2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

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2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–17 (6–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State † 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 – 4   .800 26 – 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 – 5   .750 30 – 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
Maryland 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 23 – 12   .657
Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Ohio State 8 – 12   .400 20 – 15   .571
Indiana 8 – 12   .400 19 – 16   .543
Penn State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Illinois 7 – 13   .350 12 – 21   .364
Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
Nebraska 6 – 14   .300 19 – 17   .528
Northwestern 4 – 16   .200 13 – 19   .406
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by seventh-year coach head coach Tim Miles and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–17, 6–14 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers[1] and Maryland[2] to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Wisconsin.[3] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Butler[4] in the first round before losing to TCU.[5]

On March 26, 2019, Tim Miles was fired.[6] Four days later, the school hired former Chicago Bulls' head coach Fred Hoiberg as the next head coach.[7]

Previous season[edit]

The Cornhuskers finished the 2017–18 season 2211, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michigan. Despite winning 13 Big Ten games, the Cornhuskers did not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament, but did receive a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. However, they lost in the first round of the NIT to Mississippi State.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

On March 27, 2018, junior guard James Palmer Jr. announced that he would declare for the NBA draft, but not sign with an agent.[8] Junior forward Isaac Copeland also declared for the draft, but did not sign with an agent.[8] Both chose to return to Nebraska for their senior seasons before the NBA draft deadline.[9]

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordy Tshimanga 32 C 6'11" 268 SO Montreal, QC, Canada Transferred to Dayton
Jack McVeigh 10 F 6'8" 215 JR Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia Signed in NBL
Duby Okeke 0 C 6'8" 247 SR Jonesboro, GA Graduated
Malcolm Laws 3 G 6'1" 191 SR Orlando, FL Graduated
Evan Taylor 11 G 6'5" 206 RS SR Cincinnati, OH Graduated
Anton Gill 13 G 6'3" 195 RS SR Raleigh, NC Graduated

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Dachon Burke 11 G 6 ft 4 in 180 lb Sophomore Orange, NJ Robert Morris[10]
Dedoch Chan 02 F 6 ft 8 in 210 lb Freshman Rochester, MN Mississippi Gulf Coast CC[11][12]

2018 recruiting class[edit]

Following the departure of Nebraska assistant coach Kenya Hunter in April, 2018, signee Xavier Johnson was granted a release from his Letter of Intent to Nebraska.[13]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Karrington Davis
SF 		St. Louis, MO Montverde (FL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: N/A
Brady Heiman
C 		Springfield, NE Springfield (NE) Platteview 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Aug 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: N/A
Amir Harris
G 		Hagerstown, MD Hagerstown (MD) St. Maria Goretti 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 82
  • 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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

Roster[edit]

2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 James Palmer Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Miami (FL) Upper Marlboro, MD
G 1 Amir Harris Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti HS Frederick, MD
G 4 Johnny Trueblood (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Elkhorn South HS Elkhorn, NE
G 5 Glynn Watson Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Joseph HS Bellwood, IL
G 10 Karrington Davis Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Montverde Academy HS St. Louis, MO
G 11 Dachon Burke (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Robert Morris Orange, NJ
G 12 Thomas Allen Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So Brewster Academy Garner, NC
F 14 Isaac Copeland Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Georgetown Raleigh, NC
F 15 Isaiah Roby 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Dixon HS Dixon, IL
F 20 Tanner Borchardt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Gothenburg HS Gothenburg, NE
G 25 Nana Akenten (S) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So Bolingbrook HS Bolingbrook, IL
G 33 Justin Costello (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Eklhorn South HS Elkhorn, NE
G 34 Þórir Þorbjarnarson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík Akureyri, Iceland
F 45 Brady Heiman 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Platteview HS Springfield, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

The 2018–19 season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball.[14] The new schedule also included a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times.[14] Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice.[15]

The Cornhuskers notably beat in state rival Creighton 94–75 in the 2018–19 season for the first time since the 2010–11 season.

Nebraska again participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games where they defeated Seton Hall.[16] The Cornuskers also participated in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic on November 19 and 20, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.[17] Fellow participants in the tournament included Missouri State, Texas Tech, and USC.

