# 2022–23 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by fourth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Minnesota in the first round.

## Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2021–22 season 10–22, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round Northwestern.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Eduardo Andre | 35 | F | 6'11" | 236 | So | Potomac, MD | Transferred to Fresno State |
| Jackson Cronin | 4 | G | 6'1" | 187 | Fr | Great Neck, NY | Transferred to UMASS |
| Keon Edwards | 23 | G | 6'7" | 204 | Fr | Houston, TX | Transferred to Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Trevor Lakes | 14 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sr | Lebanon, IN | Transferred to Southern Indiana |
| Lat Mayen | 11 | F | 6'9" | 217 | Jr | Adelaide, Australia | Signed professional contract overseas |
| Bryce McGowens | 5 | G | 6'7" | 179 | Fr | Pendleton, SC | Declared for the 2022 NBA draft |
| Trey McGowens | 2 | G | 6'4" | 196 | Jr | Pendleton, SC | Declared for the 2022 NBA draft |
| Chris McGraw | 15 | G | 6'0" | 176 | So | Columbus, OH | Left to become graduate assistant coach at Vanderbilt |
| Jace Piatkowski | 21 | G | 6'3" | 177 | Fr | Omaha, NE | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Alonzo Verge Jr. | 1 | G | 6'3" | 164 | Sr | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
| Kobe Webster | 10 | G | 6'0" | 176 | Sr | Indianapolis, IN | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Emmanuel Bandoumel | 25 | G | 6 ft 4 in | 180 lbs | Senior | Quebec City, Quebec | SMU |
| Juwan Gary | 4 | F | 6 ft 6 in | 219 lbs | Junior | Columbia, SC | Alabama |
| Sam Griesel | 5 | G | 6 ft 6 in | 220 lbs | Senior | Lincoln, NE | North Dakota State |

### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Blaise Keita C | Mali Africa | Coffeyville Community College | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Jamarques Lawrence SG | Roselle, NJ | Roselle Catholic | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Ramel Lloyd Jr. SF | Chatsworth, CA | Sierra Canyon | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 18, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 28 247Sports: 32 ||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 23, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Chadron State | W 87–60 | | 23 – Gary | 9 – Gary | 7 – Griesel | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE |
| October 30, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | at Colorado Charity Exhibition | L 61–72 | | 14 – Bandoumel | 5 – Tied | 3 – Griesel | CU Events Center (3,360) Boulder, CO |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Maine | W 79–66 | 1–0 | 22 – Griesel | 11 – Gary | 3 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (12,875) Lincoln, NE |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Omaha | W 75–61 | 2–0 | 21 – Wilcher | 12 – Keita | 3 – Griesel | Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,447) Lincoln, NE |
| November 17, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 50–70 | 2–1 | 15 – Tominaga | 11 – Gary | 4 – Griesel | Carnesecca Arena (3,933) Queens, NY |
| November 20, 2022* 2:30 p.m., BTN | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–58 | 3–1 | 17 – Gary | 10 – Keita | 7 – Griesel | Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,262) Lincoln, NE |
| November 24, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Oklahoma ESPN Events Invitational Quarterfinals | L 56–69 | 3–2 | 16 – Gary | 7 – Gary | 5 – Bandoumel | State Farm Field House Orlando, FL |
| November 25, 2022* 4:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Memphis ESPN Events Invitational consolation 2nd round | L 61–73 | 3–3 | 18 – Bandoumel | 12 – Walker | 5 – Bandoumel | State Farm Field House Orlando, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 6:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Florida State ESPN Events Invitational 7th Place Game | W 75–58 | 4–3 | 20 – Walker | 13 – Walker | 9 – Griesel | State Farm Field House Orlando, FL |
| November 30, 2022* 8:15 p.m., ESPNU | | Boston College ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 88–67 | 5–3 | 23 – Tominaga | 8 – Keita | 6 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,080) Lincoln, NE |
| December 4, 2022* 3:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 7 Creighton Rivalry | W 63–53 | 6–3 | 22 – Walker | 12 – Griesel | 7 – Griesel | CHI Health Center Omaha (17,352) Omaha, NE |
