2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Howard; Nate Loenser; Ernie Zeigler;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represents the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers are led by sixth-year head coach Fred Hoiberg and play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Cornhuskers finished the 2023–24 season 23–11, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, the Cornhuskers defeated No. 6 seed Indiana in the Quarterfinals before falling to No. 2 seed Illinois in the Semifinals.^[1]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Josiah Allick	53	F	6'8"	231	Sr	Lincoln, NE	Graduated
Jarron Coleman	9	G	6'5"	215	Sr	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Matar Diop	21	F	6'10"	213	Fr	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to Loyola Marymount^[2]
Blaise Keita	15	F	6'11"	257	Jr	Mali, Africa	Entered Transfer Portal
Jamarques Lawrence	10	G	6'3"	183	So	Plainfield, NJ	Transferred to Rhode Island^[3]
Ramel Lloyd Jr.	22	G	6'6"	210	RFr	Chatsworth, CA	Entered Transfer Portal
Keisei Tominaga	30	G	6'2"	179	Sr	Nagoya, Japan	Graduated
C.J. Wilcher	0	G	6'5"	214	Jr	Plainfield, NJ	Transferred to Texas A&M^[4]

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Connor Essegian	G	6 ft 4 in	195 lbs	Jr	Fort Wayne, IN	Wisconsin
Gavin Griffiths	G	6 ft 8 in	193 lbs	So	Simsbury, CT	Rutgers
Andrew Morgan	F	6 ft 10 in	245 lbs	Sr	Waseca, MN	North Dakota State
Rollie Worster	G	6 ft 4 in	205 lbs	Sr	Missoula, MT	Utah

2024 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nick Janowski G	Pewaukee, WI	Pewaukee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 14, 2023
Nick Janowski G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Braden Frager F	Lincoln, NE	Lincoln Southwest	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 13, 2023
Braden Frager F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2024–25 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Sam Hoiberg (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	Piux X High School	Lincoln, NE
F	3	Brice Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Charlotte	Huntersville,NC
F	4	Juwan Gary	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Alabama	Columbia, SC
G	5	Ahron Ulis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Iowa	Chicago Heights, IL
G	24	Jeffrey Grace III (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	RS Jr	Arizona State	Elmhurst, IL
G	31	Cale Jacobsen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Ashland-Greenwood High School	Ashland, NE
F	35	Henry Burt	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Elkhorn South High School	Omaha, NE
F	51	Rienk Mast	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Bradley	Groningen Netherlands
G		Connor Essegian	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Wisconsin	Fort Wayne, IN
G		Braden Frager	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lincoln Southwest High School	Lincoln, NE
G		Gavin Griffiths	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Rutgers	Simsbury, CT
G		Nick Janowski	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Pewaukee High School	Pewaukee, WI
F		Andrew Morgan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	North Dakota State	Waseca, MN
G		Rollie Worster	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Utah	Missoula, MT

Head coach

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Howard (Western Kentucky)
Nate Loenser (Iowa State)
Ernie Zeigler (Cleary College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

References[edit]

^ NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers fall to Illinois in Big Ten Semifinal". Huskers.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ "Lions Land NBA Academy Africa Alum, Transfer Diop from Huskers".
^ "Ex-Nebraska guard commits to Rhode Island basketball while another recruit decommits".
^ "Texas A&M Basketball Adds Nebraska Guard C.J. Wilcher from Portal".

[1] NU Athletic Communications. "Huskers fall to Illinois in Big Ten Semifinal". Huskers.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[2] "Lions Land NBA Academy Africa Alum, Transfer Diop from Huskers".

[3] "Ex-Nebraska guard commits to Rhode Island basketball while another recruit decommits".

[4] "Texas A&M Basketball Adds Nebraska Guard C.J. Wilcher from Portal".

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