2019–20_Nebraska_Cornhuskers_men's_basketball_team

2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–25 (2–18 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Armon Gates; Matt Abdelmassih; Doc Sadler; Bobby Lutz;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by first-year coach head coach Fred Hoiberg and play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 2–18 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost to Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten tournament^[1] which was subsequently canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

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In the final game of the season against Indiana, Fred Hoiberg appeared ill during the game, left the game in the second half, and was taken to the hospital.^[3] He was tested for COVID-19 due to the ongoing pandemic, but he was diagnosed with influenza. As a result of Hoiberg's sickness, the team was quarantined in the locker room following the Indiana game for a short period of time.^[4]^[5]

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Foreign exhibition tour^[12]
August 5, 2019* 11:30 am, PlaySight		at A.S. Stella Azzurra	W 87–56	0–0	15 – Green	– –	– –	Rome, Italy
August 7, 2019* 1:00 pm		vs. BC Šilutė	W 83–58	0–0	20 – Burke/Cheatham	– –	– –	Ponte Buggianese, Italy
August 8, 2019* 11:00 am		vs. BC Šilutė	W 73–70	0–0	13 – Curtis	– –	– –	Ponte Buggianese, Italy
August 12, 2019* 12:00 pm		vs. Italian Select	W 84–62	0–0	15 – Easley	– –	– –	Costa Masnaga, Italy
Exhibition
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus		Doane	W 91–63	0–0	15 – Burke	10 – Cross	8 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,695) Lincoln, NE
Regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN		UC Riverside	L 47–66	0–1	11 – Mack	9 – Mack	3 – Tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,745) Lincoln, NE
November 9, 2019* 1:00 pm, BTN Plus		Southern Utah	L 78–79 ^OT	0–2	19 – Cross	8 – Green	11 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,828) Lincoln, NE
November 15, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN		South Dakota State	W 90–73	1–2	24 – Mack	12 – Ouedraogo	5 – Green	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,946) Lincoln, NE
November 22, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus		Southern	W 93–86 ^OT	2–2	22 – Green	7 – Cheatham	8 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,931) Lincoln, NE
November 25, 2019* 6:30 pm, FloSports		vs. Washington State Cayman Islands Classic quarterfinals	W 82–71	3–2	19 – Cheatham	8 – 3 tied	6 – Mack	John Gray Gymnasium (660) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloSports		vs. George Mason Cayman Islands Classic semifinals	L 66–85	3–3	14 – Burke	5 – Tied	5 – Green	John Gray Gymnasium (1,066) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports		vs. South Florida Cayman Islands Classic third place game	W 74–67	4–3	26 – Cheatham	5 – Ouedraogo	7 – Mack	John Gray Gymnasium (512) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 4, 2019* 6:15 pm, ESPNU		at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 56–73	4–4	14 – Cheatham	11 – Cheatham	6 – Mack	McCamish Pavilion (5,133) Atlanta, GA
December 7, 2019* 1:30 pm, FS1		at Creighton Rivalry	L 76–95	4–5	14 – Cheatham	7 – Burke	3 – Mack	CHI Health Center Omaha (18,068) Omaha, NE
December 13, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN		at Indiana	L 90–96 ^OT	4–6 (0–1)	25 – Burke	10 – Ouedraogo	10 – Mack	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
December 15, 2019 3:00 pm, BTN		Purdue	W 70–56	5–6 (1–1)	18 – Burke	10 – Mack	12 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,654) Lincoln, NE
December 21, 2019* 5:00 pm, BTN Plus		North Dakota	L 74–75	5–7	19 – Mack	9 – Ouedraogo	7 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,010) Lincoln, NE
December 29, 2019* 3:00 pm, BTN		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 73–52	6–7	17 – Cheatham	14 – Ouedraogo	5 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,968) Lincoln, NE
January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN		Rutgers	L 62–79	6–8 (1–2)	16 – Cheatham	5 – Burke Jr.	6 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,024) Lincoln, NE
January 7, 2020 8:00 pm, BTN		Iowa	W 76–70	7–8 (2–2)	17 – Thorbjarnarson	9 – Thorbjarnarson	10 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,722) Lincoln, NE
January 11, 2020 3:30 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	L 57–62	7–9 (2–3)	11 – Mack	10 – Mack	7 – Mack	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,664) Evanston, IL
January 14, 2020 5:30 pm, FS1		at No. 21 Ohio State	L 68–80	7–10 (2–4)	15 – Thorbjarnarson	6 – Thorbjarnarson	6 – Mack	Value City Arena (12,954) Columbus, OH
January 18, 2020 6:00 pm, BTN		Indiana	L 74–82	7–11 (2–5)	20 – Mack	9 – Thorbjarnarson	9 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,925) Lincoln, NE
January 21, 2020 8:00 pm, BTN		at Wisconsin	L 68–82	7–12 (2–6)	20 – Burke Jr.	8 – Tied	6 – Mack	Kohl Center (16,856) Madison, WI
January 25, 2020 1:00 pm, BTN		at No. 24 Rutgers	L 72–75	7–13 (2–7)	19 – Mack	8 – Thorbjarnarson	5 – Burke Jr.	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
January 28, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Michigan	L 68–79	7–14 (2–8)	19 – Mack	8 – Thorbjarnarson	9 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,868) Lincoln, NE
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, BTN		No. 24 Penn State	L 64–76	7–15 (2–9)	15 – Cheatham	8 – Cheatham	3 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,901) Lincoln, NE
February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, BTN		at No. 17 Iowa	L 72–96	7–16 (2–10)	18 – Green	7 – Green	5 – Cross	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA
February 11, 2020 7:30 pm, BTN		at No. 9 Maryland	L 70–72	7–17 (2–11)	20 – Cheatham	7 – Thorbjarnarson	8 – Mack	Xfinity Center (14,396) College Park, MD
February 15, 2020 1:15 pm, BTN		Wisconsin	L 64–81	7–18 (2–12)	17 – Cheatham	10 – Ouedraogo	8 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,864) Lincoln, NE
February 20, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1		Michigan State	L 65–86	7–19 (2–13)	21 – Burke Jr.	7 – Ouedraogo	6 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,838) Lincoln, NE
February 24, 2020 7:00 pm, BTN		at Illinois	L 59–71	7–20 (2–14)	14 – Cheatham	10 – Ouedraogo	2 – Tied	State Farm Center (15,354) Champaign, IN
February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 23 Ohio State	L 54–75	7–21 (2–15)	13 – Burke Jr.	6 – Ouedraogo	3 – Tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,611) Lincoln, NE
March 1, 2020 3:15 pm, BTN		Northwestern	L 76–81	7–22 (2–16)	20 – Cheatham	19 – Ouedraogo	7 – Mack	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,842) Lincoln, NE
March 5, 2020 5:30 pm, FS1		at No. 25 Michigan	L 58–82	7–23 (2–17)	19 – Cheatham	7 – Thorbjarnarson	4 – Green	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
March 8, 2020 12:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 75–107	7–24 (2–18)	17 – Cheatham	6 – Easley	4 – Cheatham	Williams Arena (9,984) Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten tournament
March 11, 2020 7:30 pm, BTN	(14)	vs. (11) Indiana First Round	L 64–89	7–25	17 – Cheatham	9 – Cross	4 – Green	Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,923) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
James Palmer Jr.	0	G	6'6"	207	SR	Upper Marlboro, MD	Graduated
Johnny Trueblood	4	G	6'3"	194	SR	Omaha, NE	Graduated; walk-on.
Glynn Watson Jr.	5	G	6'0"	180	SR	Bellwood, IL	Graduated
Isaac Copeland Jr.	14	F	6'9"	225	SR	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Tanner Borchardt	20	F	6'8"	250	SR	Gothenburg, NE	Graduated
Isaiah Roby	15	F	6'8"	230	JR	Dixon, IL	Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Thomas Allen	12	G	6'1"	184	SO	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to NC State.
Nana Akenten	25	G	6'6"	218	SO	Bolingbrook, IL	Indefinitely suspended prior to end of previous season. Transferred to Southeast Missouri State.
Dedoch Chan	2	F	6'8"	210	SO (incoming)	Rochester, MN	Transferred to Indian Hills CC, left team before start of 2018–19 season.^[10]
Justin Costello	33	F	6'1"	200	RS FR	Elkhorn, NE	Transferred to McCook CC; walk-on.
Brady Heiman	45	F	6'11"	215	FR	Springfield, NE	Transferred to South Dakota.
Amir Harris	1	G	6'4"	205	FR	Frederick, MD	Transferred to George Washington.
Karrington Davis	10	G	6'6"	215	FR	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Southern Illinois.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Haanif Cheatham	22	G	6 ft 5 in	195 lb	Senior (graduate transfer)	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Florida Gulf Coast
Matej Kavaš	25	G	6 ft 8 in	200 lb	Senior (graduate transfer)	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Seattle
Shamiel Stevenson	4	F	6 ft 6 in	245 lb	Junior	Toronto, ON, Canada	Nevada
Derrick Walker	13	F	6 ft 8 in	236 lb	Junior	Kansas City, MO	Tennessee
Dalano Banton	45	G	6 ft 8 in	185 lb	Sophomore	Toronto, ON, Canada	Western Kentucky

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jervay Green SG	Denver, CO	George Washington (CO) Western Nebraska CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 23, 2018
Jervay Green SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Cameron Mack SG	Austin, TX	Christian Life Prep (TX) Salt Lake CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 27, 2019
Cameron Mack SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Akol Arop SF	Omaha, NE	Creighton Prep (NE)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 3, 2018
Akol Arop SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Jace Piatkowski SG (walk-on)	Elkhorn, NE	Elkhorn South (NE)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 18, 2019
Jace Piatkowski SG (walk-on)	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Charlie Easley G (walk-on)	Lincoln, NE	Pius X (NE)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 6, 2019
Charlie Easley G (walk-on)	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Yvan Ouedraogo F	Bordeaux, France	INSEP	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2019
Yvan Ouedraogo F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Kevin Cross PF	Little Rock, AR	Mills (AR)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	May 13, 2019
Kevin Cross PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Samari Curtis SG	Xenia, OH	Xenia (OH)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 15, 2019
Samari Curtis SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Bret Porter F (walk-on)	Omaha, NE	Millard North (NE)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	2,015 lb (914 kg)	Jun 6, 2019
Bret Porter F (walk-on)	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 52
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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2019–20 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Other arrivals

Recruiting classes

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin	14	–	6	.700	21	–	10	.677
No. 9 Michigan State	14	–	6	.700	22	–	9	.710
No. 12 Maryland	14	–	6	.700	24	–	7	.774
No. 21 Illinois	13	–	7	.650	21	–	10	.677
No. 25 Iowa	11	–	9	.550	20	–	11	.645
Penn State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	10	.677
No. 19 Ohio State	11	–	9	.550	21	–	10	.677
Rutgers	11	–	9	.550	20	–	11	.645
Michigan	10	–	10	.500	19	–	12	.613
Purdue	9	–	11	.450	16	–	15	.516
Indiana	9	–	11	.450	20	–	12	.625
Minnesota	8	–	12	.400	15	–	16	.484
Northwestern	3	–	17	.150	8	–	23	.258
Nebraska	2	–	18	.100	7	–	25	.219
Note: The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll