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2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–20 (3–16 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Armon Gates; Matt Abdelmassih; Doc Sadler; Bobby Lutz;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2020–21 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers were led by second-year coach head coach Fred Hoiberg and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference season
November 25, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN		McNeese State	W 102–55	1–0	14 – Tied	7 – Ouedraogo	6 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
November 26, 2020* 1:00 pm, BTN		Nevada Golden Window Classic	L 66–69	1–1	18 – Banton	7 – Banton	5 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
November 28, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN		North Dakota State Golden Window Classic	W 79–57	2–1	22 – Allen	9 – Banton	8 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
December 1, 2020* 8:00 pm, BTN		South Dakota	W 76–69	3–1	23 – Allen	12 – Mayen	4 – Tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (25) Lincoln, NE
~~December 6, 2020~~* ~~1:00 pm~~, ~~BTN~~		~~Florida A&M~~	Canceled due to COVID-19^[4]					~~Pinnacle Bank Arena~~ ~~Lincoln, NE~~
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 64–75	3–2	17 – Banton	9 – Tied	5 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (25) Lincoln, NE
December 11, 2020* 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 8 Creighton Rivalry	L 74–98	3–3	26 – Allen	9 – Allen	3 – Thorbjarnarson	CHI Health Center Omaha (254) Omaha, NE
December 17, 2020* 6:00 pm, BTN+		Doane	W 110–64	4–3	16 – Allen	13 – Ouedraogo	10 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
Big Ten season
December 22, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1		at No. 9 Wisconsin	L 53–67	4–4 (0–1)	15 – Banton	8 – Banton	4 – Banton	Kohl Center (0) Madison, WI
December 25, 2020 5:00 pm, BTN		No. 19 Michigan	L 69–80	4–5 (0–2)	25 – Allen	6 – Tied	3 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
December 30, 2020 5:30 pm, BTN		at No. 25 Ohio State	L 54–90	4–6 (0–3)	13 – Allen	8 – Banton	2 – Allen	Value City Arena (0) Columbus, OH
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN		No. 17 Michigan State	L 77–84	4–7 (0–4)	23 – Allen	6 – Allen	7 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
January 5, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		at Purdue	Game postponed due to COVID-19 issues at Nebraska					Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 10, 2021 5:00 pm, BTN		Indiana	L 76–84	4–8 (0–5)	21 – Allen	6 – Tied	7 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
February 6, 2021 5:30 pm, BTN		at Michigan State	L 56-66	4–9 (0–6)	13 – McGowens	6 – Banton	3 – McGowens	Breslin Center (0) East Lansing, MI
February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN		at Minnesota	L 61–79	4–10 (0–7)	15 – Mayen	6 – Tied	6 – Banton	Williams Arena (29) Minneapolis, MN
February 10, 2021 8:30 pm, BTN		No. 21 Wisconsin	L 48–61	4–11 (0–8)	14 – Mayen	9 – Banton	5 – Banton	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
February 12, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		No. 6 Illinois	L 72–77 ^OT	4–12 (0–9)	16 – Mayen	8 – Tied	3 – Walker	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
February 14, 2021 2:00 pm, BTN		at Penn State	W 62-61	5–12 (1–9)	14 – Allen	6 – Allen	6 – Banton	Bryce Jordan Center (245) University Park, PA
February 16, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland	L 50–64	5–13 (1–10)	18 – Allen	5 – Allen	3 – Banton	Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD
February 17, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		at Maryland	L 71–79	5–14 (1–11)	25 – Allen	7 – Banton	4 – Tied	Xfinity Center (0) College Park, MD
February 20, 2021 4:30 pm, BTN		Purdue	L 58-75	5-15 (1–12)	10 – Stevenson	8 – Ouedraogo	4 – Thorbjarnarson	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
February 23, 2021 7:00 pm, BTN		Penn State	L 83–86	5–16 (1–13)	41 – Allen	8 – Allen	6 – Allen	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		at No. 5 Illinois	L 70–86	5–17 (1–14)	18 – McGowens	5 – Walker	2 – Thorbjarnarson	State Farm Center (192) Champaign, IL
February 27, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		Minnesota	W 78-74	6–17 (2–14)	14 – Banton	9 – Walker	5 – McGowens	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
March 1, 2021 6:00 pm, BTN		Rutgers	W 72–51	7–17 (3–14)	25 – Mayen	7 – Thorbjarnarson	5 – Tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (0) Lincoln, NE
March 4, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN		at No. 5 Iowa	L 64–102	7–18 (3–15)	17 – Webster	13 – Mayen	5 – Thorbjarnarson	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (549) Iowa City, IA
March 7, 2021 12:30 pm, BTN		at Northwestern	L 78–79	7–19 (3–16)	23 – Webster	8 – Thorbjarnarson	6 – Thorbjarnarson	Welsh–Ryan Arena (0) Evanston, IL
Big Ten tournament
March 10, 2021 8:00 pm, BTN	(14)	vs. (11) Penn State First round	L 66–72	7–20	13 – McGowens	7 – Walker	6 – Walker	Lucas Oil Stadium (5,909) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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SBNation: "Nebraska vs. Florida A&M Cancelled"

