2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–18 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wes Flanigan
  • David Anwar
  • Jeremy Cox
Home arenaBob Devaney Sports Center
Seasons
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 13 Michigan 13 5   .722 24 10   .706
No. 7 Ohio State 13 5   .722 31 8   .795
No. 14 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 26 10   .722
No. 16 Indiana 11 7   .611 27 9   .750
Purdue 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
Northwestern 8 10   .444 19 14   .576
Iowa 8 10   .444 18 17   .514
Illinois 6 12   .333 17 15   .531
Minnesota 6 12   .333 23 15   .605
Nebraska 4 14   .222 12 18   .400
Penn State 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The head coach was Doc Sadler, in his sixth season with the Cornhuskers. The team played their home games in Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 12–18 overall, 4–14 in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round by Purdue of the 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. It was later announced in March 2012 that head coach Doc Sadler was fired.

Incoming Recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Rivers
SF
Little Rock, AR Hall High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 5, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 90
Corey Hilliard
PG
Raytown, MO Raytown South High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 6, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Josiah Moore
SG
Lawrenceville, GA Norcross High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 88
Dylan Talley
PG
Camden, NJ Blinn College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

Roster

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2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Toney McCray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Missouri City, TX
G 2 David Rivers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Little Rock, AR
G 3 Brandon Richardson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Josiah Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Norcross, GA
G 10 Trevor Menke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Beatrice, NE
F 11 Jordan Tyrance 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Lincoln, NE
G 12 Corey Hilliard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Kansas City, MO
F 13 Brandon Ubel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Overland Park, KS
C 14 Christopher Niemann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Kühlungsborn, GER
G 15 Ray Gallegos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, UT
C 21 Brian Jorge Diaz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Caguas, PR
G 23 Bo Spence 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Baton Rouge, LA
G 24 Dylan Talley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Camden, NJ
G 25 Caleb Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hutchinson, KS
C 32 Andre Almeida 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Sr São Paulo, BRA
F 33 Mike Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Beatrice, NE
C 44 Kye Kurkowski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Grant, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-11-20

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011*
7:00 pm
Doane W 76–54 
Bob Devaney Sports Center (4,127)
Lincoln, NE
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
South Dakota W 65–48  1–0
Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,854)
Lincoln, NE
11/14/2011*
9:30 pm, PT
at USC W 64–61 2OT 2–0
Galen Center (3,412)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2011*
1:00 pm, BTN
Rhode Island W 83–63  3–0
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,279)
Lincoln, NE
11/23/2011*
8:00 pm, BTN
Oregon L 76–83  3–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,881)
Lincoln, NE
11/26/2011*
1:00 pm
South Dakota State W 76–64  4–1
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,107)
Lincoln, NE
11/30/2011*
8:15 pm, ESPNU
Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 53–55  4–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,769)
Lincoln, NE
12/04/2011*
4:05 pm, KMTV
at Creighton L 66–76  4–3
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,561)
Omaha, NE
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 51–50  5–3
Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,489)
Lincoln, NE
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
at TCU W 69–57  6–3
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,577)
Fort Worth, TX
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Alcorn State W 60–46  7–3
Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,922)
Lincoln, NE
12/20/2011*
6:30 pm
Central Michigan W 72–69  8–3
Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,840)
Lincoln, NE
12/27/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 11 Wisconsin L 40–64  8–4 (0–1)
Bob Deavney Sports Center (11,422)
Lincoln, NE
12/31/2011
2:00 pm, BTN
No. 16 Michigan State L 55–68  8–5 (0–2)
Bob Deavney Sports Center (13,595)
Lincoln, NE
01/03/2012
5:30 pm, BTN
at No. 6 Ohio State L 40–71  8–6 (0–3)
Value City Arena (16,158)
Columbus, OH
01/07/2012
12:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 54–59  8–7 (0–4)
Assembly Hall (14,909)
Champaign, IL
01/11/2012
7:30 pm, BTN
Penn State W 70–58  9–7 (1–4)
Bob Deavney Sports Center (10,791)
Lincoln, NE
01/15/2012
5:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 45–50  9–8 (1–5)
Kohl Center (17,173)
Madison, WI
01/18/2012
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 11 Indiana W 70–69  10–8 (2–5)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,438)
Lincoln, NE
01/21/2012
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 Ohio State L 45–79  10–9 (2–6)
Bob Deavney Sports Center (12,214)
Lincoln, NE
01/26/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Iowa W 79–73  11–9 (3–6)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,538)
Iowa City, IA
02/02/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Northwestern L 74–84  11–10 (3–7)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,239)
Evanston, IL
02/05/2012
12:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota L 61–69  11–11 (3–8)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,857)
Lincoln, NE
02/08/2012
7:30 pm, BTN
No. 22 Michigan L 46–62  11–12 (3–9)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,533)
Lincoln, NE
02/11/2012
12:00 pm, ESPNU
at Penn State L 51–67  11–13 (3–10)
Bryce Jordan Center (13,103)
University Park, PA
02/18/2012
4:00 pm, BTN
Illinois W 80–57  12–13 (4–10)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,558)
Lincoln, NE
02/22/2012
5:30 pm, BTN
at Purdue L 65–83  12–14 (4–11)
Mackey Arena (14,323)
West Lafayette, IN
02/25/2012
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 6 Michigan State L 34–62  12–15 (4–12)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
02/29/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Iowa L 53–62  12–16 (4–13)
Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,772)
Lincoln, NE
03/03/2012
11:30 am, BTN
at Minnesota L 69–81  12–17 (4–14)
Williams Arena (11,262)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten tournament
03/08/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Purdue
First Round
L 61–79  12–18
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[1].

References

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  1. ^ "[1]." huskers.com. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.