.5 apg and 3.9 bpg per game as a senior at Dixon (Ill.) High School. Career Bests: Pts: 19 | Reb: 13 | Ast: 4 (2x) | Bl: 6 | Stl: 4

@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS 4 |4 NEBRASKA | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL 2018-19 BIG TEN STANDINGS (PRESEASON) FOR OPENERS Team B1G Pct. Overall Pct. Nebraska begins its 123rd season of basketball on Tuesday evening against Mississippi Valley State. Here are some facts Michigan State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 and figures about season openers for the Husker basketball program. Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  The Nov. 6 opening date is the earliest in school history. The previous earliest start came in the 2013-14 season Ohio State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 when Nebraska faced Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 8, 2013. Nebraska 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  Nebraska is 83-39 (.680) all-time in season openers and has won 17 straight season openers dating back to an 87-83 Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 setback at Oral Roberts to begin the 2000 season. Penn State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  Nebraska is 26-2 in its past 28 season openers dating back to the 1990-91 campaign. Indiana 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  The last time Nebraska lost a season opener at home was 1980 when NU fell to Wyoming, 62-59, in overtime. The Maryland 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Huskers have won 28 straight season openers at home since that loss. Wisconsin 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Under Tim Miles, the Huskers have won all six of their openers by an average of 21.0 points. The 46-point win over Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Mississippi Valley State in 2015 was the 12th-largest margin in school history. Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Iowa 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 EXHIBITION RECAP Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Behind 12 points and 10 rebounds from Isaiah Roby and a solid defensive effort, Nebraska cruised to a 75-40 win over x-regular-season champion; t-tournament champion Wayne State at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Nov. 1. Roby, who nearly had a double-double in the first half with eight points and eight boards, led a balanced attack that UPCOMING SCHEDULE saw James Palmer Jr. reach double figures with 10 points. In addition, four other players had at least eight points while all Date Matchup 12 players who saw action broke into the scoring column. Tue., Nov. 6 Chicago State at Indiana 5:30 p.m. The Huskers limited Wayne State to just 23.5 percent shooting, including 5-of-22 from 3-point range, and enjoyed a Kansas vs. Michigan State (Champions Classic) 6 p.m. 56-35 advantage on the glass. Wayne State was within 14-9 midway through the first half before Glynn Watson Jr. sparked Fairfield at Purdue 6 p.m. a 7-0 spurt with a 3-pointer to give NU a 21-9 cushion after a basket from Amir Harris. The Wildcats pulled to within 30-19 Delaware at Maryland 6:30 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota 7 p.m. after a basket from Nate Thayer, but Nebraska closed the half on a 9-2 run to build an 18-point halftime cushion. Mississippi Valley State at Nebraska 7 p.m. In the second half, the Huskers quickly pushed the lead to 22 after baskets from Palmer and Roby before the Wildcats Coppin State at Wisconsin 7 p.m. trimmed the lead back to 19, the last time at 45-26 after a Kendall Jacks basket. NU took over, using a 9-1 run capped by Norfolk State at Michigan 7:30 p.m. consecutive baskets from Watson, the last of which doubled up the Husker lead at 54-27 with 13:05 left.

Wed., Nov. 7 Ohio State at Cincinnati 5 p.m. SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Thurs., Nov. 8 Evansville at Illinois 7 p.m. Under fifth-year Head Coach Andre Payne, Mississippi Valley State looks to after going 4-28 last season. The UMKC at Iowa 7 p.m. Delta Devils return eight letterwinners, including four players who made at least 13 starts last year. Before taking over the New Orleans at Northwestern 7 p.m. MVSU program, Payne spent seven seasons at Wiley College, an NAIA program in Texas. He guided the school to three 20- win seasons, including a 25-7 mark in his final year at the school. Fri., Nov. 9 Fairleigh Dickinson at Rutgers 6 p.m. North Florida at Penn State 6:30 p.m. Payne's squad returns a pair of high scoring guards in Dante Scott and Jordan Evans. Scott, a first-team All-SWAC pick, Montana State at Indiana 7 p.m. paced MVSU in both scoring (14.9 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg) and shot 37 percent from 3-point range last year. Evans Maryland at Navy 7:30 p.m. was second in scoring at 14.7 ppg while topping the Delta Devils in both assists (64) and steals (33). In all, four of the top five scorers return for MVSU this season. Sat., Nov. 10 Holy Cross at Michigan 6:30 p.m.  Nebraska won the only previous matchup, a 97-51 victory to open the 2015-16 season. Glynn Watson Jr., Tanner Ball State at Purdue TBA Borchardt and Johnny Trueblood are the only Huskers who played in that matchup. Sun., Nov. 11 Green Bay at Iowa 2 p.m. Drexel at Rutgers 2 p.m. WHAT'S BACK FOR THE BIG RED Southeastern Louisiana at Nebraska 3 p.m. The Huskers enter the 2018-19 season welcoming back three starters and nine letterwinners from a team that went Purdue Fort Wayne at Ohio State 3 p.m. 22-11 and finished tied for fourth in the Big Ten with a 13-5 mark. The group includes All-Big Ten performers James Palmer Florida Gulf Coast at Michigan State 5 p.m. Jr. and Isaac Copeland and three-year starter Glynn Watson Jr., all of whom averaged double figures in 2017-18. NU also Mon., Nov. 12 North Carolina A&T at Maryland 6 p.m. returns junior forward Isaiah Roby, who started 13 of NU’s final 14 games and led NU in both rebounding (6.3 rpg) and Jacksonville State at Penn State 6 p.m. blocked shots (2.0 bpg). American at Northwestern 7 p.m. Nebraska returns 73.4 percent of its scoring, 61.4 percent of its rebounding, 71.5 percent of its assists and 67.2 percent Utah at Minnesota 8 p.m. of its blocked shots from last year. Last year, NU averaged 72.3 points per game, its highest average since the 1996-97 season (72.9 ppg). It is only the third time in the last 15 seasons that Nebraska returns at least 70 percent of its scoring from the previous season. What’s Returning (Last Four Seasons) Category 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 Pct. of scoring 73.4 50.0 45.8 40.0 Pct. of rebounding 61.4 44.9 51.9 33.3 Pct. of assists 71.5 48.9 52.6 51.1 Pct. of blocked shots 67.2 47.4 64.3 15.6 Pct. of steals 68.0 61.1 51.6 52.6 Pct. of minutes 74.5 55.4 52.4 42.4