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Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Haanif Cheatham	22	G	6'5"	195	SR	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Graduated
Matej Kavaš	25	G	6'8"	200	SR	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Graduated
Dachon Burke	11	G	6'4"	180	JR	Orange, New Jersey	Suspended at end of previous season; turned professional.^[3]
Jervay Green	11	G	6'4"	180	JR	Denver, Colorado	Transferred to Pacific
Noah Vedral	2	G	6'1"	200	SO	Wahoo, Nebraska	Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team. Transferred to Rutgers.
Cam Mack	3	G	6'2"	175	SO	Austin, Texas	Transferred to Prairie View A&M.
Kevin Cross	1	F	6'8"	240	FR	Little Rock, Arkansas	Transferred to Tulane.
Samari Curtis	15	F	6'3"	175	FR	Xenia, Ohio	Transferred to Evansville.
Charlie Easley	30	G	6'2"	190	FR	Lincoln, Nebraska	Walk-on; transferred to South Dakota State.
Brant Banks	32	F	6'7"	300	FR	Houston, Texas	Temporary fill-in from Nebraska's football team.

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Trey McGowens	2	G	6 ft 4 in	191 lb	Junior	Pendleton, SC	Pittsburgh
Kobe Webster	10	G	6 ft 0 in	172 lb	Senior (Graduate transfer)	Indianapolis, IN	Western Illinois
Trevor Lakes	14	F	6 ft 7 in	215 lb	Senior (Graduate transfer)	Lebanon, IN	Indianapolis
Chris McGraw	30	G	6 ft 0 in	170 lb	Sophomore (walk-on)	Columbus, OH	Otterbein

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Teddy Allen SG	Mesa, AZ	Boys Town (NE) West Virginia Wichita State Western Nebraska CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 12, 2019
Teddy Allen SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Lat Mayen PF	Adelaide, SA, Australia	Concordia College (SA) TCU Chipola JC	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Dec 31, 2019
Lat Mayen PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Eduardo Andre C	London, England, UK	Compass Prep (AZ)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 12, 2020
Eduardo Andre C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Elijah Wood SG	Potomac, MD	Bethesda-Chevy Chase (MD)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 19, 2020
Elijah Wood SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 63
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Michigan	14	–	3	.824	23	–	5	.821
No. 2 Illinois †	16	–	4	.800	24	–	7	.774
No. 8 Iowa	14	–	6	.700	22	–	9	.710
No. 20 Purdue	13	–	6	.684	18	–	10	.643
No. 7 Ohio State	12	–	8	.600	21	–	10	.677
Wisconsin	10	–	10	.500	18	–	13	.581
Rutgers	10	–	10	.500	16	–	12	.571
Maryland	9	–	11	.450	17	–	14	.548
Michigan State	9	–	11	.450	15	–	13	.536
Indiana	7	–	12	.368	12	–	15	.444
Penn State	7	–	12	.368	11	–	14	.440
Northwestern	6	–	13	.316	9	–	15	.375
Minnesota	6	–	14	.300	14	–	15	.483
Nebraska	3	–	16	.158	7	–	20	.259

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll