Nebraska Basketball 2024-2025

[OmahaRedWing]

Game 33
Opponent: Georgetown
Date: Wed., April 2
Tipoff: 8:30 PM (CT)
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Arena: MGM Grand Garden Arena

On the Air
Radio: Wednesday's game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

TV/Online: Wednesday game will be on FS1 with Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson and Allison Williams on the call. It will also be available online on the Fox Sports app.

Nebraska vs. Georgetown | Mon., April 2 | 8:30 p.m. (CT) | FS1

https://huskers.com/news/2025/04/1/husk ... ay-evening

[Greg S]

[Greg S]

Did not have Cale Jacobsen starting on my bingo card.

[nebugeater]

Nice win.
81-69

It was the first time the Huskers and Georgetown had ever played men's hoops.

Now the Huskers Play Boise State on Saturday in the semifinals. Game time 12:30 central on FOX

[Greg S]

Nice win.
81-69

It was the first time the Huskers and Georgetown had ever played men's hoops.

Now the Huskers Play Boise State on Saturday in the semifinals. Game time 12:30 central on FOX

It was a nice game for them. Led most of the way. Everytime Georgetown made a run, Nebraska answered.

And I stayed awake for the whole game.

[nebugeater]

Nice win.
81-69

It was the first time the Huskers and Georgetown had ever played men's hoops.

Now the Huskers Play Boise State on Saturday in the semifinals. Game time 12:30 central on FOX

It was a nice game for them. Led most of the way. Everytime Georgetown made a run, Nebraska answered.

And I stayed awake for the whole game.

I didn't watch, but ended up listening to the radio broadcast for the second half.

[OmahaRedWing]

Gary Sharp said this morning that it was the first time since 2012 that an NU team (not just basketball) has won a game that Gus Johnson was calling....

[nebugeater]

Gary Sharp said this morning that it was the first time since 2012 that an NU team (not just basketball) has won a game that Gus Johnson was calling....

That is an interesting fact. Wonder what the sample size is.

[OmahaRedWing]

Game 34
Opponent: vs. Boise State
Date: Sat., April 5
Tipoff: 12:30 PM (CT)
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Arena: T-Mobile Arena

On the Air
Radio: Saturday's game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

TV/Online: Saturday's game will be on FOX with Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson and Kristina Pink on the call. It will also be available online on the Fox Sports app.

https://huskers.com/news/2025/04/4/husk ... semifinals

[Greg S]

I believe Boise State is not only favored over Nebraska today, but they were/are the tournament favorite.

[Greg S]

Got to be honest the fan that makes the noises when Nebraska shoots free throws has me laughing every time.

[nebugeater]

Got to be honest the fan that makes the noises when Nebraska shoots free throws has me laughing every time.

RIght there with you. Sounds like an animal caught in a leg trap

[Greg S]

Got to be honest the fan that makes the noises when Nebraska shoots free throws has me laughing every time.

RIght there with you. Sounds like an animal caught in a leg trap

From what I found online, he’s a big Utah fan who adopted Boise earlier in the tournament when Utah got knocked out.

[nebugeater]

Got to be honest the fan that makes the noises when Nebraska shoots free throws has me laughing every time.

RIght there with you. Sounds like an animal caught in a leg trap

From what I found online, he’s a big Utah fan who adopted Boise earlier in the tournament when Utah got knocked out.

Well now that Boise got knocked out he can adopt the Huskers for the finals!

[Greg S]

Got to be honest the fan that makes the noises when Nebraska shoots free throws has me laughing every time.

RIght there with you. Sounds like an animal caught in a leg trap

From what I found online, he’s a big Utah fan who adopted Boise earlier in the tournament when Utah got knocked out.

Well now that Boise got knocked out he can adopt the Huskers for the finals!

That would be fantastic!

[nebugeater]

It is a Fox Tournament and a Fox story, but this is a decent read about the finals today


https://www.foxsports.com/stories/colle ... lklm03u7dv


I've heard some predictions that this will be the best Champions game the Crown Tournament has ever seen.

[nebugeater]

Now, let's go beat Scott Frost - UCF

[OmahaRedWing]

Game 35
Opponent: vs. UCF
Date: Sun., April 6
Tipoff: 4:30 PM (CT)
Location: Las Vegas, Nev.
Arena: T-Mobile Arena

On the Air
Radio: Sunday's game will be carried on the Huskers Radio Network with Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, including KLIN (1400 AM) in Lincoln, KXSP (590 AM) in Omaha and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington. The pregame show begins an hour before tipoff and will also be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app.