HUSKERS LOOK TO CONTINUE PARTY 2017-18 NCAA Blocked Shot Leaders Nebraska's looks to continue a trend from last season when the Huskers were No. School (Conf.) BPG second in the Big Ten and seventh nationally in blocked shots at 5.5 per game. It 1. Michigan St. (Big Ten) 7.2 is the highest total since the 1996-97 team blocked a school-record 6.1 shots per 2. Ill.-Chicago (Horizon) 6.7 game. Nebraska totaled 183 blocked shots last season, which was third on NU’s 3. Eastern Mich. (MAC) 6.5 single-season list. 4. Louisville (ACC) 6.0 Nebraska returns a pair of players who averaged at least one block per game 5. Texas A&M (SEC) 6.0 last year in Isaiah Roby (2.0 bpg) and Isaac Copeland (1.0 bpg). Roby’s 63 blocked 6. Marshall (C-USA) 5.8 7. Nebraska (Big Ten) 5.5 shots were the most by a Husker since 2001, while Copeland had 33 blocked shots 8. Cincinnati (AAC) 5.4 after recording just 39 in two-plus seasons at Georgetown. NU blocked six shots in the exhibition win over Wayne State. @HUSKERHOOPS @HUSKERHOOPS & & @COACHMILES @COACHMILES ON ON TWITTER TWITTER | |/NEBRASKABASKETBALL /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS | IG: HUSKERHOOPS NEBRASKANEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL | 5 | 5 IT (DOUBLE) FIGURES AP TOP 25 (PRESEASON) Nebraska returns three double-figure scorers (James Palmer Jr., 17.2, Isaac Copeland Jr., 12.9 and Glynn Watson Jr. No Team (1st) Record Points 10.5) for the first time since the 1992-93 season (Eric Piatkowski, 14.3; Derrick Chandler, 12.3; Jamar Johnson, 11.2). In Tim 1 Kansas (37) 0-0 1,581 Miles' first six seasons, the Huskers returned a total of six double-figure scorers. During the 1992-93 season, the Huskers 2 Kentucky (19) 0-0 1,529 won 20 games and finished tied for second in the Big Eight Conference. With the return of junior Isaiah Roby, Nebraska 3 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 1,461 brings back its top-four scorers for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. 4 Duke (4) 0-0 1,452 5 Virginia (2) 0-0 1,286 50-50 CLUB 6 Tennessee (1) 0-0 1,268 7 Nevada 0-0 1,230 Junior forward Isaiah Roby is one of only two returning power conference players to total 50 blocks and 50 assists last 8 North Carolina 0-0 1,221 season, joining Missouri’s Jontay Porter, who will miss the 2018-19 season with a torn ACL. Roby led the Huskers in blocked 9 Villanova (1) 0-0 1,085 shots and was fourth in assists despite starting just 13 contests. Roby is also one of four Huskers to ever have 50 blocks and 10 Michigan St 0-0 1,024 50 assists in a season, joining Aleks Maric, Venson Hamilton and Rich King. 11 Auburn 0-0 974 12 Kansas St 0-0 922 Returning Power Conference Players w/50 Assists & Blocks 13 West Virginia 0-0 678 Player School Assists Blocks 14 Oregon 0-0 638 Isaiah Roby Nebraska 53 63 15 Virginia Tech 0-0 630 Jontay Porter Missouri 74 55 16 Syracuse 0-0 620 Huskers w/50 Assists & Blocks 17 Florida St 0-0 530 Player Year Assists Blocks 18 Mississippi St 0-0 451 Isaiah Roby 2017-18 53 63 19 Michigan 0-0 437 Aleks Maric 2007-08 64 57 20 TCU 0-0 311 Venson Hamilton 1998-99 54 80 21 UCLA 0-0 297 Venson Hamilton 1997-98 58 66 22 Clemson 0-0 268 Rich King 1990-91 90 68 23 LSU 0-0 187 24 Purdue 0-0 170 WATSON RETURNS AS 1,000-POINT SCORER Nebraska’s Returning 1,000-Point Scorers 25 Washington 0-0 165 For just the second time this decade, Nebraska returns a 1,000-point Player School PPG scorer to the lineup, as Glynn Watson Jr. enters his senior year with 1,041 Glynn Watson Jr. 2018-19 1,041 Others receiving votes: Loyola (Chi) 162, Marquette 124, career points. It is the 10th time in program history that the Huskers had a Shavon Shields 2015-16 1,127 Indiana 98, Florida 71, Nebraska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin returning 1,000-point scorer and the first since Shavon Shields in the 2015- Aleks Maric 2007-08 1,111 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, Alabama 15, UCF 15, 16 campaign. Watson is one of two Huskers with 1,000 career points, as Cookie Belcher 2000-01 1,060 Buffalo 14, Arizona 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego Isaac Copeland enters his senior year with 1,053 career points between his Erick Strickland 1995-96 1,070 St 9, USC 6, Butler 6, Texas Tech 6, Texas 5, Arizona St 3, time at Georgetown and Nebraska. James Palmer Jr. is just 174 points away Jaron Boone 1995-96 1,140 St. John's 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Missouri 1, NC State 1, from joining the 1,000-point club. Eric Piatkowski 1993-94 1,288 Marshall 1, Davidson 1  Dave Hoppen 1985-86 1,747 Nebraska 3,432 returning points ranks 13th nationally entering the Andre Smith 1980-81 1,242 2018-19 season. Among Big Ten programs, only Iowa, which 4,246 returning Jerry Fort 1975-76 1,369 USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 (PRESEASON) points has more points returning that the Big Red. No Team (1st) Record Points  Watson is one of three alumni of St. Joseph to reach 1,000 points at 1 Kansas (14) 0-0 771 Nebraska, joining Carl Hayes (1,136, 1990-92) and Clifford Scales (1,136, 1988-91). 2 Kentucky (12) 0-0 761  Watson is also ninth on NU’s career steals list with 137 and needs 74 assists to crack the Huskers’ career top-10 list in 3 Duke (4) 0-0 743 that category. 4 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 699 5 Virginia (1) 0-0 656 PALMER RECEIVES PRESEASON HONORS 6 Tennessee 0-0 613 Nebraska guard James Palmer Jr. has been lauded as one of the top returning players in college basketball. The 6-foot-6 7 North Carolina 0-0 610 8 Villanova 0-0 543 guard comes off a junior season where he averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in leading the 9 Nevada 0-0 521 Huskers to a 22-11 record and an NIT berth. 10 Michigan St 0-0 486 Palmer reached double figures in 31 of 33 games in his first season at Nebraska, including eight 20-point efforts. 11 Kansas St 0-0 469 Palmer’s junior year was highlighted by a career-high 34-point effort at Ohio State. He is one of only five returning power 12 Auburn 0-0 432 conference players who averaged 17.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 3.0 apg last season. 13 West Virginia 0-0 343 Returning Power Conference Players who averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game last season 14 Syracuse 0-0 297 Player School PPG RPG APG 15 Florida St 0-0 287 James Palmer Jr. Nebraska 17.2 4.4 3.0 16 Oregon 0-0 280 Shamorie Ponds St. John’s 21.6 5.0 4.7 17 Virginia Tech 0-0 272 Tres Tinkle Oregon St. 17.6 7.2 3.7 18 Michigan 0-0 265 Ethan Happ Wisconsin 17.9 8.0 3.7 19 Mississippi St 0-0 213 Ky Bowman Boston College 17.6 6.8 4.7 20 UCLA 0-0 202 21 TCU 0-0 153 Palmer's Preseason Plaudits 22 Purdue 0-0 107  Citizen Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year Watch List 23 Clemson 0-0 106  Jerry West Award Watch List 24 Washington 0-0 75  Preseason All-Big Ten 25 Nebraska 0-0 67  No. 13 returning player in college basketball by NCAA.com's Andy Katz  No. 43 player in college basketball by CBSSports.com Others receiving votes: LSU 65, Loyola (Chi) 61, Florida 52, Indiana 34, Marquette 34, NC State 30, Cincinnati 30,  No. 35 player in college basketball by Athlon Alabama 28, Maryland 26, Louisville 10, Providence 10, Buffalo 7, USC 6, Arizona 5, Butler 5, UCF 5, Wisconsin 4, Notre Dame 4, Texas 4, Missouri 3, Baylor 2, Miami 2, St. John's 1, Vanderbilt 1

