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Huskers Finish 10th in Average Attendance Lincoln – Nebraska basketball finished with its highest attendance finish in program history, as the NCAA officially released its 2014-15 men’s basketball attendance figures on Monday.

Nebraska ranked 10th nationally in average attendance, averaging 15,569 fans per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2014-15. The Huskers drew 249,101 fans for its 16 home games, marking the second straight year Nebraska topped its single-season record for attendance. Nebraska’s average of 15,419 in 2013-14 ranked 13th nationally.

Nebraska helped the Big Ten lead the nation with a total attendance of 3,195,137, the second‐highest total number of any conference in history. The Big Ten also led all conferences in average attendance with 12,781, marking the 39th consecutive year the Big Ten has led the nation in average attendance.

Nebraska’s fan support across the spectrum is evident in the fact that Nebraska was the only Division I program which ranked in the top-10 in average attendance in both football and men’s basketball, while the Huskers also ranked in the top-15 in attendance in volleyball (first), women’s basketball (11th) and baseball (11th).

In addition, the Huskers were one of only five programs to have men’s and women’s basketball programs that ranked in the top 15 in average attendance in 2014-15, joining Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee and Michigan State.

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Huskers Finish 10th in Average Attendance Lincoln – Nebraska basketball finished with its highest attendance finish in program history, as the NCAA officially released its 2014-15 men’s basketball attendance figures on Monday.

Nebraska ranked 10th nationally in average attendance, averaging 15,569 fans per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2014-15. The Huskers drew 249,101 fans for its 16 home games, marking the second straight year Nebraska topped its single-season record for attendance. Nebraska’s average of 15,419 in 2013-14 ranked 13th nationally.

Nebraska helped the Big Ten lead the nation with a total attendance of 3,195,137, the second‐highest total number of any conference in history. The Big Ten also led all conferences in average attendance with 12,781, marking the 39th consecutive year the Big Ten has led the nation in average attendance.

Nebraska’s fan support across the spectrum is evident in the fact that Nebraska was the only Division I program which ranked in the top-10 in average attendance in both football and men’s basketball, while the Huskers also ranked in the top-15 in attendance in volleyball (first), women’s basketball (11th) and baseball (11th).

In addition, the Huskers were one of only five programs to have men’s and women’s basketball programs that ranked in the top 15 in average attendance in 2014-15, joining Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee and Michigan State.

The B1G conference itself led the nation for a 39th consecutive season in men's basketball attendance with 3,076,641 fans, 1,677,589 for in-conference games.

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Huskers Rank Again Among NCAA Attendance Leaders
By NU Athletic Communications | 08/08/2017



Lincoln – For the fourth straight year, Nebraska ranked in the top-13 nationally in in men’s basketball attendance, as the NCAA released its final 2016-17 attendance figures Tuesday afternoon.

Nebraska ranked 11th nationally in average attendance with an average of 15,427 fans per game, marking the fourth consecutive year NU has averaged over 15,000 fans per game. It was the second straight year NU has finished 11th nationally in attendance, and the Huskers have averaged at least 15,000 in each of the four seasons since moving into Pinnacle Bank Arena.

In all, over one million fans have seen Husker basketball at PBA since the 15,000-seat facility opened in the fall of 2013.

Once again, the Big Ten led the national in basketball attendance, as 3,119,823 fans attended Big Ten games. It marked the 41st consecutive year the Big Ten has led the nation in basketball attendance, as the conference averaged 12,235 fans per game across its 14 teams. The Big Ten, ACC and SEC were the only conferences to average at least 11,000 fans per game in 2016-17.

The Big Ten had five of the top 13 schools nationally in attendance, including Wisconsin (6), Maryland (7), Indiana (9), Nebraska (11) and Michigan State (13). In all, eight of the top 25 schools in average attendance were from the Big Ten.

Season ticket renewals for the 2017-18 season are currently underway and fans interested in purchasing season tickets for the 2017-18 schedule, which includes games against Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland and Iowa, should visit Huskers.com/Tickets or call NU Ticketing and Development at (800) 8-BIGRED.http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=211660377

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Huskers Announce 2017-18 Non-Conference Schedule
By NU Athletic Communications | 08/09/2017



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Lincoln - A December showdown with Kansas at Pinnacle Bank Arena, a tournament in Florida and a pair of conference challenges highlight Nebraska’s 2017-18 scheduled released Wednesday.

“Our non-conference schedule is very strong again this season,” Nebraska Coach Tim Miles said. “We design our schedule with the idea that we want to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. We have great home games and challenging road games, but I'm excited to put our team to the test. I think it will prepare us well for conference play.”

The 13-game non-conference slate is highlighted by Kansas’ first trip to Lincoln since 2011, as the Huskers will host the Jayhawks on Saturday, Dec. 16 in the Shelter Insurance Showcase. The Jayhawks are coming off a season where they went 31-5, won the Big 12 regular-season title for the 13th straight season and reached the Elite Eight before losing to Oregon. KU’s trip to Lincoln will be the first by a Big 12 team since the Huskers joined the Big Ten in 2011-12.

Nebraska’s trip to Orlando for the Advocare Invitational includes a strong field, including first-round opponent UCF, which won 24 games and reached the semifinals of the NIT. NU could potentially run into West Virginia in the semifinals. The Mountaineers went 28-9, placed second in the Big 12 and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 2017. The other teams in the field include Missouri, Oregon State, St. John’s, Marist and Long Beach State.

As previously announced, Nebraska will travel to St. John’s for the Gavitt Tipoff Games on Thursday, Nov. 16, and will host Boston College on Wednesday, Nov. 29 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. It is the second appearance for NU in the Gavitt Games and the first since 2015-16. It is the first time NU has played either St. John’s or Boston College.

In all, four of Nebraska’s non-conference opponents (Kansas, Creighton, North Dakota and UCF) reached postseason play in 2016-17.

The Huskers will open the 2017-18 campaign with home games against Eastern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 11, and North Texas on Monday, Nov. 13. Eastern Illinois is coached by Jay Spoonhour, the son of former Husker basketball assistant Charlie Spoonhour and returns four starters. It will mark the first meeting between the schools since 2000 and the seventh all-time matchup between the schools. The meeting with North Texas will be the first for the Huskers since the 2006-07 season, as the Mean Green is led by first-year Head Coach Grant McCasland.

After the trip to St. John’s, the Huskers return to host a North Dakota squad which won 22 games and reached the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in program history after winning the Big Sky Tournament. The Nov. 19 matchup is the fourth between the two programs and the first since 2010-11 campaign.

The Huskers will close November and begin December with a tough stretch, hosting Boston College before starting Big Ten play with two games. Dates and opponents for the conference matchups will be announced at a later date.

Nebraska returns to non-conference action with the annual matchup against Creighton on Dec. 9 in Omaha, as the Bluejays went 25-10 and reached the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays return a pair of starters, including senior guard Marcus Foster. The matchup with the Bluejays begins a stretch of back-to-back games against NCAA Tournament teams, as the Huskers will host Kansas on Dec. 16 after final exams.

NU will close non-conference play with home matchups against UTSA (Dec. 20), Delaware State (Dec. 22) and Stetson (Dec. 29). The matchups with UTSA and Stetson will bring a pair of former Big Eight standouts back to Lincoln. UTSA is coached by Steve Henson, who played at Kansas State in the late 1980s, while Stetson coach Corey Williams led Oklahoma State to a pair of NCAA Sweet 16 appearances in 1991 and 1992.

Nebraska 2017-18 Non-Conference Schedule




Date
Opponent
Location
Saturday, Nov. 11
Eastern Illinois
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Monday, Nov. 13
North Texas
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Thursday, Nov. 16
at St. John’s (Gavitt Tipoff Games)
New York, N.Y. (Carnesecca Arena)
Sunday, Nov. 19
North Dakota
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Thursday, Nov. 23
vs. UCF (Advocare Invitational)
Orlando, Fla. (HP Field House)
Friday, Nov. 24
vs. West Virginia/Marist (Advocare Invitational)
Orlando, Fla. (HP Field House)
Sunday, Nov. 26
vs. TBA (Advocare Invitational)
Orlando, Fla. (HP Field House)
Wednesday, Nov. 29
vs. Boston College (B1G/ACC Challenge)
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Saturday, Dec. 9
at Creighton
Omaha, Neb. (CenturyLink Center)
Saturday, Dec. 16
Kansas (Shelter Insurance Showdown)
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Wednesday, Dec. 20
UTSA
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Friday, Dec. 22
Delaware State
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Friday, Dec. 29
Stetson
Pinnacle Bank Arena

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Nebraska Basketball: Huskers 78 Gophers 68 Earlier I picked Minnesota over Nebraska and the Huskers happily had me eating crow. The Huskers defeated Minnesota 78-68 in a game where the big red didn’t flinch all night. They started strong and they ended strong against the #14 team in the nation.

