2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–18 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Miles (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kenya Hunter; Jim Molinari; Phil Beckner;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles in his fourth season, the Cornhuskers played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 11th place. In the Big Ten tournament they defeated Rutgers and Wisconsin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Maryland.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

Record16–18 (6–12 Big Ten)

Headcoach

Tim Miles (4th season)

Assistant coaches

Kenya Hunter
Jim Molinari
Phil Beckner

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2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
No. 2 Michigan State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	6	.829
No. 18 Maryland	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
No. 12 Purdue	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 25 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	22	–	13	.629
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	14	.600
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Nebraska	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Illinois	5	–	13	.278	15	–	19	.441
Minnesota	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Rutgers	1	–	17	.056	7	–	25	.219

† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
David Rivers	2	G	6'7"	220	Senior	Little Rock, AR	Graduated
Terran Petteway	5	F	6'6"	215	RS Junior	Galveston, TX	Declare for 2015 NBA draft
Trevor Menke	10	G	5'11"	184	RS Senior	Beatrice, NE	Graduated
Tarin Smith	11	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Asbury Park, NJ	Transferred to Duquesne^[1]
Moses Ayegba	12	C	6'9"	252	Senior	Kano, Nigeria	Graduated
Leslee Smith	21	F	6'8"	254	Senior	Long Look, BVI	Graduated
B.J. Day	25	F	6'5"	236	RS Freshman	Lincoln, NE	Left team Sept. 17th, 2015 due to injuries. Spot filled by T. Borchardt in Oct.
Walter Pitchford	35	F	6'10"	237	RS Junior	Grand Rapids, MI	Declared for 2015 NBA draft, later withdrew for other professional avenues
Kye Kurkowski	44	C	6'10"	221	RS Senior	Grant, NE	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Anton Gill	1	G	6'4"	190	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Transferred from Louisville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gill will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Malcolm Laws	15	G	6'1"	195	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred from Florida Atlantic. Under NCAA transfer rules, Laws will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ed Morrow, Jr. PF	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 22, 2014
Ed Morrow, Jr. PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (85)
Glynn Watson PG	Westchester, IL	St. Joseph	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 1, 2014
Glynn Watson PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (84)
Michael Jacobson PF	Waukee, IA	Waukee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 31, 2014
Michael Jacobson PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (70)
Bakari Evelyn PG	Southfield, MI	Southfield Christian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Apr 14, 2015
Bakari Evelyn PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (N/A)
Jack McVeigh SF	Canberra, Australia	Australian Institute of Sport	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 16, 2015
Jack McVeigh SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (N/A)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

College recruiting (2016)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Roby SF	Dixon, IL	Dixon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 21, 2014
Isaiah Roby SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (N/A)
Keanu Pinder SF	Perth, Australia	Hutchinson C.C.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 13, 2013
Keanu Pinder SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (JC)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Spanish exhibition tour
Aug 16, 2015* 1:00 pm		at Eurocolegio Casvi	W 79–64		Castillo de Villaviciosa Madrid, Spain
Aug 18, 2015* 10:00 am		at Albacete Basket (Liga EBA)	W 66–63		Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain
Aug 21, 2015* 1:00 pm		at Europe Basketball Academy	W 108–73		Barcelona, Spain
Aug 22, 2015* 1:00 pm		at CB Castelldefels (Primera División)	W 71–65		Barcelona, Spain
Exhibition
Nov 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN		Northern State	W 95–42		Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,263) Lincoln, NE
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2015* 7:00 pm		Mississippi Valley State	W 97–51	1–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,489) Lincoln, NE
Nov 17, 2015* 7:30 pm, FS1		at No. 11 Villanova Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 63–87	1–1	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm		Delaware State	W 75–60	2–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,447) Lincoln, NE
Nov 22, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN		Southeastern Louisiana Barclays Center Classic Opening Round	W 92–65	3–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,533) Lincoln, NE
Nov 24, 2015* 7:00 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff Barclays Center Classic Opening Round	W 67–44	4–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,502) Lincoln, NE
Nov 27, 2015* 5:30 pm, ASN		vs. No. 24 Cincinnati Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Semifinals	L 61–65	4–2	Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 28, 2015* 11:00 am		vs. Tennessee Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Consolation	W 82–71	5–2	Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, NY
Dec 1, 2015* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 21 Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 72–77 ^OT	5–3	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,646) Lincoln, NE
Dec 5, 2015* 1:00 pm		Abilene Christian	W 73–63	6–3	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,491) Lincoln, NE
Dec 9, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Creighton Rivalry	L 67–83	6–4	CenturyLink Center (17,766) Omaha, NE
Dec 13, 2015* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Rhode Island	W 70–67	7–4	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,496) Lincoln, NE
Dec 20, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN		Samford	L 58–69	7–5	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,871) Lincoln, NE
Dec 22, 2015* 7:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 81–50	8–5	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,754) Lincoln, NE
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30, 2015 3:00 pm, ESPNU		Northwestern	L 72–81	8–6 (0–1)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,924) Lincoln, NE
Jan 2, 2016 3:00 pm, BTN		Indiana	L 69–79	8–7 (0–2)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,961) Lincoln, NE
Jan 5, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 19 Iowa	L 66–77	8–8 (0–3)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,736) Iowa City, IA
Jan 9, 2016 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Rutgers	W 90–56	9–8 (1–3)	The RAC (4,454) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 12, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN		Minnesota	W 84–59	10–8 (2–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,628) Lincoln, NE
Jan 16, 2016 1:30 pm, BTN		at Illinois	W 78–67	11–8 (3–3)	State Farm Center (12,510) Champaign, IL
Jan 20, 2016 5:30 pm, BTN		at No. 11 Michigan State	W 72–71	12–8 (4–3)	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
Jan 23, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPN2		Michigan	L 68–81	12–9 (4–4)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,745) Lincoln, NE
Jan 30, 2016 3:30 pm, BTN		at No. 21 Purdue	L 74–89	12–10 (4–5)	Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 3, 2016 7:30 pm, BTN		No. 4 Maryland	L 65–70	12–11 (4–6)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,693) Lincoln, NE
Feb 6, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU		Rutgers	W 87–63	13–11 (5–6)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,695) Lincoln, NE
Feb 10, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin	L 61–72	13–12 (5–7)	Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI
Feb 13, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Penn State	W 70–54	14–12 (6–7)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,613) Lincoln, NE
Feb 17, 2016 7:30 pm, BTN		at No. 22 Indiana	L 64–80	14–13 (6–8)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
Feb 20, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN		Ohio State	L 62–65 ^OT	14–14 (6–9)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,679) Lincoln, NE
Feb 25, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Penn State	L 55–56	14–15 (6–10)	Bryce Jordan Center (7,385) University Park, PA
Mar 1, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN		No. 15 Purdue	L 62–81	14–16 (6–11)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,572) Lincoln, NE
Mar 6, 2016 1:00 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	L 54–65	14–17 (6–12)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,702) Evanston, IL
Big Ten tournament
Mar 9, 2016 6:00 pm, BTN	(11)	vs. (14) Rutgers First round	W 89–72	15–17	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (16,528) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 10, 2016 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(11)	vs. (6) Wisconsin Second round	W 70–58	16–17	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,751) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11, 2016 9:00 pm, BTN	(11)	vs. (3) No. 18 Maryland Quarterfinals	L 86–97	16–18	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,942) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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