| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 7–20 |
| Conf Record: | 3–16 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Armon Gates |
| Asst Coach2: | Matt Abdelmassih |
The 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by second-year coach head coach Fred Hoiberg and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the 2019–20 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 coronavirus pandemic.[2]
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haanif Cheatham | 22 | G | 6'5" | 195 | SR | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Graduated |
| Matej Kavaš | 25 | G | 6'8" | 200 | SR | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Graduated |
| Dachon Burke | 11 | G | 6'4" | 180 | JR | Orange, New Jersey | Suspended at end of previous season; turned professional.[3] |
| Jervay Green | 11 | G | 6'4" | 180 | JR | Denver, Colorado | Transferred to Pacific |
| Noah Vedral | 2 | G | 6'1" | 200 | SO | Wahoo, Nebraska | Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team. Transferred to Rutgers. |
| Cam Mack | 3 | G | 6'2" | 175 | SO | Austin, Texas | Transferred to Prairie View A&M. |
| Kevin Cross | 1 | F | 6'8" | 240 | FR | Little Rock, Arkansas | Transferred to Tulane. |
| Samari Curtis | 15 | F | 6'3" | 175 | FR | Xenia, Ohio | Transferred to Evansville. |
| Charlie Easley | 30 | G | 6'2" | 190 | FR | Lincoln, Nebraska | Walk-on; transferred to South Dakota State. |
| Brant Banks | 32 | F | 6'7" | 300 | FR | Houston, Texas | Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team. |
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McGowens | 2 | G | 6 ft 4 in | 191 lb | Junior | Pittsburgh | ||
| Kobe Webster | 10 | G | 6 ft 0 in | 172 lb | Senior (Graduate transfer) | Western Illinois | ||
| Trevor Lakes | 14 | F | 6 ft 7 in | 215 lb | Senior (Graduate transfer) | Indianapolis | ||
| Chris McGraw | 30 | G | 6 ft 0 in | 170 lb | Sophomore (walk-on) | Otterbein |
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Schedule source: https://huskers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball