Game 10: TCU 1 Game Date: Dec. 11, 2010 -1 Tipoff Time: 1:07 p.m. 10 NEBRASKA20 Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center CORNHUSKERS Capacity: 13,595 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2010-11 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE HUSKERS LOOK FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT WIN VS. TCU Date Opponent Time/Result It is the last test for the Nebraska basketball team of the season, jumping out to a 40-17 lead at the Nov. 12 South Dakota (FSNMW) W, 76-68 until finals week, as the Huskers put their five-game break and cruising to an 78-57 win over Alcorn State Nov. 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 83-40 win streak on the line against TCU Saturday afternoon Wednesday night. Lance Jeter led four Huskers in at the Devaney Center. double figures with 16 points, six assists and a career- Nov. 18- 21 at Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off high seven steals. Jorge Brian Diaz (15) and Brandon Nov. 18 vs. Vanderbilt (ESPNU) L, 49-59 Tickets for Saturday’s game can be purchased for as Ubel (14) also set or tied season highs, as the Huskers Nov. 19 vs. Davidson (ESPN3.com) L, 67-70 little as $5 at Huskers.com or at the Devaney Sports enjoyed a commanding 44-16 advantage in points in Nov. 21 vs. Hofstra (ESPNU) W, 62-47 Center beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. the paint. Saturday’s game is also a family 4-pack day, where Nov. 27 USC (FSN) W, 60-58 Jeter has been a catalyst for the Husker offense fans can get four tickets, four slices of Valentino’s Dec. 1 Jackson State (HuskersNside) W, 76-58 during their five-game win streak, averaging 10.6 pizza and four Pepsi products for $40 dollars. To take Dec. 5 Creighton (FSNMW) W, 59-54 points, 5.6 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 steals per advantage of the offer, contact the NU Ticket Office Dec. 8 Alcorn State (HuskersNside) W, 78-57 game. More impressively, he has a 22-to-2 assist- at 800-8-BIGRED. Dec. 11 TCU (FSNMW) 1 p.m. to-turnover ratio in NU’s last four contests, helping Dec. 18 Eastern Washington (HuskersNside) 6 p.m. Start time for the match-up between the Huskers and Nebraska shoot 48 percent from the floor and Dec. 21 Grambling (HuskersNside) 7 p.m. Horned Frogs is set for 1:07 p.m. and the game will be average 68.2 points per game in that stretch. carried across Nebraska on Fox Sports Midwest as well Jan. 2 North Dakota (HuskersNside) 1 p.m. as nationally on ESPN Full Court and ESPN3.com. The The Huskers will be tested by a TCU team which has Jan. 5 Savannah State (HuskersNside) 7 p.m. telecast will feature Greg Sharpe (play by play) and Eric a 7-3 record and comes off an 81-77 win at Texas Jan. 8 Iowa State* (FSNMW) 7 p.m. Piatkowski (analyst) and will be seen on channel 37 in Tech on Wednesday night. The Horned Frogs have Jan. 12 at Missouri* (FSNMW) 6 p.m. Lincoln; channel 47 in Omaha; DirecTV channel 680; won four of their last five games, including wins over Jan. 15 at Kansas* (ESPNU) 1 p.m. and Dish Network channel 447. Houston, USC and Texas Tech, and feature one of Jan. 18 Colorado* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. the top players in the Mountain West Conference in Jan. 22 at Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. The game will also be carried across the state on the junior Ronnie Moss. The 6-foot-2 guard averages a Jan. 29 Texas A&M* 1 p.m. 32-station IMG Husker Sports Radio Network with team-best 15.0 points and 3.9 assists per game and is Feb.2 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. Kent Pavelka and Matt Davison on the call, including one of three TCU players averaging double figures. KFAB 1110 AM in Omaha, KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln Feb.5 Kansas* (Big 12 Network) 3 p.m. and KRVN 880 in Lexington. Free audio will also be Saturday’s game against TCU is also Red Cross Day, as Feb.9 at Baylor* (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. available on Huskers.com. Husker student-athletes and local volunteers will be Feb. 12 Oklahoma State* (FSNMW) 6 p.m. collecting donations during halftime for the American Feb. 16 at Oklahoma* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. The Huskers (7-2) played one of their best first halves Red Cross. Feb. 19 Texas* (Big 12 Network) 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Kansas State* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. NU’s Probable Starting Lineup 2010-11 stats Feb. 26 at Iowa State* (Big 12 Network) 12:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Rbs. Notes March 1 Missouri * (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. 