# List of Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons

The Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The program's first game was an 11–8 win over the Lincoln YMCA in 1897. Three years later, Nebraska played its first game against another university, a 37–5 victory over Nebraska Wesleyan. The program has an all-time record of 1,573–1,442, with eight NCAA tournament appearances and 16 NIT appearances.
Nebraska has the distinction of being the only major conference program to have never won a game in the NCAA Tournament, and did not make the tournament until 1986. Much of the team's modest success came during the 14-year tenure of Danny Nee, Nebraska's all-time winningest head coach. Nee led the Cornhuskers to five of their seven NCAA Tournament appearances and six NIT bids, including the 1996 NIT championship, NU's only national postseason title. After Nee was fired in 2000, Barry Collier was hired and led the program for six years, until leaving to become athletic director at Butler University. Nebraska then hired Doc Sadler from UTEP, who led the Cornhuskers through the school's transition from the Big 12 to the Big Ten, but like Collier, failed to make an NCAA Tournament appearance. Tim Miles took Nebraska to the tournament in his second season, but did not make it back, and was fired in 2019, when Nebraska hired former Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg.

## Season-by-season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Frank Lehmer (Independent) (1896–1899) ||||||
| 1896–97 | Frank Lehmer | 2–0 | | | |
| 1897–98 | Frank Lehmer | 1–3 | | | |
| 1898–99 | Frank Lehmer | 4–0 | | | |
| T.P. Hewitt (Independent) (1899–1900) ||||||
| 1899–1900 | T.P. Hewitt | 5–0 | | | |
| Elmer Berry (Independent) (1900–1901) ||||||
| 1900–01 | Elmer Berry | 3–3 | | | |
| Fred Morrell (Independent) (1901–1902) ||||||
| 1901–02 | Fred Morrell | 5–3 | – | | |
| Walter Hiltner (Independent) (1902–1903) ||||||
| 1902–03 | Walter Hiltner | 7–5 | | | |
| R. G. Clapp (Independent) (1903–1907) ||||||
| 1903–04 | R. G. Clapp | 9–5 | | | |
| 1904–05 | R. G. Clapp | 11–5 | | | |
| 1905–06 | R. G. Clapp | 12–2 | | | |
| 1906–07 | R. G. Clapp | 10–6 | | | |
| R. G. Clapp (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (19–19) ||||||
| 1907–08 | R. G. Clapp | 9–10 | 4–2 | 1st (North) | |
| 1908–09 | R. G. Clapp | 8–15 | 5–5 | 1st (North) | |
| T. J. Hewiat (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1910) ||||||
| 1909–10 | T. J. Hewiat | 6–10 | 6–2 | T–1st (North) | |
| Osmond F. Field (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910–1911) ||||||
| 1910–11 | Osmond F. Field | 9–9 | 6–6 | 2nd | |
| Ewald O. Stiehm (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1915) ||||||
| 1911–12 | Ewald O. Stiehm | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st (North) | |
| 1912–13 | Ewald O. Stiehm | 17–2 | 10–1 | 1st (North) | |
| 1913–14 | Ewald O. Stiehm | 15–3 | 7–0 | 1st (North) | |
| 1914–15 | Ewald O. Stiehm | 10–8 | 8–4 | 2nd | |
| Sam Waugh (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1915–1916) ||||||
| 1915–16 | Sam Waugh | 13–1 | 12–0 | 1st | |
| E. J. Stewart (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1916–1919) ||||||
| 1916–17 | E. J. Stewart | 12–10 | 4–8 | 5th | |
| 1917–18 | E. J. Stewart | 7–7 | 4–5 | T-4th | |
| 1918–19 | E. J. Stewart | 10–6 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| Paul J. Schissler (Independent) (1919–1920) ||||||
| 1919–20 | Paul J. Schissler | 22–2 | | | |
| Paul J. Schissler (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1921) ||||||
| 1920–21 | Paul J. Schissler | 15–3 | 9–1 | 2nd | |
| Owen A. Frank (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1921–1923) ||||||
| 1921–22 | Owen A. Frank | 8–9 | 8–8 | T–4th | |
| 1922–23 | Owen A. Frank | 6–12 | 5–11 | T–6th | |
