# 2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Head coach Doc Sadler was in his fifth season at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 19–13 overall, 7–9 in Big 12 Conference and lost in the first round of the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament to Oklahoma State. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round to Wichita State.
This was the Cornhuskers last season in the Big 12, as they moved to the Big Ten Conference in 2011–12.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous School |
| 0 | Toney McCray | 6–6 | 210 | G | Jr. | Missouri City, TX | Fort Bend Elkins HS |
| 1 | Eshaunte Jones | 6–4 | 200 | G | So. | Fort Wayne, IN | Hargrave Military Acad. |
| 3 | Brandon Richardson | 6–0 | 190 | G | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA | Hawthorne HS |
| 5 | Bo Spencer | 6–2 | 193 | G | Sr. | Baton Rouge, LA | LSU |
| 10 | Trevor Menke | 5–11 | 172 | G | Fr. | Beatrice, NE | Beatrice HS |
| 12 | Matt Karn | 6–3 | 210 | G | Sr. | Philpot, KY | Shawnee CC |
| 13 | Brandon Ubel | 6–10 | 240 | F | So. | Overland, KS | Blue Valley West HS |
| 14 | Christopher Niemann | 6–11 | 275 | C | RS So. | Kühlungsborn, GER | Erdgas Ehingen |
| 15 | Ray Gallegos | 6–2 | 178 | G | So. | Salt Lake City, UT | West Jordan HS |
| 20 | Jordan Tyrance | 6–3 | 195 | G | Fr. | Lincoln, NE | Lincoln Southwest HS |
| 21 | Brian Jordan Diaz | 6–11 | 245 | C | So. | Caguas, PR | Colegio Bautista de Caguas |
| 25 | Caleb Walker | 6–4 | 205 | G | Jr. | Hutchinson, KS | Butler CC |
| 31 | Drake Beranek | 6–4 | 200 | G | Sr. | Ravenna, NE | Nebraska-Kearney |
| 32 | Andre Almeida | 6–11 | 310 | C | Jr. | São Paulo, BRA | Arizona Western College |
| 33 | Mike Fox | 6–4 | 195 | G | So. | Beatrice, NE | Northwest Missouri State |
| 34 | Lance Jeter | 6–3 | 225 | G | Sr. | Beaver Falls, PA | Cincinnati |
| 45 | Kye Kurkowski | 6–10 | 200 | C | Fr. | Grant, NE | Perkins County HS |
| 55 | Marshall Parker | 6–8 | 245 | C | So. | Fort Smith, AR | Hendrix College |

## 2010–11 Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Bahamas Exhibition Tour ||||||
| 8/17/2010* 6:30 pm | | at Y. Cares Wreckers | W 117–72 | — | Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas |
| 8/18/2010* 6:30 pm | | at Commonwealth Bank Giants | W 91–74 | — | Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas |
| 8/19/2010* 6:30 pm | | at Bahamas All-Stars Select | W 89–67 | — | Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas |
| 8/20/2010* 6:30 pm | | at Mail Boat Cybots | W 87–59 | — | Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2010* 6:30 pm | | Peru State | W 75–43 | — | Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,064) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/08/2010* 7:00 pm | | Bellevue | W 82–58 | — | Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,718) Lincoln, NE |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 7:00 pm, FSMW | | South Dakota | W 76–68 | 1–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,528) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/15/2010* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 83–40 | 2–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,716) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/18/2010* 12:25 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Vanderbilt Puerto Rico Tip-Off first round | L 49–59 | 2–1 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018) San Juan, PR |
| 11/19/2010* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Davidson Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round | L 67–70 | 2–2 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (10,127) San Juan, PR |
| 11/21/2010* 9:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Hofstra Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game | W 62–47 | 3–2 | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,575) San Juan, PR |
| 11/27/2010* 5:00 pm, FSN | | USC Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 60–58 | 4–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,756) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/01/2010* 7:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 76–57 | 5–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (4,668) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/05/2010* 1:00 pm, FSMW | | Creighton | W 59–54 | 6–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,824) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/08/2010* 7:00 pm | | Alcorn State | W 78–57 | 7–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,646) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/11/2010* 1:00 pm, FSMW | | TCU | W 70–56 | 8–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,057) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/18/2010* 6:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 72–42 | 9–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,434) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/21/2010* 7:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 79–39 | 10–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,555) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/03/2011* 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 77–46 | 11–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,579) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/05/2011* 7:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 68–48 | 12–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,171) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/08/2011 7:00 pm, FSMW | | Iowa State | W 63–62 | 13–2 (1–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,610) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/12/2011 8:00 pm | | at No. 15 Missouri | L 69–77 | 13–3 (1–1) | Mizzou Arena (11,358) Columbia, MO |
| 01/15/2011 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 3 Kansas | L 60–63 | 13–4 (1–2) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/18/2011 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Colorado | W 79–67 | 14–4 (2–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,477) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/22/2011 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Texas Tech | L 71–72 | 14–5 (2–3) | United Spirit Arena (8,783) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/29/2011 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 13 Texas A&M | W 57–48 | 15–5 (3–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,101) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/02/2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Kansas State | L 53–69 | 15–6 (3–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 02/05/2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 2 Kansas | L 66–86 | 15–7 (3–5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,602) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/09/2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Baylor | L 70–74 | 15–8 (3–6) | Ferrell Center (6,058) Waco, TX |
| 02/12/2011 6:00 pm, FSMW | | Oklahoma State | W 65–54 | 16–8 (4–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,547) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/16/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oklahoma | W 59–58 | 17–8 (5–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (7,990) Norman, OK |
| 02/19/2011 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 3 Texas | W 70–67 | 18–8 (6–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,208) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/23/2011 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Kansas State | L 57–61 | 18–9 (6–7) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,178) Lincoln, NE |
| 02/26/2011 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network | | at Iowa State | L 82–83 $^{OT}$ | 18–10 (6–8) | Hilton Coliseum (12,684) Ames, IA |
| 03/01/2011 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network | | No. 22 Missouri | W 69–58 | 19–10 (7–8) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,467) Lincoln, NE |
| 03/05/2011 8:00 pm | | at Colorado | L 57–67 | 19–11 (7–9) | Coors Events Center (11,112) Boulder, CO |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2011 11:30 am, Big 12 Network | (8) | vs. (9) Oklahoma State Big 12 First Round | L 52–53 | 19–12 | Sprint Center (18,910) Kansas City, MO |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/16/2011* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 VT) | at (4 VT) Wichita State NIT First Round | L 49–76 | 19–13 | Charles Koch Arena (7,336) Wichita, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket. All times are in Central Time. ||||||