2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

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.

2010–11 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	19–13 (7–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Wes Flanigan David Anwar Jeremy Cox
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
Seasons ← 2009–10 2011–12 →

2010–11 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

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.