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MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATEDate: Saturday. Nov. 14Time: 7:05 p.m.Location: Pinnacle Bank ArenaTickets: Huskers.com/Tickets

The Nebraska basketball team tips off the 120th season in program history Saturday night, as the Huskers host Mississippi Valley State at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The matchup between the Huskers and Delta Devils begins at 7:05 p.m. and a limited number of tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets, by calling 800-8-BIGRED during business hours or at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Nebraska’s newcomers enjoyed a strong performance in a 95-42 exhibition win over Northern State on Monday, accounting for 55 points and 33 rebounds in the win. Junior transfer Andrew White III led the way with 18 points to pace four Huskers in double figures. While the debut of White and the other newcomers were the focal point, the Huskers received solid performances from Tai Webster and Shavon Shields, who put up identical lines against the Wolves (14 points, six rebounds, two

assists and two steals). In all, 12 of the 13 players who played cracked the scoring column as the Husker bench accounted for 40 points. Freshman Jack McVeigh had 11 points and 11 rebounds in 23 minutes while Ed Morrow Jr. added eight points and 10 rebounds in just 14 minutes of action. The Huskers were solid on the defensive end, holding Northern State to 22 percent shooting, including 1-of-33 from 3-point range.

The Huskers, who look to bounce back from a disappointing 2014-15, return a pair of starters, including Shields, who ranked among the Big Ten leaders at 15.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in 2014-15. He will make his 83rd straight start on Saturday and could crack NU’s career top-20 scoring list with a strong effort in the opener.

Mississippi Valley State is also in a rebuilding mode, welcoming back just two starters and seven letterwinners from last year’s team.

Saturday features season openers for both the Husker men and women, who begin their 2015-16 season against Arkansas Pine Bluff at 11:30 a.m. At both games on Saturday, the Kansas City Disc Dogs will perform. Saturday’s season opener begins a hectic two weeks for the Huskers with seven games over a 15-day stretch, including a Gavitt Games matchup at Villanova on Tuesday and four games in the Barclays Classic.

HUSKERS HOST DELTA DEVILS IN OPENERNEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS2014-15 Record: 13-18Head coach: Tim Miles Record at Nebraska: 47-49 (4th year) Career Record: 330-269 (21st year)

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE2014-15 Record: 6-26Head coach: Andre Payne Record at MVSU: 6-26 (2nd year) Career Record: 245-209 (14th year)BROADCAST INFOTelevision: None Online: BTN Plus (subscription required) Announcers: Michael Snow and Colton Stone

Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network. For Saturday’s game, 105.3 WOW-FM in Lincoln will carry the game beginning with the pregame show, while in Omaha, CD-105.9 will carry the game once volleyball has concluded. Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Expert Analysis: Jake Muhleisen Also available online at Huskers.com and on the Huskers App.

2015-16 SCHEDULE (0-0, 0-0 B1G)NORTHERN STATE (EXH.)Nov. 9 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / W, 95-42

MEDIA INFOTV: None Radio: Husker Sports NetworkInternet: BTN2GO (subscription)Live Stats: Huskers.com

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATENov. 14 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 7 p.m.

TV: NoneInternet: BTN Plus

@ VILLANOVANov. 17 / Philadelphia, Pa / 7:30 p.m. (CT)

TV: FS1Internet: Fox Sports Go

DELAWARE STATENov. 19 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 7 p.m.


SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANANov. 22 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 6 p.m.

TV: BTNInternet: BTN2Go

VS. CINCINNATINov. 27 / Brooklyn, N.Y. / 5:30 p.m. (CT)

TV: American Sports NetworkInternet: None

VS. TENNESSEE/GEORGE WASHINGTONNov. 28 / Brooklyn, N.Y. / TBA

TV: American Sports NetworkInternet: None

MIAMIDec. 1 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 8 p.m.

TV: ESPNUInternet: WatchESPN

ABILENE CHRISTIANDec. 5 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 1 p.m.


@ CREIGHTONDec. 9 / Omaha, Neb. / 7 p.m.

TV: CBS Sports NetworkInternet: None

RHODE ISLANDDec. 13 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 1 p.m.

TV: NoneInternet: ESPN3/WatchESPN

SAMFORDDec. 20 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 6 p.m.


PRAIRIE VIEW A&MDec. 22 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 7 p.m.


NORTHWESTERNDec. 30 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 7 p.m.


INDIANAJan. 2 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 3 p.m.

TV: BTNInternet: BTN2GO

@ IOWAJan. 5 / Iowa City, Iowa / 8 p.m.


@ RUTGERSJan. 9 / Piscataway, N.J. / 4 p.m. (CT)


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MINNESOTAJan. 12 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 8 p.m.


@ ILLINOISJan. 16 / Champaign, Ill. / 1:30 p.m.


@ MICHIGAN STATEJan. 20 / East Lansing, Mich. / 5:30 p.m. (CT)


MICHIGANJan. 23 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 1 p.m.

TV: ESPN or ESPN2Internet: WatchESPN

@PURDUEJan. 30 / West Lafayette, Ind. / 3:30 p.m. (CT)

TV: BTNInternet: WatchESPN

MARYLANDFeb. 3 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 7 p.m.


RUTGERSFeb. 6 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 1 p.m.


@ WISCONSINFeb. 10 / Madison, Wis. / 6 p.m.


PENN STATEFeb. 13 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 5 p.m.


@ INDIANAFeb. 17 / Bloomington, Ind. / 7:30 p.m. (CT)


OHIO STATEFeb. 20 or 21 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / TBA

TV: TBAInternet: TBA

@ PENN STATEFeb. 25 / State College, Pa. / 5 p.m. (CT)


PURDUEMarch 1 / Pinnacle Bank Arena / 7 p.m.


@ NORTHWESTERNMarch 6 / Evanston, Ill/ / 1 p.m.


BIG TEN TOURNAMENTMarch 9-13 / Indianapolis, Ind.

TV: TBA Internet: TBA

NCAA TOURNAMENTMarch 15-April 4

TV: TBA Internet: TBA

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NEBRASKA BASKETBALL2015-16 GAME NOTES

GAME 1: vs. NORTHERN STATE

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2015-16 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG• 0 Tai Webster G 6-4 196 Jr. Auckland, New Zealand 30/4 18.4 3.9 1.9 1.2 1 Anton Gill G 6-3 191 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. Sitting out 2015-16 season• 3 Andrew White III G 6-7 216 Jr. Richmond, Va. 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-4 195 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 165 Fr. Bellwood, Ill. 10 Jack McVeigh G/F 6-8 210 Fr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia 11 Bakari Evelyn G 6-2 178 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 12 Michael Jacobson F 6-8 222 Fr. Waukee, Iowa 15 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 190 So. Orlando, Fla. 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 274 Fr. Gothenburg, Neb. 23 Nick Fuller G/F 6-7 204 So. Sun Prairie, Wis. 16/1 8.1 2.1 1.3 0.3• 24 Jake Hammond F 6-10 235 So. Comanche, Okla. 11/0 3.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 30 Ed Morrow Jr. F 6-7 225 Fr. Chicago, Ill. • 31 Shavon Shields G/F 6-7 225 Sr. Olathe, Kan. 31/31 35.3 15.4 6.0 2.2• 32 Benny Parker G 5-9 175 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. 31/25 28.2 4.2 2.2 1.7

No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP/GS MPG PPG RPG APG• 0 Tai Webster G 6-4 196 Jr. Auckland, New Zealand 30/4 18.4 3.9 1.9 1.2 1 Anton Gill G 6-3 191 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. Sitting out 2015-16 season• 3 Andrew White III G 6-7 216 Jr. Richmond, Va. 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-4 195 Fr. Omaha, Neb. 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 165 Fr. Bellwood, Ill. 10 Jack McVeigh G/F 6-8 210 Fr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia 11 Bakari Evelyn G 6-2 178 Fr. Detroit, Mich. 12 Michael Jacobson F 6-8 222 Fr. Waukee, Iowa 15 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 190 So. Orlando, Fla. 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 274 Fr. Gothenburg, Neb. 23 Nick Fuller G/F 6-7 204 So. Sun Prairie, Wis. 16/1 8.1 2.1 1.3 0.3• 24 Jake Hammond F 6-10 235 So. Comanche, Okla. 11/0 3.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 30 Ed Morrow Jr. F 6-7 225 Fr. Chicago, Ill. • 31 Shavon Shields G/F 6-7 225 Sr. Olathe, Kan. 31/31 35.3 15.4 6.0 2.2• 32 Benny Parker G 5-9 175 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. 31/25 28.2 4.2 2.2 1.7•-Probable starter

OPENING NUMBER

9Number of players in their first year at Nebraska, including freshman forward Ed Morrow Jr. (right). That total ranks fifth among all Division I programs in 2015-16.

MATCHUP

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2015-16 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 0 ** Tai Webster G 6-4 196 Jr. Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake Boys) 1 Anton Gill ^ G 6-3 191 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Louisville) 3 Andrew White III G 6-7 216 Jr. Richmond, Va. (Kansas) 4 Johnny Trueblood G 6-4 195 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South) 5 Glynn Watson Jr. G 6-0 165 Fr. Bellwood, Ill. (St. Joseph) 10 Jack McVeigh G/F 6-8 210 Fr. Cabarita Beach, NSW, Australia (AIS) 11 Bakari Evelyn G 6-2 178 Fr. Detroit, Mich. (Gilbert Christian/Hillcrest Academy) 12 Michael Jacobson F 6-8 222 Fr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee) 15 Malcolm Laws G 6-1 190 So. Orlando, Fla. (Florida Atlantic) 20 Tanner Borchardt F 6-8 274 Fr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg) 23 * Nick Fuller G/F 6-7 204 So. Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie) 24 * Jake Hammond F 6-10 235 So. Comanche, Okla. (Comanche) 30 Ed Morrow Jr. F 6-7 225 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Simeon) 31 *** Shavon Shields G/F 6-7 225 Sr. Olathe, Kan. (Northwest HS 32 *** Benny Parker G 5-9 175 Sr. Kansas City, Kan. (Sumner Academy)^ will sit out 2015-16 season because of NCAA transfer rules

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFFHead Coach: Tim Miles, fourth season (University of Mary, 1989)Assistant Coaches: Phil Beckner, first season (Kansas Wesleyan, 2005); Kenya Hunter, third season (Duquesne, 1996); Jim Molinari, second season (Illinois Wesleyan, 1977)Director of Basketball Operations: Teddy OwensVideo Coordinator: Gregory EatonBasketball Strength Coach: Tim WilsonAdministrative Coordinator: Brett SappGraduate Assistant Manager: Ali Farokhmanesh

Men’s Basketball Communications Contact: Shamus McKnight / Office: 402-472-7772 / Cell: 402-540-0268 / E-mail: [email protected]

Nebraska Cornhuskers2014-15 Team Statistics (Record: 13-18, 5-13 Big Ten) Nebraska OPPSCORING 1905 1957 Points per game 61.5 63.1 Scoring margin -1.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 664-1613 657-1627 Field goal pct .412 .4043 POINT FG-ATT 161-566 208-622 3-point FG pct .284 .334 3-pt FG made per game 5.2 6.7FREE THROWS-ATT 416-588 435-627 Free throw pct .707 .694 F-Throws made per game 13.4 14.0REBOUNDS 1022 1085 Rebounds per game 33.0 35.0 Rebounding margin -2.0 -ASSISTS 315 324 Assists per game 10.2 10.5TURNOVERS 389 415 Turnovers per game 12.5 13.4 Turnover margin +0.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.8STEALS 192 182 Steals per game 6.2 5.9BLOCKS 90 96 Blocks per game 2.9 3.1

Mississippi Valley State2014-15 Team Statistics (Record: 6-26, 3-13 SWAC) MVSU OPPSCORING 2045 2562 Points per game 63.9 80.1 Scoring margin -16.2 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 738-1911 928-1917 Field goal pct .386 .484 3 POINT FG-ATT 157-519 232-653 3-point FG pct .303 .355 3-pt FG made per game 4.9 7.3 FREE THROWS-ATT 412-630 474-704 Free throw pct .654 .673 F-Throws made per game 12.8 14.2REBOUNDS 1051 1328 Rebounds per game 32.8 41.5 Rebounding margin -8.7 - ASSISTS 338 481 Assists per game 10.6 15.0 TURNOVERS 481 478 Turnovers per game 15.0 14.9 Turnover margin -0.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 1.0 STEALS 241 242 Steals per game 7.5 7.6 BLOCKS 37 135 Blocks per game 1.2 4.2

NUMBERS TO KNOW

.781 Nebraska is 25-7 at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the facility opened in the fall of 2013, as the Huskers went 10-6 at home in 2014-15.

12 The Huskers have won their last 12 exhibition games dating back to the 2007-08 season. Tim Miles is now 4-0 in exhibition games at Nebraska following Monday’s win.

30 Time of the shot clock this year, as it was reduced from 35 to 30 seconds in the offseason.

33.5 The Huskers’ average margin of victory in exhibition games under Tim Miles following Monday 53-point win.

95 Nebraska’s point total against Northern State was the highest by NU in exhibition play since scoring 113 on Sports Tours International in 2002.

600 Tim Miles will be coaching his 600th career game against Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.

TALE OF THE TAPE

NamesAli Farokhmanesh fuh-ROAK-muh-NESHJim Molinari Mole-in-AIR-eeShavon Shields sha-VONTai Webster TieBakari Evelyn Ba-car-ree EVE-LynnTanner Borchardt Boar-Chardt

HometownsOlathe, Kan. oh-LAY-thə

PRONUNCIATIONS

Nov. 15 (Sun.)

DEPART FOR VILLANOVA

MEDIA INFORMATION

MEDIA PLANNERWeek of Nov. 15-22(HTC) - Hendricks Training Complex

(PBA) - Pinnacle Bank Arena

Nov. 16 (Mon.)

Practice at Villanova,

Noon

Nov. 17 (Tues.)

at Villanova, 7:30 p.m. CT

(FOX Sports 1)

Husker Sports Network

Nov. 18 (Wed.)

PRACTICE (PBA)

Nov. 19 (Thurs.)

vs. Delaware State,7 p.m. (BTN Plus)

Husker Sports Network

Nov. 20 (Fri.)

OFF DAY

Nov. 21 (Sat.)

PRACTICE (PBA)

Nov. 22 (Sun.)vs. Southeastern Louisiana, 6 p.m.

(BTN)Husker Sport Network

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RETURNING TEAM STATSPct. of scoring ..........................................40.0 (764/1,905)Pct. of rebounds .......................................33.3 (340/1022)Pct. of field goals made ..............................38.1 (253/664)Pct. of field goals attempted ...................38.4 (618/1,613)Pct. of 3-point FG made ................................27.3 (44/161)Pct. of 3-point FG attempted ......................33.2 (188/556)Pct. of free throws made ............................51.2 (213/416)Pct. of free throws attempted ....................46.1 (271/588)Pct. of assists ..............................................51.1 (161/315)Pct. of steals ...............................................52.6 (101/192)Pct. of blocked shots.......................................15.6 (14/90)Pct. of minutes .....................................42.4 (2,685/6,300)NOTE: All statistics based on returning player stats and percentage of overall team totals from 2014-15.

RETURNING STAT LEADERSPoints per game ................................Shavon Shields– 15.4Rebounds per game .......................... Shavon Shields – 6.0Assists per game ................................ Shavon Shields – 2.2Steals per game ....................................Benny Parker – 1.5Blocked Shots per game .................... Shavon Shields – 0.2Games Started .................................... Shavon Shields – 31Minutes Played .............................. Shavon Shields – 1,095Field Goals Made .............................. Shavon Shields – 161Field Goal Pct. ......................................... Nick Fuller – 52.0Free Throws Made ............................ Shavon Shields – 139Free Throw Pct. .............................Terran Petteway – 82.73-Pointers Made ................................ Shavon Shields – 173-Point Field Goal Pct. ...........................Nick Fuller – 37.5

ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS (ENTERING 2015-16)Points ...............................................Shavon Shields, 1,143Rebounds............................................Shavon Shields, 5143-Pointers .............................................Shavon Shields, 49Field Goals ..........................................Shavon Shields, 381Free Throws ........................................Shavon Shields, 316Assists .................................................... Benny Parker, 152Steals ....................................................... Benny Parker, 99Blocked Shots .......................................Shavon Shields, 22Games Played .......................................Shavon Shields, 91Games Started ......................................Shavon Shields, 82Minutes Played ................................Shavon Shields, 2,941

EXPERIENCE CHARTTotals Career GP GP at NU Starts Starts at NUParker 96 96 43 43Shields 91 91 82 82Webster 62 62 34 34Gill 55 0 0 0White III 44 0 0 0Fuller 16 16 1 1Hammond 11 11 0 0Laws 4 0 0 0Evelyn 0 0 0 0Jacobson 0 0 0 0McVeigh 0 0 0 0Morrow 0 0 0 0Trueblood 0 0 0 0Watson 0 0 0 0Totals 379 276 160 160

PROBABLE STARTERS#32 Benny Parker | G | Sr. | 5-9 | 175 | Kansas City, Kan.

2014-15: PPG: 4.2 | RPG: 2.2 | APG: 1.7

Worth Noting: Totaled seven points and two rebounds vs. Northern State...Outstanding on-ball defender who finished eighth in the Big Ten in steals (1.5 per game), had 16 multi-steal games and a 1.5-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio in 2014-15...Has played in all 96 games the last three seasons...Had a career-high 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting and three assists at Hawaii on Dec. 22, 2014...Had nine points, including two 3-pointers, and three assists vs Rutgers...Matched career best with four steals and had seven points vs. LMU...Had six points, including the game-winner with 1:14 left, and five rebounds vs. Cincinnati.

Career Bests: Pts: 12 | Reb: 5 | Ast: 7 | Stl: 4 (4x)

#0 Tai Webster | G | Jr. | 6-4 | 196 | Auckland, New Zealand

2014-15: PPG: 3.9 | RPG: 1.9 | APG: 1.2

Worth Noting: Had 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, six boards and two assists vs. Northern State...Played in 30 of 31 games and made four starts in 2014-15...Reached double figures three times in 2014-15, including 13 points apiece vs. Michigan State on Jan. 27 and Central Arkansas on Nov. 18...Keyed the win over Michigan State with 13 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, and went 7-of-8 from the line...Helped NU to the win over Cincinnati with all nine of his points coming in the second half or in overtime...Has been in double figures seven times in his career, scoring a career-high 14 points against Georgia in 2013.

Career Bests: Pts: 14 | Reb: 5 (2x) | Ast: 5 (3x) | Stl: 4 (4x)

#31 Shavon Shields | G/F | Sr. | 6-7 | 225 | Olathe, Kan.

2014-15: PPG: 15.4 | RPG: 6.0 | APG: 2.2

Worth Noting: Totaled 14 points and six rebounds vs. Northern State...Started 82 straight games dating back to freshman year...Finished 9th in the Big Ten in scoring, 14th in rebounding and 5th in FT pct. (.827) in 2014-15...First-team Academic All-American in 2015 with a 3.73 GPA in biological sciences...Nine 20-point games in 2014-15 and 13 for his career...Picked up his fifth career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds vs. Penn State at the 2015 Big Ten Tournament...Led NU with 26 points vs. No. 10 Maryland...Had a career-high 35 points and eight rebounds vs. Omaha.

Career Bests: Pts: 35 | Reb: 13 | Ast: 8 | Bl: 3 | Stl: 4 (2x)

#3 Andrew White III | G/F | Jr. | 6-7 | 216 | Richmond, Va.

2014-15: Sat out after transferring from Kansas

Worth Noting: Led NU with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting vs. Northern State...Played in 44 games in two seasons at Kansas, helping the Jayhawks to a pair of Big 12 titles...Had two double-figure performances for KU in 2013-14, including 13 points, including three 3-pointers, against Towson...Scored a career-high 15 points against Belmont as a freshman at KU...Was ranked as the No. 48 player by ESPN in the Class of 2012...Averaged 22.9 points and 10 rebounds per game at The Miller School in Virginia and was the Virginia State Player of the Year in 2012.

Career Bests (includes KU): Pts: 15 | Reb: 6 | Ast: 1 | Stl: 2

#24 Jake Hammond | F | So. | 6-10 | 235 | Comanche, Okla.

2014-15: PPG: 0.3 | RPG: 0.6

Worth Noting: Had two points and six rebounds in nine minutes vs. Northern State...Saw playing time as a true freshman, appearing in 11 games and totaling three points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocked shots in 36 minutes of action...Had two points against Central Arkansas and grabbed a pair of rebounds vs. Central Arkansas...Averaged 26.2 points, 14.8 rebounds and 5.7 blocks per game at Comanche (Okla.) High School, helping the school to a 22-6 record...Was ranked as the No. 2 prospect in Oklahoma by ESPN...Put up a pair of 40-point efforts as a senior.

Career Bests: Pts: 2 | Reb: 2 | Ast: 1 | Bl: 1 (2x)





2015-16 BIG TEN STANDINGSTeam B1G Pct. Overall Pct.Wisconsin 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Maryland 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Michigan State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Purdue 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Iowa 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Ohio State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Indiana 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Illinois 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Michigan 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Northwestern 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Minnesota 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Nebraska 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Penn State 0-0 .000 0-0 .000Rutgers 0-0 .000 0-0 .000

UPCOMING REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE13 Eastern Illinois at Indiana 6 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s at Maryland 6 p.m. Northern Michigan at Michigan 6 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Michigan State 6 p.m. North Carolina A&T at Purdue 6 p.m. Rutgers-Newark at Rutgers 6 p.m. North Florida at Illinois 7 p.m. Massachusetts-Lowell at Northwestern 7 p.m. Missouri-Kansas City at Minnesota 8 p.m. Western Illinois at Wisconsin 8 p.m. Gardner Webb at Iowa 8:30 p.m. 14 VMI at Penn State Noon Mississippi Valley State at Nebraska 7 p.m. 15 Mount Saint Mary’s at Ohio State 11 a.m. Howard at Rutgers Noon Vermont at Purdue 1 p.m. North Dakota State at Illinois 2 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Minnesota 2 p.m. Coppin State at Iowa 4 p.m. Siena at Wisconsin 7 p.m. 16 Austin Peay at Indiana 6 p.m. Elon at Michigan 6 p.m. 17 DePaul at Penn State [1] 4 p.m. Grambling at Ohio State 6 p.m. North Dakota State at Wisconsin 7 p.m. Nebraska at Villanova [1] 7:30 p.m. Georgetown at Maryland [1] 8 p.m. Kansas vs. Michigan State [2] 9 p.m. 18 Illinois at Providence [1] 6 p.m. Incarnate Word at Purdue 6 p.m. Fairfield at Northwestern 7 p.m.

