Mens hoops: 2021-22
Mens basketball archive: 2021-22
APRIL-JUNE
The lineup of home and away conference opponents is unveiled. | Three takes
Three-star point guard Chase Clemmons commits to the Huskers for 2023.
Trey McGowens is turning pro and forgoing his final year of eligibility. | Bryce's draft projections
Lat Mayen has turned pro in his native Australia and won't be back for his final season of eligibility at Nebraska.
Emmanuel Bandoumel, a 6-4 shooting guard transferring from SMU, announces his commitment to the Huskers.
Nebraska lands Alabama transfer forward Juwan Gary.
Adam Howard from South Alabama is joining the staff as an assistant coach.
MARCH
Forward Derrick Walker is returning as a super senior for the Huskers in 2022-23.
Stuart Lantz, Husker hoops star in the 1960s, has enjoyed an unexpected career in TV broadcasting.
Nebraska's 6-foot-11 Eduardo Andre has entered the transfer portal, as have Keon Edward and Travor Lakes.
As expected, Bryce McGowens has decided to enter the NBA draft.
Former Lincoln East star Sam Griesel announces he's joining the Huskers as a transfer from North Dakota State.
Doc Sadler is leaving the men's basketball program along with Matt Abdelmassih.
Nebraska blows a 15-point lead in the second half and loses to Northwestern in the first round* of the Big Ten Tournament, 71-69.* | Stats | Highlights
Bryce McGowens is named third-team All-Big Ten and becomes the first Husker to make the conference's All-Freshman team. Also, the Associated Press names him the Big Ten Newcomer of the Year.
Alonzo Verge and Bryce McGowens earn player and freshman of the week honors from the Big Ten.
Nebraska pulls off a colossal upset in Madison, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the second half* for a 74-73 win* over No. 10 Wisconsin.* | Highlights | Stats | Discuss
Former Husker co-captain Dylan Talley has died at age 32.
The Huskers upset No. 23 Ohio State on the road, 78-70, and Bryce McGowens* again leads the way* with 26 points.* | Stats | Highlights
FEBRUARY
Bryce McGowens scores 25 points as the hot-shooting Huskers lay a 93-70 whipping* on Penn State* in University Park.* | Stats | Highlights
Dirk Chatelain examines a decade of poor return on investment* in Nebraska men's basketball.
Iowa pulls away with an 11-0 run in the second half for an 88-78 win* over the Huskers on Senior Night* in Lincoln. | Stats | Highlights
Fred Hoiberg will continue next season as head coach under a restructured contract.*
For the third year in a row, it's a 20-loss season as the Huskers drop a 77-65 decision* at Northwestern.* | Stats | Highlights
Bryce McGowens is named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth week in a row.
The Terps seize control after intermission, and a two-point game at halftime becomes a 90-74 win* for Maryland.* | Stats | Highlights
Senior guard Kobe Webster has been named to the Academic All-District team.
The Hawkeyes make it look easy in Iowa City, 98-75, as Nebraska loses by 20 or more* for the sixth time* this season. | Stats | Highlights
The drought is over: The Huskers lead wire to wire and beat Minnesota 78-65 for their first conference win* in more than 11 months.* | Stats | Highlights
Last month's postponed game at Ohio State has been rescheduled for March 1.
Bryce McGowens is named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fifth time.
The Huskers get routed by Northwestern and remain winless* in Big Ten play. | Stats | Highlights | Shatel: How can Hoiberg survive?*
Runs of 20-3 to start the second half and 19-6 to end it enable Michigan* to repel a strong challenge from Nebraska, 85-79.* | Stats | Highlights
JANUARY
For the fourth time this season, Big Ten freshman-of-the-week honors go to Bryce McGowens.
After leading for most of the game, Nebraska lets it slip away late in a 63-61 loss* at home to Rutgers.* | Stats | Highlights
Stretches of cold shooting and other familiar issues doom the Huskers in a 73-65 loss* to Wisconsin.* | Commentary: Chatelain,* Sipple* | Stats | Highlights
Chucky Hepburn's return to Nebraska as a Badger is an example of what could've been* for the Huskers.
Player and coach talk things over after Kobe Webster's eyebrow-raising comments* about accountability.*
Saturday's game at Ohio State has been postponed, and Tuesday's Wisconsin game has been moved back two days.
Bryce McGowens rings up 20 points and Alonzo Verge scores 19, but Nebraska can't convert key opportunities in a 78-71 loss to Indiana. | Stats | Highlights
A 17-2 start for Purdue sets the tone as the No. 7 Boilermakers make easy work of the Huskers* in West Lafayette, 92-65.* | Stats | Highlights
No. 25 Illinois pulls away from a tie in the final four minutes and pins an 81-71 loss* on the Huskers in Lincoln. | Stats | Highlights | Photos
Coach Fred Hoiberg received an unpublicized contract extension* in June 2020 that boosted his buyout* and runs through the 2026-27 season.
Nebraska has no answers on defense as Rutgers flattens the Huskers in Piscataway, 93-65.* | Stats | Highlights | Sipple commentary*
After a tighly contested first half, No. 10 Michigan State pulls away to hand the Huskers a 79-67 defeat* in East Lansing. | Stats | Highlights
Nebraska gives up a five-point lead in the final half-minute of regulation, then falls in overtime to No. 13 Ohio State, 87-79. | Stats | Highlights | Photos
DECEMBER
The Huskers find their shooting touch and end their five-game losing streak with an 88-74 win over Kennesaw State.* | Stats | Highlights | Photos
Another display of cold shooting sends Nebraska to its fifth loss in a row as Kansas State* wins in Lincoln, 67-58.* | Stats | Photos: 1, 2 | Highlights
Fred Hoiberg says Wilhelm Breidenbachs season is probably over due to his leg injury.
