2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

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2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–22 (4–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Abdelmassih
  • Armon Gates
  • Nate Loenser
  • Doc Sadler
Home arenaPinnacle Bank Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Illinois 15 – 5   .750 23 – 10   .697
No. 14 Wisconsin 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 10 Purdue 14 – 6   .700 29 – 8   .784
Rutgers 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
No. 16 Iowa † 12 – 8   .600 26 – 10   .722
Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 20 – 12   .625
Michigan State 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Michigan 11 – 9   .550 19 – 15   .559
Indiana 9 – 11   .450 21 – 14   .600
Maryland 7 – 13   .350 15 – 17   .469
Penn State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
Northwestern 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Nebraska 4 – 16   .200 10 – 22   .313
Minnesota 4 – 16   .200 13 – 17   .433
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by third-year head coach Fred Hoiberg and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 4–16 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for last place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Northwestern in the first round.

Previous season[edit]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cornhuskers finished the 2019–20 season 7–20, 3–16 in Big Ten play to finish last place. As the No. 14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, the Cornhuskers lost to No. 11-seeded Penn State.[1]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Due to COVID-19, the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any competitor in any of the organization's winter sports, including basketball. This in turn meant that all players active in the 2020–21 season, regardless of their academic classification, could return in 2021–22. This also led the NBA and its players union to agree that graduating seniors, who are normally automatically eligible for the NBA draft, had to declare their eligibility for the 2021 draft.

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Teddy Allen 0 G 6'6" 223 Jr Mesa, Arizona Transferred to New Mexico State
Akol Arop 33 G 6'5" 203 So Omaha, Nebraska Transferred to Omaha
Dalano Banton 45 G 6'9" 204 So Toronto, ON, Canada Declared for NBA Draft
Yvan Ouedraogo 24 F 6'9" 245 So Bordeaux, France Transferred to Grand Canyon
Bret Porter 44 F 6'5" 228 Fr (RS) Omaha, Nebraska Entered Transfer Portal
Shamiel Stevenson 4 G 6'6" 245 Jr Toronto, ON, Canada Declared for NBA Draft
Þórir Þorbjarnarson 34 G 6'6" 202 Sr Akureyri, Iceland Graduated and chose not to return
Elijah Wood 3 G 6'5" 174 Fr Potomac, Maryland Transferred to Eastern Illinois

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
C. J. Wilcher 0 G 6 ft 5 in 221 lbs Sophomore Plainfield, NJ Xavier
Alonzo Verge Jr. 1 G 6 ft 3 in 164 lbs Graduate Student Chicago, IL Arizona State
Keon Edwards 23 G 6 ft 7 in 204 lbs Redshirt Freshman Houston, TX DePaul

2021 recruiting class[edit]