Whatever doubt they had after their crushing loss to Michigan State two days ago was long gone. The team that won tonight was stronger, faster, and more aggressive that the team that lost to the Spartans on Sunday.

It took awhile but neither team started out shooting well. In fact, the Huskers went up 5-0 before the Gophers got their first points almost 5 minutes into the game. The lead went back and fourth early in the first half but constant pressure of the Husker defense and Minnesota’s inability to shoot kept Nebraska in a comfortable lead for most of the game.

The second half started like the first. Neither team seeming to find the ability to score but Nebraska being the team to take advantage again and padded their lead. Going up by as much as 17 points. However, Minnesota kept fighting and brought the Husker lead down to 8 before Nebraska finally putting it away with an 8 point lead in the end.

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While Nebraska’s defense was a big factor in this win, the gopher shooting also helped out the cause. Minnesota, who usually shoots in the top percentile, only shot 32.4% from the field. Nebraska, on the other hand, was able to take advantage of this and ended the night at 47.2%.

Glynn Watson Jr. had a big game with 29 points, 3 steals, and a huge 9 rebounds. Big numbers for our most experienced guard. He came out strong early and lead the Huskers in this big win.

Issac Copeland ended with 12 points and 5 rebounds with two major 3 pointers early on. James Palmer Jr. struggled a bit scoring only 11 points but had 4 assists.

The bench also rose to the occasion and ended the night contributing 18 points in the win.

If Nebraska keeps playing the type of defense they did tonight then they should be competitive as the season moves along. This team has the talent and they’re starting to play like they should. This could very well catapult them up the conference once it really starts. www.cornnation.com/2017/12/5/16740596/nebraska-basketball-huskers-78-gophers-68

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Nebraska is 15-8 and 6-4 in conference. Still on the NCAA bubble.

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Husker women storm out to 30-point halftime lead and win at Iowa | Women's Basketball | journalstar.com

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Even after we’ve determined that the Nebraska women’s basketball team is much better this season — and really good on the road — this result was still unexpected.

The Huskers stormed out to a 30-point halftime lead and beat Iowa 92-74 on Sunday in Iowa City, Iowa.

The result came as a surprise because Nebraska had only beaten Iowa by nine points less than two week ago, and this time Iowa had the home-court advantage. And since that first game against Nebraska, Iowa starter Mackenzie Meyer had returned from a hand injury. Iowa also has one of the best players in the league in post Megan Gustafson.

Iowa (16-6, 4-5 Big Ten) was ranked just outside of the Top 25 in The Associated Press poll, and the Hawkeyes beat No. 12 Ohio State 103-89 earlier in the week.

But Nebraska put together several dominating stretches in the game and blew past the Hawkeyes. NU won both games against Iowa this season, after losing five straight against the Hawkeyes over three seasons.

Nebraska (16-6) won its fourth straight game and improved to 7-2 in the Big Ten, which puts the Huskers in third place in the league standings. Nebraska is 8-0 in road games.

Iowa actually led 12-11 late in the first quarter. But the Huskers went off to end the quarter with an 11-0 run to take a 22-12 lead. Janay Morton got the Huskers going by making three three-pointers in the final 2 minutes of the first quarter, including a long one at the buzzer.

Nebraska outscored Iowa 45-14 over the final two minutes of the first quarter and the entire second quarter to lead 56-26 at halftime.

The Huskers’ 56 points were the most in program history in the first half of a conference game.

Nebraska coach Amy Williams is focused on every possession of a game, but said even she could find a lot of enjoyment in watching the Huskers during a stretch like that.

“It’s definitely fun,” said Williams in a radio interview. “And it’s just rewarding to watch these players who are buying in and really trusting each other and enjoying this experience. It’s rewarding to watch them be able to have some success like that.”