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QUICK FACTS Location...... Lincoln, Neb. COPELAND RETURNS TO ANCHOR FRONTCOURT Founded...... 1869 Isaac Copeland Jr. made a successful return to action following back surgery and put together a strong junior Enrollment...... 25,820 season. The 6-foot-9 forward was second on the team in scoring (12.9 ppg), rebounding (6.1 rpg) and blocked shots Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers (1.0 bpg), setting personal bests in all three areas. In all, he reached double figures 23 times, including five 20-point Colors...... Scarlet & Cream performances. Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Big Ten Conference A top-20 recruit coming out of high school, Copeland earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors by averaging 13.5 Home Arena ...... Pinnacle Bank Arena points on 51 percent shooting, including 43 percent from 3-point range, and was in double figures in eight of his final nine Capacity/Year Opened...... 15,000/2013 Big Ten contests. Copeland graduated from Nebraska in May and is working on his Masters Degree. Chancellor...... Ronnie Green Faculty Rep...... Josephine Potuto, J.D. HUSKERS RECEIVE FIRST RANKING SINCE 2014 Athletics Director...... Bill Moos For the first time since 2014, the Nebraska men’s basketball team is nationally ranked, as the Huskers are ranked No. 25 Ticket Office Phone...... (402) 472-3111 or 1-800-8BIGRED in the preseason USA TODAY Sports coaches poll released Oct. 25. BASKETBALL HISTORY The Huskers return three starters, including All-Big Ten selections James Palmer Jr. and Isaac Copeland Jr, and their top First year of basketball...... 1896-97 four scorers from a team that went 22-11 and reached the NIT last season. In 2014-15, the Huskers were ranked in the first Overall all-time record...... 1,480-1,321 (.527) two coaches polls and were ranked 21st on Nov. 17, 2014. Regular-Season conference titles (Last)...... 7 (1950) Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams in the preseason coaches poll, joining Michigan State (10), Michigan (18) and Postseason conference titles (Last)...... 1 (1994) Purdue (22). In addition, the Huskers’ ACC/Big Ten Challenge opponent is also ranked as Clemson enters the poll at No. 23. All-time postseason appearances...... 25 The Huskers were receiving votes in the AP poll released earlier this month. All-time postseason record...... 23-24 NCAA Appearances (last)...... 7 (2014) FILLING UP PINNACLE BANK ARENA NIT Appearances (last)...... 18 (2018) Pinnacle Bank Arena will be full once again in 2018-19, as the NU Athletic Ticket Office announced on September 25 that general public season tickets are sold out for the upcoming season. It is the fourth time in the past six seasons that BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach...... Tim Miles . the Huskers have sold out their entire season allotment of tickets at Pinnacle Bank Arena. In all, nearly 15,000 season Alma Mater...... University of Mary, 1989 tickets have been sold for the 2018-19 season, including the Red Zone student section. Assistant Coaches...... Armon Gates (1st season) Since moving into PBA in 2013-14, the Huskers have ranked in the top-15 in attendance nationally all five years, and are ...... Michael Lewis (3rd season) and Jim Molinari (5th season) one of only nine schools in the country to average 15,000+ fans per contest in that span. Strength Coach...... Tim Wilson A limited number of single-game tickets went on sale on Oct. 25, and to purchase tickets, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or Graduate Managers...... Dorian Green and Vince Fritz call the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours. Director of Operations...... Gregory Eaton Pinnacle Bank Arena Attendance Since 2013-14 Asst. Director of Operations ...... Sheryl Burbach Season Average (Rank) Video Coordinator...... Matt Holt 2013-14 (1st year of PBA) 15,419 (13th) Assistant Athletic Trainer...... R.J. Pietig 2014-15 15,569 (10th) 2018-19 TEAM INFORMATION 2015-16 15,430 (11th) 2017-18 Record...... 22-11 (16-1 H, 4-8 A, 2-3 N) 2016-17 15,427 (11th) Big Ten Record (Finish)...... 13-5 (t-4th) 2017-18 15,492 (11th) Big Ten Championship...... 0-1, lost to Michigan, 58-77 LONGEST HOME WIN STREAKS Postseason...... 0-1, lost at Mississippi State, 59-66 PROTECTING THE VAULT No. School Wins Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 The Huskers have been strong at protecting its home court at Pinnacle Bank 1. South Dakota State 20 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 9/6 Arena since it opened in 2013-14. 2. Houston 17 Scholarship Newcomers...... 4  NU begins the 2018-19 season with the longest home winning streak among 3. College of Charleston 16 power conference schools and the ninth-longest home win streak in Division I. 4. Montana 15 2017-18 TEAM LEADERS - 2018-19 RETURNEES  With a win over Mississippi Valley State, Nebraska would tie its longest 5. Utah Valley 14 winning streak since moving into Pinnacle Bank Arena. NU won 12 straight between 6. St. Bonaventure 13 (*INCLUDES TIES) 7. North Carolina A&T 13 Jan. 20-Nov. 18, 2014. Double-Figure Scoring Games: ...... Palmer 31; Copeland 23; 8. Buffalo 12  NU has posted a 59-24 (.711) record in Pinnacle Bank Arena since it opened ...... Watson 17; Roby 16; Allen 2; 9. Nebraska 11 in August of 2013, including a 16-1 mark in 2017-18. Against non-conference foes, 10+ Rebounding Games:...... Roby 5; Copeland 3; Borchardt 1 NU is 31-7 in PBA (.816). Since the start of the 2006-07 season, NU is 94-12 against Double-Doubles:...... Roby 4; Copeland 3 non-conference foes (.887)  Nebraska went 16-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2017-18 with the only loss coming in a one-point setback against 20-Point Games: ...... Watson 4; Copeland 5; Palmer 8 then-No. 13 Kansas on Dec. 16. NU's .941 home winning percentage is the best since the 1982-83 campaign, while the 30-Point Games: ...... Copeland 1; Palmer 1 16 home wins was one shy of the school record.  Nebraska went a perfect 9-0 at home in Big Ten play and won its two Big Ten home games against ranked teams Games Leading NU in Scoring:*...... by an average of 15.0 points per game. NU's 9-0 mark - the only unbeaten mark in the Big Ten - marked the first time ...... Palmer 21; Copeland 9; Watson 5; Roby 2 the Huskers went unbeaten in conference play at home since the 1965-66 season. All of the other eight seasons with a perfect conference home record were between 1908 and 1921. Games Leading NU in Rebounding:*...... Roby 14; Copeland 12 ...... Palmer 2; Watson 1; Borchardt 1; GATES JOINS HUSKER STAFF Games Leading NU in Assists:*...... The only new face on the Husker bench is a familiar one to Big Ten fans, as Armon Gates joined the Husker coaching ...... Palmer 16; Watson 14; Copeland 3; Roby 2 staff this past May. Gates, a native of Chicago, returns to the Big Ten after recently serving as associate head coach at the Games Leading NU in Blocks*...... Roby 18; Copeland 9; University of Florida under Mike White. Gates has coached and developed all-conference performers at three schools ...... Palmer 5; Borchardt 1; Watson 1 during his coaching career. For the past five seasons (2013-18), Gates was at Northwestern under Chris Collins, helping the Wildcats to a pair Games Leading NU in Steals*...... Watson 15; Palmer 12; of 20-win seasons, including the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017. He also helped bring a top-30 ...... Copeland 12; Roby 6; Allen 3; Thorbjarnarson 1; recruiting class to Northwestern in 2014, while the 2018 class is listed as high as 24th nationally by 247Sports.