On November 13, 2020, five-star shooting guard Bryce McGowens committed to Nebraska.[2] McGowens became Nebraska's first five-star commit and highest-ranked recruit in program history.[3] Wilhelm Breidenbach,[4] Oleg Kojenets,[5] Quaran McPherson,[6] and Keisei Tominaga[7] rounded out the 2021 class.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Wilhelm Breidenbach
C 		Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 1, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN grade: 84
Oleg Kojenets
C 		Kaunas, Lithuania Western Reserve Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Apr 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bryce McGowens
SG 		Pendleton, SC Legacy Charter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 13, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 90
Quaran McPherson
PG 		Queens, NY Link Year Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 3, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Keisei Tominaga
SG 		Nagoya, Japan Sakuragaoka Gakuen High School
Ranger College 		6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 20  247Sports: 18  ESPN: 13
  • 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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2021–22 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 C. J. Wilcher 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 221 lb (100 kg) So Xavier Plainfield, NJ
G 1 Alonzo Verge Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 164 lb (74 kg) GS Arizona State Chicago, IL
G 2 Trey McGowens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Sr Pittsburgh Pendleton, SC
G 3 Quaran McPherson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Link Year Prep Queens, NY
G 4 Jackson Cronin (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Great Neck North High School Great Neck, NY
G 5 Bryce McGowens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Fr Legacy Charter Pendleton, SC
G 10 Kobe Webster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) GS Western Illinois Indianapolis, IN
F 11 Lat Mayen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Chipola Adelaide, Australia
G 12 Sam Hoiberg (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Piux X High School Lincoln, NE
F 13 Derrick Walker 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) RS Sr Tennessee Kansas City, MO
F 14 Trevor Lakes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Indianapolis Lebanon, IN
G 15 Chris McGraw (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) RS Jr Otterbein Columbus, OH
G 21 Jace Piatkowski (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS So Elkhorn South HS Omaha, NE
G 23 Keon Edwards 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS Fr DePaul Houston, TX
G 30 Keisei Tominaga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Ranger College Nagoya, Japan
F 32 Wilhelm Breidenbach 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
C 33 Oleg Kojenets 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Western Reserve Academy Kaunas, Lithuania
C 35 Eduardo Andre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) So AZ Compass Prep London, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2021*
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Peru State W 97–58  0–0
  20 – Verge Jr.   6 – Tied   8 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,542)
Lincoln, NE
October 31, 2021*
11:00 a.m., BTN+ 		Colorado
Charity Exhibition 		W 82–67  0–0
  15 – B. McGowens   6 – Walker   6 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,345)
Lincoln, NE
Regular Season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Western Illinois L 74–75  0–1
  26 – Verge Jr.   13 – Verge Jr.   5 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,312)
Lincoln, NE
November 12, 2021*
7:30 p.m., BTN+ 		Sam Houston State W 74–65  1–1
  29 – B. McGowens   9 – T. McGowens   7 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,474)
Lincoln, NE
November 16, 2021*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		Creighton
Rivalry/Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 69–77  1–2
  20 – Webster   5 – Tied   4 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,939)
Lincoln, NE
November 19, 2021*
6:00 p.m., BTN+ 		Idaho State W 78–60  2–2
  14 – Walker   7 – B. McGowens   5 – Webster  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,274)
Lincoln, NE
November 21, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Southern
Nebraska MTE 		W 82–59  3–2
  18 – B. McGowens   11 – B. McGowens   4 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,255)
Lincoln, NE
November 23, 2021*
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Tennessee State
Nebraska MTE 		W 79–73  4–2
  18 – Tied   6 – Tied   10 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,236)
Lincoln, NE
November 27, 2021*
1:00 p.m., BTN+ 		South Dakota
Nebraska MTE 		W 83–70  5–2
  23 – Tominaga   8 – B. McGowens   5 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,685)
Lincoln, NE
December 1, 2021*
6:15 p.m., ESPNU 		at NC State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 100–104 4OT 5–3
  25 – Verge Jr.   13 – Walker   11 – Verge Jr.  PNC Arena (11,562)
Raleigh, NC
December 4, 2021
11:00 a.m., BTN 		at Indiana L 55–68  5–4
(0–1) 		 15 – Verge Jr.   5 – Tied   3 – Verge Jr.  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
December 7, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Michigan L 67–102  5–5