There wasn’t much suspense left in the second half, but the Huskers still got their lead to 36 points early in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter Iowa was fouling a lot, so the Huskers only made one field goal, but NU made 13 of 16 free throws in the quarter.

It was a balanced attack for the Huskers. Maddie Simon scored 19 points, Hannah Whitish had 16, and Jasmine Cincore and Janay Morton 13 apiece. Cincore was 6-of-7 from the field.

It’s fun to play when the Huskers have some options on offense, Cincore said.

“You never know who is going to be on, who is going to be off, or if everyone is going to be on,” said Cincore in a radio interview. “You just never know, so it’s fun to play on a team like this where everyone can contribute.”

Whitish also had a game-high six assists, and two steals.

Gustafson led Iowa with 26 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. Kathleen dDoc added 16 points, and Meyer had nine.

Nebraska shot 49.2 percent from the field, made seven three pointers and was 25-of-29 on free throws.

The Huskers held Iowa to 41 percent shooting from the field, including just 1-of-12 on three-pointers. In two games against Iowa this season, Nebraska held the Hawkeyes to just 1-of-19 on threes.

Nebraska had good practices leading up to the game, Williams said, and the players were focused.

“They came out and for 32 minutes or so top-to-bottom our entire team was just completely locked in to what we wanted to do to take things away and make things difficult, and then to execute on the (offensive) end,” she said.

Nebraska’s next game is Thursday against Illinois in Lincoln. Illinois is 0-9 in the Big Ten. journalstar.com/sports/huskers/womens-basketball/huskers-storm-out-to--point-halftime-lead-and-win/article_d382bc26-40ba-53a2-87e8-91b550d080df.amp.html

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Palmer scores 28, Huskers pull away from Iowa for 98-84 win


LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — James Palmer Jr. scored 28 points, Isaac Copeland added 23 points and 11 rebounds and Nebraska pulled away from Iowa in the second half for a 98-84 win Saturday night.

Nebraska (16-8, 7-4 Big Ten) scored its most points in a conference game since putting up 99 against Kansas State in 2002 when the Huskers were in the Big 12.

Iowa (11-12, 2-8), which beat Wisconsin on Tuesday, failed to win consecutive conference games for the first time and left coach Fran McCaffery with 399 career wins.

Jordan Bohannon and Tyler Cook each had 24 points to lead the Hawkeyes.

Copeland made his first five shots and scored 13 points in the opening 7 ½ minutes. Seven different Huskers scored as they closed the half on a 23-10 run to grow a 25-24 lead to 48-34 at half.

Iowa got within 56-54 early in the second half, with Bohannon scoring seven quick points, 6-foot-11 freshman Luka Garza making a 3-pointer for his first basket of the game, and Ahmad Wagner scoring on a layup to make it a two-point game.

But Palmer started a decisive 15-4 run that broke open the game again. He made back-to-back 3s and scored nine points during the spurt.

Garza, after making his first 3, tried another one a minute later and only hit backboard. After a couple Iowa turnovers and a foul on Nicholas Baer, Nebraska was in control.

Isaiah Roby added 17 points and eight rebounds for the Huskers.

BIG PICTURE

Iowa: The Hawkeyes have struggled on defense all season and came in allowing 82.6 points per game against Big Ten opponents. Saturday was their worst performance. They gave up a season-high 98 points and allowed Nebraska to shoot an opponent season-best 57.7 percent and make 6 of 8 3-pointers in the second half and 11 of 19 (57.9 percent) for the game.

Nebraska: Palmer has been on a tear the last five games, averaging just under 25 points, and big man Jordy Tshimanga scored a season-high 11 points.

UP NEXT

Iowa hosts Minnesota on Tuesday.

Nebraska visits Wisconsin on Monday.

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Nebraska men are 19-8 overall and 10-4 in the B1G.

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Nebraska men are 19-8 overall and 10-4 in the B1G.

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LINCOLN — Guilty.

When Amy Williams was hired to replace Connie Yori two years ago — within a week of Yori's resigning as Nebraska women’s basketball coach — I was among the skeptics.

Nothing against Williams, but when you’re trying to compete in the Big Ten, do you go directly to South Dakota and hire a coach within a week?

Don’t you canvas the nation? At least ask Geno Auriemma or Muffet McGraw what they think?

This looked like an intentional rush job by Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst.