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. G/GS PPG RPG Other1 Marcus Romain G Jr. 6-2 174 NA 5 Rashaan Surles G Jr. 6-4 175 NA 24 Isaac Williams G Jr. 6-4 181 32/17 9.8 4.3 43 3-pointers22 Michael Matlock F Jr. 6-6 221 N/A 23 Latrell Love F Sr. 6-5 218 30/13 5.9 2.1

MVSU PROBABLE STARTERS

PREVIEWING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATEUnder second-year coach Andre Payme, Mississippi Valley State looks to rebound after posting a 6-26 record in 2014-

15. Payne returns a roster that has seven returning letterwinnners, including a pair of starters and was picked to finished eighth in the SWAC preseason poll. Junior guard Isaac Williams is the program’s top returnee, as he averaged 9.8 points per game last year including a team-high 43 3-pointers. He had 20 points in the team’s exhibition game against Stillman. Senior forward Latrell Love averaged 5.9 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game while making 13 starts, while Delta Devils will be counting on a host of new faces. MVSU’s game with Nebraska begins a long road trip, as the Delta Devils will not play a home game until Jan. 4. The team has 13 road games, including matchups with Air Force, BYU, Northwestern and Hawaii before beginning SWAC play in January.

Series history: Saturday’s meeting is the first between the two programs. The Huskers are 18-1 all-time against teams from the SWAC.

LAST TIME OUTAndrew White III led four Huskers in double figures with 18 points as the Huskers topped Northern State, 95-42,

Monday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena.White, who sat out last year after spending his first two seasons at Kansas, hit 6 of 10 shots from the floor, including

a pair of 3-pointers to lead a balanced attack that saw 12 players break into the scoring column. Shavon Shields and Tai Webster added 14 points and six rebounds apiece, while freshman Jack McVeigh came off the bench and had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Nebraska took control early on, blitzing Northern State with a 20-0 spurt midway through the first half, as NU turned a two-point lead into a 22-point cushion at 32-10 with just over six minutes remaining in the first half. Nebraska’s defense held Northern State without a field goal for nearly 12 minutes.

Nebraska erased any hopes for a Northern State comeback in the opening six minutes of the second half, outscoring the visitors 18-4 after White’s dunk with 13:55 left made it 61-25.

FOR OPENERSNebraska begins its 120th season of basketball on Saturday evening. Here are some facts and figures about season

openers for the Husker basketball program.•-Nebraska is 80-39 (.672) all-time in season openers and has won 14 straight season openers dating back to an 87-83

setback at Oral Roberts to begin the 2000 season.•-Nebraska is 21-2 in its past 23 season openers dating back to the 1992-93 campaign.•-The last time Nebraska lost a season opener at home was 1980 when NU fell to Wyoming, 62-59, in overtime. The

Huskers have won 25 straight season openers at home since that loss.

SHIELDS GIVE HUSKERS RETURNING 1,000-POINT SCORER

For the first time since 2007, Nebraska returns a 1,000-point scorer to the lineup, as Shavon Shields enters his senior year with 1,127 career points. It marks the first time since All-Big 12 center Aleks Maric began his senior season with 1,111 career points. It is also the ninth time in program history that the Huskers had a returning 1,000-point scorer.

Shields begins his senior year in 24th place on Nebraska’s career scoring list. He is poised to jump in the top 20 of the list, needing only 16 points to match Terran Petteway for 20th on NU’s career list.

HANGING THEIR HAT ON DEFENSEOne of the keys to Nebraska’s success over last two

seasons has been an emphasis on improved defense. In 2013-14, NU’s midseason turnaround was keyed on the defensive end, as a team that was last in field goal defense entering Big Ten play finished second in the conference in field goal percentage. Last year, it was the Huskers’ defense that kept the team in nearly every game. NU finished the season fourth in scoring defense, allowing 63.1 points per game in 2014-15.

•-NU finished the season 24th nationally in defensive efficiency according to KenPom.com, marking the second straight year that Nebraska has had a top-25 defense.

Player Season Entering Sr. YearShavon Shields 2015-16 1,127Aleks Maric 2007-08 1,111Cookie Belcher 2000-01 1,060Erick Strickland 1995-96 1,070Jaron Boone 1995-96 1,140Eric Piatkowski 1993-94 1,288Dave Hoppen 1985-86 1,747Andre Smith 1980-81 1,242Jerry Fort 1975-76 1,369

RETURNING 1,000-POINT SCORERS

Games Opp FG% Def. Effic.2011-12 .454 142nd2012-13 .434 102nd2013-14 .420 25th2014-15 .404 24th

DEFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT UNDER MILES

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HUSKERS ON THE RADIOThe Husker IMG Sports Network, in its 21st year of

producing and marketing the live broadcasts of University of Nebraska Athletics, extended and expanded its agreement with the University on June 13, 2008.

In the state of Nebraska, KXSP AM 590 ESPN (590 AM) and KEZO Z-92 (92.3 FM) will serve as the new Omaha affiliates beginning with the 2015-16 season. KXSP’s strong signal reaches a good portion of the Midwest day and night, including parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Kansas. KLIN (1400 AM) serves as the Lincoln while KRVN (880 AM) is a powerful central Nebraska affiliate that reaches around the state. In addition the network has several dozen locally based affiliates across Nebraska. All broadcasts are heard live on Huskers.com, the Husker App, the TuneIn Radio App and www.TuneIn.com while SiriusXM Satellite Radio will carry select contests

Kent Pavelka returns behind the microphone to handle his 29th overall season calling Husker hoops in 2015-16. Pavelka previously called Nebraska basketball for two long stints between 1974 and 1996 before returning to the Husker basketball play-by-play chair prior to the 2006-07 season. A six-time winner of the Nebraska Sportscaster-of-the-Year Award, Pavelka also handled color analyst duties on NU football broadcasts from 1974 to 1983, and was the play-by-play announcer from 1983 to 1996. Pavelka was honored in January 2009 with the Bud Cuca Special Merit Award given by the Nebraska Basketball Hall of Fame for his contributions to the NU men’s basketball program.

Alongside Pavelka as color analyst will be Matt Davison. A former Husker basketball and football player, he returns for his 12th season on the basketball broadcast. Former Husker point guard Jake Muhleisen will join the broadcast team for select broadcasts. Muhleisen was a three-year captain for the Big Red from 2004-06

2015-16 HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK AFFILIATESAinsworth ................... KBRB-AM.................................. 1400Alliance ....................... KCOW-AM ................................ 1400Broken Bow ................ KBBN-FM ................................... 95.3Chadron ...................... KCSR-AM .................................... 610Columbus ................... KJSK-AM ..................................... 900Cozad .......................... KAMI-AM ................................. 1580Falls City...................... KTNC-AM ................................. 1230Fremont ...................... KFMT-FM ................................. 105.5Grand Island ............... KRGI-AM .................................. 1430Hastings ...................... KHAS-AM ................................. 1230Hiawatha, Kan. ........... KLZA-FM .................................. 101.3Holdrege ..................... KUVR-AM ................................. 1380Imperial ...................... KADL-FM ................................. 102.9Kearney ...................... KGFW-AM ................................ 1340Lexington .................... KRVN-AM ................................... 880Lincoln ........................ KLIN-AM ................................... 1400McCook ...................... KSWN-FM .................................. 93.9Nebraska City.............. KNCY-AM .................................. 1600Norfolk ........................ KNEN-FM .................................. 94.7North Platte ................ KODY-AM ................................. 1240North Platte ................ KXNP-FM ................................. 103.5Omaha ........................ KXSP-AM .................................... 590Scottsbluff .................. KNEB-AM ................................... 960Sidney ......................... KSID-AM ................................... 1340Superior ...................... KRFS-AM .................................. 1600Superior ...................... KRFS-FM .................................. 103.9Valentine, NE .............. KVSH-AM ................................... 940York* ........................... KAWL-AM ................................. 1370*will air only selected games

•-Nebraska’s field goal defense was one of its best in recent memory, as the Huskers held opponents to 40.4 percent shooting, which is the fifth-lowest total by a Husker defense in the 3-point era (since 1986-87).

•-Nebraska allowed only one team to shoot over 50 percent in 2014-15.•-Under Miles, NU is 30-10 over the past three seasons when holding opponents to under 40 percent shooting.

