Category Archives: Husker Men’s Basketball
Hoiberg named AP Coach of the Year
Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg was named the Associated Press National Coach of the Year Friday by the wire service. Hoiberg will be presented the award later Friday in Indianapolis, the...
16h ago Kenny Larabee, NRG Media
Iowa surges late to beat Nebraska in Sweet 16
In a season of pure joy, it had to end with agonizing pain, with a loss to their fiercest rival. The greatest season of Nebraska men's basketball ended with a searing 77-71 defeat to Iowa in the Sweet...
Mar 26, 2026 Courtesy Nebraska Athletics
Nebraska to face Iowa in Sweet 16 Thursday
The Nebraska men's basketball team will face Iowa in the South regional semifinal round Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Pregame coverage will begin at 5:30 p.m. on KLIN. ...
Mar 23, 2026 Kenny Larabee, NRG Media
Nebraska advances to Sweet 16
A layup by Lincoln native Braden Frager with 2.2 seconds to go sent the Nebraska men's basketball team onto the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, as the Cornhusker...
Mar 21, 2026 Courtesy Nebraska Athletics
Nebraska/Vanderbilt tipoff time announced
The Nebraska men's basketball team knows when it when battle Vanderbilt in its first-ever second-round game in the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA announced that the game in Oklahoma City will tip off Satur...
Mar 20, 2026 Courtesy Nebraska Athletics
Nebraska wins first NCAA men's basketball tourney game
The Nebraska men's basketball team rewrote history in resounding fashion, defeating Troy 76-47 to win its first-ever game in the NCAA Tournament after losing in the first round in their previous eight...
Mar 19, 2026
Nebraska selected as No. 4 seed in South, will play in OKC
The Nebraska men's basketball team found out its NCAA Tournament assignment Sunday night. The Cornhuskers (26-6) were selected as the No. 4 seed in the South Region and will play Troy (22-11), the cha...
Mar 15, 2026 Kenny Larabee, NRG Media
No. 11 Huskers bounced from Big Ten Tournament
The No. 11 Nebraska men's basketball team was eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament as No. 18 Purdue defeated the Cornhuskers, 74-58, Friday in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Chicago. The Boi...
Mar 14, 2026 Courtesy Nebraska Athletics
Hoiberg, Huskers honored by Big Ten
Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by his fellow coaches to headline the Cornhuskers' haul of honors from the conference after the 2025-26 regular season....
Mar 10, 2026
Hoiberg signs three-year contract extension at NU
One day after completing the 2025-26 regular season, Nebraska men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg signed a three-year contract extension, the Nebraska Athletic Department announced Monday. The extensi...
Mar 09, 2026 Kenny Larabee, NRG Media