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Wayne State (NE) W 75–40  –
  12 – Roby   10 – Roby   5 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,385)
Lincoln, NE
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Mississippi Valley State
Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game 		W 106–37  1–0
  19 – Watson   13 – Heiman   5 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,307)
Lincoln, NE
November 11, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Southeastern Louisiana
Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game 		W 87–35  2–0
  17 – Palmer   7 – Roby   5 – Allen  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,462)
Lincoln, NE
November 14, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN 		Seton Hall
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		W 80–57  3–0
  29 – Palmer   10 – Copeland   8 – Watson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,713)
Lincoln, NE
November 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Missouri State
Hall of Fame Classic semifinals 		W 85–62  4–0
  23 – Copeland   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Sprint Center (N/A)
Kansas City, MO
November 20, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Texas Tech
Hall of Fame Classic finals 		L 52–70  4–1
  20 – Copeland   8 – Copeland   3 – Watson  Sprint Center (6,521)
Kansas City, MO
November 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Western Illinois W 73–49  5–1
  20 – Watson   9 – Watson   3 – Watson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,800)
Lincoln, NE
November 26, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 68–66  6–1
  20 – Palmer   9 – Palmer   3 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,974)
Clemson, SC
December 2, 2018
4:00 pm, BTN 		Illinois W 75–60  7–1
(1–0) 		 23 – Palmer   6 – Tied   4 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,764)
Lincoln, NE
December 5, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 at Minnesota L 78–85  7–2
(1–1) 		 17 – Copeland   7 – Copeland   4 – Tied  Williams Arena (9,624)
Minneapolis, MN
December 8, 2018*
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 Creighton
Rivalry 		W 94–75  8–2
  30 – Palmer   8 – Roby   5 – Watson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,950)
Lincoln, NE
December 16, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Oklahoma State
Sioux Falls Showcase 		W 79–56  9–2
  29 – Palmer   7 – Roby   5 – Palmer  Sanford Pentagon (3,800)
Sioux Falls, SD
December 22, 2018*
1:00 pm, BTN 		No. 25 Cal State Fullerton W 86–62  10–2
  23 – Palmer   8 – Roby   10 – Watson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,088)
Lincoln, NE
December 29, 2018*
1:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Southwest Minnesota State W 79–38  11–2
  16 – Tied   9 – Borchardt   5 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,057)
Lincoln, NE
January 2, 2019
5:30 pm, BTN 		No. 24 at Maryland L 72–74  11–3
(1–2) 		 26 – Palmer   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
January 6, 2019
4:30 pm, BTN 		No. 24 at No. 25 Iowa L 84–93  11–4
(1–3) 		 24 – Copeland   9 – Roby   5 – Watson  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,782)
Iowa City, IA
January 10, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Penn State W 70–64  12–4
(2–3) 		 22 – Roby   11 – Roby   4 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,753)
Lincoln, NE
January 14, 2019
5:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 25 Indiana W 66–51  13–4
(3–3) 		 15 – Watson   9 – Palmer   7 – Palmer  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 6 Michigan State L 64–70  13–5
(3–4) 		 24 – Palmer   8 – Palmer   3 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,923)
Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers L 69–76  13–6
(3–5) 		 22 – Palmer   8 – Tied   4 – Tied  Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,022)
Piscataway, NJ
January 26, 2019
11:00 am, FS1 		Ohio State L 60–70  13–7
(3–6) 		 19 – Palmer   9 – Roby   4 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,890)
Lincoln, NE
January 29, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 Wisconsin L 51–62  13–8
(3–7) 		 18 – Roby   10 – Þorbjarnarson   3 – Roby  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,739)
Lincoln, NE
February 2, 2019
1:15 pm, BTN 		at Illinois L 64–71  13–9
(3–8) 		 22 – Palmer   18 – Borchardt   3 – Tied  State Farm Center (13,588)
Champaign, IL
February 6, 2019
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 Maryland L 45–60  13–10
(3–9) 		 20 – Roby   14 – Roby   3 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,552)
Lincoln, NE
February 9, 2019
7:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 15 Purdue L 62–81  13–11
(3–10) 		 17 – Palmer   5 – Tied   4 – Roby  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
February 13, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN 		Minnesota W 62–61  14–11
(4–10) 		 24 – Palmer   9 – Allen   3 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,642)
Lincoln, NE
February 16, 2019
7:30 pm, BTN 		Northwestern W 59–50  15–11
(5–10) 		 19 – Roby   16 – Roby   6 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,927)
Lincoln, NE
February 19, 2019
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Penn State L 71–95  15–12
(5–11) 		 24 – Palmer   7 – Palmer   5 – Allen  Bryce Jordan Center (8,049)
University Park, PA
February 23, 2019
3:00 pm, BTN 		No. 15 Purdue L 72–75  15–13
(5–12) 		 25 – Watson   7 – Borchardt   8 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,652)
Lincoln, NE
February 28, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 9 Michigan L 53–82  15–14
(5–13) 		 11 – Akenten   2 – Tied   2 – Watson Jr  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
March 5, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at No. 9 Michigan State L 76–91  15–15
(5–14) 		 30 – Palmer   9 – Roby   5 – Roby  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
March 10, 2019
1:00 pm, BTN 		Iowa W 93–91 OT 16–15
(6–14) 		 27 – Palmer   10 – Harris   6 – Palmer  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,821)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten tournament
March 13, 2019
5:30 pm, BTN 		(13) vs. (12) Rutgers
First Round 		W 68–61  17–15
  34 – Palmer   6 – Roby   5 – Watson  United Center (16,473)
Chicago, IL
March 14, 2019
1:55 pm, BTN 		(13) vs. (5) No. 21 Maryland
Second Round 		W 69–61  18–15
  24 – Palmer   9 – Borchardt   3 – 3 tied  United Center (16,207)
Chicago, IL
March 15, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN 		(13) vs. (4) No. 19 Wisconsin
Quarterfinals 		L 62–66  18–16
  23 – Watson   6 – Roby   3 – Watson  United Center (17,369)
Chicago, IL
NIT
March 20, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4) (5) Butler
First Round – TCU Bracket 		W 80–76  19–16
  28 – Roby   8 – Roby   5 – Trueblood  Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,103)
Lincoln, NE
March 24, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		(4) at (1) TCU
Second Round – TCU Bracket 		L 72–88  19–17
  19 – Palmer   13 – Borchardt   6 – Watson  Schollmaier Arena (3,445)
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRV24RV25RV24RVRVNot released
Coaches2525^24RV2525222323-TRVRV

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sargeant, Keith (March 14, 2019). "Rutgers ousted from Big Ten tournament as Nebraska delivers gut-punch in 2nd half". nj.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. ^ Heady, Chris. "Nebraska beats Maryland to keep Big Ten tournament run alive". Omaha.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin advances to Big Ten semifinals despite flawed performance that included 17 turnovers". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Butler vs. Nebraska - Game Recap - March 20, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ By. "TCU continues winning NIT ways by crushing Nebraska. 'It's a special time of year'". star-telegram. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Basnett, Chris. "Tim Miles out after seven seasons as Nebraska basketball coach; Moos wants consistency in program". JournalStar.com. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  7. ^ "Nebraska hires Hoiberg to seven-year deal". Reuters. March 30, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Nebraska Basketball: McVeigh Going Pro - Palmer Jr. & Copeland Jr. to Test NBA Draft Process". Corn Nation. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  9. ^ Freund, Mark. "Leading scorers Palmer, Copeland to return to Nebraska". Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  10. ^ "Robert Morris transfer Dachon Burke chooses Nebraska basketball". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  11. ^ NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers Add Junior College Forward". Huskers.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "Transfer Dedoch Chan leaves Nebraska basketball program three months after joining".
  13. ^ Basnett, Chris. "Xavier Johnson requests release from Nebraska basketball". JournalStar.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Norlander, Matt (October 19, 2017). "Big Ten adds two games for a 20-game conference schedule starting in 2018–19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  15. ^ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  16. ^ "2018 Gavitt Games (Big Ten - Big East Challenge) Schedule". BT Powerhouse. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  17. ^ "Hall of Fame Classic Announces 2018 Field". Hall of Fame Weekend. March 6, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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