1995–96 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1995–96 Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Nebraska Cornhuskers logo, 1992–2003.svg 125 100 Big Eight Conference Big Eight 21–14 4–10 Danny Nee 10th Jimmy Williams Scott Howard Bill Johnson Bob Devaney Sports Center NIT championsBig Island Invitational Champions The 1995–96 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 1995–96 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (10th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 21–14 overall and 4–10 in Big Eight Conference play. After placing 7th in the conference standings, and losing in the quarterfinals of the final Big Eight tournament, Nebraska won the 1996 National Invitation Tournament. Roster 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers y yes Chester Surles n 3 F 6 7 210 SO Buena Vista Saginaw, MI Chris Sallee 4 C 6 10 216 SR Scottsdale, AZ Horizon Tyronn Lue y 10 G 6 0 165 FR Mexico, MO Raytown Tom Wald n 12 G 6 0 192 SR Park Center Brooklyn Park, MN Bernard Garner n 13 F 6 7 225 JR Many Many, LA Erick Strickland y 21 G 6 3 200 SR Bellevue, NE Bellevue West Jaron Boone n 24 G 6 6 195 SR Salt Lake City, UT Skyline Jason Glock n 30 G 6 5 202 SR Wahoo, NE Wahoo Chad Ideus n 31 F 6 7 216 FR Adams, NE Adams Mikki Moore y 32 C 6 11 195 JR Gaffney, SC Blacksburg Venson Hamilton y 33 C 6 9 220 FR Forest City, NC Oak Hill Academy Terrance Badgett 43 F 6 6 227 SR Omaha, NE Omaha South Andy Markowski 44 F 6 8 205 FR y Ord, NE Ord Leif Nelson 54 F 6 11 290 FR y Riverside, CA Arlington Danny Nee Jimmy Williams Scott Howard Bill Johnson https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/season/1995-96 March 29, 2020 Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Regular season Nov 24, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii Big Island Invitational 72–59 1–0 Nov 25, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii Big Island Invitational 114–106 OT 2–0 Nov 26, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii Big Island Invitational 96–85 3–0 Dec 1, 1995 yes 1995 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Ameritas Classic 82–59 4–0 Dec 2, 1995 yes 1995 men Grambling Tigers Grambling Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Ameritas Classic 96–80 5–0 Dec 6, 1995 yes yes 1995 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE Rivalry 88–67 6–0 Dec 9, 1995 yes yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 80–91 6–1 Dec 16, 1995 yes 1995 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 104–109 6–2 Dec 18, 1995 yes Northeastern Illinois Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 94–76 7–2 Dec 21, 1995 yes 1995 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 88–41 8–2 Dec 29, 1995 yes yes Oregon Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 99–76 9–2 Dec 30, 1995 yes yes Mississippi State 17 Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 66–69 9–3 Jan 3, 1996 yes Texas 23 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–69 10–3 Jan 6, 1996 yes 1995 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 69–68 11–3 Jan 10, 1996 1995 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 79–74 12–3 1–0 Jan 13, 1996 yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 100–117 3OT 12–4 1–1 Jan 17, 1996 yes Missouri-Kansas City Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 87–69 13–4 Jan 20, 1996 yes 1995 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 66–57 14–4 2–1 Jan 24, 1996 1995 men Missouri Tigers Missouri Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 76–58 15–4 3–1 Jan 28, 1996 Kansas 3 Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 73–88 15–5 3–2 Jan 31, 1996 yes Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas 68–77 15–6 3–3 Feb 3, 1996 Iowa State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 65–75 15–7 3–4 Feb 7, 1996 yes Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 98–99 15–8 3–5 Feb 10, 1996 yes Iowa State 21 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 59–74 15–9 3–6 Feb 17, 1996 Oklahoma State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 57–72 15–10 3–7 Feb 19, 1996 yes Kansas 5 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 71–81 15–11 3–8 Feb 25, 1996 Oklahoma Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 76–80 OT 15–12 3–9 Feb 28, 1996 yes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado 64–78 15–13 3–10 Mar 3, 1996 Kansas State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 70–66 16–13 4–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| Big Eight tournament Mar 8, 1996 yes yes 7 Iowa State 23 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri 60–62 16–14 |- !colspan=12 style=Nebraska Cornhuskers| National Invitation Tournament Mar 14, 1996 yes yes 1995 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado NIT First Round 91–83 17–14 Mar 19, 1996 yes Washington State Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska NIT Second Round 82–73 18–14 Mar 22, 1996 yes yes 1995 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California NIT Quarterfinals 83–71 19–14 Mar 26, 1996 yes yes 1995 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Madison Square Garden New York, New York NIT Semifinals 90–78 20–14 Mar 28, 1996 yes yes 1995 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Madison Square Garden New York, New York NIT Championship 60–56 21–14 AP poll Central Time 1995-96 Men's Basketball Schedule https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1995-96 https://web.archive.org/web/20200329213715/https://huskers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1995-96 dead March 29, 2020 University of Nebraska Athletics March 29, 2020 2019-20 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) - University of Nebraska https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball 198 University of Nebraska Athletics March 29, 2020 April 10, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220410143246/https://huskers.com/documents/2019/10/29/2019_20NebraskaMBBGuide.pdf?path=mbball dead *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1048 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Nebraska Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons Nebraska Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Corn Corn