2025–26 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2025–26 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2025–26 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Fred Hoiberg (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Nate Loenser; Ernie Zeigler; Pat Monaghan;
Home arena	Pinnacle Bank Arena

2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 28, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cornhuskers are led by seventh-year head coach Fred Hoiberg and played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Cornhuskers finished the 2024–25 season 21–14, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a five-way tie for 12th place. Due to tiebreaking procedures, they failed to qualify for the Big Ten tournament. The Cornhuskers received an invitation to the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament where they defeated Arizona State, Georgetown, and Boise State to advance to the tournament championship game where they defeated UCF.

Offseason

Departures

Nebraska departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ahron Ulis	2	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Chicago Heights, IL	Graduated
Brice Williams	3	F	6'7"	213	Senior	Huntersville, NC	Graduated
Juwan Gary	4	F	6'6"	221	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Jeffrey Grace III	8	G	6'3"	197	Junior	Elmhurst, IL	Walk-on; not on team roster
Gavin Griffiths	12	G	6'8"	193	Sophomore	Simsbury, CT	Transferred to Temple
Andrew Morgan	23	F	6'10"	245	Senior	Waseca, MN	Graduated
Rollie Worster	24	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Missoula, MT	Graduated
Nick Janowski	25	G	6'3"	200	Freshman	Pewaukee, WI	Transferred to St. Thomas
Braxton Meah	34	C	7'1"	250	Graduate Student	Layton, UT	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Nebraska incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kendall Blue	2	G	6'6"	190	Senior	Woodbury, MN	St. Thomas
Will Cooper	6	F	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Omaha, NE	Air Force
Jamarques Lawrence	10	G	6'3"	183	Senior	Plainfield, NJ	Rhode Island
Ugnius Jarusevicius	13	F	6'10"	220	Senior	Alytus, Lithuania	Central Michigan
Jared Garcia	15	F	6'8"	240	Graduate Student	Houston, TX	Tulsa
Pryce Sandfort	21	F	6'6"	205	Junior	Waukee, IA	Iowa

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quentin Rhymes SF	Las Vegas, NV	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 22, 2024
Quentin Rhymes SF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: (NR)
Leo Curtis C	Cambridge, MA	CATS Academy	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 28, 2025
Leo Curtis C	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: On3: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Connor Essegian	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Wisconsin	Fort Wayne, IN
G	1	Sam Hoiberg (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Piux X High School	Lincoln, NE
G	2	Kendall Blue	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas	Woodbury, MN
G	5	Braden Frager	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Lincoln Southwest High School	Lincoln, NE
F	6	Will Cooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Air Force	Omaha, NE
G	7	Justin Bolis (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	SCC	Lincoln, NE
F	9	Berke Büyüktuncel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Jr	UCLA	Bursa, Turkey
G	10	Jamarques Lawrence	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Rhode Island	Plainfield, NJ
G	11	Quentin Rhymes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep	Las Vegas, NV
F	13	Ugnius Jarusevicius	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Central Michigan	Alytus, Lithuania
F	15	Jared Garcia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Tulsa	Houston, TX
F	21	Pryce Sandfort	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Iowa	Waukee, IA
G	31	Cale Jacobsen (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Ashland-Greenwood High School	Ashland, NE
F	33	Leo Curtis	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	CATS Academy	Reykjavík, Iceland
F	35	Henry Burt (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	RS Jr	Elkhorn South High School	Omaha, NE
F	51	Rienk Mast	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Sr	Bradley	Groningen, Netherlands

Head coach

Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Nate Loenser (Iowa State)
Ernie Zeigler (Cleary)
Pat Monaghan (Lewis)
Padyn Borders (Nebraska)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025* TBA	BYU	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
October 27, 2025* TBA	Midland	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Regular Season
November 3, 2025* TBA	West Georgia	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
November 8, 2025* TBA	FIU	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
November 11, 2025* TBA	Maryland Eastern Shore	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
November 15, 2025* TBA	vs. Oklahoma	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
November 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., Peacock	vs. New Mexico Hall of Fame Classic semifinals	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 21, 2025* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., Peacock	vs. Kansas State/Mississippi State Hall of Fame Classic	T-Mobile Center Kansas City, MO
November 25, 2025* TBA	Winthrop	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
November 29, 2025* TBA	USC Upstate	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
December 7, 2025* TBA	Creighton Rivalry	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
December 21, 2025* TBA	North Dakota	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
December 30, 2025* TBA	New Hampshire	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
Big Ten tournament
March 11–15, 2026 TBA	vs.	United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[1] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

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