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KXSP-AM’s strong signal reaches a good double figure efforts and averaged 18.5 points on 67 percent shooting, including 55 percent from 3-point range, in portion of the Midwest day and night, including parts of Iowa, Iceland’s final two contests. Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas. KLIN (1400 AM) serves as the Lincoln affiliate while KRVN (880 AM) is a powerful central National Team Members under Miles Nebraska affiliate that reaches around the state. In addition Player Country the network has several dozen locally based affiliates across Thorir Thorbjarnarson Iceland Nebraska. Jack McVeigh Australia All broadcasts are heard live on Huskers.com, the Husker Shavon Shields Denmark App, the TuneIn Radio App and TuneIn.com/Huskers while Tai Webster New Zealand select games are available on SiriusXM Satellite Radio. Leslee Smith British Virgin Islands Kent Pavelka returns behind the microphone to handle his 32nd overall season calling Husker hoops in 2018-19. MILES CHASES WIN NO. 100 Pavelka previously called Nebraska basketball for two long stints between 1974 and 1996 before returning to the Husker Nebraska Coach Tim Miles is poised to become just the fourth Husker coach to win 100-or-more games at Nebraska basketball play-by-play chair prior to the 2006-07 season. in the coming weeks. Miles enters his seventh season needing only 10 wins to pass both Doc Sadler and Moe Iba for third A six-time winner of the Nebraska Sportscaster-of-the-Year place on NU’s career wins chart. Award, Pavelka also handled color analyst duties on NU football broadcasts from 1974 to 1983, and was the play-by-play Most Wins in School History announcer from 1983 to 1996. Pavelka was honored in January No. Coach Years Wins 2009 with the Bud Cuca Special Merit Award given by the 1. Danny Nee 1987-2000 254 Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the 2. Joe Cipriano 1964-80 253 NU men’s basketball program. 3. Moe Iba 1981-86 106 Alongside Pavelka as color analyst will be former Husker 4. Doc Sadler 2007-12 101 point guard Jake Muhleisen, who begins his first full season on 5. Tim Miles 2013-Present 97 the broadcast team. Muhleisen, who has served in a part-time role for the network for the last few seasons, was a four-year DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS starter and three-year captain for the Huskers, totaling 901 Nebraska’s biggest improvements came on the defensive end in 2017-18, going from 13th to 6th in the Big Ten in field points and 284 assists during his collegiate career from 2002- goal percentage defense and from 14th to 2nd in 3-point percentage defense. NU ranked in the top-75 nationally in both 05. Ben McLaughlin will also be part of the broadcast team for selected broadcasts. McLaughlin co-hosts Sports Nightly and is field goal defense (74th) and 3-point percentage defense (32nd) last season. part of the network’s football and baseball broadcast teams. In addition to unmatched game coverage, Sports Nightly airs Defensive Improvement Monday-Friday evenings for three hours year round across the 2016-17 Season 2017-18 Season network. During the basketball season, Sports Nightly features Category Overall (Rk.) B1G (Rk.) Overall (Rk.) B1G (Rk.) a weekly basketball radio show with Coach Miles and Husker PPG Allowed 73.0 (12) 76.4 (12) 68.6 (10) 66.5 (5) assistant coaches. FG Pct. Def. .447 (13) .459 (13) .423 (6) .411 (2) 3-Pt. Pct. Def. .399 (14) .425 (14) .322 (2) .279 (1) 2018-19 AFFILIATES City...... Station...... Frequency ALLEN MAKES IMPACT FOR KIDS Ainsworth...... KBRB-AM...... 1400 Sophomore guard Thomas Allen coordinated a back-to-school drive for the kids of Everett Elementary School in Lincoln. Alliance...... KCOW-AM...... 1400 Allen spearheaded the efforts, using traditional and social media to get the word out on the event, which took place Broken Bow...... KBBN-FM...... 95.3 on Aug. 4. In all, more than five vans of materials were donated that day with other Husker team and university staffers Chadron...... KCSR-AM...... 610 making contributions for the event. Columbus...... KJSK-AM...... 900 Cozad...... KAMI-AM...... 1580 Falls City...... KTNC-AM...... 1230 NOTING THE 2018-19 SCHEDULE Fremont...... KFMT-FM...... 105.5 With Tuesday marking the 2018-19 season opener, here are some quick notes on the Huskers' 2018-19 schedule. Grand Island...... KRGI-AM...... 1430  The Huskers’ non-conference schedule features only two first-time opponents. NU will take on Seton Hall at Pinnacle Hastings...... KHAS-AM...... 1230 Bank Arena in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Nov. 14, and will face Southwest Minnesota State on Dec. 29. The NU-Seton Hall Holdrege...... KUVR-AM...... 1380 game is the first Gavitt Games matchup in Lincoln, as the Huskers travelled to Villanova (2015) and St. John’s (2017). Imperial...... KADL-FM...... 102.9  Nebraska will play six of its 10 Division I non-conference games against teams which made either the NCAA Kearney...... KGFW-AM...... 1340 Tournament or NIT last season. The list includes NCAA Tournament qualifiers Seton Hall, Clemson, Creighton and Cal State Lexington...... KRVN-AM...... 880 Fullerton, as well as NIT participants Oklahoma State and Southeastern Louisiana. NU will also face either Elite Eight Lincoln...... KLIN-AM...... 1400 finisher Texas Tech or NIT qualifier USC in Kansas City. McCook...... KSWN-FM...... 93.9  The Huskers will play a trio of neutral-site games during non-conference play. NU will travel to the Sprint Center in Nebraska City...... KNCY-AM...... 1600 Kansas City for the Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker and play Missouri State in the opening round and either Norfolk...... KNEN-FM...... 94.7 Texas Tech or USC the following evening. On Dec. 16, the Huskers will travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., for a matchup with former North Platte...... KODY-AM...... 1240 Omaha...... KXSP-AM...... 590 conference rival Oklahoma State at the Sanford Pentagon. It is the first matchup between the Huskers and Cowboys since Scottsbluff...... KNEB-AM...... 960 2011. Sidney...... KSID-AM...... 1340  The 2018-19 schedule features 20 Big Ten games, the most conference games that NU has ever played in a season. Superior...... KRFS-AM...... 1600 NU will have seven double-play opponents (Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State and Purdue). Superior...... KRFS-FM...... 103.9 The Huskers’ home single plays are Northwestern, Ohio State and Wisconsin, while the Huskers will travel to Indiana, Valentine...... KVSH-AM...... 940 Michigan and Rutgers. Fans around the world can listen to Husker athletic events on the Internet at Huskers.com, on the Official Husker App for iOS and Android and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. Select games are also available on SiriusXM Radio.

@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS 8 |8 NEBRASKA | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL A proven program builder who has enjoyed success at the MILES BY THE NUMBERS TIM MILES Division I, Division II and NAIA levels, Tim Miles was named the 27th Shavon Shields earned first-team CoSIDA University of Mary (‘89) basketball coach at the University of Nebraska on March 24, 2012. 1 - Academic All-America honors in 2015 and 2016, the Seventh Season at Nebraska He is believed to be the only active coach who has made national first Husker to earn that honor. 24th Season as a Head Coach tournament appearances at four-year schools at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels. 2 - At North Dakota State (a Division I HEAD COACHING In 2017-18, Miles guided Nebraska to one of its most successful independent at the time), Tim Miles went 2-0 EXPERIENCE seasons in school history. The Huskers won 22 games, a total which against ranked opponents, topping No. 13 Wisconsin in 2005-06 and No. 8 Marquette in 2006-07. Nebraska, 2012-present; ranks second on school charts. Nebraska went 13-5 in the Big Ten, breaking a school mark for conference wins which had stood for Colorado State, 2007-12; more than five decades. James Palmer Jr. and Isaac Copeland Jr. 3 - Miles was one of only three coaches in North Dakota State, 2001-07; Southwest Minnesota both earned All-Big Ten honors, while Palmer also captured first- Colorado State history to lead the Rams to three State, 1997-2001; Mayville State, 1995-97. team all-district honors by the NABC and the USBWA. consecutive postseason appearances (2010-11-12). ASSISTANT COACHING EXPERIENCE During the 2016-17 season, the Huskers won a pair of games 4 - Number of former assistants under Miles Northern State, 1989-95 over ranked teams, including Big Ten regular-season champion who are Division I head coaches in 2018-19 (Saul Purdue, as they played 20 games against teams which reached Phillips-Ohio; Craig Smith-Utah State; Niko Medved- FAMILY postseason play. In 2015-16, Miles guided a youthful Husker team Colorado State; Dave Richman-North Dakota State). Wife, Kari to 16 wins against a schedule featuring 11 ranked opponents. Number of all-Big Ten performers Miles has Children: Son, Gabriel; Daughter, Ava Shavon Shields repeated as a first-team Academic All-American and 9 - was a second-team All-Big Ten pick. coached in his Nebraska tenure, including two-time selections Terran Petteway and Shavon Shields. COACHING HONORS In 2014-15, the Huskers garnered their first national ranking •-Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, 2014 since 1995 and enjoyed record-setting attendance numbers, 10 - Miles’ 2011-12 Colorado State team ranked •-Big Ten Coach of the Year, 2014 establishing a school-record attendance of 15,569 fans per game to in the top 10 nationally in both free throw (76.8) •-Mayville State Hall of Fame, 2016 rank 10th nationally. Terran Petteway earned All-Big Ten honors for and 3-point percentage (40.0) in 2011-12, joining •-Northern State University Hall of Fame the second straight year and earned an invitation to training camp Missouri as the only other school in the country to •-Jim Kretchman Coaching Award, 2014 with the Atlanta Hawks. rank in the top 10 in both categories. •-USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year, 2012 In 2013-14, Miles was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and •-CollegeInsider.com Mountain West Coach of the Year, 2010 Jim Phalen National Coach of the Year after guiding the Huskers to 13 - Nebraska’s Big Ten wins in 2017-18, the •-University of Mary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007 an 11-7 Big Ten mark and a fourth-place finish after the team was most conference wins in school history. It broke the •-CBSSportsline Division I Independent Coach of the Year, picked to finish 12th in the preseason. NU’s 11 conference wins record of 12 set in 1965-66 and 1915-16. 2005-06 were its highest total since 1965-66, while the fourth-place finish 24 - Seasons that Tim Miles has been a head •-North Central Region Coach of the Year, 2000-01 was the Huskers’ best since 1997-98. Miles became the first Husker coach at the college level. His teams have reached •-Northern Sun Conference Coach of the Year, 2000-01 coach to garner conference coach-of-the-year accolades since 1991 postseason play at the Division I, Division II and after guiding the Huskers to their first NCAA appearance in 16 years. •-NDCAC Coach of the Year, 1995-96 NAIA levels eight times, including 2017-18. Before taking over the Nebraska program, Miles spent the YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTALS previous five seasons building the Colorado State program. 94.7 - Percentage of seniors at Nebraska who Year Team Record Pct. He increased his victory total in each of his five years at CSU, have received their degree under Miles in the last 1995-96 Mayville State 17-11 .607 culminating in a 20-12 record and the school’s first NCAA six seasons. 1996-97 Mayville State 18-11 .621 appearance in nine seasons during his final year in Fort Collins. 97 Miles has won 97 games in his six-plus Two seasons at Mayville St. 35-22 .614 After winning 16 games in his first two years, his teams went - seasons at Nebraska. He is three wins away from 55-41 over the last three years, reaching postseason play in each 1997-98 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .593 being the fifth Husker coach to win 100 games at NU. 1998-99 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .593 campaign. 1999-00 SW Minnesota State 18-10 .643 The 2011-12 Rams posted the school’s first 20-win season since 175,358 - Number of followers on twitter for 2000-01 SW Minnesota State 28-7 .800 1997-98 while playing a schedule that was rated as the fourth- @CoachMiles, where he provides a unique look into Four seasons at SW Minn. St. 78-39 .667 toughest in the country. Colorado State set a school record with the program. three wins over ranked teams and placed three players on the All- 2001-02 North Dakota State 11-15 .423 Mountain West teams, and Miles was named the District VIII Coach 2002-03 North Dakota State 20-11 .645 2003-04 North Dakota State 16-13 .552 of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for his efforts. The Rams, one of four Mountain West teams to receive 2004-05 North Dakota State 16-12 .571 bids in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, averaged 70.1 points per game on the season and topped the Mountain West Conference 2005-06 North Dakota State 16-12 .571 in field-goal percentage (47.1), 3-point percentage (40.0) and free throw percentage (76.8). 2006-07 North Dakota State 20-8 .714 With 24 years of experience as a head coach at five institutions, he has compiled a career record of 380-317 that includes Six seasons at NDSU 99-71 .582 three conference championships and eight postseason tournament appearances, including NU's 2017-18 NIT appearance. Before taking over the Colorado State program, Miles spent six seasons at North Dakota State, guiding the Bison through 2007-08 Colorado State 7-25 .219 2008-09 Colorado State 9-22 .290 the transition to the Division I ranks. He won at least 16 games in each of his final five seasons at the school, including the 2009-10 Colorado State 16-16 .500 program’s first three years at the Division I level. Miles’ tenure at NDSU was highlighted by a pair of road wins over top-15 2010-11 Colorado State 19-13 .594 squads in his final two seasons. 2011-12 Colorado State 20-12 .625 Miles showed his ability to turn around programs during his tenure at Southwest Minnesota State University. He took a Five seasons at CSU 71-88 .447 program that had only one winning season in the previous decade and went 78-39 in his four seasons at the school, recorded the first 20-win season in school history, and led Southwest Minnesota State to its first back-to-back winning seasons in more 2012-13 Nebraska 15-18 .455 than two decades. 2013-14 Nebraska 19-13 .594 2014-15 Nebraska 13-18 .419 Miles began his head coaching career at Mayville (N.D.) State University, guiding the program to a 35-22 record from 1995 2015-16 Nebraska 16-18 .471 to 1997 and a pair of conference titles. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Northern State for six seasons 2016-17 Nebraska 12-19 .387 from 1989-90 through 1994-95 and helped the Wolves to five NAIA playoff appearances and five regional titles. He was the 2017-18 Nebraska 22-11 .667 recruiting coordinator for NSU and was responsible for bringing in and coaching five All-Americans at that school. 2018-19 Nebraska 0-0 .000 A native of Doland, S.D., he graduated from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., in 1989 and earned a master’s degree Seven seasons at Nebraska 97-97 .500 in health and physical education from Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., in 1990. 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0 | James Palmer Jr. 1 | Amir Harris 4 | Johnny Trueblood 5 | Glynn Watson Jr. 10 | Karrington Davis 11 | Dachon Burke Jr. Sr. | G | 6-6 | 207 Fr. | G | 6-6 | 205 Jr. | G | 6-3 | 194 Sr. | G | 6-0 | 180 Fr. | G | 6-6 | 215 Jr. | G | 6-4 | 180