#LOS HUSKERSIn August of 2015, the Husker basketball team spent nine days visiting Spain, as the trip included extended stays in

Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona. Some of the highlights were city tours of all three places as well as Toledo, seeing a UEFA Champions League Playoff match in Valencia and visiting the Olympic sites and La Familia Sagrada in Barcelona. Nebraska also went a perfect 4-0 on the trip.

Nebraska 79, Eurocolegio Casvi 64: Tai Webster scored nine of his team-high 17 points in a 12-0 run to open the third quarter, as Nebraska opened with a 79-64 win over Eurocolegio Casvi. Webster hit 8-of-12 shots from the field to pace five Huskers in double figures in the victory.

Nebraska 66, Albacete Basket 63: Nebraska used a 9-0 fourth-quarter run to take control, as the Huskers held off Albacete Basket. The Huskers rallied from a 17-point second-quarter deficit, as Andrew White III led the Huskers with 17 points and seven rebounds to place three Huskers in double figures. Tai Webster totaled 13 points, while Shavon Shields added 11 points for the victors.

Nebraska 108, Europe Basketball Academy 73: Jack McVeigh’s 18 points led seven Huskers in double figures, as Nebraska rolled to a 108-73 victory over the Europe Basketball Academy. The Huskers shot 53 percent from the field and had all 12 players who played crack the scoring column, as six players had between 10 and 12 points.

Nebraska 71, CB Castelldefels 65: Nebraska rallied from a 11-point second-half deficit to post a 71-65 win over CB Castelldefels. Nebraska outscored Castellfefels, 24-11, in the fourth quarter, as Shavon Shields led NU with 14 points and nine rebounds. Andrew White III finished with a double-double, scoring 10 points and adding a game-high 10 caroms, while Tai Webster added 10 markers.

DRAWING BIG NUMBERS TO PINNACLE BANK ARENANebraska basketball has become one of the toughest tickets

in the Big Ten since the program moved into Pinnacle Bank Arena. For the second straight year, the Huskers broke their own single-season record for average attendance, averaging 15,569 fans per game at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2014-15.

•-Nebraska finished the regular season ranked 10th nationally in attendance, the highest Nebraska has finished in national attendance since the NCAA began listing it in 1977-78.

•-Nebraska is one of three Big Ten schools ranked in the top 10 nationally in attendance, joining Wisconsin (fifth) and Indiana (eighth), while six Big Ten schools are among the top 16 nationally.

•-In 2014-15, the Big Ten set conference records for total attendance (3,076,641) and attendance in conference games only (1,677,589). It marked the first time in history that the conference has eclipsed the three million mark in total attendance.

•-Nebraska has enjoyed success in Pinnacle Bank Arena, posting a 25-7 record in the building. NU is 12-2 against non-conference opponents at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

SUCCESS IN THE CLASSROOMThe Huskers have enjoyed success in the classroom under Tim Miles. In 2014-15, Nebraska placed a Big Ten-high five

players (Nick Fuller, Kye Kurkowski, Trevor Menke, Shavon Shields and Leslee Smith) on the Academic All-Big Ten team. Over the last three years, 11 Huskers have earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades. In addition, nine of the 10 seniors who have played for Miles have received their degrees.

BECKNER JOINS HUSKER STAFFIn addition to the newcomers on the roster, the other new face is assistant coach Phil Beckner, who joined the staff in

August. Beckner served as an assistant coach with the NBA D-League Oklahoma Blue in 2014-15. Prior to that, Beckner spent seven years at Weber State.

HUSKERS FACE CHALLENGING SCHEDULEThe Huskers will face a daunting schedule in 2015-16, playing nine games against foes that were ranked in the AP

Preseason Top-25. NU’s first game against a ranked opponent comes next Tuesday, Nov. 17, when the Huskers face No. 11 Villanova at the Gavitt Games in Philadelphia. The Big Ten features six ranked teams, which is the most of any conference. That group includes Maryland (third), Michigan State (13), Indiana (15), Wisconsin (17), Purdue (23) and Michigan (25).

In addition, four other NU opponents (Cincinnati, Miami, Rhode Island and Iowa) also received votes in the AP poll, while Ohio State received voites in the USA Today preseason coaches poll.

Season Average (Rk.) Increase2010-11 9,395 (46) 2011-12 (First year of B1G) 10,019 (40) + 7 pct.2012-13 10,352 (38) + 3 pct.2013-14 15,419 (13) + 49 pct.2014-15 15,569 (10) +1 pct.

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AP TOP 25 (PRESEASON POLL)No Team (1st) Record Points Prev.1 North Carolina (35) 0-0 1566 –2 Kentucky (10) 0-0 1520 –3 Maryland (14) 0-0 1487 –4 Kansas (5) 0-0 1410 –5 Duke 0-0 1350 –6 Virginia (1) 0-0 1347 –7 Iowa St. 0-0 1185 –8 Oklahoma 0-0 1088 –9 Gonzaga 0-0 1047 –10 Wichita St. 0-0 1032 –11 Villanova 0-0 1013 –12 Arizona 0-0 917 –13 Michigan St 0-0 838 –14 California 0-0 757 –15 Indiana 0-0 755 –16 Utah 0-0 499 –17 Wisconsin 0-0 433 –18 Vanderbilt 0-0 393 –19 Notre Dame 0-0 360 –20 Connecticut 0-0 307 –21 Louisiana State 0-0 268 –22 Baylor 0-0 265 –23 Purdue 0-0 236 –24 Butler 0-0 223 –25 Michigan 0-0 126 –

Others receiving votes: Oregon 116, Southern Methodist 112, West Virginia 84, Texas A&M 72, Cincinnati 63, Miami (Fla.) 48, Louisville 46, Georgetown 23, N.C. State 19, Florida St. 18, Texas 18, Rhode Island 17, Dayton 12, Xavier 12, Providence 10, Iowa 6, Brigham Young 5, Valparaiso 5, Boise St. 4, Old Dominion 3, Oklahoma St. 2, San Diego St. 2, UCLA 2, Central Michigan 1, Iona 1, UC Irvine 1, Yale 1

USA TODAY COACHES (PRESEASON)No Team (1st) Record Points1 Duke (29) 35-4 7731 Kentucky (11) 38-1 7491 North Carolina (12) 26-12 7493 Maryland (5) 28-7 7234 Duke (3) 35-4 6865 Kansas (1) 27-9 6756 Virginia 30-4 6677 Iowa St. 25-9 5418 Oklahoma 24-11 5209 Villanova 33-3 49810 Arizona 34-4 47711 Gonzaga 35-3 46812 Wichita St. 30-5 46113 Michigan St 27-12 38614 California 18-15 35015 Indiana 20-14 31216 Utah 26-9 25017 Wisconsin 36-4 18118 Notre Dame 32-6 17219 Louisiana State 22-11 16320 Vanderbilt 21-14 15321 Baylor 24-10 14522 Butler 23-11 13223 West Virginia 25-10 12524 Connecticut 20-15 11024 Purdue 21-13 110

Others receiving votes: Michigan 108; Louisville 93; Texas A&M 58; UCLA 48; Georgetown 45; Cincinnati 43; North Carolina State 36; Oregon 33; Texas 29; Xavier 25; Florida State 25; Miami (Fla.) 11; San Diego State 10; Iowa 8; Davidson 5; Boise State 5; Providence 5; Stephen F. Austin 2; Belmont 2; Ohio State 2; Tulsa 1; Dayton 1; Old Dominion 1; Marquette 1.

HUSKERS NEWCOMER AT A GLANCENebraska’s incoming class is one of program’s highest ranked in recent memory, as it was among the nation’s best by

ESPN, Hoops Scoop and Scout. • - The group features three ESPN top-100 players in Ed Morrow Jr., Glynn Watson Jr. and transfer Anton Gill.• - The group combined to win 10 state titles in high school (Evelyn and Laws - 3; Morrow-2; Trueblood and Gill -1)• - Six members of the group were first-team all-state peformers in high school (Evelyn, Gill, Jacobson, Morrow,

Trueblood and Watson).• - Jack McVeigh represented Australia in the FIBA U-19 World Championships and played for the Australian Senior

National team in 2014.

HUSKER LEGACIESThe 2015-16 Huskers have a number of players with relatives in college athletics. Senior Shavon Shields is the son of

former Husker and Kansas City Chiefs great Will Shields, who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last August. Four other Husker players have fathers who played basketball collegiately (Anton Gill, Michael Jacobson, Tai Webster and Andrew White III), while Ed Morrow Jr.’s mother, Nafeesah Brown, was a star player at Nebraska in the mid-1990s.

PARENTS OF HUSKER PLAYERSPlayer Relative Sport-School Worth NotingShavon Shields Will Shields FB-Nebraska College and Pro Football Hall of Fame MemberAnton Gill Anton Gill Sr. MBB-East Carolina 1st-team All-Colonial Athletic Conference (1995)Tai Webster Tony Webster MBB-Hawaii First-team All-Western Athletic Conference (1983)Andrew White III Andrew White Jr. MBB-MorehouseEd Morrow Jr. Ed Morrow Sr. FB-Nebraska Member of 1994 National Championship Team Nafeesah Brown WBB-Nebraska First-team All-Big Eight (1994); 1,089 points at NUMichael Jacobson Bill Jacobson MBB-Nebraska-Omaha

BORCHARDT ADDED TO ROSTERWalk-on Tanner Borchardt earned a spot on the Husker roster in tryouts in mid-October. Borchardt, a 6-foot-8,

275-pound forward, totaled 1,191 career points, 875 rebounds and 186 blocks during his four-year career at Gothenburg High School. As a senior, he averaged 16.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 2.4 assists per game, earning second-team Class C-1 honors. In addition to his basketball exploits, he was a first-team all-state defensive lineman who averaged nearly seven tackles per game and also won the all-class Gold Medal at the state track meet in the shot put in 2015.

UP NEXTThe Huskers continue their early-season slate, traveling to Villanova to take on the No. 11 Wildcats in the inaugural

Gavitt Tipoff Games Tuesday night. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. (CT) and will be televised by Fox Sports 1 and carried on the Husker Sports Radio Network.





A proven program builder who has enjoyed success at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels, Tim Miles was named the 27th basketball coach at the University of Nebraska on March 24, 2012. He is believed to be the only active coach who has made national tournament appearances at four-year schools at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels.

In 2014-15, the Huskers garnered their first national ranking since 1995 and enjoyed record-setting attendance numbers, establishing a school-record attendance of 15,569 fans per game to rank 10th nationally. Terran Petteway earned All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year and earned an invitation to training camp with the Atlanta Hawks. Miles’ program also enjoyed a first in the classroom, as Shavon Shields became the first Husker basketball player to be named a first-team Academic All-American.

In 2013-14, Miles was named Big Ten Coach of the Year and Jim Phalen National Coach of the Year after guiding the Huskers to an 11-7 Big Ten mark and a fourth-place finish after the team was picked to finish 12th in the preseason. NU’s 11 conference wins were its highest total since 1965-66, while the fourth-place finish was the Huskers’ best since 1997-98. Miles became the first Husker coach to garner conference coach of the year accolades since 1991 after guiding the Huskers to their first NCAA appearance in 16 years.

The 2012-13 Huskers surpassed nearly every pundit’s expectation, going 15-18, including three wins over NCAA Tournament teams and the program’s first-ever Big Ten Tournament win.

Before taking over the Nebraska program, Miles spent the previous five seasons building the Colorado State program. He increased his victory total in each of his five years at CSU, culminating in a 20-12 record and the school’s first NCAA appearance in nine seasons during his final year in Fort Collins. After winning 16 games in his first two years, his teams went 55-41 over the last three years, reaching postseason play in each campaign.

The 2011-12 Rams posted the school’s first 20-win season since the 1997-98 campaign while playing a schedule that was rated as the fourth-toughest in the country. Colorado State set a school record with three wins over ranked teams and placed three players on the All-Mountain West teams, and Miles was named the District VIII Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for his efforts. The Rams, one of four Mountain West teams to receive bids in the 2012 NCAA Tournament, averaged 70.1 points per game on the season and topped the Mountain West Conference in field-goal percentage (47.1), 3-point percentage (40.0) and free throw percentage (76.8).

Three of his players earned All-Mountain West honors, marking the program’s most honorees in its half century affiliation with the WAC or Mountain West Conference. In 2010-11, Miles guided the program to a 19-13 record, a fourth-place finish in the Mountain West, and a berth in the NIT.

With 20 years of experience as a head coach at four institutions, he has compiled a career record of 330-269 that includes three conference championships and seven postseason tournament appearances.

Before taking over the Colorado State program, Miles spent six seasons at North Dakota State, guiding the Bison through the transition to the Division I ranks. He won at least 16 games in each of his final five seasons at the school, including the program’s first three years at the Division I level. Miles’ tenure at NDSU was highlighted by a pair of road wins over top-15 squads in his final two seasons.

Miles showed his ability to turn around programs during his tenure at Southwest Minnesota State University. He took a program that had only one winning season in the previous decade and went 78-39 in his four seasons at the school, recorded the first 20-win season in school history, and led Southwest Minnesota State to its first back-to-back winning seasons in more than two decades.

Miles began his head coaching career at Mayville (N.D.) State University, guiding the program to a 35-22 record from 1995 to 1997 and a pair of conference titles. He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Northern State for six seasons from 1989-90 through 1994-95 and helped the Wolves to five NAIA playoff appearances and five regional titles. He was the recruiting coordinator for NSU and was responsible for bringing in and coaching five All-Americans at that school.

A native of Doland, S.D., he graduated from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., in 1989 and earned a master’s degree in health and physical education from Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., in 1990. He was inducted into the University of Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTALSYear Team Record Pct.1995-96 Mayville State 17-11 .6071996-97 Mayville State 18-11 .621 Two seasons 35-22 .614

1997-98 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .5931998-99 SW Minnesota State 16-11 .5931999-00 SW Minnesota State 18-10 .6432000-01 SW Minnesota State 28-7 .800 Four seasons 78-39 .667

2001-02 North Dakota State 11-15 .4232002-03 North Dakota State 20-11 .6452003-04 North Dakota State 16-13 .5522004-05 North Dakota State 16-12 .5712005-06 North Dakota State 16-12 .5712006-07 North Dakota State 20-8 .714 Six seasons 99-71 .582

2007-08 Colorado State 7-25 .2192008-09 Colorado State 9-22 .2902009-10 Colorado State 16-16 .5002010-11 Colorado State 19-13 .5942011-12 Colorado State 20-12 .625 Five seasons 71-88 .447

2012-13 Nebraska 15-18 .4552013-14 Nebraska 19-13 .5942014-15 Nebraska 13-18 .4192015-16 Nebraska 0-0 .000 Four seasons 47-49 .490Career 21 seasons 330-269 .551

TIM MILESFourth Season at Nebraska

Alma Mater: University of Mary (‘89)

HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCENebraska, 2012-present; Colorado State, 2007-12; North Dakota State, 2001-07; Southwest Minnesota State, 1997-2001; Mayville State, 1995-97.

ASSISTANT COACHING EXPERIENCENorthern State, 1989-95

FAMILYWife, Kari Childern: Son, Gabriel; Daughter, Ava

COACHING HONORS•-Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year, 2014•-Big Ten Coach of the Year, 2014•-Northern State University Hall of Fame Jim Kretchman Coaching Award, 2014•-USBWA District VIII Coach of the Year, 2012 •-CollegeInsider.com Mountain West Coach of the Year, 2010•-University of Mary Hall of Fame Inductee, 2007•-CBSSportsline Division I Independent Coach of the Year, 2005-06•-North Central Region Coach of the Year, 2000-01•-Northern Sun Conference Coach of the Year, 2000-01 •-NDCAC Coach of the Year, 1995-96

1- Shavon Shields earned first-team CoSIDA Academic All-America honors in 2015, the first Husker to earn that honor.