34 Lance Jeter G Sr. 6-3 222 10.9 4.6* 22-to-2 assist-to-turnover ratio in Nebraska’s last four games March 5 at Colorado 8 p.m. 3 Brandon Richardson G Jr. 6-0 190 6.1 2.8 11.7 ppg last three games, 18 points with four 3-pointers vs. CU March 9-12 at Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) TBA 25 Caleb Walker G Jr. 6-4 205 6.4 5.7 10 or more rebounds last two games; 12 rebounds vs. ASU All times are Central and subject to change. *Big 12 Conference game. 13 Brandon Ubel F So. 6-10 240 7.2 3.6 Tied a career high with 14 pts. on 6-of-7 shooting vs. Alcorn St. 21 Jorge Brian Diaz F So. 6-11 245 9.8 3.9 15 points vs. Alcorn State; Shot 50 percent or better last six games *assists per game NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS BROADCAST INFORMATION NEBRASKA MEDIA RELATIONS Game: 10 Television: Fox Sports Midwest (DirecTV Ch. 675, Dish Associate Media Relations Director: Shamus McKnight 2010-11 Record: 7-2, 0-0 Big 12 Ch. 444, Ch. 37 on Time Warner Cable; Ch. 47 on Cox Office: 402-472-7772; Head coach: Doc Sadler Cable) - also available nationally on ESPN Full Court Cell: 402-540-0268 Record at Nebraska: 77-60 (5th year) and ESPN3.com E-mail: [email protected] Record at Division I: 125-78 (7th year) Play-by-Play: Greg Sharpe Address: One Memorial Stadium Career Record: 246-117 (13th year) Color: Eric Piatkowski Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Radio: IMG Husker Sports Network TCU HORNED FROGS Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka FOLLOW THE HUSKERS ONLINE Game: 11 Color: Matt Davison Web site: Huskers.com 2010-11 Record: 7-3, 0-0 MWC Internet Video: ESPN3.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/NUHoopsblog Head coach: Jim Christian Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/Huskers Record at TCU: 34-39 (3rd year) Satellite Radio: Ch. 126 Doc Sadler: www.twitter.com/Coach_Sadler Career Record: 172-97 (9th year) 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools) 0 * Toney McCray G 6-6 210 Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Elkins) 1 * Eshaunte Jones G 6-4 200 So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side/Hargrave Military (Va.) Academy) 3 ** Brandon Richardson G 6-0 190 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hawthorne) 5 Bo Spencer ^ G 6-2 193 Sr. Baton Rouge, La. (Glen Oaks/LSU) 10 Trevor Menke G 5-11 172 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 11 * Christian Standhardinger F 6-9 215 So. Munich, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 12 * Matt Karn G 6-3 210 Sr. Philpot, Ky. (Ohio County/Shawnee (Ill.) CC) 13 * Brandon Ubel F 6-10 240 So. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) 14 Christopher Niemann C 6-11 270 So. Kühlungsborn, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 15 * Ray Gallegos G 6-2 178 So. Salt Lake City, Utah (West Jordan) 20 Jordan Tyrance G 6-3 195 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 21 * Jorge Brian Diaz C 6-11 245 So. Caguas, Puerto Rico (Colegio Bautista de Caguas) 23 Kamyron Brown G 6-2 170 Jr. Anaheim, Calif. (Mater Dei/Oregon) 25 Caleb Walker G 6-4 205 Jr. Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson/Butler CC) 31 Drake Beranek G 6-4 200 Sr. Ravenna, Neb. (Ravenna/Nebraska-Kearney) 32 Andre Almeida C 6-11 310 Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Escola Sao Jose dos Padres de Sion/Arizona Western College) 33 * Mike Fox F 6-4 205 So. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice/Northwest Missouri State) 34 * Lance Jeter G 6-3 222 Sr. Beaver Falls, Pa. (Beaver Falls/Cincinnati/Polk (Fla.) CC) 45 Kye Kurkowski F 6-10 200 Fr. Grant, Neb. (Perkins County) 55 Marshall Parker ^ F 6-8 245 So. Fort Smith, Ark. (Van Buren/Hendrix (Ark.) College) ^ - Must sit out season under NCAA transfer rules NEBRASKA COACHES AND STAFF 2010-11 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach: Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982) Andre Almeida ..........................................................AL-may-duh Assistant Coaches: Chris Croft (Southern Miss, 1995), Wes Flanigan (Auburn, 1997), Tracy Webster (Wisconsin, 1995) Drake Beranek .........................................................buh-RAN-ihk Director of Operations: David Anwar Kamyron Brown ..........................................................KAM-er-un Video Coordinator: Jim Shaw Eshaunte Jones .........................................................E-shawn-tay Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn Ray Gallegos ........................................................... GUY-eh-goes Equipment Manager: Pat Norris Christopher Niemann ....................................................NEE-man Assistant Athletic Trainer: Jeff Rudy Christian Standhardinger .................................Stand-hard-ing-er Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Tony Schamber Brandon Ubel ................................................................ YOU-bell TALE OF THE TAPE Nebraska Cornhuskers TCU Horned Frogs OPENING NUMBERS 2010-11 Team Statistics (Record: 7-2) 2010-11 Team Statistics (Record: 7-3) Nebraska OPP TCU OPP SCORING 610 510 SCORING 732 671 Points per game 67.8 56.7 Points per game 73.2 67.1 71 Scoring margin +11.1 - Scoring margin +6.1 - Number of games since a player had double-figure FIELD GOALS-ATT 223-465 175-478 FIELD GOALS-ATT 272-592 244-549 rebounds in consecutive games until Caleb Walker Field goal pct .480 .366 Field goal pct .459 .444 3 POINT FG-ATT 45-149 63-206 3 POINT FG-ATT 62-180 56-182 accomplished the feat in Nebraska’s win over Alcorn State 3-point FG pct .302 .306 3-point FG pct .344 .308 on Wednesday.