The Huskers lose by 30-plus for the second consecutive game as Auburn has its way in a 99-68 romp* in Atlanta. | Stats | Highlights
Auburn's Bruce Pearl won't coach Saturday due to a two-game NCAA suspension, and former Husker assistant Wes Flanigan will take his place.
We just quit competing: Fred Hoiberg calls it humiliating as visiting Michigan* wins in a blowout, 102-67. | Stats | Highlights | Photos | Chatelain commentary*
Nebraska misfires from long range and Indiana shrugs off an early 10-point deficit to send the Huskers to a 68-55 loss. Highlights | Stats | Photos
Nebraska squanders a double-digit lead in the second half and falls in a four-overtime marathon at North Carolina State, 104-100. | Stats | Highlights | Photos
NOVEMBER
Bryce McGowens is named Big Ten freshman of the week for the second time this season.
Bryce McGowens and Keisei Tominaga lead the Huskers to an 83-70 win over South Daokta. | Stats | Highlights | Photos
Nebraska has its hands full with Tennessee State before pulling away in the final six minutes for a 79-73 win. | Highlights | Stats | Photos: 1, 2
Bryce McGowens has 18 points and 11 rebounds as the Huskers take care of business with a strong game in the paint against Southern, 82-59. Stats | Highlights | Photos
Sharing the ball pays off for Nebraska in a 78-60 win over Idaho State. | Stats | Highlights | Photos
After falling behind early by 19, the Huskers make it a one-point game in the second half, but Creighton pulls away* for a 77-69 win. | Trey McGowens breaks foot | Stats | Shatel commentary* | Kaleb Henry analysis
Bryce McGowens earns freshman of the week honors from the Big Ten.
Bryce McGowens scores 29 points as Nebraska overcomes a 10-point second-half deficit and posts a 74-65 win over Sam Houston.* | Stats | Highlights | Photos
Four recruits make it official as signees for 2022.
Nebraska blows a four-point lead in the final minute and the Huskers get dominated on the glass in a 75-74 loss to Western Illinois to open the season.* | Stats | Highights | Kaleb Henry commentary
Fred Hoiberg says the pregame song order will be changed but that "Lift Every Voice and Sing" will still be in the lineup.
Nebraska is reportedly scheduled to play in the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando next November.
OCTOBER
The Huskers roll to an 82-67 exhibition win over Colorado. | Stats | Photos
Three-star shooting guard Jamarques Lawrence from New Jersey has committed to Nebraska for 2022.
Nebraska shakes off some early rust and pulls away to a 97-58 exhibition win over Peru State. | Stats | Photos
Three-star small forward Denim Dawson has committed to the Huskers for 2022.
The conference lineup of televised games has been unveiled.
Fans got their first look at the 2021-22 men's and women's hoops teams Friday night, and here are Kaleb Henry's observations.
SEPTEMBER
A limited number of season tickets are available.
The conference schedule has been announced, and the Huskers will open Big Ten play at Indiana.
Fans will get their first chance to see the 2021-22 Nebraska men's and women's basketball teams with the return of Opening Night with Husker Hoops on Oct. 1.
JULY-AUGUST
The Dalano Blanton signs a two-year deal with the Raptors worth a reported $2.5 million.
The Toronto Raptors pick former Husker Dalano Banton in the second round of the NBA draft.
The McGowens brothers might be the biggest key to Fred Hoiberg's Nebraska basketball reconstruction.
A chance to make history is a motivator for the 2021-22 Huskers.
Four-star guard Ramel Lloyd Jr. has committed to the Huskers for 2022.
Arizona State grad transfer Alonzo Verge Jr. commits to the Huskers.
The complete nonconference schedule has been released.
Dalano Banton has decided to remain in the NBA draft.
The Huskers will play Auburn in the Holiday Hoopsgiving quadruple-header event Dec. 11 in Atlanta.
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10/31 Colorado# W 82-67
11/09 Western Illinois L 75-74
11/12 Sam Houston W 74-65
11/16 Creighton L 77-69
11/19 Idaho State W 78-60
11/21 Southern W 82-59
11/23 Tennessee State W 79-73
11/27 South Dakota W 83-70
12/01 @NC State L 104-100 (4OT)
12/04 @Indiana* L 68-55
12/07 Michigan* L 102-67
12/11 Auburn** L 99-68
12/19 Kansas State L 67-58
12/22 Kennesaw State W 88-74
01/02 Ohio State* L 87-79
01/05 @Michigan State* L 79-67
01/08 @Rutgers* L 93-69
01/11 Illinois* L 81-71
01/14 @Purdue* L 92-65
01/17 Indiana* L 78-71
01/27 Wisconsin* L 73-65
01/29 Rutgers* L 63-61
02/01 @Michigan* L 85-79
02/05 Northwestern* L 87-63
02/09 Minnesota* W 78-65
02/13 @Iowa* L 98-75
02/18 Maryland* L 90-74
02/22 @Northwestern* L 77-65
02/25 Iowa* 88-78
02/27 @Penn State* W 93-70
03/01 @Ohio State* W 78-70
03/06 @Wisconsin* W 74-73
03/09 Northwestern‡ L 71-69
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*Conference game
‡Big Ten Tournament
**@Atlanta, Ga.