Game 18: vs. Colorado 1 Game Date: Jan. 18, 2011 -1 Tipoff Time: 6:02 p.m. 10 NEBRASKA20 Venue: Bob Devaney Sports Center CORNHUSKERS Capacity: 13,595 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2010-11 NEBRASKA SCHEDULE HUSKERS RETURN HOME TO FACE COLORADO Date Opponent Time/Result After a pair of close road losses to ranked teams, the That allowed Kansas to claw back into the game and Nov. 12 South Dakota (FSNMW) W, 76-68 Nebraska basketball team returns to the Devaney remain unbeaten. Nov. 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, 83-40 Center on Tuesday night, as the Huskers host red-hot All three of the Huskers’ league contests have come Nov. 18- 21 at Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Colorado. Tickets for the match up between the down to the final minute. Nebraska downed Iowa Huskers and Buffaloes are available beginning at $10 State, 63-62, in the opener on Lance Jeter’s free Nov. 18 vs. Vanderbilt (ESPNU) L, 49-59 by visiting Huskers.com or calling 800-8-BIGRED. throw with 0.4 seconds left. At No. 15 Missouri, the Nov. 19 vs. Davidson (ESPN3.com) L, 67-70 Tuesday’s game is a special 6:02 p.m. start as the Huskers were within four points with 31 seconds Nov. 21 vs. Hofstra (ESPNU) W, 62-47 remaining before the Tigers hit their final four free game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 with Jon Nov. 27 USC (FSN) W, 60-58 Sciambi (play by play) and Doug Gottlieb (analyst). throws to preserve the win. Dec. 1 Jackson State (HuskersNside) W, 76-58 The telecast can be seen locally on channel 35 in One of the encouraging signs from Saturday’s loss Lincoln; channel 30 in Omaha; DirecTV channel 609; Dec. 5 Creighton (FSNMW) W, 59-54 was the play of junior Andre Almeida, who totaled 10 Dec. 8 Alcorn State (HuskersNside) W, 78-57 and Dish Network channel 144. The game is also points on 5-of-7 shooting off the bench and matched available on ESPN3.com. Dec. 11 TCU (FSNMW) W, 70-56 his season high with seven rebounds against the Dec. 18 Eastern Washington (HuskersNside) W, 72-42 In addition, the game will be available on the Jayhawks. Almeida also had two blocks and three Dec. 21 Grambling (HuskersNside) W, 79-39 32-station IMG Husker Sports Radio Network with assists in 21 minutes of action. Jan. 3 North Dakota (HuskersNside) W, 77-46 Kent Pavelka and Matt Davison on the call, including The Huskers will need another strong showing from Jan. 5 Savannah State (HuskersNside) W, 68-48 KFAB 1110 AM in Omaha, KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln and Almeida on Tuesday night, as Colorado (14-4, 3-0 Big KRVN 880 in Lexington. Jan. 8 Iowa State* (FSNMW) W, 63-62 12) comes to Lincoln with a 3-0 Big 12 mark and a Jan. 12 at No. 15 Missouri* (FSNMW) L, 69-77 The Huskers (13-4, 1-2 Big 12) had a great chance to seven-game win streak. Jan. 15 at No. 3 Kansas* (ESPNU) L, 60-63 knock off unbeaten and third-ranked Kansas Saturday, The Buffaloes are coming off a 75-71 win over Jan. 18 Colorado* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. but the Jayhawks overcame a 10-point second half Oklahoma State on Saturday, overcoming a 12-point deficit to pull out a 63-60 victory and extend their Jan. 22 at Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. second-half deficit to remain tied for first in the Big Jan. 29 Texas A&M* 1 p.m. home win streak to 69 games. The Huskers held 12. Sophomore Alec Burks had 20 points and 11 Kansas to a season-low point total and had a chance Feb.2 at Kansas State* (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. rebounds for Colorado, while Cory Higgins had a Feb.5 Kansas* (Big 12 Network) 3 p.m. to send the game into overtime, but Caleb Walker’s game-high 23 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. three-point attempt missed in the final moments. Feb.9 at Baylor* (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. Burks and Higgins are both among the Big 12’s scoring Feb. 12 Oklahoma State* (FSNMW) 6 p.m. Nebraska out-rebounded Kansas, 43-32, including leaders, as Colorado is in the top-10 nationally in Feb. 16 at Oklahoma* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 10 rebounds by Walker and eight from Jorge Brian scoring offense at 83.9 points per game. Diaz, but shot just 30 percent in the second half. 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 10.2 4.3* Leads Big 12 in Asst.-to-TO Ratio (2.61-to-1); 4th in steals (2.1) March 5 at Colorado 8 p.m. 3 Brandon Richardson G Jr. 6-0 190 5.3 2.6 18 points w/four 3-pointers vs. Creighton; 2nd on team in steals & asst. March 9-12 at Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) TBA 25 Caleb Walker G Jr. 6-4 205 6.4 5.1 averaging 9.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg in Big 12; 10 rebounds vs. No. 3 Kansas All times are Central and subject to change. *Big 12 Conference game. 0 Toney McCray G Jr. 6-6 210 6.6 4.2 Had season-high 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting at No. 15 Missouri 21 Jorge Brian Diaz F So. 6-11 245 10.2 4.9 Had eight points and eight rebounds at No. 3 Kansas *assists per game NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS BROADCAST INFORMATION NEBRASKA MEDIA RELATIONS Game: 18 Television: ESPN2 (DirecTV Ch. 209, Dish Ch. 144, Ch. Associate Media Relations Director: Shamus McKnight 2010-11 Record: 13-4, 1-2 Big 12 35 on Time Warner Cable; Chs. 30/736 on Cox Cable) Office: 402-472-7772; Head coach: Doc Sadler Play-by-Play: Jon Sciambi Cell: 402-540-0268 Record at Nebraska: 83-62 (5th year) Color: Doug Gottlieb E-mail: [email protected] Record at Division I: 131-80 (7th year) Internet Video: ESPN3.com Address: One Memorial Stadium Career Record: 251-119 (13th year) Lincoln, NE 68588-0123 Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network COLORADO BUFFALOES Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka FOLLOW THE HUSKERS ONLINE Game: 19 Color: Matt Davison Web site: Huskers.com 2010-11 Record: 14-4, 3-0 Big 12 Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/NUHoopsblog Head coach: Tad Boyle Satellite Radio: Ch. 126 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Huskers Record at Colorado: 14-4 (1st year) Doc Sadler: www.twitter.com/Coach_Sadler Career Record: 70-70 (5th year) 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) 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) 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) 2 | NEBRASKA BASKETBALL NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous Schools) 0 * Toney McCray G/F 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) 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) 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.