2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2011–12 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–18 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Doc Sadler (6th Season);
Assistant coaches	Wes Flanigan; David Anwar; Jeremy Cox;
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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. It was later announced in March 2012 that head coach Doc Sadler was fired.

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
David Rivers SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Corey Hilliard PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Josiah Moore SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Dylan Talley PG	Star ratings: Scout: 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

Doc Sadler (Arkansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Wes Flanigan (Auburn)
David Anwar (Fitchburg State)
Jeremy Cox (Colorado Mesa)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-11-20

Schedule

Date time, TV	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^[1].

References

^ "[1]." huskers.com. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.

[1] "[1]." huskers.com. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.

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