It looked like there was something about Yori’s departure that Eichorst didn’t want anyone to see, so he turned the page at lightning speed. Meet the new coach. Nothing to see here, folks.

As it turned out, several NU coaches were less than thrilled with the way Yori left. Meanwhile, the women’s team seemed to be split, between players who backed Yori and those who may have complained to the athletic department about her.

Then, after going 7-22 in her first year at Nebraska, her best player, Jess Shepard, transferred to Notre Dame. Months later, Eichorst was fired.

Welcome back to Nebraska, Amy. You almost felt sorry for the former Husker player.

Not anymore.

Williams has shown she knows how to turn a page, too. Since a loss to Ohio State on Dec. 28, the Huskers have won seven of their past eight, with the lone loss coming in overtime to Michigan.

NU has won four straight, including three over ranked teams. The Huskers are 16-6 and 7-2 in the Big Ten, in third place in the league. They’re coming off a 20-point win at Iowa.

Nebraska looks like an NCAA tournament team with seven regular-season games to go, starting with a 62-47 win over last-place Illinois Thursday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

It turns out Williams was the perfect person to take over the Husker program in turmoil.

Not just because of her bench coaching. Not just her background, having played at NU from 1995-98. And not just because of her polite, endearing personality. She comes off as a good listener.

No, maybe the top quality Williams had for the job was that she, too, went through a coaching change while playing at Nebraska. She played for both Angela Beck and Paul Sanderford — two completely different personalities and styles.

That experience came in very handy when she took on her first task as coach: building a trust with her new team.

“It’s challenging,” Williams said. “One of the greatest things that happened for me was as a player I went through a coaching change.

“I didn’t think that was a blessing at all — it’s scary as a player. I know where I sat with this coaching staff and I don’t know at all where I sit with this new one. There’s a lot of uneasiness. Because of that, though, it’s made me a better coach. I knew there was going to be some division and it was going to take some time. We were willing to take some time to build trust and whatever it took.”

For Williams, that meant meeting individually with every player after she was hired. She said she went to lunch or dinner, coffee or ice cream, with each player to hear their story and start to build a bridge.

“I may have gained a few pounds that first week or so,” Williams said.

But she was on her way to gaining a team.


“The one thing I did learn when I went through that coaching change as a player was we wanted everyone as a player to feel like they were ours,” Williams said. “We are so blessed that they were brought here to the university and we’re honored to be their coach.”

Shepard had other ideas. You might say her move to South Bend has worked out: the Fremont native is averaging 15.9 points and 8.0 rebounds for the No. 5 Irish. She’s a star on a national stage.

But the Huskers recovered and maybe even grew closer after Shepard's departure. Once again, Williams set a tone, saying she was “supportive of Jessica and her decision.”

“This particular group of young women have been able to make the best of any situation that comes our way,” Williams said. “Our kids have just said who’s in, who’s here, who are we going to have and let’s work on being the best version of ourselves.”

That version is way ahead of anyone’s schedule, including Williams. It’s made for an electric winter in Lincoln, where Williams’ program is running parallel to Tim Miles’ resurgent men’s hoops season.

There’s real momentum in Husker Land, and, yes, Williams is part of it.

“It’s like a dream. I have to pinch myself,” Williams said. “I bump into Coach Miles and his staff and they’re pulling for us and vice versa.

“Coach Miles has been fantastic for having an open door for me, anytime I want to come down he’s available. Last year I felt a little like a dog paddling in the water, so much going on.

“One of the great things about our athletic department recently is we have had a national championship volleyball team. I continue to say how blessed I feel to be around coach John Cook, national championship-caliber program, I can pick his brain and talk to them about ways they are recruiting and what works for them.

“Add to that having Scott Frost back, there’s so much excitement right now around the athletic department, a lot of energy.”

Some call it the Frost Effect. Some say it’s the Bill Moos Effect. Leave room for the Amy Williams Effect. There won’t be a lot of arguments now.
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the men's BB team is making quite a name for itself. wondering if this coming tuesday they'll crack the top 25

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It would be nice but I doubt it. The media seems really down on the B1G this year. Penn St, Maryland, Nebraska will have to really win all of their games outside of the ones against each other for any to get ranked. The bracketology site on bleachers report said they’d be fine excluding a 14-4 23-8 Nebraska team from the NCAA’s.