# 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles, in his third season, the Cornhuskers team played its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, and played its fourth season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the season with an overall record of 19–13, with a record of 11–7 in the Big Ten regular season. In the 2014 Big Ten tournament, the Cornhuskers were defeated by Ohio State, 71–67 in the quarterfinals. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Baylor.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Deverell Biggs | 1 | G | 6'7" | 170 | Sophomore | Omaha, NE | Dismissed, transferred to Texas Southern |
| Nathan Hawkins | 4 | G | 6'5" | 186 | Sophomore | Garland, TX | Transferred to UT Arlington |
| Jordan Tyrance | 11 | F | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | Lincoln, NE | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Mike Peltz | 12 | G | 6'2" | 199 | Senior | Alliance, NE | Graduated |
| Sergej Vucetic | 14 | C | 7'1" | 236 | Sophomore | Vrbas, Serbia | Transferred to Evansville |
| Ray Gallegos | 15 | G | 6'2" | 181 | RS Senior | Salt Lake City, UT | Graduated |
| Tim Wagner | 33 | G | 6'3" | 188 | Freshman | Galesville, WI | Transferred to Winona State |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Andrew White III | 1 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Chester, VA | Transferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, White III will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Moses Ayegba | 12 | C | 6'9" | 247 | Senior | Kano, Nigeria | Transferred from Georgetown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ayegba graduated from Georgetown University. |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jacob Hammond C | Duncan, OK | Comanche | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Aug 11, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tarin Smith PG | Asbury Park, NJ | St. Anthony | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Mar 16, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 6* 6:30 pm | No. 21 | Southwest Minnesota State | W 83–61 | - | Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,314) Lincoln, NE |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16* 1:00 pm | No. 21 | Northern Kentucky | W 80–61 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,479) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 21 | Central Arkansas | W 82–56 | 2–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,389) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 22* 6:00 pm | No. 21 | at Rhode Island | L 62–66 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI |
| Nov 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Omaha | W 80–67 | 3–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,889) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee–Martin | W 75–64 | 4–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,987) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 1* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 70–65 | 5–1 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,406) Tallahassee, FL |
| Dec 7* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Creighton | L 55–65 | 5–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,782) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 10* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Incarnate Word | L 73–74 | 5–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,275) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 13* 8:00 pm, BTN | | Cincinnati | W 56–55 $^{2OT}$ | 6–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 22* 12:00 am, ESPNU | | at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals | L 58–66 | 6–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (8,448) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 23* 10:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Loyola Marymount Diamond Head Classic consolation round | W 50–42 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 25* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Ohio Diamond Head Classic fifth place game | W 71–58 | 8–4 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 31 4:30 pm, BTN | | Indiana | L 65–70 | 8–5 (0–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 5 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa | L 59–70 | 8–6 (0–2) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,789) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 8 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers | W 65–49 | 9–6 (1–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,857) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 11 7:30 pm, BTN | | Illinois | W 53–43 | 10–6 (2–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,514) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 15 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 7 Wisconsin | L 55–70 | 10–7 (2–3) | Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI |
| Jan 20 7:30 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 52–49 | 11–7 (3–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,606) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 24 3:00 pm, ESPN | | Michigan State | W 79–77 | 12–7 (4–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,757) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 27 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Michigan | L 44–58 | 12–8 (4–4) | Crisler Center (12,115) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 31 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 42–60 | 12–9 (4–5) | Williams Arena (13,253) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 3 6:30 pm, BTN | | Northwestern | W 76–60 | 13–9 (5–5) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,482) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 7 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Penn State | L 58–64 | 13–10 (5–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (11,702) University Park, PA |
| Feb 10 8:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 5 Wisconsin | L 55–65 | 13–11 (5–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,701) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 15 4:15 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | L 54–66 | 13–12 (5–8) | Mackey Arena (14,313) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 19 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 16 Maryland | L 65–69 | 13–13 (5–9) | Xfinity Center (14,376) College Park, MD |
| Feb 22 2:00 pm, BTN | | Iowa | L 46–74 | 13–14 (5–10) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,933) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 26 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at Ohio State | L 57–81 | 13–15 (5–11) | Value City Arena (13,712) Columbus, OH |
| Mar 4 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | L 57–69 | 13–16 (5–12) | State Farm Center (17,085) Champaign, IL |
| Mar 8 6:30 pm, BTN | | No. 10 Maryland | L 61–64 | 13–17 (5–13) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,856) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 11 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Penn State First round | L 65–68 | 13–18 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | N/A |
| Coaches | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |