# 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by second-year coach head coach Fred Hoiberg and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

They finished the 2019–20 season 7–25, 2–18 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost to Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten tournament which was subsequently canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

### Departures

| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Haanif Cheatham | 22 | G | 6'5" | 195 | SR | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Graduated |
| Matej Kavaš | 25 | G | 6'8" | 200 | SR | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Graduated |
| Dachon Burke | 11 | G | 6'4" | 180 | JR | Orange, New Jersey | Suspended at end of previous season; turned professional. |
| Jervay Green | 11 | G | 6'4" | 180 | JR | Denver, Colorado | Transferred to Pacific |
| Noah Vedral | 2 | G | 6'1" | 200 | SO | Wahoo, Nebraska | Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team. Transferred to Rutgers. |
| Cam Mack | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | SO | Austin, Texas | Transferred to Prairie View A&M. |
| Kevin Cross Jr. | 1 | F | 6'8" | 240 | FR | Little Rock, Arkansas | Transferred to Tulane. |
| Samari Curtis | 15 | F | 6'3" | 175 | FR | Xenia, Ohio | Transferred to Evansville. |
| Charlie Easley | 30 | G | 6'2" | 190 | FR | Lincoln, Nebraska | Walk-on; transferred to South Dakota State. |
| Brant Banks | 32 | F | 6'7" | 300 | FR | Houston, Texas | Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team. |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Trey McGowens | 2 | G | 6 ft 4 in | 191 lb | Junior | Pendleton, SC | Pittsburgh |
| Kobe Webster | 10 | G | 6 ft 0 in | 172 lb | Senior (Graduate transfer) | Indianapolis, IN | Western Illinois |
| Trevor Lakes | 14 | F | 6 ft 7 in | 215 lb | Senior (Graduate transfer) | Lebanon, IN | Indianapolis |
| Chris McGraw | 30 | G | 6 ft 0 in | 170 lb | Sophomore (walk-on) | Columbus, OH | Otterbein |

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Teddy Allen SG | Mesa, AZ | Boys Town (NE) West Virginia Wichita State Western Nebraska CC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Lat Mayen PF | Adelaide, SA, Australia | Concordia College (SA) TCU Chipola JC | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Eduardo Andre C | London, England, UK | Compass Prep (AZ) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 12, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Elijah Wood SG | Potomac, MD | Bethesda-Chevy Chase (MD) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 63 ||||||
| 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN | | McNeese State | W 102–55 | 1–0 | 14 – Tied | 7 – Ouedraogo | 6 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| November 26, 2020* 1:00 pm, BTN | | Nevada Golden Window Classic | L 66–69 | 1–1 | 18 – Banton | 7 – Banton | 5 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| November 28, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN | | North Dakota State Golden Window Classic | W 79–57 | 2–1 | 22 – Allen | 9 – Banton | 8 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| December 1, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN | | South Dakota | W 76–69 | 3–1 | 23 – Allen | 12 – Mayen | 4 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (25) Lincoln, NE |
| December 6, 2020* 1:00 pm, BTN | | Florida A&M | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 64–75 | 3–2 | 17 – Banton | 9 – Tied | 5 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (25) Lincoln, NE |
| December 11, 2020* 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 8 Creighton Rivalry | L 74–98 | 3–3 | 26 – Allen | 9 – Allen | 3 – Thorbjarnarson | CHI Health Center Omaha (254) Omaha, NE |
| December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, BTN+ | | Doane | W 110–64 | 4–3 | 16 – Allen | 13 – Ouedraogo | 10 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten season |||||||||
| December 22, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 9 Wisconsin | L 53–67 | 4–4 (0–1) | 15 – Banton | 8 – Banton | 4 – Banton | Kohl Center (0) Madison, WI |
| December 25, 2020 5:00 pm, BTN | | No. 19 Michigan | L 69–80 | 4–5 (0–2) | 25 – Allen | 6 – Tied | 3 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| December 30, 2020 5:30 pm, BTN | | at No. 25 Ohio State | L 54–90 | 4–6 (0–3) | 13 – Allen | 8 – Banton | 2 – Allen | Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH |
| January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN | | No. 17 Michigan State | L 77–84 | 4–7 (0–4) | 23 – Allen | 6 – Allen | 7 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| January 5, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska | Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska | Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska | Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska | Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 10, 2021 5:00 pm, BTN | | Indiana | L 76–84 | 4–8 (0–5) | 21 – Allen | 6 – Tied | 7 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 6, 2021 5:30 pm, BTN | | at Michigan State | L 56-66 | 4–9 (0–6) | 13 – McGowens | 6 – Banton | 3 – McGowens | Breslin Center (0) East Lansing, MI |
| February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 61–79 | 4–10 (0–7) | 15 – Mayen | 6 – Tied | 6 – Banton | Williams Arena (29) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 10, 2021 8:30 pm, BTN | | No. 21 Wisconsin | L 48–61 | 4–11 (0–8) | 14 – Mayen | 9 – Banton | 5 – Banton | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 12, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN | | No. 6 Illinois | L 72–77 $^{OT}$ | 4–12 (0–9) | 16 – Mayen | 8 – Tied | 3 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Penn State | W 62-61 | 5–12 (1–9) | 14 – Allen | 6 – Allen | 6 – Banton | Bryce Jordan Center (245) University Park, PA |
| February 16, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | L 50–64 | 5–13 (1–10) | 18 – Allen | 5 – Allen | 3 – Banton | Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD |
| February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN | | at Maryland | L 71–79 | 5–14 (1–11) | 25 – Allen | 7 – Banton | 4 – Tied | Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD |
| February 20, 2021 4:30 pm, BTN | | Purdue | L 58-75 | 5-15 (1–12) | 10 – Stevenson | 8 – Ouedraogo | 4 – Thorbjarnarson | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 23, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN | | Penn State | L 83–86 | 5–16 (1–13) | 41 – Allen | 8 – Allen | 6 – Allen | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 5 Illinois | L 70–86 | 5–17 (1–14) | 18 – McGowens | 5 – Walker | 2 – Thorbjarnarson | State Farm Center (192) Champaign, IL |
| February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN | | Minnesota | W 78-74 | 6–17 (2–14) | 14 – Banton | 9 – Walker | 5 – McGowens | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN | | Rutgers | W 72–51 | 7–17 (3–14) | 25 – Mayen | 7 – Thorbjarnarson | 5 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE |
| March 4, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 5 Iowa | L 64–102 | 7–18 (3–15) | 17 – Webster | 13 – Mayen | 5 – Thorbjarnarson | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (549) Iowa City, IA |
| March 7, 2021 12:30 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 78–79 | 7–19 (3–16) | 23 – Webster | 8 – Thorbjarnarson | 6 – Thorbjarnarson | Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN | (14) | vs. (11) Penn State First round | L 66–72 | 7–20 | 13 – McGowens | 7 – Walker | 6 – Walker | Lucas Oil Stadium (5,909) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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