# 2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers are led by sixth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg and play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Cornhuskers defeated Indiana before losing to Illinois in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2014, as the No. 8 seed in the South region. There they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Josiah Allick | 53 | F | 6'8" | 231 | Sr | Lincoln, NE | Graduated |
| Jarron Coleman | 9 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Sr | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |
| Matar Diop | 21 | F | 6'10" | 213 | Fr | Dakar, Senegal | Transferred to Loyola Marymount |
| Blaise Keita | 15 | F | 6'11" | 257 | Jr | Bamako, Mali | Transferred to Western Kentucky |
| Jamarques Lawrence | 10 | G | 6'3" | 183 | So | Plainfield, NJ | Transferred to Rhode Island |
| Ramel Lloyd Jr. | 22 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RFr | Chatsworth, CA | Transferred to Long Beach State |
| Keisei Tominaga | 30 | G | 6'2" | 179 | Sr | Nagoya, Japan | Graduated |
| C.J. Wilcher | 0 | G | 6'5" | 214 | Jr | Plainfield, NJ | Transferred to Texas A&M |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Justin Bolis | F | 6 ft 8 in | 215 lbs | So | Lincoln, NE | SCC |
| Berke Büyüktuncel | F | 6 ft 9 in | 245 lbs | So | Bursa, Turkey | UCLA |
| Connor Essegian | G | 6 ft 4 in | 194 lbs | Jr | Fort Wayne, IN | Wisconsin |
| Gavin Griffiths | G | 6 ft 8 in | 193 lbs | So | Simsbury, CT | Rutgers |
| Braxton Meah | C | 7 ft 1 in | 250 lbs | Sr | Layton, UT | Washington |
| Andrew Morgan | F | 6 ft 10 in | 245 lbs | Sr | Waseca, MN | North Dakota State |
| Rollie Worster | G | 6 ft 4 in | 204 lbs | Sr | Missoula, MT | Utah |

### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nick Janowski G | Pewaukee, WI | Pewaukee | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Braden Frager F | Lincoln, NE | Lincoln Southwest | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | Grand Valley State | W 73–53 | – | 14 – Griffiths | 12 – Büyüktuncel | 3 – Gary | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,015) Lincoln, NE |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 87–67 | 1–0 | 27 – Williams | 9 – Worster | 3 – Worster | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,305) Lincoln, NE |
| November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Bethune–Cookman | W 63–58 | 2–0 | 11 – Gary | 9 – Gary | 3 – Griffiths | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,138) Lincoln, NE |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 86–60 | 3–0 | 19 – Gary | 6 – Williams | 5 – Gary | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,473) Lincoln, NE |
| November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN | vs. Saint Mary's | L 74–77 | 3–1 | 28 – Williams | 5 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | Sanford Pentagon (3,241) Sioux Falls, SD |
| November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | at No. 14 Creighton Rivalry | W 74–63 | 4–1 | 16 – 2 tied | 9 – Büyüktuncel | 3 – Morgan | CHI Health Center Omaha (18,475) Omaha, NE |
| November 27, 2024* 5:30 p.m., BTN | South Dakota | W 96–79 | 5–1 | 29 – Essegian | 8 – Worster | 6 – Worster | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,172) Lincoln, NE |
| December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN | North Florida | W 103–72 | 6–1 | 22 – Essegian | 9 – Morgan | 6 – Williams | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,359) Lincoln, NE |
| December 7, 2024 11:00 a.m., BTN | at Michigan State | L 52–89 | 6–2 (0–1) | 14 – Morgan | 7 – Morgan | 3 – 2 tied | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| December 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., FOX | Indiana | W 85–68 | 7–2 (1–1) | 30 – Williams | 6 – Williams | 5 – Williams | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,635) Lincoln, NE |
| December 22, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN | vs. Murray State Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 66–49 | 8–2 | 15 – Essegian | 12 – Morgan | 2 – Williams | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 23, 2024* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 | at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | W 69–55 | 9–2 | 32 – Williams | 9 – Büyüktuncel | 3 – 2 tied | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 25, 2024* 8:45 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Oregon State Diamond Head Classic Championship | W 78–66 | 10–2 | 25 – Williams | 7 – Williams | 4 – 2 tied | Stan Sheriff Center (5,086) Honolulu, HI |
| December 30, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN | Southern | W 77–43 | 11–2 | 20 – Essegian | 9 – Büyüktuncel | 6 – Worster | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,855) Lincoln, NE |
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX | No. 15 UCLA | W 66–58 | 12–2 (2–1) | 16 – Williams | 9 – Büyüktuncel | 3 – Essegian | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,167) Lincoln, NE |
| January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock | at Iowa | L 87–97 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (2–2) | 28 – Williams | 13 – Gary | 3 – Hoiberg | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,812) Iowa City, IA |
| January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN | at No. 20 Purdue | L 68–104 | 12–4 (2–3) | 17 – Essegian | 5 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | Rutgers | L 82–85 | 12–5 (2–4) | 21 – Williams | 7 – 2 tied | 5 – Worster | Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,999) Lincoln, NE |
| January 19, 2025 11:00 a.m., BTN | at Maryland | L 66–69 | 12–6 (2–5) | 17 – Morgan | 7 – Gary | 10 – Ulis | Xfinity Center (11,069) College Park, MD |
| January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN | USC | L 73–78 | 12–7 (2–6) | 27 – Büyüktuncel | 4 – Worster | 6 – Worster | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,492) Lincoln, NE |
| January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m, BTN | at No. 18 Wisconsin | L 55–83 | 12–8 (2–7) | 11 – Williams | 9 – Gary | 4 – Worster | Kohl Center (16,838) Madison, WI |
| January 30, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 18 Illinois | W 80–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (3–7) | 27 – Williams | 8 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,893) Lincoln, NE |
| February 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN | at No. 16 Oregon | W 77–71 | 14–8 (4–7) | 28 – Williams | 9 – Büyüktuncel | 6 – Williams | Matthew Knight Arena (7,848) Eugene, OR |
| February 5, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN | at Washington | W 86–72 | 15–8 (5–7) | 23 – Williams | 9 – Büyüktuncel | 4 – 2 tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,384) Seattle, WA |
| February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN | Ohio State | W 79–71 | 16–8 (6–7) | 24 – Williams | 10 – Williams | 4 – Williams | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,633) Lincoln, NE |
| February 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN | No. 25 Maryland | L 75–83 | 16–9 (6–8) | 22 – Gary | 4 – Tied | 4 – Ulis | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,785) Lincoln, NE |
| February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN | at Northwestern | W 68–64 | 17–9 (7–8) | 21 – Williams | 7 – Meah | 4 – Tied | Welsh–Ryan Arena (7,039) Evanston, IL |
| February 19, 2025 5:30 p.m., BTN | at Penn State | L 72–89 | 17–10 (7–9) | 20 – Essegian | 5 – Griffiths | 5 – Williams | Bryce Jordan Center (7,115) State College, PA |
| February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 15 Michigan | L 46–49 | 17–11 (7–10) | 26 – Williams | 8 – Meah | 2 – Ulis | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,074) Lincoln, NE |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN | Minnesota | L 65–67 | 17–12 (7–11) | 21 – 2 tied | 5 – 4 tied | 2 – 3 tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,749) Lincoln, NE |
| March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock | at Ohio State | L 114–116 $^{2OT}$ | 17–13 (7–12) | 43 – Williams | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Buyuktuncel | Value City Arena (10,021) Columbus, OH |
| March 9, 2025 11:30 a.m., FOX | Iowa | L 68–83 | 17–14 (7–13) | 24 – Gary | 7 – 3 tied | 5 – Worster | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,697) Lincoln, NE |
| [[2025 College Basketball Crown|College Basketball Crown]] |||||||| |
| March 31, 2025* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | vs. Arizona State First round | | | | | | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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## Rankings

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