| December 7, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 14 Indiana | L 65–81 | 6–4 (0–1) | 22 – Wilcher | 7 – Gary | 5 – Walker | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| December 10, 2022 1:15 p.m., BTN | | No. 4 Purdue | L 62–65 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 (0–2) | 19 – Tominaga | 10 – Walker | 4 – Griesel | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,236) Lincoln, NE |
| December 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Kansas State Wildcat Classic | L 56–71 | 6–6 | 13 – Breidenbach | 11 – Gary | 3 – Walker | T-Mobile Center (13,184) Kansas City, MO |
| December 20, 2022* 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | Queens Battle in The Vault | W 75–65 | 7–6 | 16 – Griesel | 8 – Bandoumel | 6 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (2,523) Lincoln, NE |
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Iowa | W 66–50 | 8–6 (1–2) | 14 – Gary | 10 – Griesel | 4 – Griesel | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,920) Lincoln, NE |
| January 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan State | L 56–74 | 8–7 (1–3) | 15 – Walker | 9 – Walker | 3 – Walker | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| January 7, 2023 11:00 a.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (2–3) | 22 – Walker | 8 – Walker | 7 – Walker | Williams Arena (10,948) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Illinois | L 50–76 | 9–8 (2–4) | 12 – Griesel | 7 – Bandoumel | 3 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (12,756) Lincoln, NE |
| January 13, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 3 Purdue | L 55–73 | 9–9 (2–5) | 19 – Walker | 6 – Walker | 4 – Walker | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Ohio State | W 63–60 | 10–9 (3–5) | 15 – Griesel | 10 – Walker | 4 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (12,918) Lincoln, NE |
| January 21, 2023 1:15 p.m., BTN | | at Penn State | L 65–76 | 10–10 (3–6) | 20 – Walker | 9 – Dawson | 6 – Walker | Bryce Jordan Center (11,297) University Park, PA |
| January 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | Northwestern | L 63–78 | 10–11 (3–7) | 22 – Tominaga | 6 – Hoiberg | 4 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,205) Lincoln, NE |
| January 28, 2023 3:30 p.m., BTN | | at Maryland | L 63–82 | 10–12 (3–8) | 16 – Walker | 8 – Walker | 6 – Griesel | Xfinity Center (15,864) College Park, MD |
| January 31, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Illinois | L 56–72 | 10–13 (3–9) | 21 – Griesel | 6 – Tied | 4 – Walker | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL |
| February 5, 2023 3:30 p.m., BTN | | Penn State | W 72–63 | 11–13 (4–9) | 30 – Tominaga | 9 – Lawrence | 7 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,385) Lincoln, NE |
| February 8, 2023 5:30 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan | L 72–93 | 11–14 (4–10) | 24 – Tominaga | 7 – Walker | 8 – Walker | Crisler Center (11,889) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 11, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 73–63 $^{OT}$ | 12–14 (5–10) | 22 – Tominaga | 11 – Keita | 6 – Griesel | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,811) Lincoln, NE |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers | W 82–72 | 13–14 (6–10) | 22 – Tominaga | 11 – Griesel | 5 – Griesel | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | Maryland | W 70–66 $^{OT}$ | 14–14 (7–10) | 23 – Walker | 8 – Keita | 6 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,395) Lincoln, NE |
| February 25, 2023 2:30 p.m., BTN | | Minnesota | W 78–67 | 15–14 (8–10) | 19 – Griesel | 7 – Walker | 4 – Walker | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,489) Lincoln, NE |
| February 28, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Michigan State | L 67–80 | 15–15 (8–11) | 20 – Tominaga | 8 – Griesel | 3 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,020) Lincoln, NE |
| March 5, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | W 81–77 | 16–15 (9–11) | 16 – Griesel | 12 – Walker | 8 – Walker | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN | (11) | vs. (14) Minnesota First round | L 75–78 | 16–16 | 23 – Tominaga | 12 – Griesel | 5 – Walker | United Center (15,405) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||