12 | Thomas Allen 14 | Isaac Copeland Jr. 15 | Isaiah Roby 20 | Tanner Borchardt 25 | Nana Akenten 33 | Justin Costello So. | G | 6-1 | 184 Sr. | F | 6-9 | 225 Jr. | F | 6-8 | 230 Sr. | F | 6-8 | 250 So. | G | 6-6 | 218 RFr. | G | 6-1 | 200

34 | Thorir Thorbjarnarson 45 | Brady Heiman So. | G | 6-6 | 206 Fr. | F | 6-11 | 215

Tim Miles Armon Gates Michael Lewis Jim Molinari Tim Wilson Gregory Eaton Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Strength Coach Director of Basketball Operations

Matt Holt R.J. Pietig Pat Norris Sheryl Burbach Dorian Green Vince Fritz Video Coordinator Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Assistant Director of Graduate Manager Graduate Manager Basketball Operations

@HUSKERHOOPS & @COACHMILES ON TWITTER | /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Wayne St. (NE) vs Nebraska 11/01/18 7:00 pm at Lincoln, Neb. (Pinnacle Bank Arena)

Wayne St. (NE) 40 • 0-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 32 Jordan Janssen f 0-2 0-0 2-2 2 6 8 1 2 1 3 0 0 25 1 Kendall Jacks g 1-6 0-1 0-0 1 3 4 4 2 3 2 1 0 25 10 Vance Janssen g 2-12 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 5 1 2 0 0 31 2 Trevin Joseph g 3-10 1-4 1-2 0 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 19 23 Luke TerHark g 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 11 Nate Thayer 1-3 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 11 13 Nate Mohr 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 8 20 Ben Dentlinger 1-7 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 15 3 Nick Ferrarini 3-8 1-3 0-0 1 3 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 19 33 Nosawema Iyagbaye 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 Al'Tavius Jackson 2-5 1-3 0-0 2 0 2 2 5 0 3 0 0 15 40 Tony Bonner 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 10 5 Obi Patrick 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Team 0 0 0 Totals 16-68 5-22 3-4 10 25 35 19 40 6 12 2 2 199

FG % 1st Half: 10-34 29.4% 2nd half: 6-34 17.6% Game: 16-68 23.5% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 1-10 10.0% 2nd half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 5-22 22.7% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd half: 3-4 75.0% Game: 3-4 75.0% 0

Nebraska 75 • 0-0 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 Isaac Copeland Jr. f 2-8 0-3 2-2 1 7 8 1 6 0 1 1 2 22 15 Isaiah Roby f 3-7 0-1 6-6 3 7 10 0 12 1 0 1 2 21 0 James Palmer g 4-12 0-5 2-2 0 2 2 2 10 2 2 0 0 20 12 Thomas Allen g 2-7 1-4 4-4 1 6 7 1 9 5 2 0 0 24 5 Glynn Watson Jr. g 4-8 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 9 5 0 0 0 19 1 Amir Harris 1-2 0-1 1-2 1 3 4 3 3 0 4 1 1 18 20 Tanner Borchardt 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 18 25 Nana Akenten 3-6 1-3 1-1 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 1 0 11 33 Justin Costello 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 34 Thor Thorbjarnarson 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 15 4 Johnny Trueblood 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 9 45 Brady Heiman 3-6 0-0 3-5 5 3 8 0 9 0 0 2 0 19 Team 0 0 0 Totals 26-66 4-26 19-22 16 40 56 10 75 14 11 6 5 200

