2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Miles (7th season)
Assistant coach	Armon Gates
Assistant coach	Michael Lewis
Assistant coach	Jim Molinari
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena

The 2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team will represent the University of Nebraska in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers will be led by seventh-year coach head coach Tim Miles and will play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2017–18 season 22–11, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Michigan. Despite winning 13 Big Ten games, the Cornhuskers did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament, but did receive a bid to the National Invitation Tournament. However, they lost in the first round of the NIT to Mississippi State.

Offeseason

Departures

On March 27, 2018, junior guard James Palmer Jr. announced that he would declare for the NBA draft, but not sign with an agent.^[1] Junior froward Issac Copeland Jr. also declared for the draft, but did not sign with an agent.^[1] Both chose to return to Nebraska for their senior seasons before the NBA Draft deadline.^[2]

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jordy Tshimanga	32	C	6'11"	268	SO	Montreal, QC, Canada	Transferred to Dayton
Jack McVeigh	10	F	6'8"	215	JR	Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia	Left to play professionally in NBL
Duby Okeke	0	C	6'8"	247	SR	Jonesboro, GA	Graduated
Malcolm Laws	3	G	6'1"	191	SR	Orlando, FL	Walk-on, graduated
Evan Taylor	11	G	6'5"	206	RS SR	Cincinnati, OH	Graduated
Anton Gill	13	G	6'3"	195	RS SR	Raleigh, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dachon Burke	11	G	6 ft 4 in	180 lb	Sophomore	Orange, NJ	Transferred from Robert Morris. Under NCAA transfer rules, Burke must sit out one year before becoming eligible to play and will have two years of eligibility remaining.^[3]
Dedoch Chan	02	F	6 ft 8 in	210 lb	Freshman	Rochester, MN	Transferred from Mississippi Gulf Coast CC. Under NCAA transfer rules, Chan is eligible to play and will have three years of eligibility remaining.^[4]

Recruiting classes

2018 recruiting class

Following the departure of Nebraska assistant coach Kenya Hunter in April, 2018, signee Xavier Johnson was granted a release from his Letter of Intent to Nebraska.^[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Karrington Davis SF	St. Louis, MO	Montverde (FL)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 10, 2018
Karrington Davis SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: N/A
Brady Heiman C	Springfield, NE	Springfield (NE) Platteview	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Aug 8, 2017
Brady Heiman C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: N/A
Amir Harris G	Hagerstown, MD	Hagerstown (MD) St. Maria Goretti	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 10, 2018
Amir Harris G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 82
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-06-13.

Roster

2018–19 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	James Palmer Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	RS Sr	Miami (FL)	Upper Marlboro, MD
G	1	Amir Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	St. Maria Goretti HS	Frederick, MD
F	2	Dedoch Chan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Miss. Gulf Coast CC	Rochester, MN
G	4	Johnny Trueblood (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Elkhorn South HS	Elkhorn, NE
G	5	Glynn Watson Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Joseph HS	Bellwood, IL
G	10	Karrington Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy HS	St. Louis, MO
G	11	Dachon Burke (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Robert Morris	Orange, NJ
G	12	Thomas Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Brewster Academy	Garner, NC
F	14	Isaac Copeland	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Georgetown	Raleigh, NC
F	15	Isaiah Roby	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Dixon HS	Dixon, IL
F	20	Tanner Borchardt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Gothenburg HS	Gothenburg, NE
G	25	Nana Akenten	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Bolingbrook HS	Bolingbrook, IL
G	33	Justin Costello (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Eklhorn South HS	Elkhorn, NE
G	34	Þórir Þorbjarnarson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík	Akureyri, Iceland
F	45	Brady Heiman	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Platteview HS	Springfield, NE

Head coach

Tim Miles (Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Armon Gates (Kent State)
Michael Lewis (Indiana)
Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

The 2018–19 season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball.^[6] The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times.^[6] Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice.^[7]

Nebraska will once again participate in the Gavitt Tipoff Games where they will host Seton Hall.^[8]

The Cornuskers will also participate in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic on November 19 and 20, at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.^[9] Fellow participants in the tournament include Missouri State, Texas Tech, and USC.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus	Wayne State (NE)	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus	Mississippi Valley State Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Nov 11, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPNU	Southeastern Louisiana Hall of Fame Classic campus-site game	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Nov 14, 2018* 7:30 p.m., BTN	Seton Hall Gavitt Tipoff Games	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Nov 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Missouri State Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
Nov 20, 2018* 6:00 pm/8:30 pm, ESPN3/ESPN2	vs. USC or Texas Tech Hall of Fame Classic	–	–	–	Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm, BTN Plus	Western Illinois	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Nov 26, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Dec 2, 2018 4:00 pm, BTN	at Illinois	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Dec 5, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota	–	–	–	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm, BTN	Creighton	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Dec 16, 2018* 6:00 pm, BTN	vs. Oklahoma State Sioux Falls Showcase	–	–	–	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, BTN	Cal State Fullerton	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, BTN Plus	Southwest Minnesota State	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 2, 2019 5:30 pm, BTN	at Maryland	–	–	–	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Jan 6, 2019 BTN	at Iowa	–	–	–	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN/2/U	Penn State	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 14, 2019 5:30 pm, FS1	at Indiana	–	–	–	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 17, 2019 FS1	Michigan State	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 21, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN	at Rutgers	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 26, 2019 11:00 am, FS1	Ohio State	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Jan 29, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN	Wisconsin	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 2, 2019 1:15 pm, BTN	Illinois	–	–	–	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Feb 6, 2019 6:00 pm, BTN	Maryland	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 9, 2019 7:30 pm, BTN	at Purdue	–	–	–	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Feb 13, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN	Minnesota	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 16, 2019 7:30 pm, BTN	Northwestern	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 19, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1	at Penn State	–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, BTN	Purdue	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Feb 28, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/2	at Michigan	–	–	–	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
Mar 5, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/2	at Michigan State	–	–	–	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 10, 2019 1:00 pm, BTN	Iowa	–	–	–	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 13–17, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

1 2 "Nebraska Basketball: McVeigh Going Pro - Palmer Jr. & Copeland Jr. to Test NBA Draft Process". Corn Nation. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
↑ Freund, Mark. "Leading scorers Palmer, Copeland to return to Nebraska". Retrieved 2018-06-18.
↑ reports, From staff. "Robert Morris transfer Dachon Burke chooses Nebraska basketball". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
↑ NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers Add Junior College Forward". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
↑ Basnett, Chris. "Xavier Johnson requests release from Nebraska basketball". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
1 2 Norlander, Matt (October 19, 2017). "Big Ten adds two games for a 20-game conference schedule starting in 2018–19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
↑ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
↑ "2018 Gavitt Games (Big Ten - Big East Challenge) Schedule". BT Powerhouse. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
↑ "Hall of Fame Classic Announces 2018 Field". Hall of Fame Weekend. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-05-15.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Nebraska Basketball: McVeigh Going Pro - Palmer Jr. & Copeland Jr. to Test NBA Draft Process". Corn Nation. Retrieved 2018-04-06.

[2] Freund, Mark. "Leading scorers Palmer, Copeland to return to Nebraska". Retrieved 2018-06-18.

[3] reports, From staff. "Robert Morris transfer Dachon Burke chooses Nebraska basketball". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.

[4] NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers Add Junior College Forward". Huskers.com. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

[5] Basnett, Chris. "Xavier Johnson requests release from Nebraska basketball". JournalStar.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.

[:02-6] 1 2 Norlander, Matt (October 19, 2017). "Big Ten adds two games for a 20-game conference schedule starting in 2018–19". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[7] "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-12.

[8] "2018 Gavitt Games (Big Ten - Big East Challenge) Schedule". BT Powerhouse. Retrieved 2018-05-15.

[9] "Hall of Fame Classic Announces 2018 Field". Hall of Fame Weekend. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2018-05-15.

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2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll