NEBRASKA vs. WAYNE STATE NEBRASKA 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: (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. 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 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 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. 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 (, 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, OFF Practice (HTC) (11:15) 7 p.m. (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(11:15) OFF Practice (HTC) Practice (HTC) Practice (PBA) Practice (PBA) State, 7 p.m. BTN+ and HSN

TALE OF THE TAPE NUMBERS TO KNOW Nebraska Cornhuskers Wayne State Wildcats 2017-18 Team Statistics (Record: 22-11, 13-5 Big Ten) 2017-18 Team Statistics (Record: 14-17, 9-13 Northern Sun) 10 - Number of times since WWII that Nebraska has returned Nebraska OPP WSU OPP a first-team all-conference performer. James Palmer Jr. became SCORING 2386 2265 SCORING 2299 2278 NU's first returning All-Big Ten player since Terran Petteway in Points per game 72.3 68.6 Points Per Game 74.2 73.5 2014-15. Scoring margin +3.7 - Scoring Margin +0.7 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 820-1906 856-2025 FIELD GOALS-ATT 856-1831 815-1748 pct .430 .423 Field goal pct .468 .466 NU’s Returning First-Team All-Conference Players Since WW2 3 POINT FG-ATT 232-670 192-597 3 POINT FG-ATT 207-575 217-544 Year Player 3-point FG pct .346 .322 3-point FG pct .360 .399 2018-19 James Palmer Jr. 3-pt FG made per game 7.0 5.8 3-pt FG made per game 6.7 7.0 2014-15 Terran Petteway FREE THROWS-ATT 514-716 361-537 FREE THROWS-ATT 380-520 431-576 1993-94 Eric Piatkowski pct .718 .672 Free throw pct .731 .748 1985-86 Dave Hoppen F-Throws made per game 15.6 10.9 F-Throws made per game 12.3 13.9 1984-85 Dave Hoppen REBOUNDS 1191 1257 REBOUNDS 974 1082 1980-81 Andre Smith Rebounds per game 36.1 38.1 Rebounds per game 31.4 34.9 1975-76 Jerry Fort Rebounding margin -2.0 - Rebounding margin -3.5 -- 1974-75 Jerry Fort ASSISTS 446 411 ASSISTS 396 376 1967-68 Stuart Lantz Assists per game 13.5 12.5 Assists per game 12.8 12.1 1949-50 Bus Whitehead TURNOVERS 362 414 TURNOVERS 340 418 Turnovers per game 11.0 12.5 Turnovers per game 11.0 13.5 Turnover margin +1.6 - Turnover margin +2.5 - /turnover ratio 1.2 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio 1.2 0.9 160 - Number of starts at Nebraska from its 2018-19 roster, STEALS 200 168 STEALS 209 180 including a team-high 77 by Glynn Watson Jr. In all, the eligible Steals per game 6.1 5.1 Per Game 6.7 5.8 players at Nebraska have started 214 Division I games, as BLOCKS 183 120 BLOCKS 74 92 Isaac Copeland (49 starts at Georgetown) and James Palmer Blocks per game 5.5 3.6 Blocks per game 2.4 3.0 (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 (Based VS. on WAYNE Last Game STATE Starters) 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 Worth Noting: Three-year starter has 11 career 20-point games and has scored more than 1,000 Free Throws...... Glynn Watson Jr., 181 points at NU...Sixth in the Big Ten in steals and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio in 2017-18... Assists...... Glynn Watson Jr., 270 Ranks 10th on NU's career steals list and 29th on NU's career scoring chart...Scored a season-high Steals...... Glynn Watson Jr., 137 29 points and added nine rebounds vs. No. 14 Minnesota...Totaled 26 points and a career-best six Blocked Shots...... Isaiah Roby, 88 steals vs. LBSU...Was third in the Big Ten in steals and 18th in scoring in 2016-17...Ranked 71st in Games Played...... Glynn Watson Jr., 98 the class of 2015 by ESPN.com after leading St. Joseph's High School to a state title. Games Started...... Glynn Watson Jr., 77

