2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2012–13 record	15–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Miles (1st Season)
Assistant coach	Chris Harriman
Assistant coach	Ben Johnson
Assistant coach	Craig Smith
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	29	–	7	.806
#7 Ohio State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
#9 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	31	–	8	.795
#18 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	23	–	13	.639
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323

† 2013 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Led by head coach Tim Miles, in his first season with the Cornhuskers. The team will play its home games in Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, and are a member of the Big Ten Conference. This is their final season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center before moving into their new arena, Pinnacle Bank Arena, for the 2013-14 season.

Incoming Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shavon Shields SF	Olathe, KS	Olathe Northwest High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 5, 2011
Shavon Shields SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Benny Parker PG	Kansas City, KS	Sumner Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 20, 2011
Benny Parker PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Deverell Biggs PG	Omaha, NE	Northwest High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 15, 2012
Deverell Biggs PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Sergej Vucetic C	Vrbas, Serbia	AIM Prep	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 3, 2012
Sergej Vucetic C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 9-2-2012. Check date values in: `\|accessdate=` (help)

Roster

2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Biggs, DeverellDeverell Biggs	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Omaha, NE
1.5 !G	2	Rivers, DavidDavid Rivers	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 174 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Little Rock, AR
1.5 !G	3	Parker, BennyBenny Parker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 169 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kansas City, KS
1.5 !G	4	Richtie, MaxMax Richtie	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 168 lb (76 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Nebraska City, NE
3.5 !F	5	Petteway, TerranTerran Petteway	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Galveston, TX
1.5 !G	10	Meke, TrevorTrevor Meke	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 172 lb (78 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Beatrice, NE
3.5 !F	11	Tyrance, JordanJordan Tyrance	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Lincoln, NE
3.5 !F	11	Peltz, MikeMike Peltz	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 199 lb (90 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Alliance, NE
3.5 !F	13	Ubel, BrandonBrandon Ubel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Overland Park, KS
5.0 !C	14	Vucetic, SergejSergej Vucetic	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 236 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Vrbas, SER
1.5 !G	15	Gallegos, RayRay Gallegos	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 176 lb (80 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Salt Lake City, UT
1.5 !G	24	Talley, DylanDylan Talley	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Camden, NJ
1.5 !G	31	Shields, ShavonShavon Shields	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 212 lb (96 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Olathe, KS
5.0 !C	32	Almeida, AndreAndre Almeida	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 310 lb (141 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	São Paulo, BRA
3.5 !F	35	Pitchford, WalterWalter Pitchford	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 231 lb (105 kg)	2.0 !So	Grand Rapids, MI
5.0 !C	44	Kurkowski, KyeKye Kurkowski	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 212 lb (96 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Grant, NE

Head coach

Tim Miles (Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
Ben Johnson (Minnesota)
Craig Smith (North Dakota)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2012-09-02

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2012*	Midland	W 68–40	–	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,480)
Regular Season
11/11/2012*	Southern	W 66–55	1–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,214)
11/15/2012*	Valparaiso (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	W 50–48	2–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,324)
11/18/2012*	Nebraska–Omaha (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	W 75–62	3–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,961)
11/21/2012*	Tulane (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	W 61–57	4–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,133)
11/24/2012*	Kent State (Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic)	L 60–74	4–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,947)
11/27/2012*	at Wake Forest (ACC–Big Ten Challenge)	W 79–63	5–1	LJMV Coliseum (6,508)
12/03/2012*	USC	W 63–51	6–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,045)
12/06/2012*	#16 Creighton	L 42–64	6–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,368)
12/15/2012*	at Oregon	L 38–60	6–3	Matthew Knight Arena (6,102)
12/18/2012*	Jacksonville State	W 59–55	7–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,979)
12/22/2012*	vs. Central Michigan (Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals)	W 89–75	8–3	Don Haskins Center (7,132)
12/23/2012*	at UTEP (Sun Bowl Invitational championship)	L 52–68	8–4	Don Haskins Center (7,532)
12/29/2012*	Nicholls State	W 68–59	9–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,011)
01/02/2013	at #8 Ohio State	L 44–70	9–5 (0–1)	Value City Arena (15,900)
01/06/2013	Wisconsin	L 41–47	9–6 (0–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,805)
01/09/2013	at #2 Michigan	L 47–62	9–7 (0–3)	Crisler Center (12,693)
01/13/2013	at #22 Michigan State	L 56–66	9–8 (0–4)	Breslin Center (14,797)
01/16/2013	Purdue	L 56–65	9–9 (0–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,271)
01/19/2013	at Penn State	W 68–64	10–9 (1–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (9,883)
01/22/2013	Illinois	L 51–71	10–10 (1–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,556)
01/26/2013	Northwestern	W 64–49	11–10 (2–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,216)
01/29/2013	at #23 Minnesota	L 65–84	11–11 (2–7)	Williams Arena (12,672)
02/02/2013	#11 Ohio State	L 56–63	11–12 (2–8)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,478)
02/09/2013	Penn State	W 67–53	12–12 (3–8)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,853)
02/13/2013	at #1 Indiana	L 47–76	12–13 (3–9)	Assembly Hall (17,472)
02/16/2013	#8 Michigan State	L 64–73	12–14 (3–10)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,202)
02/23/2013	Iowa	W 64–60	13–14 (4–10)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,334)
02/26/2013	at #17 Wisconsin	L 46–77	13–15 (4–11)	Kohl Center (17,026)
03/02/2013	at Illinois	L 65–72	13–16 (4–12)	Assembly Hall (16,618)
03/06/2013	Minnesota	W 53–51	14–16 (5–12)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,194)
03/09/2013	at Iowa	L 60–74	14–17 (5–13)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Big Ten Tournament
03/14/2013	vs. Purdue (First Round)	W 57–55	15–17	United Center (19,667)
03/15/2013	vs. #10 Ohio State (Quarterfinals)	L 50–71	15–18	United Center (21,229)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time ^[1].

References

↑ "." huskers.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2012.

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball

Venues	Nebraska Coliseum (1926–1976) Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976–2013) Pinnacle Bank Arena (2013–present)

Culture & lore	History Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16