FG % 1st Half: 13-38 34.2% 2nd half: 13-28 46.4% Game: 26-66 39.4% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 2-16 12.5% 2nd half: 2-10 20.0% Game: 4-26 15.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 11-11 100.0 2nd half: 8-11 72.7% Game: 19-22 86.4% 0

Officials: Kelly Pfeifer, John Higgins, John Floyd Technical fouls: Wayne St. (NE)-None. Nebraska-None. Attendance: 15385 Actual Attendance: 8215

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Wayne St. (NE) 21 19 40 Nebraska 39 36 75 University of Nebraska Basketball Individual Career History

Akenten, Nana

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 7-0 21/3.0 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.0 TOTAL 7-0 21/3.0 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.0

Allen, Thomas

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 32-0 318/9.9 34-86 . 3 9 5 17-48 . 3 5 4 16-20 . 8 0 0 5 26 31 1.0 8 0 17 20 0 7 101 3.2 TOTAL 32-0 318/9.9 34-86 . 3 9 5 17-48 . 3 5 4 16-20 . 8 0 0 5 26 31 1.0 8 0 17 20 0 7 101 3.2

Borchardt, Tanner

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 8-0 28/3.5 3-3 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 7 9 1.1 5 0 0 5 0 0 6 0.8 2016-17 1-0 1/1.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2017-18 20-0 118/5.9 6-13 . 4 6 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 17 19 36 1.8 23 0 2 2 4 2 18 0.9 TOTAL 29-0 147/5.1 9-16 . 5 6 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 19 26 45 1.6 29 0 2 7 4 2 24 0.8

Burke, Dachon

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17* 33-17 755/22.9 95-226 . 4 2 0 14-44 . 3 1 8 47-64 . 7 3 4 49 79 128 3.9 74 4 24 58 11 51 251 7.6 2017-18* 32-32 1044/32.6 210-458 . 4 5 9 44-130 . 3 3 8 98-156 . 6 2 8 59 125 184 5.8 81 0 80 86 16 67 562 17.6 All* 65-49 1799/27.7 305-684 . 4 4 6 58-174 . 3 3 3 145-220 . 6 5 9 108 204 312 4.8 155 4 104 144 27 118 813 12.5

* Statistics from prior team/school

Copeland, Isaac

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15* 33-11 661/20.0 83-184 . 4 5 1 21-54 . 3 8 9 38-47 . 8 0 9 30 97 127 3.8 46 0 23 36 19 8 225 6.8 2015-16* 33-33 1057/32.0 130-303 . 4 2 9 34-125 . 2 7 2 71-90 . 7 8 9 47 132 179 5.4 68 0 66 54 20 25 365 11.1 2016-17* 7-5 137/19.6 11-40 . 2 7 5 0-10 . 0 0 0 16-19 . 8 4 2 8 15 23 3.3 12 0 6 7 0 6 38 5.4 2017-18 33-33 1012/30.7 159-337 . 4 7 2 41-111 . 3 6 9 66-94 . 7 0 2 55 146 201 6.1 56 1 38 33 33 27 425 12.9 TOTAL 33-33 1012/30.7 159-337 . 4 7 2 41-111 . 3 6 9 66-94 . 7 0 2 55 146 201 6.1 56 1 38 33 33 27 425 12.9 All* 106-82 2867/27.0 383-864 . 4 4 3 96-300 . 3 2 0 191-250 . 7 6 4 140 390 530 5.0 182 1 133 130 72 66 1053 9.9

* Statistics from prior team/school

Costello, Justin

Palmer Jr., James

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15* 38-5 504/13.3 52-126 . 4 1 3 23-63 . 3 6 5 15-23 . 6 5 2 14 40 54 1.4 28 0 25 28 9 5 142 3.7 2015-16* 34-0 394/11.6 39-107 . 3 6 4 13-47 . 2 7 7 25-37 . 6 7 6 11 28 39 1.1 19 0 25 16 5 14 116 3.4 2017-18 33-33 1024/31.0 181-408 . 4 4 4 43-139 . 3 0 9 163-221 . 7 3 8 41 103 144 4.4 61 0 99 72 16 32 568 17.2 TOTAL 33-33 1024/31.0 181-408 . 4 4 4 43-139 . 3 0 9 163-221 . 7 3 8 41 103 144 4.4 61 0 99 72 16 32 568 17.2 All* 105-38 1922/18.3 272-641 . 4 2 4 79-249 . 3 1 7 203-281 . 7 2 2 66 171 237 2.3 108 0 149 116 30 51 826 7.9

* Statistics from prior team/school University of Nebraska Basketball Individual Career History

Roby, Isaiah

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 30-4 457/15.2 37-94 . 3 9 4 4-20 . 2 0 0 16-21 . 7 6 2 36 52 88 2.9 58 1 22 36 25 16 94 3.1 2017-18 32-13 769/24.0 95-168 . 5 6 5 17-42 . 4 0 5 71-98 . 7 2 4 53 147 200 6.3 103 4 53 48 63 20 278 8.7 TOTAL 62-17 1226/19.8 132-262 . 5 0 4 21-62 . 3 3 9 87-119 . 7 3 1 89 199 288 4.6 161 5 75 84 88 36 372 6.0

Thorbjarnarson, Thor

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2017-18 9-0 19/2.1 3-7 . 4 2 9 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.4 4 0 3 1 0 1 8 0.9 TOTAL 9-0 19/2.1 3-7 . 4 2 9 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.4 4 0 3 1 0 1 8 0.9

Trueblood, Johnny

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 10-0 28/2.8 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-1 1.000 3-6 . 5 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 0 4 1 0 1 8 0.8 2017-18 7-0 11/1.6 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0 3 3 0.4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0.1 TOTAL 17-0 39/2.3 2-7 . 2 8 6 1-1 1.000 4-10 . 4 0 0 0 5 5 0.3 1 0 5 4 0 1 9 0.5

