#44 Nebraska Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Nebraska Cornhuskers
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #44
 
Conference Rank: #10 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 23-11, 12-8
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Fred Hoiberg
Coach Record: 63-94 at Nebraska, 178-150 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Keisei Tominaga, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.4 apg
C.J. Wilcher, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Josiah Allick, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.3 apg
Jamarques Lawrence, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.5 apg
Eli Rice, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Jarron Coleman, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Brice Williams, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 apg
Rienk Mast, Senior, Forward, 12.3 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.0 apg
Juwan Gary, Senior, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.3 apg
Sam Hoiberg, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.7 apg
 
Key New Players:
Justin Bolis, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from JC
Berke Buyuktuncel, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from UCLA
Connor Essegian, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Wisconsin
Braden Frager, Freshman, Forward
Gavin Griffiths, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Rutgers
Nick Janowski, Freshman, Guard
Braxton Meah, Senior, Center, Transfer from Washington
Andrew Morgan, Senior, Forward, Transfer from North Dakota State
Ahron Ulis, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Iowa
Rollie Worster, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Utah
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.7 (67th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.9 (132, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (135, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.0 (11, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (26, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (86, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.0 (32, 3)
Rebound Margin: 0.4 (196, 9)
Assists Per Game: 15.3 (49, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (107, 7)