2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2024–25
Team:	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	6–1
Conf Record:	0–0
Head Coach:	Fred Hoiberg
Hc Year:	6th
Asst Coach1:	Adam Howard
Asst Coach2:	Nate Loenser
Asst Coach3:	Ernie Zeigler
Stadium:	Pinnacle Bank Arena

The 2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers are led by sixth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg and play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Cornhuskers defeated Indiana before losing to Illinois in the semifinals.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first since 2014,^[2] as the No. 8 seed in the South region.^[3] There they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
	53	F	6'8"	231		Lincoln, NE	Graduated
	9	G	6'5"	215		Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
	21	F	6'10"	213		Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Loyola Marymount^[5]
	15	F	6'11"	257		Bamako, Mali	Transferred to Western Kentucky^[6]
	10	G	6'3"	183		Plainfield, NJ	Transferred to Rhode Island^[7]
	22	G	6'6"	210		Chatsworth, CA	Transferred to Long Beach State^[8]
	30	G	6'2"	179		Nagoya, Japan	Graduated
	0	G	6'5"	214		Plainfield, NJ	Transferred to Texas A&M^[9]

Incoming transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Justin Bolis		F	6 ft 8 in	215 lbs	So		SCC
Berke Buyuktuncel		F	6 ft 9 in	245 lbs	So		UCLA
		G	6 ft 4 in	194 lbs	Jr		Wisconsin
Gavin Griffiths		G	6 ft 8 in	193 lbs	So		Rutgers
Braxton Meah		C	7 ft 1 in	250 lbs	Sr		Washington
Andrew Morgan		F	6 ft 10 in	245 lbs	Sr		North Dakota State
Rollie Worster		G	6 ft 4 in	204 lbs	Sr		Utah

2024 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=|Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournamentSource:^[10]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NU Athletic Communications. Huskers fall to Illinois in Big Ten Semifinal. 2024-04-22. Huskers.com. en-US.
2. Web site: Drozd . Ben . 2024-03-17 . BREAKING: Nebraska men’s basketball selected as an eight seed for NCAA Tournament . 2024-06-10 . The Daily Nebraskan . en.
3. Web site: 2024-03-17 . LET'S DANCE! Nebraska men's basketball earns 1st NCAA Tournament bid in 10 years . 2024-06-10 . KMTV 3 News Now Omaha . en.
4. Web site: Texas A&M 98-83 Nebraska (Mar 22, 2024) Game Recap . 2024-06-10 . ESPN . en.
5. Web site: Lions Land NBA Academy Africa Alum, Transfer Diop from Huskers.
6. Web site: Hilltopper Basketball Signs Nebraska Transfer Blaise Keita.
7. Web site: Ex-Nebraska guard commits to Rhode Island basketball while another recruit decommits.
8. Web site: Men's Basketball Lands Another High Major Transfer in Ramel Lloyd Jr..
9. News: Texas A&M Basketball Adds Nebraska Guard C.J. Wilcher from Portal.
10. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule . Nebraska Athletics. July 22, 2024.