Sport: | Basketball |
Year: | 2015–16 |
Team: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 16–18 |
Conf Record: | 6–12 |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Kenya Hunter |
Asst Coach3: | Phil Beckner |
The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska 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.
The Cornhuskers finished the 2014–15 Season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
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David Rivers | 2 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
5 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Junior | Declare for 2015 NBA draft | |||
Trevor Menke | 10 | G | 5'11" | 184 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
Tarin Smith | 11 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred to Duquesne | ||
Moses Ayegba | 12 | C | 6'9" | 252 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Leslee Smith | 21 | F | 6'8" | 254 | Senior | Graduated | ||
B.J. Day | 25 | F | 6'5" | 236 | RS Freshman | Left team Sept. 17th, 2015 due to injuries. Spot filled by T. Borchardt in Oct. | ||
35 | F | 6'10" | 237 | RS Junior | Declared for 2015 NBA draft, later withdrew for other professional avenues | |||
Kye Kurkowski | 44 | C | 6'10" | 221 | RS Senior | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | ||
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sortname | Anton Gill | 1 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Transferred from Louisville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gill will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
sortmane | Malcolm Laws | 15 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Sophomore | 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. |
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