2- At North Dakota State (a Division I independent at the time), Tim Miles went 2-0 against ranked opponents, topping No. 13 Wisconsin in 2005-06 and No. 8 Marquette in 2006-07.

3- Miles was one of only three coaches in Colorado State history to lead the Rams to three consecutive postseason appearances (2010-11-12).

3- Number of CSU players who earned All-Mountain West honors in 2011-12, the most in the school’s 50 years of league affiliation.

4 - Number of former assistants under Miles who are Division I head coaches in 2015-16.

10 - Miles’ 2011-12 Colorado State team ranked in the top 10 nationally in both free throw (76.8) and 3-point percentage (40.0) in 2011-12, joining Missouri as the only other school in the country to rank in the top 10 in both categories.

11- Nebraska’s Big Ten wins in 2013-14, the most conference wins by a Husker team since 1965-66.

30 - Colorado State’s RPI in 2011-12, as he took the program’s RPI from 273rd in his first season to 30th in 2011-12.

21 - Seasons that Tim Miles has been a head coach during the 2015-16 season. His teams have reached postseason play at the Division I, Division II and NAIA levels and during 20 previous years, his teams have failed to increase their win total only twice.

1920 - The last time a Husker men’s basketball coach won his first road game before Tim Miles accomplished the feat at Wake Forest in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in 2012-13.

89,711- Number of followers on twitter for @CoachMiles, where he provides a unique look into the program, including halftime tweets.

MILES BY THE NUMBERS

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2015-16 TV AND RADIO ROSTER

Tim WilsonStrength Coach

R.J. PietigAthletic Trainer

Pat NorrisEquipment Manager

Ali FarokhmaneshGraduate Manager

0 | Tai WebsterJr. | G | 6-4 | 196

1 | Anton Gill Jr. | G | 6-3 | 191

3 | Andrew White IIIJr. | G | 6-7 | 216

5 | Glynn Watson Jr.Fr. | G | 6-0 | 165

10 | Jack McVeighFr. | G/F | 6-8 | 210

11 | Bakari EvelynFr. | G | 6-2 | 178

12 | Michael JacobsonFr. | F | 6-8 | 222

15 | Malcolm LawsSo. | G | 6-1 | 190

23 | Nick FullerSo. | G/F | 6-7 | 204

24 | Jake HammondSo. | F | 6-10 | 235

30 | Ed Morrow Jr.Fr. | F | 6-7 | 225

31 | Shavon ShieldsSr. | G/F | 6-7 | 225

32 | Benny ParkerSr. | G | 5-9 | 175

4 | Johnny TruebloodFr. | G | 6-4 | 195

Tim MilesHead Coach

Phil BecknerAssistant Coach

Kenya HunterAssistant Coach

Jim MolinariAssistant Coach

Teddy OwensDirector of Basketball

Operations

Gregory EatonVideo Coordinator

Brett SappAdministrative Coordinator

20 | Tanner BorchardtFr. | F | 6-8 | 274

JAKE HAMMOND F • 6-10 • 235 • Fr. • Comanche, Okla.

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2015-16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000CAREER 7.8 2.0 0.7 0.4 .345 .250 .355

ANTON GILL G • 6-3 • 191 • Jr. • Raleigh, N.C.Last Game: Will sit out the 2015-16 season because of NCAA transfer rules •SpenttwoseasonsatLouisville,playingin55gamesfortheCardinals •RankedNo.48byESPNU100andNo.50byRivals.comintheclassof2013 •Averaged28points,5.3reboundsand4.3assistspergameatHargraveAcademy

3 MPG PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT%2015-16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000CAREER 5.9 2.3 1.2 0.1 .441 .320 .500

ANDREW WHITE III G • 6-7 • 216 • Jr. • Richmond, Va.Last Game:LedNUwith18pointsvs.NorthernState •SpenttwoseasonsatKansas,helpingtheJayhawkstoapairofBig12titles •RankedNo.48byESPNU100andNo.51byRivals.comintheclassof2012 •Averaged22.9pointsand10reboundspergameasasenioratTheMillerSchool


JACK MCVEIGH F • 6-8 • 210 • Fr. • Cabarita Beach, New South Wales, Australia Last Game: Collectedadouble-doublewith11pointsand11reboundsoffthebench •MadehisAustralianNationalTeamdebutin2014andwascaptainofU-19team •PlayedforAustraliaintheFIBAU-19Worldsin2015,averaging11.1ppg,5.7rpg •AttendedtheAustralianInstituteofSport,whichhas7NBAplayersinlast15years


BAKARI EVELYN (PRONOUNCED BA-CAR-REE EVE-LYNN) G • 6-2 • 178 • Fr. • Detroit, Mich.


MICHAEL JACOBSON F • 6-8 • 222 • Fr. • Waukee, IowaLast Game: Grabbedtworeboundsin11minutesinhisfirstactionatNU •Averaged18.6ppg,9.6rpgand2.3bpg,helpingWaukeetostatetourneyin2015 •4-yearstarteratWaukeeHS,totaling1,287points,776reboundsand224blocks •Father(Bill)playedatOmaha,helpingtheschooltoapairofD-2Playoffappearances

MPG PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT%2015-16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000NU CAREER 2.8 1.5 0.8 0.0 .500 .333 .500

MALCOLM LAWS G • 6-1 • 190 • So. • Orlando, Fla.Last Game: Didnotplay •Walk-onplayedatFloridaAtlanticlastyear,averaging1.5ppgand0.8rpg •Wonthreestatetitlesinhighschool(2atLakeHighlandPrep;1atWinterParkHS) •WasaformerteammateofAustinRiversatWinterParkHSin2012


Last Game: Battledearlyfoultroubletofinishwithtwopointsandsixrebounds •Sawactionin11gamesasafreshmanin2014-15,totaling3points&7boards •Averaged26.2points,14.8rebounds&5.7blockspergameatComanche(Okla.)HS •RatedastheNo.2prospectinthestateofOklahomabybothESPN.com&247Sports


SHAVON SHIELDS G/F • 6-7 • 225 • Sr. • Olathe, Kan.Last Game: Collected14points,sixreboundsandtwoassists •Is24thonNU’scareerscoringlist(1,137points);Needs16toreach20th •Scoredacareer-high35pointsvs.Omaha;oneof2career30-pointgames •First-TeamAcademicAll-American(3.77inbiologicialsciences)

Head Coach (Yr.)TimMiles(4th)

Asst. CoachesPhilBeckner(1st)KenyaHunter(3rd)JimMolinari(2nd)


ED MORROW JR. F • 6-7 • 225 • Fr. • Chicago, Ill.Last Game: Hadeightpointsand10reboundsinjust14minutes •First-teamall-statepickwhoaveragd17ppg,8rpg,3bpgforSimeonHighSchool •52ndonESPN’stop100andattendedtheLeBronJamesSkillsAcademyin2005 •Hismother(NafeesahBrown)was1st-teamAll-BigEight(20.2ppg,10.1rpg)atNU

MPG PTS REB AST FG% 3FG% FT%2015-16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 .000 .000CAREER 8.1 2.1 1.3 0.3 .520 .375 .833

NICK FULLER G/F • 6-7 • 204 • So. • Sun Prairie, Wis.Last Game: Hadthreepointsandtworeboundsin18minutes •Totaledseasonbestsinpoints(12),rebounds(five)atNo.16Maryland •Madehisfirstcareerstartandhadfivepointsandfivereboundsvs.Iowa •RedshirtedasafreshmanandwasnamedLifteroftheYearbyhisteammates


GLYNN WATSON JR. G • 6-0 • 165 • Fr. • Bellwood, Ill.Last Game: Hadthreepointsandtwoassistsin16minutesoffthebench •GuidedSt.JosephHStoastatetitle,averaging15.5ppg,4.3rpg,4.0apg,3.0spg •WasrankedNo.71onESPN’stop-100recruitsandwasafirst-teamall-statepick •Hisolderbrother(DemetriMcCamey)wasathree-timeAll-BigTenpickatIllinois