TV/Online: Sunday's game will be on FOX with Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson and Kristina Pink on the call. It will also be available online on the Fox Sports app.

https://huskers.com/news/2025/04/5/husk ... ball-crown

[mrsticka]

Well, they did it. Nebraska won the College Basketball Crown. Good for them.

[nebugeater]

The game kind of a reflected the season

Up by 12 in the first half
Tied at Half
Down by 14 in the second half
Win By 11

[omaha79]

The crazy thing is, and this says a ton about Nebraska's lack of historical success in the sport of basketball, but with one NCAA Tournament appearance and a win in a relatively insignificant postseason tournament, Fred Hoiberg essentially becomes the second most accomplished coach in program history behind Danny Nee.

Not saying wins and losses, because Hoibergs overall win percentage is atrocious after his horrific first few years. But, no NU coach besides Nee has more than a single NCAA Tournament appearance, and only Nee and Hoiberg have won a postseason exhibition tournament.

Crazy when you think about it. At the same time, he has a long way to go to even equal the win totals of people like Moe Iba, Doc Sadler, and Tim Miles, let alone Danny Nee or Joe Cipriano.

I hope NU fans enjoy the win and I was happy to see them get it, but I also hope that NU fans do not overstate the magnitude of what this really is, which isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

[nebugeater]

The crazy thing is, and this says a ton about Nebraska's lack of historical success in the sport of basketball, but with one NCAA Tournament appearance and a win in a relatively insignificant postseason tournament, Fred Hoiberg essentially becomes the second most accomplished coach in program history behind Danny Nee.

Not saying wins and losses, because Hoibergs overall win percentage is atrocious after his horrific first few years. But, no NU coach besides Nee has more than a single NCAA Tournament appearance, and only Nee and Hoiberg have won a postseason exhibition tournament.

Crazy when you think about it. At the same time, he has a long way to go to even equal the win totals of people like Moe Iba, Doc Sadler, and Tim Miles, let alone Danny Nee or Joe Cipriano.

I hope NU fans enjoy the win and I was happy to see them get it, but I also hope that NU fans do not overstate the magnitude of what this really is, which isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

To keep things in check, at best, the Huskers can chant " we are #69!" Of course, that depends on where you place the NIT in pecking order.

[Louie]

The crazy thing is, and this says a ton about Nebraska's lack of historical success in the sport of basketball, but with one NCAA Tournament appearance and a win in a relatively insignificant postseason tournament, Fred Hoiberg essentially becomes the second most accomplished coach in program history behind Danny Nee.

Not saying wins and losses, because Hoibergs overall win percentage is atrocious after his horrific first few years. But, no NU coach besides Nee has more than a single NCAA Tournament appearance, and only Nee and Hoiberg have won a postseason exhibition tournament.

Crazy when you think about it. At the same time, he has a long way to go to even equal the win totals of people like Moe Iba, Doc Sadler, and Tim Miles, let alone Danny Nee or Joe Cipriano.

I hope NU fans enjoy the win and I was happy to see them get it, but I also hope that NU fans do not overstate the magnitude of what this really is, which isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

To keep things in check, at best, the Huskers can chant " we are #69!" Of course, that depends on where you place the NIT in pecking order.

I'd probably place the NIT well ahead of the CBC.

[OmahaRedWing]

The crazy thing is, and this says a ton about Nebraska's lack of historical success in the sport of basketball, but with one NCAA Tournament appearance and a win in a relatively insignificant postseason tournament, Fred Hoiberg essentially becomes the second most accomplished coach in program history behind Danny Nee.

Not saying wins and losses, because Hoibergs overall win percentage is atrocious after his horrific first few years. But, no NU coach besides Nee has more than a single NCAA Tournament appearance, and only Nee and Hoiberg have won a postseason exhibition tournament.

Crazy when you think about it. At the same time, he has a long way to go to even equal the win totals of people like Moe Iba, Doc Sadler, and Tim Miles, let alone Danny Nee or Joe Cipriano.

I hope NU fans enjoy the win and I was happy to see them get it, but I also hope that NU fans do not overstate the magnitude of what this really is, which isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

To keep things in check, at best, the Huskers can chant " we are #69!" Of course, that depends on where you place the NIT in pecking order.

I'd probably place the NIT well ahead of the CBC.

The Crown definitely seems to be supplanting that NIT. It will be there preferred destination for teams from the Big East, Big 10 and Big 12 at least with the Fox tie in along with the NIL money. Was impressed with the effort Fox put in with sending their top announcing teasm, and having the FInals on their network.

