2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record19–13 (7–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wes Flanigan
  • David Anwar
  • Jeremy Cox
Home arenaBob Devaney Sports Center
Seasons
2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Kansas † 14 – 2   .875 35 – 3   .921
No. 8 Texas 13 – 3   .813 28 – 8   .778
No. 24 Texas A&M 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
No. 21 Kansas State 10 – 6   .625 23 – 11   .676
Colorado 8 – 8   .500 24 – 14   .632
Missouri 8 – 8   .500 23 – 11   .676
Baylor 7 – 9   .438 18 – 13   .581
Nebraska 7 – 9   .438 19 – 13   .594
Oklahoma State 6 – 10   .375 20 – 14   .588
Oklahoma 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Texas Tech 5 – 11   .313 13 – 19   .406
Iowa State 3 – 13   .188 16 – 16   .500
† 2011 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

The 2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in the 2010–11 college basketball season. Head coach Doc Sadler was in his fifth season at Nebraska. The Cornhuskers competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 19–13 overall, 7–9 in Big 12 Conference and lost in the first round of the 2011 Big 12 men's basketball tournament to Oklahoma State. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament which they lost in the first round to Wichita State.

This was the Cornhuskers last season in the Big 12, as they moved to the Big Ten Conference in 2011–12.

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous School
0 Toney McCray 6–6 210 G Jr. Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Elkins HS
1 Eshaunte Jones 6–4 200 G So. Fort Wayne, IN Hargrave Military Acad.
3 Brandon Richardson 6–0 190 G Jr. Los Angeles, CA Hawthorne HS
5 Bo Spencer 6–2 193 G Sr. Baton Rouge, LA LSU
10 Trevor Menke 5–11 172 G Fr. Beatrice, NE Beatrice HS
12 Matt Karn 6–3 210 G Sr. Philpot, KY Shawnee CC
13 Brandon Ubel 6–10 240 F So. Overland, KS Blue Valley West HS
14 Christopher Niemann 6–11 275 C RS So. Kühlungsborn, GER Erdgas Ehingen
15 Ray Gallegos 6–2 178 G So. Salt Lake City, UT West Jordan HS
20 Jordan Tyrance 6–3 195 G Fr. Lincoln, NE Lincoln Southwest HS
21 Brian Jordan Diaz 6–11 245 C So. Caguas, PR Colegio Bautista de Caguas
25 Caleb Walker 6–4 205 G Jr. Hutchinson, KS Butler CC
31 Drake Beranek 6–4 200 G Sr. Ravenna, NE Nebraska-Kearney
32 Andre Almeida 6–11 310 C Jr. São Paulo, BRA Arizona Western College
33 Mike Fox 6–4 195 G So. Beatrice, NE Northwest Missouri State
34 Lance Jeter 6–3 225 G Sr. Beaver Falls, PA Cincinnati
45 Kye Kurkowski 6–10 200 C Fr. Grant, NE Perkins County HS
55 Marshall Parker 6–8 245 C So. Fort Smith, AR Hendrix College

