2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record12–18 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wes Flanigan
  • David Anwar
  • Jeremy Cox
Home arenaBob Devaney Sports Center
Seasons
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State† 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784
No. 13 Michigan 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
No. 7 Ohio State 13 – 5   .722 31 – 8   .795
No. 14 Wisconsin 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 16 Indiana 11 – 7   .611 27 – 9   .750
Purdue 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629
Northwestern 8 – 10   .444 19 – 14   .576
Iowa 8 – 10   .444 18 – 17   .514
Illinois 6 – 12   .333 17 – 15   .531
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 23 – 15   .605
Nebraska 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Penn State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
† 2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The head coach was Doc Sadler, in his sixth season with the Cornhuskers. The team played their home games in Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 12–18 overall, 4–14 in Big Ten play. They lost in the first round by Purdue of the 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. A day later, on March 9, 2012, the university announced Sadler's firing.[1]

Incoming Recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Rivers
SF 		Little Rock, AR Hall High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 5, 2010 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 90
Corey Hilliard
PG 		Raytown, MO Raytown South High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 6, 2010 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Josiah Moore
SG 		Lawrenceville, GA Norcross High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 11, 2010 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Dylan Talley
PG 		Camden, NJ Blinn College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 11, 2011 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 11, 2011.

Roster

2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Toney McCray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Missouri City, TX
G 2 David Rivers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Little Rock, AR
G 3 Brandon Richardson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Los Angeles, CA
G 5 Josiah Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Norcross, GA
G 10 Trevor Menke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Beatrice, NE
F 11 Jordan Tyrance 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Lincoln, NE
G 12 Corey Hilliard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Kansas City, MO
F 13 Brandon Ubel 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Overland Park, KS
C 14 Christopher Niemann 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jr Kühlungsborn, GER
G 15 Ray Gallegos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Salt Lake City, UT
C 21 Brian Jorge Diaz 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Caguas, PR
G 23 Bo Spence 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Sr Baton Rouge, LA
G 24 Dylan Talley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Camden, NJ
G 25 Caleb Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hutchinson, KS
C 32 Andre Almeida 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Sr São Paulo, BRA
F 33 Mike Fox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Beatrice, NE
C 44 Kye Kurkowski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Grant, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-11-20

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011*
7:00 pm 		Doane W 76–54  –
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (4,127)
Lincoln, NE
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm 		South Dakota W 65–48  1–0
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,854)
Lincoln, NE
11/14/2011*
9:30 pm, PT 		at USC W 64–61 2OT 2–0
 Galen Center (3,412)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2011*
1:00 pm, BTN 		Rhode Island W 83–63  3–0
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,279)
Lincoln, NE
11/23/2011*
8:00 pm, BTN 		Oregon L 76–83  3–1
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,881)
Lincoln, NE
11/26/2011*
1:00 pm 		South Dakota State W 76–64  4–1
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,107)
Lincoln, NE
11/30/2011*
8:15 pm, ESPNU 		Wake Forest
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 53–55  4–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,769)
Lincoln, NE
12/04/2011*
4:05 pm, KMTV 		at Creighton L 66–76  4–3
 CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,561)
Omaha, NE
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm 		Florida Gulf Coast W 51–50  5–3
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,489)
Lincoln, NE
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm, The Mtn. 		at TCU W 69–57  6–3
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (5,577)
Fort Worth, TX
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 60–46  7–3
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,922)
Lincoln, NE
12/20/2011*
6:30 pm 		Central Michigan W 72–69  8–3
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,840)
Lincoln, NE
12/27/2011
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 11 Wisconsin L 40–64  8–4 (0–1)
 Bob Deavney Sports Center (11,422)
Lincoln, NE
12/31/2011
2:00 pm, BTN 		No. 16 Michigan State L 55–68  8–5 (0–2)
 Bob Deavney Sports Center (13,595)
Lincoln, NE
01/03/2012
5:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 6 Ohio State L 40–71  8–6 (0–3)
 Value City Arena (16,158)
Columbus, OH
01/07/2012
12:00 pm, BTN 		at Illinois L 54–59  8–7 (0–4)
 Assembly Hall (14,909)
Champaign, IL
01/11/2012
7:30 pm, BTN 		Penn State W 70–58  9–7 (1–4)
 Bob Deavney Sports Center (10,791)
Lincoln, NE
01/15/2012
5:00 pm, BTN 		at Wisconsin L 45–50  9–8 (1–5)
 Kohl Center (17,173)
Madison, WI
01/18/2012
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 11 Indiana W 70–69  10–8 (2–5)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,438)
Lincoln, NE
01/21/2012
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 5 Ohio State L 45–79  10–9 (2–6)
 Bob Deavney Sports Center (12,214)
Lincoln, NE
01/26/2012
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa W 79–73  11–9 (3–6)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,538)
Iowa City, IA
02/02/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Northwestern L 74–84  11–10 (3–7)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,239)
Evanston, IL
02/05/2012
12:00 pm, BTN 		Minnesota L 61–69  11–11 (3–8)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,857)
Lincoln, NE
02/08/2012
7:30 pm, BTN 		No. 22 Michigan L 46–62  11–12 (3–9)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,533)
Lincoln, NE
02/11/2012
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Penn State L 51–67  11–13 (3–10)
 Bryce Jordan Center (13,103)
University Park, PA
02/18/2012
4:00 pm, BTN 		Illinois W 80–57  12–13 (4–10)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,558)
Lincoln, NE
02/22/2012
5:30 pm, BTN 		at Purdue L 65–83  12–14 (4–11)
 Mackey Arena (14,323)
West Lafayette, IN
02/25/2012
7:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 6 Michigan State L 34–62  12–15 (4–12)
 Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
02/29/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Iowa L 53–62  12–16 (4–13)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,772)
Lincoln, NE
03/03/2012
11:30 am, BTN 		at Minnesota L 69–81  12–17 (4–14)
 Williams Arena (11,262)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten tournament
03/08/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Purdue
First Round 		L 61–79  12–18
 Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[2].

References

  1. ^ "Nebraska fires Doc Sadler after last-place finish". AP News. March 10, 2012. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "[1]." huskers.com. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.