2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–18 6–12 Tim Miles 4th Kenya Hunter Jim Molinari Phil Beckner Pinnacle Bank Arena The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln 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 Little Rock, AR Graduated Terran Petteway 5 F 6'6" 215 RS Junior Galveston, TX Declare for 2015 NBA draft Trevor Menke 10 G 5'11" 184 RS Senior Beatrice, NE Graduated Tarin Smith 11 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Asbury Park, NJ Transferred to Duquesnehttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/12835787/former-nebraska-cornhuskers-guard-tarin-smith-transferring-duquesne-dukes Nebraska guard Tarin Smith transferring to Duquesne ESPN May 6, 2015 November 2, 2024 Moses Ayegba 12 C 6'9" 252 Senior Kano, Nigeria Graduated Leslee Smith 21 F 6'8" 254 Senior Long Look, BVI Graduated B.J. Day 25 F 6'5" 236 RS Freshman Lincoln, NE Left team Sept. 17th, 2015 due to injuries. Spot filled by T. Borchardt in Oct. Walter Pitchford 35 F 6'10" 237 RS Junior Grand Rapids, MI Declared for 2015 NBA draft, later withdrew for other professional avenues Kye Kurkowski 44 C 6'10" 221 RS Senior Grant, NE Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Anton Gill 1 G 6'4" 190 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred from Louisville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gill will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Malcolm Laws 15 G 6'1" 195 Sophomore Orlando, FL 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 right horizontal 160 20150321 IHSA Class 3A championship game Glynn Watson (6).JPG Glynn Watson at the line in the 2015 IHSA 3A championship game victory 20150221 Ed Morrow in the paint 2 (3).JPG Ed Morrow attacks the paint against 2015 IHSA 4A state champion Stevenson. no no 2015 Ed Morrow, Jr. PF Chicago, IL Simeon Career 6 7 215 2014-09-22 3 4 85 Glynn Watson PG Westchester, IL St. Joseph 5 11 160 2014-09-01 4 4 84 Michael Jacobson PF Waukee, IA Waukee 6 8 220 2014-07-31 3 3 70 Bakari Evelyn PG Southfield, MI Southfield Christian 6 0 150 2015-04-14 3 3 N/A Jack McVeigh SF Canberra, Australia Australian Institute of Sport 6 8 210 2015-01-16 N/A N/A N/A 2015 2015 Nebraska Signees 2015 Nebraska Signees 2015 Nebraska Signees 2015-06-01 yes 2016 Recruiting Class no yes 2016 Isaiah Roby SF Dixon, IL Dixon 6 7 185 2014-10-21 3 3 N/A Keanu Pinder SF Perth, Australia Hutchinson C.C. 6 8 195 2013-10-13 N/A N/A JC 2016 2016 Nebraska Signees 2016 Nebraska Signees 2016 Nebraska Signees 2015-06-01 yes Roster 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers y Tai Webster 0 y G 6 3 199 JR Auckland, New Zealand Anton Gill 1 y basketball G 6 3 190 JR Raleigh, NC yes I Andrew White 3 G 6 7 220 JR y Richmond, VA y basketball Johnny Trueblood 4 G 6 4 195 FR Elkhorn, NE W Glynn Watson Jr. 5 y G 6 0 160 FR Bellwood, IL Jack McVeigh 10 y F 6 7 210 FR Gold Coast, Australia Bakari Evelyn 11 G 6 2 175 FR Detroit, MI Michael Jacobson y athlete 12 F 6 8 220 FR Waukee, IA Malcolm Laws 15 G 6 1 195 SO Orlando, FL yes I Tanner Borchardt 20 F 6 8 275 FR Gothenburg, NE W Nick Fuller 23 G 6 6 207 SO y Sun Prairie, WI Jacob Hammond 24 C 6 10 230 SO Duncan, OK Edward Morrow 30 F 6 7 215 FR Chicago, IL Shavon Shields 31 y G 6 6 221 SR Olathe, KS Benny Parker 32 G 5 9 172 SR Kansas City, KS Tim Miles (Mary) Chris Harriman (Augusta State) Kenya Hunter (Duquesne) Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan) http://www.huskers.com/SportSelect.dbml?spid=24&spsid=23&db_oem_id=100 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Spanish exhibition tour Aug 16, 2015 1:00pm yes yes Eurocolegio Casvi Castillo de Villaviciosa Madrid, Spain 79–64 Aug 18, 2015 10:00am yes yes Albacete Basket (Liga EBA) Pabellón del Parque Albacete, Spain 66–63 Aug 21, 2015 1:00pm yes yes Europe Basketball Academy Barcelona, Spain 108–73 Aug 22, 2015 1:00pm yes yes CB Castelldefels (Primera División) Barcelona, Spain 71–65 |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Exhibition Nov 9, 2015 7:00pm yes Northern State Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 95–42 15,263 |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Non-conference regular season Nov 14, 2015 7:00pm yes Mississippi Valley State Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 97–51 15,489 1–0 Nov 17, 2015 7:30pm yes yes Villanova 11 The Pavilion Villanova, PA Gavitt Tipoff Games FS1 63–87 6,500 1–1 Nov 19, 2015 7:00pm yes Delaware State Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 75–60 15,447 2–1 Nov 22, 2015 6:00pm yes Southeastern Louisiana Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE Barclays Center Classic Opening Round BTN 92–65 15,533 3–1 Nov 24, 2015 7:00pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE Barclays Center Classic Opening Round 67–44 15,502 4–1 Nov 27, 2015 5:30pm yes yes Cincinnati 24 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Semifinals ASN 61–65 N/A 4–2 Nov 28, 2015 11:00am yes yes Tennessee Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center Classic, Barclays Bracket Consolation 82–71 N/A 5–2 Dec 1, 2015 8:00pm yes Miami (FL) 21 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 72–77 OT 15,646 5–3 Dec 5, 2015 1:00pm yes Abilene Christian Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 73–63 15,491 6–3 Dec 9, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE Rivalry CBSSN 67–83 17,766 6–4 Dec 13, 2015 1:00pm yes Rhode Island Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN3 70–67 15,496 7–4 Dec 20, 2015 6:00pm yes Samford Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 58–69 14,871 7–5 Dec 22, 2015 7:00pm yes Prairie View A&M Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 81–50 14,754 8–5 |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers|Big Ten regular season Dec 30, 2015 3:00pm Northwestern Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPNU 72–81 14,924 8–6 0–1 Jan 2, 2016 3:00pm Indiana Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 69–79 14,961 8–7 0–2 Jan 5, 2016 8:00pm yes Iowa 19 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 66–77 11,736 8–8 0–3 Jan 9, 2016 4:00pm yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 90–56 4,454 9–8 1–3 Jan 12, 2016 8:00pm Minnesota Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 84–59 15,628 10–8 2–3 Jan 16, 2016 1:30pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 78–67 12,510 11–8 3–3 Jan 20, 2016 5:30pm yes Michigan State 11 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 72–71 14,797 12–8 4–3 Jan 23, 2016 1:00pm Michigan Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN2 68–81 15,745 12–9 4–4 Jan 30, 2016 3:30pm yes Purdue 21 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 74–89 14,846 12–10 4–5 Feb 3, 2016 7:30pm Maryland 4 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 65–70 15,693 12–11 4–6 Feb 6, 2016 1:00pm Rutgers Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPNU 87–63 15,695 13–11 5–6 Feb 10, 2016 6:00pm yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 61–72 17,287 13–12 5–7 Feb 13, 2016 5:00pm Penn State Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPNU 70–54 15,613 14–12 6–7 Feb 17, 2016 7:30pm yes Indiana 22 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 64–80 17,472 14–13 6–8 Feb 20, 2016 6:00pm Ohio State Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 62–65 OT 15,679 14–14 6–9 Feb 25, 2016 6:00pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 55–56 7,385 14–15 6–10 Mar 1, 2016 7:00pm Purdue 15 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 62–81 15,572 14–16 6–11 Mar 6, 2016 1:00pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 54–65 7,702 14–17 6–12 |- !colspan=9 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers|Big Ten tournament Mar 9, 2016 6:00pm yes 11 Rutgers 14 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First round BTN 89–72 16,528 15–17 Mar 10, 2016 8:00pm yes 11 Wisconsin 6 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Second round ESPN2 70–58 15,751 16–17 Mar 11, 2016 9:00pm yes 11 Maryland 18 3 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals BTN 86–97 15,942 16–18 AP Poll Central Time References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons Corn Corn