# 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles in his fourth season, the Cornhuskers played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 11th place. In the Big Ten tournament they defeated Rutgers and Wisconsin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Maryland.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2014–15 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| David Rivers | 2 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Little Rock, AR | Graduated |
| Terran Petteway | 5 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Junior | Galveston, TX | Declare for 2015 NBA draft |
| Trevor Menke | 10 | G | 5'11" | 184 | RS Senior | Beatrice, NE | Graduated |
| Tarin Smith | 11 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Asbury Park, NJ | Transferred to Duquesne |
| Moses Ayegba | 12 | C | 6'9" | 252 | Senior | Kano, Nigeria | Graduated |
| Leslee Smith | 21 | F | 6'8" | 254 | Senior | Long Look, BVI | Graduated |
| B.J. Day | 25 | F | 6'5" | 236 | RS Freshman | Lincoln, NE | Left team Sept. 17th, 2015 due to injuries. Spot filled by T. Borchardt in Oct. |
| Walter Pitchford | 35 | F | 6'10" | 237 | RS Junior | Grand Rapids, MI | Declared for 2015 NBA draft, later withdrew for other professional avenues |
| Kye Kurkowski | 44 | C | 6'10" | 221 | RS Senior | Grant, NE | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Anton Gill | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Raleigh, NC | Transferred from Louisville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gill will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Malcolm Laws | 15 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Sophomore | Orlando, FL | Transferred from Florida Atlantic. Under NCAA transfer rules, Laws will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |

## Incoming Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ed Morrow, Jr. PF | Chicago, IL | Simeon Career | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 22, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Glynn Watson PG | Westchester, IL | St. Joseph | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Michael Jacobson PF | Waukee, IA | Waukee | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Bakari Evelyn PG | Southfield, MI | Southfield Christian | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A ||||||
| Jack McVeigh SF | Canberra, Australia | Australian Institute of Sport | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Roby SF | Dixon, IL | Dixon | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A |||||||
| Keanu Pinder SF | Perth, Australia | Hutchinson C.C. | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JC |||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Spanish exhibition tour ||||||
| Aug 16, 2015* 1:00 pm | | at Eurocolegio Casvi | W 79–64 | | Castillo de Villaviciosa Madrid, Spain |
| Aug 18, 2015* 10:00 am | | at Albacete Basket (Liga EBA) | W 66–63 | | Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain |
| Aug 21, 2015* 1:00 pm | | at Europe Basketball Academy | W 108–73 | | Barcelona, Spain |
| Aug 22, 2015* 1:00 pm | | at CB Castelldefels (Primera División) | W 71–65 | | Barcelona, Spain |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Northern State | W 95–42 | | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,263) Lincoln, NE |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi Valley State | W 97–51 | 1–0 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,489) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 17, 2015* 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at No. 11 Villanova Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 63–87 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 75–60 | 2–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,447) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 22, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Southeastern Louisiana Barclays Center Classic Opening Round | W 92–65 | 3–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,533) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 24, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Barclays Center Classic Opening Round | W 67–44 | 4–1 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,502) Lincoln, NE |
| Nov 27, 2015* 5:30 pm, ASN | | vs. No. 24 Cincinnati Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Semifinals | L 61–65 | 4–2 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 28, 2015* 11:00 am | | vs. Tennessee Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Consolation | W 82–71 | 5–2 | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 1, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 21 Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,646) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 5, 2015* 1:00 pm | | Abilene Christian | W 73–63 | 6–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,491) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Creighton | L 67–83 | 6–4 | CenturyLink Center (17,766) Omaha, NE |
| Dec 13, 2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rhode Island | W 70–67 | 7–4 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,496) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 20, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | | Samford | L 58–69 | 7–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,871) Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 22, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 81–50 | 8–5 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,754) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | Northwestern | L 72–81 | 8–6 (0–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,924) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 2, 2016 3:00 pm, BTN | | Indiana | L 69–79 | 8–7 (0–2) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,961) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 5, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 19 Iowa | L 66–77 | 8–8 (0–3) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,736) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 9, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Rutgers | W 90–56 | 9–8 (1–3) | The RAC (4,454) Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 12, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 84–59 | 10–8 (2–3) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,628) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 16, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN | | at Illinois | W 78–67 | 11–8 (3–3) | State Farm Center (12,510) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 20, 2016 5:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 11 Michigan State | W 72–71 | 12–8 (4–3) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 23, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Michigan | L 68–81 | 12–9 (4–4) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,745) Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 30, 2016 3:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 21 Purdue | L 74–89 | 12–10 (4–5) | Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 3, 2016 7:30 pm, BTN | | No. 4 Maryland | L 65–70 | 12–11 (4–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,693) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 6, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Rutgers | W 87–63 | 13–11 (5–6) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,695) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 10, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 61–72 | 13–12 (5–7) | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Feb 13, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Penn State | W 70–54 | 14–12 (6–7) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,613) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 17, 2016 7:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 22 Indiana | L 64–80 | 14–13 (6–8) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 20, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN | | Ohio State | L 62–65 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (6–9) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,679) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 25, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Penn State | L 55–56 | 14–15 (6–10) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,385) University Park, PA |
| Mar 1, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 15 Purdue | L 62–81 | 14–16 (6–11) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,572) Lincoln, NE |
| Mar 6, 2016 1:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 54–65 | 14–17 (6–12) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,702) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (14) Rutgers First round | W 89–72 | 15–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (16,528) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 10, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (11) | vs. (6) Wisconsin Second round | W 70–58 | 16–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,751) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar 11, 2016 9:00 pm, BTN | (11) | vs. (3) No. 18 Maryland Quarterfinals | L 86–97 | 16–18 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,942) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||