TAI WEBSTER (PRONOUNCED TIE) G • 6-4 • 196 • Jr. • Auckland, New ZealandLast Game: Totaled14pointson5-of-7shootingandsixrebounds •Reacheddoublefiguresseventimesinhiscareerwithacareerhighof14points •PlayedforNewZealandattheFIBAWorldCupinthesummerof2014 •Three-timeNebraskaScholar-AthleteHonorRollmember

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Last Game: Hadsixpointsandanassistin14minutesofwork •Averaged25.4points,5.3rebounds,4.3assistsand1.8stealsforHillcrest(Ariz.)in2015 •WonthreestateclassDtitlesatSouthfieldChristian,going73-7inthatspan •Averaged17.4pointsand4.4assistspergame,andhad28pointsintitlegame


JOHNNY TRUEBLOOD G • 6-4 • 195 • Fr. • Omaha, Neb.Last Game: Hadfivepoints,tworeboundsandanassistin10minutes •First-teamClassBall-statepickin2015,averaging23.0ppg,5.1rpgand3.4apg •Walk-onwholedElkhornSouthtoaClassBstatetitleatPinnacleBankArena •Wasathree-yearstarteratElkhornSouthandtotaled1,213careerpoints

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BENNY PARKER G • 5-9 • 175 • Sr. • Kansas City, Kan.Last Game: Hadsevenpointsandtworeboundsin19minutesofwork •Three-yearletterwinnerwhohasplayedinall96gamesthepastthreeseasons •1ststealof2015-16willbeNo.100ofcareer;Needs32for10thonNUcareerlist •OntracktograduatewithadegreeinbusinessadministrationinAugust


TANNER BORCHARDT (PRONOUNCED BOR-CHART) F • 6-8 • 274 • Fr. • Gothenburg, Neb.Last Game: Hadfourpoints,threereboundsandablockedshotinfiveminutes •Walk-onwhoearnedaspotintryoutsinOctober •Averaged16.8ppg,12.5rpgand2.7bpgatGothenburgHSin2014-15 •RecruitedtoplayfootballbyWyoming,ColoradoStateandOhio

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Nebraska BasketballNebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 06, 2015)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 13-18 10-6 1-11 2-1CONFERENCE 5-13 5-4 0-9 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 8-5 5-2 1-2 2-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds

## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

05 Petteway, Terran 31-31 1086 35.0 184-465 . 3 9 6 68-217 . 3 1 3 128-180 . 7 1 1 17 136 153 4.9 94 3 87 104 27 35 564 18.231 Shields, Shavon 31-31 1095 35.3 161-366 . 4 4 0 17-87 . 1 9 5 139-168 . 8 2 7 45 141 186 6.0 73 0 67 84 5 33 478 15.435 Pitchford, Walter 30-26 812 27.1 82-217 . 3 7 8 37-128 . 2 8 9 16-33 . 4 8 5 29 108 137 4.6 72 0 14 33 14 10 217 7.211 Smith, Tarin 31-3 545 17.6 53-119 . 4 4 5 10-30 . 3 3 3 23-38 . 6 0 5 11 38 49 1.6 39 1 22 24 9 18 139 4.502 Rivers, David 30-25 709 23.6 52-109 . 4 7 7 1-1 1.000 24-39 . 6 1 5 56 70 126 4.2 75 3 20 16 7 13 129 4.303 Parker, Benny 31-25 874 28.2 39-114 . 3 4 2 12-41 . 2 9 3 40-56 . 7 1 4 8 61 69 2.2 71 2 54 37 1 45 130 4.200 Webster, Tai 30-4 551 18.4 39-109 . 3 5 8 12-52 . 2 3 1 28-38 . 7 3 7 12 45 57 1.9 64 2 35 39 4 21 118 3.921 Smith, Leslee 17-9 214 12.6 23-50 . 4 6 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-16 . 4 3 8 18 35 53 3.1 28 0 9 15 9 10 53 3.123 Fuller, Nick 16-1 129 8.1 13-25 . 5 2 0 3-8 . 3 7 5 5-6 . 8 3 3 8 13 21 1.3 12 0 4 4 2 2 34 2.112 Abraham, Moses 22-0 224 10.2 15-30 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-11 . 4 5 5 32 43 75 3.4 45 0 2 20 10 5 35 1.610 Menke, Trevor 7-0 13 1.9 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.444 Kurkowski, Kye 7-0 12 1.7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 0.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.324 Hammond, Jake 11-0 36 3.3 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 3 4 7 0.6 6 0 1 2 2 0 3 0.3

Team 36 50 86 1 10Total.......... 31 6300 664-1613 . 4 1 2 161-566 . 2 8 4 416-588 . 7 0 7 277 745 1022 33.0 581 11 315 389 90 192 1905 61.5Opponents...... 31 6300 657-1627 . 4 0 4 208-622 . 3 3 4 435-627 . 6 9 4 323 762 1085 35.0 562 7 324 415 96 182 1957 63.1

TEAM STATISTICS NEB OPPSCORING 1905 1957 Points per game 61.5 63.1 Scoring margin -1.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 664-1613 657-1627 Field goal pct . 4 1 2 . 4 0 43 POINT FG-ATT 161-566 208-622 3-point FG pct . 2 8 4 . 3 3 4 3-pt FG made per game 5.2 6.7FREE THROWS-ATT 416-588 435-627 Free throw pct . 7 0 7 . 6 9 4 F-Throws made per game 13.4 14.0REBOUNDS 1022 1085 Rebounds per game 33.0 35.0 Rebounding margin -2.0 -ASSISTS 315 324 Assists per game 10.2 10.5TURNOVERS 389 415 Turnovers per game 12.5 13.4 Turnover margin +0.8 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.8 0.8STEALS 192 182 Steals per game 6.2 5.9BLOCKS 90 96 Blocks per game 2.9 3.1ATTENDANCE 249101 180190 Home games-Avg/Game 16-15569 12-12428 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-10352

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalsNebraska 864 1005 32 4 1905Opponents 901 1025 28 3 1957

Date Opponent Score Att.11/16/14 NORTHERN KENTUCKY W 80-61 1547911/18/14 CENTRAL ARKANSAS W 82-56 1538911/22/14 at Rhode Island L o t 62-66 765711/25/14 OMAHA W 80-67 1588911/28/14 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W 75-64 1598712/01/14 at Florida State W 70-65 640612/07/14 CREIGHTON L 55-65 1578212/10/14 INCARNATE WORD L 73-74 1527512/13/14 CINCINNATI Wo2 56-55 1560712-22-14 at Hawai'i L 58-66 844812/23/14 vs Loyola Marymount Wot 50-42 714012/25/14 vs Ohio W 71-58 7817

* 12/31/14 INDIANA L 65-70 14987* 01/05/15 at Iowa L 59-70 12789* 01/08/15 RUTGERS W 65-49 14857* 01/11/15 ILLINOIS W 53-43 15514* 01/15/15 at Wisconsin L 55-70 17279* 01/20/15 MINNESOTA W 52-49 15606* 01/24/15 MICHIGAN STATE W 79-77 15757* 01/27/15 at Michigan L 44-58 12115* 01/31/15 at Minnesota L 42-60 13253* 02/03/15 NORTHWESTERN W 76-60 15482* 2/7/15 at Penn State L 43-56 11702* 02/10/15 WISCONSIN L 55-65 15701* 02/15/15 at Purdue L 54-66 14313* 02/19/15 at Maryland L 65-69 14376* 02/22/15 IOWA L 46-74 15933* 2/26/15 at Ohio State L 57-81 13712* 03/04/15 at Illinois L 57-69 17085* 03/08/15 MARYLAND L 61-64 15856

3/11/15 vs Penn State L 65-68 16098

* = Conference game

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