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 Worth Noting: First-team All-Big Ten (Coaches)...First-team all-district by the USBWA and NABC...was fifth Copeland 106 33 83 33 in the B1G in scoring and had a team-high eight 20-point games...His 568 points in 2017-18 ranked eighth Costello 0 0 0 0 on NU's single-season list...Reached double figures 31 times, including a career-high 34-point effort at Davis 0 0 0 0 Ohio State...Had 24 of his 26 points in second half vs. Maryland and added five assists...Named Big Ten Harris 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 Heiman 0 0 0 0 Scout as top-100 player at St. John’s College HS. Palmer 105 33 38 33 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) Worth Noting: Sophomore who saw action in 32 games in 2017-18...Reached double figures Pct. of scoring...... 73.4 (1751/2386) twice, including a career-high 14 point, four-assist performance against Delaware State...Came Pct. of rebounds...... 61.4 (731/1111) off the bench to score 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting against No. 13 Kansas, including a trio of Pct. of field goals made...... 73.2 (600/820) 3-pointers...Was a consensus top-100 recruit playing for Brewster (N.H) Academy where he Pct. of field goals attempted...... 72.2 (1376/1906) averaged 18 ppg on 55 percent shooting, including 115 3-pointers...Played for Garner Road AAU Pct. of 3-point FG made...... 67.2 (156/232) program. Pct. of 3-point FG attempted...... 70.1 (470/670) 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 Worth Noting: Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches/Media)...Reached double figures 23 times, overall team totals from 2017-18. including five 20-point efforts...Picked up his third double-double of year vs. Penn State with 17 points and 12 boards...Totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds vs. Iowa...Led NU with 23 points at Rutgers... RETURNING STAT LEADERS (ENTERING 2018-19) Had 1st double-double of year vs. Creighton (20 pt, 11 reb)...Had a season-high 30 points vs. North Points per game...... James Palmer Jr.– 17.2 Dakota...Played just seven games at Georgetown in 2016-17 before back surgery and he received a Rebounds per game...... Isaiah Roby – 6.3 medical hardship...Started all 33 games in 2015-16, averaging 11.1 ppg and 5.4 rpg, including 32-point Assists per game...... Glynn Watson Jr. – 3.2 game vs. Marquette...No. 16 player in the class of 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 Worth Noting: Reached double figures 16 times and was fourth in Big Ten in blocks in 2017-18...Averaged 3-Pointers Made...... James Palmer Jr. – 43 13.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in NU's final eight games...Topped NU with four 3-Point Field Goal Pct...... Isaiah Roby. – 40.5 double-doubles...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...Also had double-doubles vs. Maryland (11 pt/10 reb), Rutgers (10 pt/11 reb) & Eastern Illinois (11 pt/13 reb)...Posted a career-high 19 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks at Minn...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) HUSKERS EXHIBITION HISTORY Team B1G Pct. Overall Pct. Nebraska is 57-6 all-time in exhibition games dating back to the 1966-67 season and has won its last 15 exhibition Michigan State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 games since a 54-50 loss to SIU-Edwardsville in 2006. Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  The Huskers are 7-0 in exhibition games under Tim Miles including wins over Mississippi State in a charity exhibition Ohio State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 and Northwood in 2017-18. Nebraska 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  Thursday's game against Wayne State is the fourth time in seven years NU has played against an in-state program. The Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Penn State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 others were Midland (2012), UNK (2013) and Chadron State (2017). Indiana 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  Under Miles, Nebraska has outscored its six exhibition opponents by nearly 32 points per game (84.4-54.6). Maryland 0-0 .000 0-0 .000  Nebraska is 14-0 against in-state teams in exhibition games dating back to the 2001-02 season, including one previous Wisconsin 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 matchup with Wayne State (74-51 in 2007). Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 SCOUTING WAYNE STATE Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Jeff Kaminsky is in his third season at the helm of the Wayne State program. He has improved the school's win total in Iowa 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 each of his first two seasons, going 14-17 in 2017-18. The Wildcats led the Northern Sun in turnovers created (13.5), and Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 was fifth in the conference in turnover margin (+2.5 per game). Prior to taking over at Wayne State, Kaminsky was the x-regular-season champion; t-tournament champion head coach at Valley City State University in North Dakota for 11 years, posting a 183-144 record that included five 20-win seasons in his last nine years at the school. His 2015-16 team recorded a 22-11 record and advanced to the second round UPCOMING SCHEDULE of the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Date Matchup Thu., Nov. 1 UNC Pembroke at Ohio State 6 p.m.  The Wildcats return three starters, highlighted by senior guard Kendall Jacks. Last year, he earned honorable-mention Marian at Purdue 6 p.m. All-Northern Sun accolades by pacing Wayne State with 13.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 2.2 apg. Jacks reached double figures in 25 of Southern Indiana at Indiana 6 p.m. 31 games and had eight 20-point games last season. Minnesota-Duluth at Minnesota 7 p.m.  Senior guard Trevin Joseph was second on the team in scoring at 13.5 ppg, despite making just five starts. Joseph led Wayne State at Nebraska 7 p.m. Wayne State with 48 3-pointers and shot 47 percent from the field. Vance Janssen is the third Wildcat returnee, as he played Fri., Nov. 2 Northwood (Mich.) at Michigan 6 p.m. in all 31 games, including 30 starts. He was third on the squad in scoring at 9.4 ppg and also averaged a team-high 1.5 steals Illinois Wesleyan at Illinois 7 p.m. per contest. UW-Oshkosh at Wisconsin 7 p.m.  Wayne State's roster features five in-state kids, including Lincoln East product Jordan Janssen. In addition, freshman McKendree (Ill.) at Northwestern 7 p.m. Nate Theyer was a teammate of Husker freshman Brady Heiman at Platteview High School, helping the school to three Sat., Nov. 3 Penn State at West Virginia 11 a.m. straight Class B state tournament appearances. (Hurricane Relief Game) FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ENTERING 2018-19 Sun., Nov. 4 Guilford (N.C.) at Iowa 2 p.m.  The Huskers enter the 2018-19 season welcoming back three starters and nine letterwinners from a team that went REGULAR SEASON 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 Tue., Nov. 6 State at Indiana 5:30 p.m. Jr. and Isaac Copeland and three-year starter Glynn Watson Jr., all of whom averaged double figures in 2017-18. NU also Kansas vs. Michigan State () 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 Fairfield at Purdue 6 p.m. blocked shots (2.0 bpg). Delaware at Maryland 6:30 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha at Minnesota 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 Mississippi Valley State at Nebraska 7 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 Coppin State at Wisconsin 7 p.m. season (72.9 ppg). Norfolk State at Michigan 7:30 p.m. What’s Returning (Last Four Seasons) Wed., Nov. 7 Ohio State at 5 p.m. Category 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 Pct. of scoring 73.4 50.0 45.8 40.0 Thurs., Nov. 8 Evansville at Illinois 7 p.m. Pct. of rebounding 61.4 44.9 51.9 33.3 UMKC at Iowa 7 p.m. Pct. of assists 71.5 48.9 52.6 51.1 New Orleans at Northwestern 7 p.m. 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

 Nebraska finished seventh nationally and second in the Big Ten in blocked shots per game with 5.5 per outing. It is the highest total since the 1996-97 team blocked a school-record 6.12 shots per game. Nebraska totaled 183 blocked shots last season, which is third on NU’s single-season list. Nebraska returns a pair of players who averaged at least one per game last year in Isaiah Roby (2.0 bpg) and Isaac Copeland (1.0 bpg). Roby’s 63 blocked shots were the most by a Husker since 2001, while Copeland had 33 blocked shots after recording just 39 in two-plus seasons at Georgetown. 2017-18 NCAA Blocked Shot Leaders No. School (Conf.) BPG 1. Michigan St. (Big Ten) 7.2 2. Ill.-Chicago (Horizon) 6.7 3. Eastern Mich. (MAC) 6.5 4. Louisville (ACC) 6.0 5. Texas A&M (SEC) 6.0 6. Marshall (C-USA) 5.8 7. Nebraska (Big Ten) 5.5 8. Cincinnati (AAC) 5.4