2010–11 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Bahamas Exhibition Tour
8/17/2010*
6:30 pm 		at Y. Cares Wreckers W 117–72  —
 Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
8/18/2010*
6:30 pm 		at Commonwealth Bank Giants W 91–74  —
 Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
8/19/2010*
6:30 pm 		at Bahamas All-Stars Select W 89–67  —
 Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
8/20/2010*
6:30 pm 		at Mail Boat Cybots W 87–59  —
 Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium 
Nassau, Bahamas
Exhibition
11/03/2010*
6:30 pm 		Peru State W 75–43  —
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,064)
Lincoln, NE
11/08/2010*
7:00 pm 		Bellevue W 82–58  —
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,718)
Lincoln, NE
Regular Season
11/12/2010*
7:00 pm, FSMW 		South Dakota W 76–68  1–0
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,528)
Lincoln, NE
11/15/2010*
7:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 83–40  2–0
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,716)
Lincoln, NE
11/18/2010*
12:25 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Vanderbilt
Puerto Rico Tip-Off first round 		L 49–59  2–1
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (4,018)
San Juan, PR
11/19/2010*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Davidson
Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation round 		L 67–70  2–2
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (10,127)
San Juan, PR
11/21/2010*
9:30 am, ESPNU 		vs. Hofstra
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 7th place game 		W 62–47  3–2
 José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,575)
San Juan, PR
11/27/2010*
5:00 pm, FSN 		USC
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series 		W 60–58  4–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,756)
Lincoln, NE
12/01/2010*
7:00 pm 		Jackson State W 76–57  5–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (4,668)
Lincoln, NE
12/05/2010*
1:00 pm, FSMW 		Creighton W 59–54  6–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,824)
Lincoln, NE
12/08/2010*
7:00 pm 		Alcorn State W 78–57  7–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,646)
Lincoln, NE
12/11/2010*
1:00 pm, FSMW 		TCU W 70–56  8–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,057)
Lincoln, NE
12/18/2010*
6:00 pm 		Eastern Washington W 72–42  9–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,434)
Lincoln, NE
12/21/2010*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State W 79–39  10–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,555)
Lincoln, NE
01/03/2011*
7:00 pm 		North Dakota W 77–46  11–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,579)
Lincoln, NE
01/05/2011*
7:00 pm 		Savannah State W 68–48  12–2
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,171)
Lincoln, NE
01/08/2011
7:00 pm, FSMW 		Iowa State W 63–62  13–2 (1–0)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,610)
Lincoln, NE
01/12/2011
8:00 pm 		at No. 15 Missouri L 69–77  13–3 (1–1)
 Mizzou Arena (11,358)
Columbia, MO
01/15/2011
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 3 Kansas L 60–63  13–4 (1–2)
 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS
01/18/2011
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Colorado W 79–67  14–4 (2–2)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,477)
Lincoln, NE
01/22/2011
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Texas Tech L 71–72  14–5 (2–3)
 United Spirit Arena (8,783)
Lubbock, TX
01/29/2011
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 13 Texas A&M W 57–48  15–5 (3–3)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,101)
Lincoln, NE
02/02/2011
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		at Kansas State L 53–69  15–6 (3–4)
 Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Manhattan, KS
02/05/2011
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 2 Kansas L 66–86  15–7 (3–5)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,602)
Lincoln, NE
02/09/2011
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		at Baylor L 70–74  15–8 (3–6)
 Ferrell Center (6,058)
Waco, TX
02/12/2011
6:00 pm, FSMW 		Oklahoma State W 65–54  16–8 (4–6)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,547)
Lincoln, NE
02/16/2011
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oklahoma W 59–58  17–8 (5–6)
 Lloyd Noble Center (7,990)
Norman, OK
02/19/2011
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 3 Texas W 70–67  18–8 (6–6)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,208)
Lincoln, NE
02/23/2011
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Kansas State L 57–61  18–9 (6–7)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,178)
Lincoln, NE
02/26/2011
12:45 pm, Big 12 Network 		at Iowa State L 82–83 OT 18–10 (6–8)
 Hilton Coliseum (12,684)
Ames, IA
03/01/2011
7:00 pm, Big 12 Network 		No. 22 Missouri W 69–58  19–10 (7–8)
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,467)
Lincoln, NE
03/05/2011
8:00 pm 		at Colorado L 57–67  19–11 (7–9)
 Coors Events Center (11,112)
Boulder, CO
Big 12 tournament
03/09/2011
11:30 am, Big 12 Network 		(8) vs. (9) Oklahoma State
Big 12 First Round 		L 52–53  19–12
 Sprint Center (18,910)
Kansas City, MO
NIT
03/16/2011*
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		(5 VT) at (4 VT) Wichita State
NIT First Round 		L 49–76  19–13
 Charles Koch Arena (7,336)
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.