| William G. Kline (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1923–1925) ||||||
| 1923–24 | William G. Kline | 11–7 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 1924–25 | William G. Kline | 12–5 | 11–5 | 2nd | |
| Ernest Bearg (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association / Big Six Conference) (1925–1926) ||||||
| 1925–26 | Ernest Bearg | 8–10 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| Charlie T. Black (Big Six Conference) (1926–1932) ||||||
| 1926–27 | Charlie T. Black | 12–6 | 7–5 | 4th | |
| 1927–28 | Charlie T. Black | 7–11 | 7–11 | T-7th | |
| 1928–29 | Charlie T. Black | 11–5 | 5–5 | 3rd | |
| 1929–30 | Charlie T. Black | 10-8 | 6–4 | 3rd | |
| 1930–31 | Charlie T. Black | 9–9 | 6–4 | 2nd | |
| 1931–32 | Charlie T. Black | 3–17 | 2–8 | 6th | |
| William Browne (Big Six Conference) (1932–1940) ||||||
| 1932–33 | William Browne | 3–13 | 2–8 | 5th | |
| 1933–34 | William Browne | 7–11 | 5–5 | 4th | |
| 1934–35 | William Browne | 6–12 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1935–36 | William Browne | 13–8 | 7–3 | 2nd | |
| 1936–37 | William Browne | 13–7 | 8–2 | 1st | |
| 1937–38 | William Browne | 9–11 | 4–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1938–39 | William Browne | 7–13 | 3–7 | 5th | |
| 1939–40 | William Browne | 6–12 | 2–8 | T–4th | |
| Adolph J. Lewandowski (Big Six Conference) (1940–1945) ||||||
| 1940–41 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 8–10 | 6–4 | 3rd | |
| 1941–42 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 6–13 | 4–6 | 4th | |
| 1942–43 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 6–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |
| 1943–44 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 2–13 | 1–9 | 6th | |
| 1944–45 | Adolph J. Lewandowski | 2–17 | 1–9 | 6th | |
| L. F. "Pop" Klein (Big Six / Big Seven Conference) (1945–1946) ||||||
| 1945–46 | L. F. "Pop" Klein | 7–13 | 3–7 | T–4th | |
| Harry Good (Big Seven / Big Eight Conference) (1946–1954) ||||||
| 1946–47 | Harry Good | 10–14 | 3–7 | T–5th | |
| 1947–48 | Harry Good | 11–13 | 5–7 | 5th | |
| 1948–49 | Harry Good | 16–10 | 9–3 | T–1st | |
| 1949–50 | Harry Good | 16–7 | 8–4 | T–1st | |
| 1950–51 | Harry Good | 9–14 | 4–8 | 5th | |
| 1951–52 | Harry Good | 7–17 | 3–9 | 7th | |
| 1952–53 | Harry Good | 8–13 | 5–7 | T–4th | |
| 1953–54 | Harry Good | 9–12 | 6–6 | T–3rd | |
| Jerry Bush (Big Eight Conference) (1954–1963) ||||||
| 1954–55 | Jerry Bush | 9–12 | 6–6 | 4th | |
| 1955–56 | Jerry Bush | 7–16 | 3–9 | 6th | |
| 1956–57 | Jerry Bush | 11–12 | 5–7 | T–4th | |
| 1957–58 | Jerry Bush | 10–13 | 5–7 | T–4th | |
| 1958–59 | Jerry Bush | 12–13 | 5–9 | T–5th | |
| 1959–60 | Jerry Bush | 7–17 | 4–10 | T–7th | |
| 1960–61 | Jerry Bush | 10–14 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 1961–62 | Jerry Bush | 9–16 | 5–9 | T–5th | |
| 1962–63 | Jerry Bush | 6–19 | 1–13 | 8th | |
| Joe Cipriano (Big Eight Conference) (1963–1980) ||||||
| 1963–64 | Joe Cipriano | 7–18 | 5–9 | T–6th | |
| 1964–65 | Joe Cipriano | 10–15 | 5–9 | T–6th | |
| 1965–66 | Joe Cipriano | 20–5 | 12–2 | 2nd | |
| 1966–67 | Joe Cipriano | 16–9 | 10–4 | T–2nd | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1967–68 | Joe Cipriano | 15–10 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1968–69 | Joe Cipriano | 12–14 | 5–9 | T–6th | |
| 1969–70 | Joe Cipriano | 16–9 | 7–7 | T–3rd | |
| 1970–71 | Joe Cipriano | 18–8 | 8–6 | 4th | |
| 1971–72 | Joe Cipriano | 14–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1972–73 | Joe Cipriano | 9–17 | 4–10 | T–6th | |
| 1973–74 | Joe Cipriano | 14–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1974–75 | Joe Cipriano | 14–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1975–76 | Joe Cipriano | 19–8 | 10–4 | 3rd | |
| 1976–77 | Joe Cipriano | 16–13 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1977–78 | Joe Cipriano | 22–8 | 9–5 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1978–79 | Joe Cipriano | 14–13 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 1979–80 | Joe Cipriano | 18–13 | 8–6 | T–2nd | NIT first round |
| Moe Iba (Big Eight Conference) (1980–1986) ||||||
| 1980–81 | Moe Iba | 15–12 | 9–5 | T–2nd | |
| 1981–82 | Moe Iba | 16–12 | 7–7 | T–4th | |
| 1982–83 | Moe Iba | 22–10 | 9–5 | T–3rd | NIT Semifinal |
| 1983–84 | Moe Iba | 18–12 | 7–7 | 3rd | NIT second round |
| 1984–85 | Moe Iba | 16–14 | 5–9 | T–5th | NIT second round |
| 1985–86 | Moe Iba | 19–11 | 8–6 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| Danny Nee (Big Eight Conference) (1986–1996) ||||||
| 1986–87 | Danny Nee | 21–12 | 7–7 | 5th | NIT Third Place |
| 1987–88 | Danny Nee | 13–18 | 4–10 | T–6th | |
| 1988–89 | Danny Nee | 17–16 | 4–10 | 7th | |
| 1989–90 | Danny Nee | 10–18 | 3–11 | 7th | |
| 1990–91 | Danny Nee | 26–8 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1991–92 | Danny Nee | 19–10 | 7–7 | 5th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1992–93 | Danny Nee | 20–11 | 8–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1993–94 | Danny Nee | 20–10 | 7–7 | 4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1994–95 | Danny Nee | 18–14 | 4–10 | 7th | NIT second round |
| 1995–96 | Danny Nee | 21–14 | 4–10 | 7th | NIT Champion |
| Danny Nee (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2000) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Danny Nee | 18–15 | 7–9 | T–7th | NIT Quarterfinal |
| 1997–98 | Danny Nee | 20–12 | 10–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1998–99 | Danny Nee | 20–13 | 10–6 | T–5th | NIT second round |
| 1999–2000 | Danny Nee | 11–19 | 4–12 | T–8th | |
| Barry Collier (Big 12 Conference) (2000–2006) ||||||
| 2000–01 | Barry Collier | 14–16 | 7–9 | 7th | |
| 2001–02 | Barry Collier | 13–15 | 6–10 | T–7th | |
| 2002–03 | Barry Collier | 11–19 | 3–13 | 12th | |
| 2003–04 | Barry Collier | 18–13 | 6–10 | 9th | NIT second round |
| 2004–05 | Barry Collier | 14–14 | 7–9 | T–8th | |
| 2005–06 | Barry Collier | 19–14 | 7–9 | 6th | NIT first round |
| Doc Sadler (Big 12 Conference) (2006–2011) ||||||
| 2006–07 | Doc Sadler | 17–14 | 6–10 | 7th | |
| 2007–08 | Doc Sadler | 20–13 | 7–9 | T–7th | NIT second round |
| 2008–09 | Doc Sadler | 18–13 | 8–8 | 8th | NIT first round |
| 2009–10 | Doc Sadler | 15–18 | 2–14 | 12th | |
| 2010–11 | Doc Sadler | 19–13 | 7–9 | T–7th | NIT first round |
| Doc Sadler (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2012) ||||||
| 2011–12 | Doc Sadler | 12–18 | 4–14 | T–11th | |
| Tim Miles (Big Ten Conference) (2012–2019) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Tim Miles | 15–18 | 5–13 | 10th | |
| 2013–14 | Tim Miles | 19–13 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2014–15 | Tim Miles | 13–18 | 5–13 | 12th | |
| 2015–16 | Tim Miles | 16–18 | 6–12 | 11th | |
| 2016–17 | Tim Miles | 12–19 | 6–12 | T–12th | |
| 2017–18 | Tim Miles | 22–11 | 13–5 | T–4th | NIT first round |
| 2018–19 | Tim Miles | 19–17 | 6–14 | 13th | NIT second round |
| Fred Hoiberg (Big Ten Conference) (2019–present) ||||||
| 2019–20 | Fred Hoiberg | 7–25 | 2–18 | 14th | No postseason held |
| 2020–21 | Fred Hoiberg | 7–20 | 3–16 | 14th | |
| 2021–22 | Fred Hoiberg | 10–22 | 4–16 | 13th | |
| 2022–23 | Fred Hoiberg | 16–16 | 9–11 | 11th | |
| 2023–24 | Fred Hoiberg | 23–11 | 12–8 | 3rd | NCAA Division I first round |
| Total: | Total: | 1,574–1,444 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
    ^A. There are several discrepancies between the official records of the University of Nebraska and Big Eight Conference. Years in question are 1910–11, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1945–46, and 1960–61. All values listed are from Nebraska's media guide.