# 2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

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. A day later, on March 9, 2012, the university announced Sadler's firing.

## Incoming Recruits

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 11, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||