2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Miles (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Harriman Kenya Hunter Jim Molinari
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin †	16	–	2		.889			36	–	4		.900
No. 12 Maryland	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
No. 23 Michigan State	12	–	6		.667			27	–	12		.692
Iowa	12	–	6		.667			22	–	12		.647
Purdue	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Ohio State	11	–	7		.611			24	–	11		.686
Indiana	9	–	9		.500			20	–	14		.588
Illinois	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Michigan	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
Minnesota	6	–	12		.333			18	–	15		.545
Northwestern	6	–	12		.333			15	–	17		.469
Nebraska	5	–	13		.278			13	–	18		.419
Penn State	4	–	14		.222			18	–	16		.529
Rutgers	2	–	16		.111			10	–	22		.313
† 2015 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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. 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 Arlington
Jordan Tyrance	11	F	6'3"	195	RS Junior	Lincoln, NE	Left the team due to 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacob Hammond C	Duncan, OK	Comanche	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 11, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Tarin Smith PG	Asbury Park, NJ	St. Anthony	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Mar 16, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Tai Webster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Auckland, NZ G 1 Andrew White   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Richmond, VA G 2 David Rivers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Little Rock, AR G 3 Benny Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Kansas City, KS F 5 Terran Petteway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Galveston, TX G 10 Trevor Menke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Beatrice, NE G 11 Tarin Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Asbury Park, NJ C 12 Moses Ayegba 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Sr Kano, Nigeria F 21 Leslee Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Sr Long Look, BVI G 23 Nick Fuller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS Fr Sun Prairie, WI C 24 Jacob Hammond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Duncan, OK F 30 B. J. Day (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Fr Lincoln, NE G 31 Shavon Shields 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Olathe, KS F 35 Walter Pitchford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Grand Rapids, MI C 44 Kye Kurkowski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Grant, NE	Head coach Tim Miles (Mary) Assistant coach(es) Chris Harriman (Augusta State) Kenya Hunter (Duquesne) Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6* 6:30 pm	No. 21	Southwest Minnesota State	W 83–61	-	Pinnacle Bank Arena (10,314) Lincoln, NE
Regular season
Nov 16* 1:00 pm	No. 21	Northern Kentucky	W 80–61	1–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,479) Lincoln, NE
Nov 18* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 21	Central Arkansas	W 82–56	2–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,389) Lincoln, NE
Nov 22* 6:00 pm	No. 21	at Rhode Island	L 62–66 ^OT	2–1	Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI
Nov 25* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Omaha	W 80–67	3–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,889) Lincoln, NE
Nov 28* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Tennessee–Martin	W 75–64	4–1	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,987) Lincoln, NE
Dec 1* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at Florida State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 70–65	5–1	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,406) Tallahassee, FL
Dec 7* 6:00 pm, BTN		Creighton	L 55–65	5–2	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,782) Lincoln, NE
Dec 10* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Incarnate Word	L 73–74	5–3	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,275) Lincoln, NE
Dec 13* 8:00 pm, BTN		Cincinnati	W 56–55 ^2OT	6–3	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,607) Lincoln, NE
Dec 22* 12:00 am, ESPNU		at Hawaiʻi Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 58–66	6–4	Stan Sheriff Center (8,448) Honolulu, HI
Dec 23* 10:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Loyola Marymount Diamond Head Classic consolation round	W 50–42 ^OT	7–4	Stan Sheriff Center (7,140) Honolulu, HI
Dec 25* 3:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Ohio Diamond Head Classic fifth place game	W 71–58	8–4	Stan Sheriff Center (5,125) Honolulu, HI
Big Ten regular season
Dec 31 4:30 pm, BTN		Indiana	L 65–70	8–5 (0–1)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,987) Lincoln, NE
Jan 5 8:00 pm, BTN		at Iowa	L 59–70	8–6 (0–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,789) Iowa City, IA
Jan 8 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Rutgers	W 65–49	9–6 (1–2)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,857) Lincoln, NE
Jan 11 7:30 pm, BTN		Illinois	W 53–43	10–6 (2–2)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,514) Lincoln, NE
Jan 15 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 7 Wisconsin	L 55–70	10–7 (2–3)	Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI
Jan 20 7:30 pm, BTN		Minnesota	W 52–49	11–7 (3–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,606) Lincoln, NE
Jan 24 3:00 pm, ESPN		Michigan State	W 79–77	12–7 (4–3)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,757) Lincoln, NE
Jan 27 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Michigan	L 44–58	12–8 (4–4)	Crisler Center (12,115) Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 31 5:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 42–60	12–9 (4–5)	Williams Arena (13,253) Minneapolis, MN
Feb 3 6:30 pm, BTN		Northwestern	W 76–60	13–9 (5–5)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,482) Lincoln, NE
Feb 7 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Penn State	L 58–64	13–10 (5–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (11,702) University Park, PA
Feb 10 8:00 pm, ESPN		No. 5 Wisconsin	L 55–65	13–11 (5–7)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,701) Lincoln, NE
Feb 15 4:15 pm, BTN		at Purdue	L 54–66	13–12 (5–8)	Mackey Arena (14,313) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 19 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 16 Maryland	L 65–69	13–13 (5–9)	Xfinity Center (14,376) College Park, MD
Feb 22 2:00 pm, BTN		Iowa	L 46–74	13–14 (5–10)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,933) Lincoln, NE
Feb 26 6:00 pm, ESPN		at Ohio State	L 57–81	13–15 (5–11)	Value City Arena (13,712) Columbus, OH
Mar 4 9:00 pm, BTN		at Illinois	L 57–69	13–16 (5–12)	State Farm Center (17,085) Champaign, IL
Mar 8 6:30 pm, BTN		No. 10 Maryland	L 61–64	13–17 (5–13)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,856) Lincoln, NE
Big Ten tournament
Mar 11 3:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Penn State First round	L 65–68	13–18	United Center  Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	21	21	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	N/A
Coaches	21	21	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

See also

• 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team

References