2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team explained

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.

Previous season

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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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" 236RS 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

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
sortnameAnton 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.
sortmaneMalcolm 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.

Incoming Recruits

2016 Recruiting Class

Schedule

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