[OmahaRedWing]

About yesterday's game. Wow. Early on it looked like Nebraska was essentially going to lead start to finish. It just looked like UCF was invested. Then they turned it around and Nebraska got ice cold, especially end of first half to at least 5 into the second half. Crazy, crazy game and so much fun to watch.

Nebraska had a double-digit lead. Then trailed by 14 in the second half with nothing going right. Only to turn it around and win by double digits.

Such a great way to finish off the season and send of Brice and Juwan.

[nebugeater]

The crazy thing is, and this says a ton about Nebraska's lack of historical success in the sport of basketball, but with one NCAA Tournament appearance and a win in a relatively insignificant postseason tournament, Fred Hoiberg essentially becomes the second most accomplished coach in program history behind Danny Nee.

Not saying wins and losses, because Hoibergs overall win percentage is atrocious after his horrific first few years. But, no NU coach besides Nee has more than a single NCAA Tournament appearance, and only Nee and Hoiberg have won a postseason exhibition tournament.

Crazy when you think about it. At the same time, he has a long way to go to even equal the win totals of people like Moe Iba, Doc Sadler, and Tim Miles, let alone Danny Nee or Joe Cipriano.

I hope NU fans enjoy the win and I was happy to see them get it, but I also hope that NU fans do not overstate the magnitude of what this really is, which isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

To keep things in check, at best, the Huskers can chant " we are #69!" Of course, that depends on where you place the NIT in pecking order.

I'd probably place the NIT well ahead of the CBC.

On the surface that may seem the case but I think all of the Teams in the Crown Tourny would have been in The NIT if they had not been invited to the Crown. They took the Crown offer because of the NIL payout. IMO, this diluted the NIT pool and the Crown ended up with a group of teams that were higher average quality than the NIT

[Louie]

The crazy thing is, and this says a ton about Nebraska's lack of historical success in the sport of basketball, but with one NCAA Tournament appearance and a win in a relatively insignificant postseason tournament, Fred Hoiberg essentially becomes the second most accomplished coach in program history behind Danny Nee.

Not saying wins and losses, because Hoibergs overall win percentage is atrocious after his horrific first few years. But, no NU coach besides Nee has more than a single NCAA Tournament appearance, and only Nee and Hoiberg have won a postseason exhibition tournament.

Crazy when you think about it. At the same time, he has a long way to go to even equal the win totals of people like Moe Iba, Doc Sadler, and Tim Miles, let alone Danny Nee or Joe Cipriano.

I hope NU fans enjoy the win and I was happy to see them get it, but I also hope that NU fans do not overstate the magnitude of what this really is, which isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

To keep things in check, at best, the Huskers can chant " we are #69!" Of course, that depends on where you place the NIT in pecking order.

I'd probably place the NIT well ahead of the CBC.

On the surface that may seem the case but I think all of the Teams in the Crown Tourny would have been in The NIT if they had not been invited to the Crown. They took the Crown offer because of the NIL payout. IMO, this diluted the NIT pool and the Crown ended up with a group of teams that were higher average quality than the NIT

CBC had more major conference teams, that's for sure.

[Greg S]

About yesterday's game. Wow. Early on it looked like Nebraska was essentially going to lead start to finish. It just looked like UCF was invested. Then they turned it around and Nebraska got ice cold, especially end of first half to at least 5 into the second half. Crazy, crazy game and so much fun to watch.

Nebraska had a double-digit lead. Then trailed by 14 in the second half with nothing going right. Only to turn it around and win by double digits.

Such a great way to finish off the season and send of Brice and Juwan.

I was shocked in how much I was emotionally invested in the game. Put me in the best mood for the rest of the day and carried over to today.

[nebugeater]

About yesterday's game. Wow. Early on it looked like Nebraska was essentially going to lead start to finish. It just looked like UCF was invested. Then they turned it around and Nebraska got ice cold, especially end of first half to at least 5 into the second half. Crazy, crazy game and so much fun to watch.

Nebraska had a double-digit lead. Then trailed by 14 in the second half with nothing going right. Only to turn it around and win by double digits.

Such a great way to finish off the season and send of Brice and Juwan.

I was shocked in how much I was emotionally invested in the game. Put me in the best mood for the rest of the day and carried over to today.

Me too. It let me move past the Uninspired Husker Baseball game I got home from in time to watch this

[omaha79]

The crazy thing is, and this says a ton about Nebraska's lack of historical success in the sport of basketball, but with one NCAA Tournament appearance and a win in a relatively insignificant postseason tournament, Fred Hoiberg essentially becomes the second most accomplished coach in program history behind Danny Nee.

Not saying wins and losses, because Hoibergs overall win percentage is atrocious after his horrific first few years. But, no NU coach besides Nee has more than a single NCAA Tournament appearance, and only Nee and Hoiberg have won a postseason exhibition tournament.

Crazy when you think about it. At the same time, he has a long way to go to even equal the win totals of people like Moe Iba, Doc Sadler, and Tim Miles, let alone Danny Nee or Joe Cipriano.

I hope NU fans enjoy the win and I was happy to see them get it, but I also hope that NU fans do not overstate the magnitude of what this really is, which isn't much in the grand scheme of things.

To keep things in check, at best, the Huskers can chant " we are #69!" Of course, that depends on where you place the NIT in pecking order.

I'd probably place the NIT well ahead of the CBC.

On the surface that may seem the case but I think all of the Teams in the Crown Tourny would have been in The NIT if they had not been invited to the Crown. They took the Crown offer because of the NIL payout. IMO, this diluted the NIT pool and the Crown ended up with a group of teams that were higher average quality than the NIT

This seems to be correct. In the short term, Fox's goal with this is to supplant the NIT and make it the postseason destination for schools not invited to the NCAA Tournament. The NIT is quickly becoming a mid major postseason exhibition tournament. This could be good for schools like UNO down the road, but bad for the tournament and its place in the pecking order and its history. Even up until recently, there was some prestige in winning the NIT. And, I'd have given it about as much prestige as winning a football bowl game that had a big name that wasn't in the playoff structure. But now, only 3 P5 schools were even in the tournament. It was almost entirely mid majors.

The only thing the NIT has going for it anymore is that it's sponsored by the NCAA, unlike any of the other tournaments over the years like CBI, CIT, Crown.

Longer term, I think Fox wants to use the Crown as a bargaining chip against the NCAA tournament. They will try to entice the power schools to do their own thing and maybe even forego the NCAA Tournament to crown a "true champion", so to speak. We've long known that there is a push from the P5 to break away from the NCAA model, have their own tournament structure and not share money with the "have nots". And, this is the worst timing to have a tournament like we did where there were almost no upsets and the mid majors looked more overmatched than ever. There could come a day where the actual national champion is crowned in a tournament that isn't sanctioned by the NCAA and what the NCAA does becomes the exhibition. I don't like this one bit, but think that's probably the future as more and more greed gets injected into college athletics from all angles.

[Greg S]

Absolutely loved this:

[Greg S]

A must watch for Nebraska basketball fans. Not going to admit how many times I watched it.

[Greg S]

Nebraska appears to have been the biggest draw not only for the fans in the stands but also for TV ratings as well (if you click on the image you can see the full set of ratings for the Crown):

[nebugeater]

I am somewhat superised that Brice Williams was not selected in the NBA draft. A lot of projections have him being selected Another victum of the overall poor season for the team and not his preformence IMO




https://cornhuskerswire.usatoday.com/st ... 381289007/

[Greg S]

I am somewhat superised that Brice Williams was not selected in the NBA draft. A lot of projections have him being selected Another victum of the overall poor season for the team and not his preformence IMO




https://cornhuskerswire.usatoday.com/st ... 381289007/

Jay Bilas had him as one of the top 10 avaialble players near the end of the draft last night.

[OmahaRedWing]

Not official yet but supposedly Detroit is signing Brice Williams.

[Greg S]

Not official yet but supposedly Detroit is signing Brice Williams.

I was really hoping he'd go to OKC (my son's favorite team-not a bandwagon fan his mom's side of the family is from there and we go to games when in town) or the Laker's (my childhood team).

Greg

[nebugeater]

Not official yet but supposedly Detroit is signing Brice Williams.

Looks like it is now official


https://www.si.com/college/nebraska/bas ... rs-big-ten

Brice Williams will have a chance to prove himself at the next level - albeit with a new chip on his shoulder.

Following Wednesday and Thursday's NBA draft first and second rounds, the Nebraska All-Big Ten guard signed an undrafted free agent deal with the Detroit Pistons on Friday morning. Williams was one of the top available prospects remaining by various draft boards when the draft concluded its 59 total selections on Thursday night. Nebraska went without a draft selection for the third straight draft, with the last selection coming in 2022 as Bryce McGowens was picked in the second round by the Minnesota Timberwolves who traded the pick to the Charlotte Hornets.

[Greg S]

With Brice signing with Detroit, will be interesting to see who's currently on the roster that will be the next to the NBA? I think Mast's best bet is Europe, but who knows?

[OmahaRedWing]

Good to see I hope he makes it.