2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference Big 12 Conference
2010–11 record 19–13 (7–9 Big 12)
Head coach Doc Sadler (5th season)
Assistant coach Wes Flanigan
Assistant coach David Anwar
Assistant coach Jeremy Cox
Home arena Bob Devaney Sports Center
201011 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Kansas 14 2   .875     35 3   .921
#16 Texas 13 3   .813     28 8   .778
Texas A&M 10 6   .625     24 9   .727
#24 Kansas State 10 6   .625     23 11   .676
Missouri 8 8   .500     23 11   .676
Colorado 8 8   .500     24 14   .632
Nebraska 7 9   .438     19 13   .594
Baylor 7 9   .438     18 13   .581
Oklahoma State 6 10   .375     20 14   .588
Oklahoma 5 11   .313     14 18   .438
Texas Tech 5 11   .313     13 19   .406
Iowa State 3 13   .188     16 16   .500
2011 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll Through March 27, 2011

The 2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Head coach Doc Sadler is in his 5th season at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers compete 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 to the first round of the 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament by Oklahoma State. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round by Wichita State. This is the Cornhuskers last season in the Big 12, as they move 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 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2010* Peru State W 75–43  Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,064)
11/08/2010* Bellevue W 82–58  Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,718)
Regular Season
11/12/2010* South Dakota W 76–68  1–0 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,528)
11/15/2010* Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 83–40  2–0 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,716)
11/18/2010* vs. Vanderbilt
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off first round)
L 49–59  2–1 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018)
11/19/2010* vs. Davidson
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round)
L 67–70  2–2 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (10,127)
11/21/2010* vs. Hofstra
(Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game)
W 62–47  3–2 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,575)
11/27/2010* USC
(Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)
W 60–58  4–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,756)
12/01/2010* Jackson State W 76–57  5–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (4,668)
12/05/2010* Creighton W 59–54  6–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,824)
12/08/2010* Alcorn State W 78–57  7–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,646)
12/11/2010* TCU W 70–56  8–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,057)
12/18/2010* Eastern Washington W 72–42  9–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,434)
12/21/2010* Grambling State W 79–39  10–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,555)
01/03/2011* North Dakota W 77–46  11–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,579)
01/05/2011* Savannah State W 68–48  12–2 Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,171)
01/08/2011 Iowa State W 63–62  13–2 (1–0) Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,610)
01/12/2011 at #12 Missouri L 69–77  13–3 (1–1) Mizzou Arena (11,358)
01/15/2011 at #3 Kansas L 60–63  13–4 (1–2) Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
01/18/2011 Colorado W 79–67  14–4 (2–2) Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,477)
01/22/2011 at Texas Tech L 71–72  14–5 (2–3) United Spirit Arena (8,783)
01/29/2011 #11 Texas A&M W 57–48  15–5 (3–3) Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,101)
02/02/2011 at #11 Kansas State L 53–69  15–6 (3–4) Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
02/05/2011 #2 Kansas L 66–86  15–7 (3–5) Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,602)
02/09/2011 at Baylor L 70–74  15–8 (3–6) Ferrell Center (6,058)
02/12/2011 Oklahoma State W 65–54  16–8 (4–6) Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,547)
02/16/2011 at Oklahoma W 59–58  17–8 (5–6) Lloyd Noble Center (7,990)
02/19/2011 #2 Texas W 70–67  18–8 (6–6) Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,208)
02/23/2011 Kansas State L 57–61  18–9 (6–7) Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,178)
02/26/2011 at Iowa State L 82–83 OT 18–10 (6–8) Hilton Coliseum (12,684)
03/01/2011 #24 Missouri W 69–58  19–10 (7–8) Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,467)
03/05/2011 at Colorado L 57–67  19–11 (7–9) Coors Events Center (11,112)
Phillips 66 2011 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2011 vs. Oklahoma State
(First Round)
L 52–53  19–12 Sprint Center (18,910)
2011 NIT
03/16/2011* at Wichita State
(First Round)
L 49–76  19–13 Charles Koch Arena (7,336)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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