2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Cornhuskers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 13–18 5–13 Tim Miles 3rd Chris Harriman Kenya Hunter Jim Molinari Pinnacle Bank Arena The 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles, in his third season, the Cornhuskers team played its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, and played its fourth season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the 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. Previous season The Cornhuskers finished the season with an overall record of 19–13, with a record of 11–7 in the Big Ten regular season. In the 2014 Big Ten tournament, the Cornhuskers were defeated by Ohio State, 71–67 in the quarterfinals.https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/college/2014/03/14/ohio-states-comeback-stuns-nebraska-in-big-ten-quarterfinal/6437151/ Ohio State’s comeback stuns Nebraska in Big Ten quarterfinal Journal & Courier Nathan Baird March 14, 2014 November 2, 2024 They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Baylor. Off-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Deverell Biggs 1 G 6'7" 170 Sophomore Omaha, NE Dismissed, transferred to Texas Southern Nathan Hawkins 4 G 6'5" 186 Sophomore Garland, TX Transferred to UT Arlingtonhttps://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2014/04/22/ut-arlington-basketball-adds-nebraska-transfer/ UT-Arlington basketball adds Nebraska transfer The Dallas Morning News April 21, 2014 November 2, 2024 Jordan Tyrance 11 F 6'3" 195 RS Junior Lincoln, NE Left the team for personal reasons Mike Peltz 12 G 6'2" 199 Senior Alliance, NE Graduated Sergej Vucetic 14 C 7'1" 236 Sophomore Vrbas, Serbia Transferred to Evansville Ray Gallegos 15 G 6'2" 181 RS Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated Tim Wagner 33 G 6'3" 188 Freshman Galesville, WI Transferred to Winona State Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Andrew White III 1 G 6'6" 210 Junior Chester, VA Transferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, White III will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Moses Ayegba 12 C 6'9" 247 Senior Kano, Nigeria Transferred from Georgetown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ayegba graduated from Georgetown University. Incoming recruits no no 2014 Jacob Hammond C Duncan, OK Comanche 6 8 225 2013-08-11 3 3 3 3 Tarin Smith PG Asbury Park, NJ St. Anthony 6 2 195 2014-03-16 3 2 3 2 2014 2014 Nebraska Signees 2014 Nebraska Signees 2014 Nebraska Signees 2014-04-26 yes Roster 2014 Nebraska Cornhuskers y Tai Webster 0 y G 6 3 199 SO Auckland, NZ Andrew White 1 G 6 7 220 JR Richmond, VA yes y basketball David Rivers 2 G 6 7 200 SR Little Rock, AR Benny Parker 3 G 5 9 172 JR Kansas City, KS Terran Petteway 5 y F 6 6 215 JR y Galveston, TX Trevor Menke 10 G 5 11 184 SR y Beatrice, NE Tarin Smith 11 G 6 2 175 FR Asbury Park, NJ Moses Ayegba 12 C 6 9 252 SR Kano, Nigeria Leslee Smith 21 F 6 8 254 SR Long Look, BVI Nick Fuller 23 G 6 6 207 FR y Sun Prairie, WI Jacob Hammond 24 C 6 10 230 FR Duncan, OK B. 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Day 30 F 6 5 236 FR Lincoln, NE W Shavon Shields 31 y G 6 6 221 JR Olathe, KS Walter Pitchford 35 y F 6 10 237 JR y Grand Rapids, MI Kye Kurkowski 44 C 6 10 221 SR y Grant, NE 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="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Exhibition Nov 6 6:30 pm yes 21 Southwest Minnesota State Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 83–61 10,314 - |- !colspan=9 style="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Regular season Nov 16 1:00 pm yes 21 Northern Kentucky Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 80–61 15,479 1–0 Nov 18 7:00 pm yes 21 Central Arkansas Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN3 82–56 15,389 2–0 Nov 22 6:00 pm yes yes 21 Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 62–66 OT 7,657 2–1 Nov 25 7:00 pm yes Omaha Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN3 80–67 15,889 3–1 Nov 28 7:00 pm yes Tennessee–Martin Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN3 75–64 15,987 4–1 Dec 1 6:00 pm yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 70–65 6,406 5–1 Dec 7 6:00 pm yes Creighton Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE Rivalry BTN 55–65 15,782 5–2 Dec 10 7:00 pm yes Incarnate Word Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN3 73–74 15,275 5–3 Dec 13 8:00 pm yes Cincinnati Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 56–55 2OT 15,607 6–3 Dec 22 12:00 am yes yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals ESPNU 58–66 8,448 6–4 Dec 23 10:30 pm yes yes Loyola Marymount Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic consolation round ESPNU 50–42 OT 7,140 7–4 Dec 25 3:00 pm yes yes Ohio Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI Diamond Head Classic fifth place game ESPNU 71–58 5,125 8–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Big Ten regular season Dec 31 4:30 pm Indiana Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 65–70 14,987 8–5 (0–1) Jan 5 8:00 pm yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 59–70 12,789 8–6 (0–2) Jan 8 8:00 pm Rutgers Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPNU 65–49 14,857 9–6 (1–2) Jan 11 7:30 pm Illinois Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 53–43 15,514 10–6 (2–2) Jan 15 8:00 pm yes Wisconsin 7 Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 55–70 17,279 10–7 (2–3) Jan 20 7:30 pm Minnesota Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 52–49 15,606 11–7 (3–3) Jan 24 3:00 pm Michigan State Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN 79–77 15,757 12–7 (4–3) Jan 27 6:00 pm yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI ESPN 44–58 12,115 12–8 (4–4) Jan 31 5:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 42–60 13,253 12–9 (4–5) Feb 3 6:30 pm Northwestern Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 76–60 15,482 13–9 (5–5) Feb 7 3:00 pm yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 58–64 11,702 13–10 (5–6) Feb 10 8:00 pm Wisconsin 5 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPN 55–65 15,701 13–11 (5–7) Feb 15 4:15 pm yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 54–66 14,313 13–12 (5–8) Feb 19 6:00 pm yes Maryland 16 Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 65–69 14,376 13–13 (5–9) Feb 22 2:00 pm Iowa Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 46–74 15,933 13–14 (5–10) Feb 26 6:00 pm yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 57–81 13,712 13–15 (5–11) Mar 4 9:00 pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 57–69 17,085 13–16 (5–12) Mar 8 6:30 pm Maryland 10 Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 61–64 15,856 13–17 (5–13) |- !colspan=9 style="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Big Ten tournament Mar 11 3:30 pm yes Penn State United Center Chicago, IL First round ESPN2 65–68   13–18 AP Poll Central Time Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. 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