 Nebraska returns three double-figure scorers (James Palmer Jr., 17.2, Isaac Copeland Jr., 12.9 and Glynn Watson Jr. 10.5) for the first time since the 1992-93 season (Eric Piatkowski, 14.3; Derrick Chandler, 12.3; Jamar Johnson, 11.2). In 1992-93, the Huskers won 20 games and finished tied for second in the Big Eight Conference. In all, Nebraska returns its top four scorers for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign. @HUSKERHOOPS @HUSKERHOOPS & & @COACHMILES @COACHMILES ON ON TWITTER TWITTER | |/NEBRASKABASKETBALL /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS | IG: HUSKERHOOPS NEBRASKANEBRASKA BASKETBALL BASKETBALL | 5 | 5  For just the second time this decade, Nebraska returns a 1,000-point scorer to the lineup, as Glynn Watson Jr. enters AP TOP 25 (PRESEASON) his senior year with 1,041 career points. It is the 10th time in program history that the Huskers had a returning 1,000-point No Team (1st) Record Points scorer. Watson is also ninth on NU’s career steals list with 137 and needs 74 assists to crack the Huskers’ career top-10 list 1 Kansas (37) 0-0 1,581 in that category. Watson was third on the team in scoring at 10.5 points per game in 2017-18 while pacing the Huskers in 2 Kentucky (19) 0-0 1,529 both assists (3.2 apg) and steals (1.4 spg). 3 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 1,461 4 Duke (4) 0-0 1,452 Nebraska’s Returning 1,000-Point Scorers 5 Virginia (2) 0-0 1,286 Player School PPG 6 Tennessee (1) 0-0 1,268 Glynn Watson Jr. 2018-19 1,041 7 Nevada 0-0 1,230 Shavon Shields 2015-16 1,127 8 North Carolina 0-0 1,221 Aleks Maric 2007-08 1,111 9 Villanova (1) 0-0 1,085 Cookie Belcher 2000-01 1,060 10 Michigan St 0-0 1,024 Erick Strickland 1995-96 1,070 11 Auburn 0-0 974 Jaron Boone 1995-96 1,140 12 Kansas St 0-0 922 Eric Piatkowski 1993-94 1,288 13 West Virginia 0-0 678 Dave Hoppen 1985-86 1,747 14 Oregon 0-0 638 Andre Smith 1980-81 1,242 15 Virginia Tech 0-0 630 Jerry Fort 1975-76 1,369 16 Syracuse 0-0 620 17 Florida St 0-0 530  Isaiah Roby is one of only two returning power conference players to total 50 blocks and 50 assists last season, 18 Mississippi St 0-0 451 joining Missouri’s Jontay Porter. Roby’s 63 blocked shots ranked 10th on NU’s single-season list and was the most by a 19 Michigan 0-0 437 Husker since the 2000-01 season. Roby also joined a rare group of Husker big men who accomplished the feat. 20 TCU 0-0 311 21 UCLA 0-0 297 Returning Power Conference Players w/50 Assists & Blocks 22 Clemson 0-0 268 Player School Assists Blocks 23 LSU 0-0 187 Isaiah Roby Nebraska 53 63 24 Purdue 0-0 170 Jontay Porter Missouri 74 55 25 Washington 0-0 165 Huskers w/50 Assists & Blocks Player Year Assists Blocks Others receiving votes: Loyola (Chi) 162, Marquette 124, Isaiah Roby 2017-18 53 63 Indiana 98, Florida 71, Nebraska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin Aleks Maric 2007-08 64 57 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, Alabama 15, UCF 15, Venson Hamilton 1998-99 54 80 Buffalo 14, Arizona 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego Venson Hamilton 1997-98 58 66 St 9, USC 6, Butler 6, Texas Tech 6, Texas 5, Arizona St 3, Rich King 1990-91 90 68 St. John's 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Missouri 1, NC State 1, Marshall 1, Davidson 1 HUSKERS RECEIVE FIRST RANKING SINCE 2014 For the first time since 2014, the Nebraska men’s basketball team is nationally ranked, as the Huskers are ranked No. 25 (PRESEASON) in the preseason USA TODAY Sports coaches poll released Oct. 25. USA TODAY COACHES TOP 25 No Team (1st) Record Points The Huskers return three starters, including All-Big Ten selections James Palmer Jr. and Isaac Copeland Jr, and their top 1 Kansas (14) 0-0 771 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 2 Kentucky (12) 0-0 761 two coaches polls and were ranked 21st on Nov. 17, 2014. 3 Duke (4) 0-0 743 Nebraska is one of four Big Ten teams in the preseason coaches poll, joining Michigan State (10), Michigan (18) and 4 Gonzaga (1) 0-0 699 Purdue (22). In addition, the Huskers’ ACC/Big Ten Challenge opponent is also ranked as Clemson enters the poll at No. 23. 5 Virginia (1) 0-0 656 The Huskers were receiving votes in the AP poll released earlier this month. 6 Tennessee 0-0 613 7 North Carolina 0-0 610 PALMER RECEIVES PRESEASON HONORS 8 Villanova 0-0 543 Nebraska guard James Palmer Jr. has been lauded as one of the top returning players in . The 6-foot-6 9 Nevada 0-0 521 guard comes off a junior season where he averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in leading the 10 Michigan St 0-0 486 Huskers to a 22-11 record and an NIT berth. 11 Kansas St 0-0 469 Palmer reached double figures in 31 of 33 games in his first season at Nebraska, including eight 20-point efforts. 12 Auburn 0-0 432 13 West Virginia 0-0 343 Palmer’s junior year was highlighted by a career-high 34-point effort at Ohio State. He is one of only five returning power 14 Syracuse 0-0 297 conference players who averaged 17.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg and 3.0 apg last season. 15 Florida St 0-0 287 Returning Power Conference Players who averaged 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game last season 16 Oregon 0-0 280 Player School PPG RPG APG 17 Virginia Tech 0-0 272 James Palmer Jr. Nebraska 17.2 4.4 3.0 18 Michigan 0-0 265 Shamorie Ponds St. John’s 21.6 5.0 4.7 19 Mississippi St 0-0 213 Tres Tinkle Oregon St. 17.6 7.2 3.7 20 UCLA 0-0 202 Ethan Happ Wisconsin 17.9 8.0 3.7 21 TCU 0-0 153 Ky Bowman Boston College 17.6 6.8 4.7 22 Purdue 0-0 107 23 Clemson 0-0 106 Palmer's Preseason Plaudits 24 Washington 0-0 75  Preseason All-Big Ten 25 Nebraska 0-0 67  Jerry West Award Watch List  No. 13 returning player in college basketball by NCAA.com's Andy Katz Others receiving votes: LSU 65, Loyola (Chi) 61, Florida  No. 43 player in college basketball by CBSSports.com 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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NCAA Division I one of only nine schools in the country to average 15,000+ fans per contest in that span. Conference...... Big Ten Conference Home Arena ...... Pinnacle Bank Arena A limited number of single-game tickets went on sale on Oct. 25, and to purchase tickets, visit Huskers.com/Tickets or Capacity/Year Opened...... 15,000/2013 call the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours. Chancellor...... Ronnie Green Faculty Rep...... Josephine Potuto, J.D. Pinnacle Bank Arena Attendance Since 2013-14 Athletics Director...... Bill Moos Season Average (Rank) Ticket Office Phone...... (402) 472-3111 or 1-800-8BIGRED 2013-14 (1st year of PBA) 15,419 (13th) 2014-15 15,569 (10th) BASKETBALL HISTORY 2015-16 15,430 (11th) First year of basketball...... 1896-97 2016-17 15,427 (11th) Overall all-time record...... 1,480-1,321 (.527) 2017-18 15,492 (11th) Regular-Season conference titles (Last)...... 7 (1950) Postseason conference titles (Last)...... 1 (1994) GATES JOINS HUSKER STAFF All-time postseason appearances...... 25 The only new face on the Husker bench is a familiar one to Big Ten fans, as Armon Gates joined the Husker coaching All-time postseason record...... 23-24 staff this past May. Gates, a native of Chicago, returns to the Big Ten after recently serving as associate head coach at the NCAA Appearances (last)...... 7 (2014) University of Florida under Mike White. Gates has coached and developed all-conference performers at three schools NIT Appearances (last)...... 18 (2018) during his coaching career. BASKETBALL STAFF For the past five seasons (2013-18), Gates was at Northwestern under Chris Collins, helping the Wildcats to a pair of 20- Head Coach...... Tim Miles . win seasons, including the program’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2017. He also helped bring a top-30 recruiting Alma Mater...... University of Mary, 1989 class to Northwestern in 2014, while the 2018 class is listed as high as 24th nationally by 247Sports. Assistant Coaches...... Armon Gates (1st season) ...... Michael Lewis (3rd season) and Jim Molinari (5th season) THORBJARNARSON REPRESENTS ICELAND AT EUROPEAN U-20 CHAMPIONSHIPS Strength Coach...... Tim Wilson Husker sophomore Thorir Thorbjarnarson spent part of the summer representing his native Iceland for the U-20 Graduate Managers...... Dorian Green and Vince Fritz National Team. At the FIBA U-20 European Championships, he averaged 9.4 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals Director of Operations...... Gregory Eaton per game, ranking second on the team in scoring and first in assists. He closed tournament action with three straight Asst. Director of Operations ...... Sheryl Burbach double figure efforts and averaged 18.5 points on 67 percent shooting, including 55 percent from 3-point range, in Video Coordinator...... Matt Holt Iceland’s final two contests. Assistant Athletic Trainer...... R.J. Pietig 2018-19 TEAM INFORMATION National Team Members under Miles 2017-18 Record...... 22-11 (16-1 H, 4-8 A, 2-3 N) Player Country Big Ten Record (Finish)...... 13-5 (t-4th) Thorir Thorbjarnarson Iceland Big Ten Championship...... 0-1, lost to Michigan, 58-77 Jack McVeigh Australia Postseason...... 0-1, lost at Mississippi State, 59-66 Shavon Shields Denmark Starters Returning/Lost...... 3/2 Tai Webster New Zealand Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 9/6 Leslee Smith British Virgin Islands Scholarship Newcomers...... 4 NOTING THE 2018-19 SCHEDULE 2017-18 TEAM LEADERS - 2018-19 RETURNEES As Thursday's exhibition with Wayne State marks the final tune-up for the 2018-19 season, here are a few notes on the (*INCLUDES TIES) Huskers' upcoming campaign. Double-Figure Scoring Games: ...... Palmer 31; Copeland 23;  Nebraska’s Nov. 6 season opener against Mississippi Valley State is the earliest season-opening date in school history...... Watson 17; Roby 16; Allen 2; The previous earliest start came in the 2013-14 season when Nebraska faced Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 8, 2013.  The Huskers’ non-conference schedule features only two first-time opponents. NU will take on Seton Hall at Pinnacle 10+ Rebounding Games:...... Roby 5; Copeland 3; Borchardt 1 Bank Arena in the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Nov. 14, and will face Southwest Minnesota State on Dec. 29. The NU-Seton Hall Double-Doubles:...... Roby 4; Copeland 3 game is the first Gavitt Games matchup in Lincoln, as the Huskers travelled to Villanova (2015) and St. John’s (2017).  The Huskers will play a trio of neutral-site games during non-conference play. NU will travel to the Sprint Center in 20-Point Games: ...... Watson 4; Copeland 5; Palmer 8 Kansas City for the Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker and play Missouri State in the opening round and either 30-Point Games: ...... Copeland 1; Palmer 1 Texas Tech or USC the following evening. On Dec. 16, the Huskers will travel to Sioux Falls, S.D., for a matchup with former conference rival Oklahoma State at the Sanford Pentagon. It is the first matchup between the Huskers and Cowboys since Games Leading NU in Scoring:*...... 2011...... Palmer 21; Copeland 9; Watson 5; Roby 2  Nebraska will play six of its 10 Division I non-conference games against teams which made either the NCAA Games Leading NU in Rebounding:*...... Roby 14; Copeland 12 Tournament or NIT last season. The list includes NCAA Tournament qualifiers Seton Hall, Clemson, Creighton and Cal State ...... Palmer 2; Watson 1; Borchardt 1; Fullerton, as well as NIT participants Oklahoma State and Southeastern Louisiana. NU will also face either Elite Eight Games Leading NU in Assists:*...... finisher Texas Tech or NIT qualifier USC in Kansas City...... Palmer 16; Watson 14; Copeland 3; Roby 2  The 2018-19 schedule features 20 Big Ten games, the most conference games that NU has ever played in a season. NU will have seven double-play opponents (Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota, Penn State and Purdue). Games Leading NU in Blocks*...... Roby 18; Copeland 9; The Huskers’ home single plays are Northwestern, Ohio State and Wisconsin, while the Huskers will travel to Indiana, ...... Palmer 5; Borchardt 1; Watson 1 Michigan and Rutgers. Games Leading NU in Steals*...... Watson 15; Palmer 12; ...... Copeland 12; Roby 6; Allen 3; Thorbjarnarson 1;

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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 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. He was inducted into the University of Mary Career 23 seasons Overall 380-317 .545 Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. @HUSKERHOOPS @HUSKERHOOPS & & @COACHMILES @COACHMILES ON ON TWITTER TWITTER | |/NEBRASKABASKETBALL /HUSKERHOOPS ON FACEBOOK ON FACEBOOK | IG: HUSKERHOOPS | IG: HUSKERHOOPS 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 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