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NEBRASKA vs. WAYNE STATE NEBRASKA BASKETBALL WAYNE STATE MEDIA INFO Date: Thursday, Nov. 1 Radio: Husker Sports Network EX 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 HUSKERS WELCOME WAYNE STATE TO PBA Date Opponent TV/Internet Result Thurs., Nov. 1 Wayne State (exh.) BTN Plus 7 p.m. falling to Mississippi State in the opening round of the MATCHUP Tues., Nov. 6 Mississippi Valley State BTN Plus 7 p.m. NIT. The Huskers return three starters and their top four No. -/25 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Sun., Nov. 11 Southeastern Louisiana ESPNU 3 p.m. 2017-18 Record: 22-11, 13-5 Big Ten scorers from a season ago, as NU welcomes back nine Gavitt Tipoff Games Head coach: Tim Miles letterwinners. Record at Nebraska: 97-97 (beginning 7th year) The Huskers are led by All-America candidate James Wed., Nov. 14 Seton Hall BTN 6:30 p.m. Career Record: 380-317 (beginning 24th year) Palmer Jr., who led the Huskers at 17.2 points per game Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker as a junior. The 6-foot-6 guard was fifth in the Big Ten in Mon., Nov. 19 vs. Missouri State ESPNU 6 p.m. WAYNE STATE WILDCATS scoring and also chipped in 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists Tues., Nov. 20 vs. USC or Texas Tech ESPN2/3 6/8:30 p.m. 2017-18 Record: 14-17, 9-13 Northern Sun per game. Earlier this month, he was named to the Jerry Sat., Nov. 24 Western Illinois BTN Plus 1 p.m. Head coach: Jeff Kaminsky West Award watch list for the top shooting guard in the Record at Wayne State: 24-36 (beginning 3rd year) ACC/B1G Challenge Career Record: 476-403 (beginning 31st year) country. He is joined by fellow seniors Isaac Copeland and Glynn Watson Jr. in the Huskers' starting lineup. Copeland, Mon., Nov. 26 at Clemson ESPN2 6 p.m. BROADCAST INFO who garnered honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors, was Sun., Dec. 2 Illinois* BTN 4 p.m. Television: None second on the squad in scoring (12.9 ppg), rebounding Wed., Dec. 5 at Minnesota * BTN 8 p.m. Radio: Husker Sports Network, including 590 AM (Omaha), (6.1 rpg) and blocked shots (1.0 bpg) as a junior. Watson, a 1400 AM (Lincoln) and 880 AM (Lexington) Sat., Dec. 8 Creighton BTN 5 p.m. three-year starter, averaged 10.5 points and paced the Big Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Color: Ben McLaughlin Sun., Dec. 16 vs. Oklahoma State BTN 6 p.m. Red in assists (3.2 apg) and steals (1.4 spg). Online Radio: Available online at Huskers.com, on the Huskers Sat., Dec. 22 Cal State Fullerton BTN 1 p.m. App and on TuneIn Radio and the TuneIn Radio App. Wayne State returns three starters from a team that Sat., Dec. 29 Southwest Minn. St. BTN Plus 1 p.m. Internet Video: BTN Plus and Flohoops.com went 14-17 a year ago. Senior guard Kendall Jacks is WSU's Wed., Jan. 2 at Maryland * BTN 5:30 p.m. Announcers: Zach Penrice and Scott Ayers top returnee and paced the team in scoring (13.7 ppg), Sun., Jan. 6 at Iowa * BTN 2:15/4:30 p.m. rebounding (4.9 rpg) and assists (2.2 apg) in 2017-18. Thurs., Jan. 10 Penn State * ESPN/2/U 8 p.m. The Nebraska basketball team gets its final dress rehearsal The Huskers open the 2018-19 season on Tuesday, Mon., Jan. 14 at Indiana * FS1 5:30 p.m. for the 2018-19 season on Thursday evening, as the Huskers Nov. 6, when NU plays host to Mississippi Valley State in Thurs., Jan. 17 Michigan State* FS1 7 p.m. host Wayne State for an exhibition game at Pinnacle Bank the regional round of the Hall of Fame Classic Powered Mon., Jan. 21 at Rutgers * BTN 7 p.m. Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:01 p.m., and a limited number of by ShotTracker. A limited number of tickets for the Sat., Jan. 26 Ohio State * FS1 11 a.m. tickets are available beginning at $7 by visiting Huskers.com/ opener are available on Huskers.com/Tickets or calling Tues., Jan. 29 Wisconsin * BTN 7 p.m. Tickets or calling 800-8-BIGRED. 800-8-BIGRED. Sat., Feb. 2 at Illinois * BTN 1:15 p.m. Fans can follow all of the action across the state of Wed., Feb. 6 Maryland * BTN 6 p.m. Nebraska on the IMG Husker Sports Network with Kent OPENING NUMBERS Sat., Feb. 9 at Purdue * BTN 7:30 p.m. Pavelka and Ben McLaughlin on the call. The game will also 2 Wed., Feb. 13 Minnesota * BTN 8 p.m. be available on Huskers.com, on the Huskers app, on TuneIn Nebraska features two Sat., Feb. 16 Northwestern * BTN 7:30 p.m. Radio and on the TuneIn Radio app. returning 1,000-point Tues., Feb. 19 at Penn State * FS1 6 p.m. Thursday's exhibition game will be streamed online on scorers in seniors Isaac Sat., Feb. 23 Purdue * BTN 3 p.m. BTN Plus with Zach Penrice and Scott Ayers on the call. The Copeland Jr. and Glynn Thurs., Feb. 28 at Michigan * ESPN/2 6 p.m. game is available on BTN2Go and online and on Flohoops. Watson Jr. Tues., March 5 at Michigan State * ESPN/2 6 p.m. com. A subscription is required for both BTN Plus and Sun., March 10 Iowa * BTN 1 p.m. Flohoops. 15 Big Ten Tournament The Huskers enter the 2018-19 season on the heels of Consecutive wins by Wed., March 13 First Round BTN TBD one of the best seasons in school history. Nebraska went Nebraska in exhibition Thurs., March 14 Second Round BTN TBD 22-11 and tied for fourth in the Big Ten Conference before games dating back to Fri., March 15 Quarterfinals BTN TBD 2007. Sat., March 16 Semifinals CBS Noon/2:30 p.m. 2018-19 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (2017-18 STATS) Sun., March 17 Championship CBS 2:30 p.m. No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG NCAA Tournament 0 James Palmer Jr. G 6-6 207 Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. 33/33 31.0 17.2 4.4 3.0 March 19-20 First Four TBA TBA 1 Amir Harris G 6-6 205 Fr. Frederick, Md. March 21-24 First/Second Rounds TBA TBA 2 Dedoch Chan F 6-8 210 So. Rochester, Minn. 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 Sat., April 6 National Semifinals TBA TBA 10 Karrington Davis G 6-6 215 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Mon., April 8 National Championship TBA TBA 11 Dachon Burke Jr. G 6-4 180 Jr. Orange, N.J. 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 Isaiah Roby F 6-8 230 Jr. Dixon, Ill. 32/13 24.0 8.7 6.3 1.7 for updates. 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 250 Sr. Gothenburg, Neb. 20/0 5.9 0.9 1.8 0.1 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.