Watson Jr., Glynn

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 34-16 826/24.3 115-296 . 3 8 9 20-75 . 2 6 7 42-53 . 7 9 2 8 55 63 1.9 73 1 83 35 3 40 292 8.6 2016-17 31-29 979/31.6 144-345 . 4 1 7 48-121 . 3 9 7 68-84 . 8 1 0 16 77 93 3.0 91 3 81 48 4 50 404 13.0 2017-18 33-32 981/29.7 120-346 . 3 4 7 34-117 . 2 9 1 71-91 . 7 8 0 24 86 110 3.3 78 1 106 48 7 47 345 10.5 TOTAL 98-77 2786/28.4 379-987 . 3 8 4 102-313 . 3 2 6 181-228 . 7 9 4 48 218 266 2.7 242 5 270 131 14 137 1041 10.6 2017-18 Nebraska Basketball Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 14, 2018) All games

Overall record: 22-11 Conf: 13-5 Home: 16-1 Away: 4-8 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 24 Palmer Jr., James 33-33 1024 31.0 181-408 . 4 4 4 43-139 . 3 0 9 163-221 . 7 3 8 41 103 144 4.4 61 0 99 72 16 32 568 17.2 14 Copeland, Isaac 33-33 1012 30.7 159-337 . 4 7 2 41-111 . 3 6 9 66-94 . 7 0 2 55 146 201 6.1 56 1 38 33 33 27 425 12.9 05 Watson Jr., Glynn 33-32 981 29.7 120-346 . 3 4 7 34-117 . 2 9 1 71-91 . 7 8 0 24 86 110 3.3 78 1 106 48 7 47 345 10.5 15 Roby, Isaiah 32-13 769 24.0 95-168 . 5 6 5 17-42 . 4 0 5 71-98 . 7 2 4 53 147 200 6.3 103 4 53 48 63 20 278 8.7 13 Gill, Anton 31-14 761 24.5 81-203 . 3 9 9 54-143 . 3 7 8 34-41 . 8 2 9 6 53 59 1.9 44 0 34 23 2 14 250 8.1 11 Taylor, Evan 33-20 851 25.8 68-159 . 4 2 8 16-36 . 4 4 4 58-81 . 7 1 6 26 87 113 3.4 65 0 74 40 15 32 210 6.4 32 Tshimanga, Jordy 31-18 423 13.6 51-112 . 4 5 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 22-39 . 5 6 4 60 83 143 4.6 71 5 15 37 14 8 124 4.0 12 Allen, Thomas 32-0 318 9.9 34-86 . 3 9 5 17-48 . 3 5 4 16-20 . 8 0 0 5 26 31 1.0 8 0 17 20 0 7 101 3.2 10 McVeigh, Jack 14-0 105 7.5 10-29 . 3 4 5 6-18 . 3 3 3 1-1 1.000 4 11 15 1.1 11 0 2 5 2 5 27 1.9 25 Akenten, Nana 7-0 21 3.0 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.0 20 Borchardt, Tanner 20-0 118 5.9 6-13 . 4 6 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 17 19 36 1.8 23 0 2 2 4 2 18 0.9 34 Thorbjarnarson, Thor 9-0 19 2.1 3-7 . 4 2 9 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.4 4 0 3 1 0 1 8 0.9 00 Okeke, Duby 28-2 197 7.0 9-20 . 4 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-10 . 4 0 0 24 26 50 1.8 40 0 2 17 27 5 22 0.8 03 Laws, Malcolm 9-0 15 1.7 1-7 . 1 4 3 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.2 04 Trueblood, Johnny 7-0 11 1.6 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0 3 3 0.4 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0.1 Team 39 41 80 1 12 Total...... 33 6625 820-1906 . 4 3 0 232-670 . 3 4 6 514-716 . 7 1 8 356 835 1191 36.1 566 11 446 362 183 200 2386 72.3 Opponents...... 33 6625 856-2025 . 4 2 3 192-597 . 3 2 2 361-537 . 6 7 2 430 827 1257 38.1 629 - 411 414 119 168 2265 68.6

TEAM STATISTICS NEB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2386 2265 11/11/17 EASTERN ILLINOIS W 72-68 15524 Points per game 72.3 68.6 11/13/17 NORTH TEXAS W 86-67 15059 Scoring margin +3.7 - 11/16/17 at St. John's L 56-79 4652 FIELD GOALS-ATT 820-1906 856-2025 11/19/17 NORTH DAKOTA W 92-70 15418 Field goal pct . 4 3 0 . 4 2 3 11/23/17 vs UCF L 59-68 3348 3 POINT FG-ATT 232-670 192-597 11/24/17 vs Marist W 84-59 2834 3-point FG pct . 3 4 6 . 3 2 2 11/26/17 vs Long Beach State W 85-80 1712 3-pt FG made per game 7.0 5.8 11/29/17 BOSTON COLLEGE W 71-62 15338 FREE THROWS-ATT 514-716 361-537 * 12/3/17 at Michigan State L 57-86 14797 Free throw pct . 7 1 8 . 6 7 2 * 12/05/17 MINNESOTA W 78-68 15598 F-Throws made per game 15.6 10.9 12-09-17 at Creighton L 65-75 17901 REBOUNDS 1191 1257 12/16/17 KANSAS L 72-73 15596 Rebounds per game 36.1 38.1 12/20/17 UTSA W 104-94 14382 Rebounding margin -2.0 - 12/22/17 DELAWARE STATE W 85-68 14768 ASSISTS 446 411 12/29/17 STETSON W 71-62 15040 Assists per game 13.5 12.5 * 01/02/18 at Northwestern W 70-55 5443 TURNOVERS 362 414 * 01/06/18 at Purdue L 62-74 14804 Turnovers per game 11.0 12.5 * 01/09/18 WISCONSIN W 63-59 15643 Turnover margin +1.6 - * 1/12/18 at Penn State L o t 74-76 6821 Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 1.0 * 01/15/18 ILLINOIS W 64-63 15630 STEALS 200 168 * 01/18/18 MICHIGAN W 72-52 15794 Steals per game 6.1 5.1 * 01/22/18 at Ohio State L 59-64 10918 BLOCKS 183 119 * 1/24/18 at Rutgers W 60-54 4075 Blocks per game 5.5 3.6 * 01/27/18 IOWA W 98-84 15952 ATTENDANCE 263367 149074 * 01/29/18 at Wisconsin W 74-63 17287 Home games-Avg/Game 17-15492 12-10577 * 02/06/18 at Minnesota W 91-85 11193 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-5538 * 02/09/18 RUTGERS W 67-55 15867 * 02/13/18 MARYLAND W 70-66 15908 Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals * 02/18/18 at Illinois L 66-72 15544 Nebraska 1102 1244 26 14 2386 * 02/20/18 INDIANA W 66-57 15859 Opponents 1026 1195 28 16 2265 * 02/25/18 PENN STATE W 76-64 15991 3/2/18 vs Michigan L 58-77 14260 03-14-18 at Mississippi State L 59-66 3485

* = Conference game