(0–2) 		 31 – Verge Jr.   8 – Verge Jr.   3 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,426)
Lincoln, NE
December 11, 2021*
10:30 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 18 Auburn
Holiday Hoopsgiving 		L 68–99  5–6
  17 – Wilcher   10 – Walker   4 – Tied  State Farm Arena (8,557)
Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2021*
5:00 p.m., BTN 		Kansas State L 58–67  5–7
  21 – Verge Jr.   9 – Walker   5 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000)
Lincoln, NE
December 22, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPNU 		Kennesaw State W 88–74  6–7
  18 –  Tominaga   7 –  Verge Jr.   12 –  Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,000)
Lincoln, NE
January 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 13 Ohio State L 79–87 OT 6–8
(0–3) 		 18 –  B. McGowens   10 –  Walker   4 –  Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,478)
Lincoln, NE
January 5, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 10 Michigan State L 67–79  6–9
(0–4) 		 16 – Walker   4 – Tied   5 – Verge Jr.  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
January 8, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at Rutgers L 65–93  6–10
(0–5) 		 17 – B. McGowens   6 – Walker   4 – Verge Jr.  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 25 Illinois L 71–81  6–11
(0–6) 		 19 – B. McGowens   7 – Walker   9 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,069)
Lincoln, NE
January 14, 2022
5:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 7 Purdue L 65–92  6–12
(0–7) 		 11 – Tominaga   8 – Mayen   5 – Webster  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
January 17, 2022
5:00 p.m., BTN 		Indiana L 71–78  6–13
(0–8) 		 20 – B. McGowens   5 – B. McGowens   4 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,290)
Lincoln, NE
January 27, 2022
4:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 11 Wisconsin
Rescheduled from January 25 		L 65–73  6–14
(0–9) 		 23 – B. McGowens   5 – Tied   4 – Walker  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,385)
Lincoln, NE
January 29, 2022
5:30 p.m., BTN 		Rutgers L 61–63  6–15
(0–10) 		 29 – B. McGowens   8 – Mayen   3 – Mayen  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,671)
Lincoln, NE
February 1, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan L 79–85  6–16
(0–11) 		 24 – B. McGowens   6 – B. McGowens   3 – Verge Jr.  Crisler Center (9,301)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., BTN 		Northwestern L 63–87  6–17
(0–12) 		 15 – Wilcher   6 – Walker   6 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,609)
Lincoln, NE
February 9, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Minnesota W 78-65  7–17
(1–12) 		 22 – Verge Jr.   7 – Tied   5 – T. McGowens  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,303)
Lincoln, NE
February 13, 2022
1:00 p.m., FS1 		at Iowa L 75–98  7–18
(1–13) 		 14 – Walker   6 – Walker   6 – Verge Jr.  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,772)
Iowa City, IA
February 18, 2022
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Maryland L 74–90  7–19
(1–14) 		 25 – B. McGowens   6 – Walker   5 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,443)
Lincoln, NE
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Northwestern L 65–77  7–20
(1–15) 		 15 – B. McGowens   10 – B. McGowens   5 – Walker  Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,487)
Evanston, IL
February 25, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 25 Iowa L 78–88  7–21
(1–16) 		 18 – Verge Jr.   8 – Walker   7 – Verge Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,960)
Lincoln, NE
February 27, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at Penn State W 93–70  8–21
(2–16) 		 25 – B. McGowens   7 – Walker   5 – Verge Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,273)
University Park, PA
March 1, 2022
6:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 23 Ohio State
Rescheduled from January 22 		W 78–70  9–21
(3–16) 		 26 – B. McGowens   6 – T. McGowens   7 – Verge Jr.  Value City Arena (12,268)
Columbus, OH
March 6, 2022
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 10 Wisconsin W 74-73  10-21
(4-16) 		 26 – Verge Jr.   7 – Walker   6 – Verge Jr.  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
March 9, 2022
5:00 p.m., BTN 		(13) vs. (12) Northwestern
First round 		L 69–71  10–22
  21 – Verge Jr.   7 – Tied   9 – Verge Jr.  Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers Fall in Final Seconds". Huskers.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "5-Star Guard Bryce McGowens Commits to Nebraska". Hail Varsity. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Borzello, Jeff. "Bryce McGowens (No. 33) becomes Nebraska's highest-ranked commit". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ McKeon, Sam. "Husker hoops lands commitment from top-100 center Wilhelm Breidenbach". Omaha World Herald. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Washut, Robin. "2021 center Oleg Kojenets commits to Nebraska". Husker Online. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ Basnett, Chris. "Husker hoops bolsters point guard depth with addition of McPherson". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Huskers Land First 2021 Commit in Japanese Guard Keisei Tominaga". Hail Varsity. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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