Men's Basketball Postseason History

Entering the 2026-27 season, the Huskers have reached postseason play 29 times in school history, most recently in 2025-26. That season, the Huskers advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 with wins over Troy and Vanderbilt before falling to Iowa to end a record-breaking 28-7 season. Pyce Sandfort, who had 25 points, including six 3-pointers in the Sweet 16 matchup, was named to the NCAA South Regional team.

In 2024-25, Nebraska went 21-14 and won the inauguaral College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas. Juwan Gary was chosen as the King of the Crown for his efforts, while Brice Williams joined Gary on the five-member all tournament team.

During the 2023-24 season, the Huskers won 23 games, including a win over No. 1 Purdue, and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2013-14.

The Huskers have reached the Big Dance nine times in program history, including in 2024 and 2025 and five times in a stretch from 1991 to 1998. The Huskers have reached the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) on three occasions, including defeating St. Joseph's in the title game for the 1996 NIT. The Huskers also downed Colorado State, Washington State, Fresno State and Tulane to reach the championship game that year with Erick Strickland earning the MVP honors. That team included four players who either played in or were drafted into the NBA in Lue, Erick Strickland, Mikki Moore and Venson Hamilton.

Overall, Nebraska has made 29 postseason appearances, including nine bids to the NCAA Tournament.

Year	Tournament/Round	Opponent	Result	Site	NU High Scorer	NU High Rebounds	NU High Assists
1948-49	*NCAA Playoff	Oklahoma State	L, 35-52	Kansas City, Mo.	N/A	N/A	N/A
1966-67	NIT/First	Bye
	Quarterfinals	Marshall	L, 88-119	New York City	Tom Baack, 33	Tom Baack, 10	Tom Baack, 5
1977-78	NIT/First	Utah State	W, 67-66	Lincoln, Neb.	Andre Smith, 18	Carl McPipe, 7	Novak, Banks, 6
	Quarterfinals	Texas	L, 48-67	Austin, Texas	Carl McPipe, 16	Carl McPipe, 7	Terry Novak, 3
1979-80	NIT/First	Michigan	L, 69-76	Ann Arbor, Mich.	Andre Smith, 30	Andre Smith, 12	Jack Moore, 2
1982-83	NIT/First	Tulane	W, 72-65	Lincoln, Neb.	Stan Cloudy, 20	Stan Cloudy, 14	Stan Cloudy, 7
	Second	Iona	W, 85-73	Lincoln, Neb.	Stan Cloudy, 24	Stan Cloudy, 8	Cloudy, Williams, 5
	Quarterfinals	TCU	W, 67-57	Lincoln, Neb.	Stan Cloudy, 18	Stan Cloudy, 9	Ponce, Downing, 7
	Semifinals	DePaul	L, 58-68	New York City	Dave Hoppen, 15	Dave Hoppen, 9	Greg Downing, 5
1983-84	NIT/First	Creighton	W, 56-54	Omaha, Neb.	Dave Hoppen, 25	Dave Hoppen, 10	Carr, Ponce, 5
	Second	Xavier	L, 57-58	Cincinnati, Ohio	Dave Hoppen, 22	Dave Hoppen, 7	Eric Williams, 5
1984-85	NIT/First	Canisius	W, 79-66	Lincoln, Neb.	Dave Hoppen, 21	Bill Jackman, 10	Harvey Marshall, 5
	Second	UCLA	L, 63-82	Los Angeles, Calif.	Dave Hoppen, 23	Dave Hoppen, 9	Brian Carr, 6
1985-86	NCAA/First	Western Kentucky	L, 59-67	Charlotte, N.C.	Bernard Day, 18	Chris Logan, 12	Brian Carr, 5
1986-87	NIT/First	Marquette	W, 78-76	Lincoln, Neb.	Bernard Day, 18	Vick, Day, 6	Bernard Day, 5
	Second	Arkansas	W, 78-71	Lincoln, Neb.	Anthony Bailous, 20	Bill Jackman, 9	Henry T. Buchanan, 6
	Quarterfinals	Washington	W, 81-76	Lincoln, Neb.	Carr, Vick, 17	Derrick Vick, 8	Three with 3
	Semifinals	Southern Mississippi	L, 75-82	New York City	Derrick Vick, 19	Bill Jackman, 9	Brian Carr, 7
	Third Place	Arkansas-Little Rock	W, 76-67 (OT)	New York City	Brian Carr, 18	Derrick Vick, 12	Brian Carr, 9
1988-89	NIT/First	Arkansas State	W, 81-79	Lincoln, Neb.	Eric Johnson, 18	Pete Manning, 5	Clifford Scales, 10
	Second	Ohio State	L, 74-85	Columbus, Ohio	Eric Johnson, 23	Reid, Owens, 7	Reid, Johnson, 5
1990-91	NCAA/First	Xavier	L, 84-89	Minneapolis, Minn.	Rich King, 25	Rich King, 12	Rich King, 4
1991-92	NCAA/First	Connecticut	L, 65-86	Cincinnati, Ohio	Derrick Chandler, 17	Derrick Chandler, 11	Eric Piatkowski, 5
1992-93	NCAA/First	New Mexico State	L, 79-93	Syracuse, N.Y.	Eric Piatkowski, 29	Derrick Chandler, 10	Three with 3
1993-94	NCAA/First	Pennsylvania	L, 80-90	Uniondale, N.Y.	Eric Piatkowski, 23	Piatkowski, Chubbick, 8	Jamar Johnson, 5
1994-95	NIT/First	Georgia	W, 69-61	Lincoln, Neb.	Erick Strickland, 21	Erick Strickland, 10	Jaron Boone, 6
	Second	Penn State	L, 59-65	Lincoln, Neb.	Mikki Moore, 15	Erick Strickland, 7	Erick Strickland, 8
1995-96	NIT/First	Colorado State	W, 91-83	Fort Collins, Colo.	Erick Strickland, 19	Mikki Moore, 10	Tyronn Lue, 5
	Second	Washington State	W, 82-73	Lincoln, Neb.	Erick Strickland, 18	Venson Hamilton, 12	Boone, Strickland, 4
	Third	Fresno State	W, 83-71	Fresno, Calif.	Erick Strickland, 17	Moore, Garner, 10	Erick Strickland, 5
	Semifinals	Tulane	W, 90-78	New York City	Garner, Strickland, 20	Venson Hamilton, 9	Jaron Boone, 6
	Championship	St. Joseph's	W, 60-56	New York City	Erick Strickland, 13	Mikki Moore, 13	Lue, Boone, 4
1996-97	NIT/First	Washington	W, 67-63	Lincoln, Neb.	Tyronn Lue, 14	Venson Hamilton, 10	Moore, Lue, 4
	Second	Nevada	W, 78-68	Reno, Nev.	Mikki Moore, 21	Mikki Moore, 15	Tyronn Lue, 4
	Third	Connecticut	L, 67-76	Storrs, Conn.	Mikki Moore, 24	Venson Hamilton, 6	Belcher, Markowski 2
1997-98	NCAA/First	Arkansas	L, 65-74	Boise, Idaho	Tyronn Lue, 18	Venson Hamilton, 10	Tyronn Lue, 6
1998-99	NIT/First	UNLV	W, 68-55	Lincoln, Neb.	Cookie Belcher, 17	Andy Markowski, 11	Cookie Belcher, 5
	Second	TCU	L, 89-101	Fort Worth, Texas	Cary Cochran, 23	Venson Hamilton, 10	Three with 4
2003-04	NIT/Opening	Creighton	W, 71-70	Omaha, Neb.	Andrew Drevo, 20	Andrew Drevo, 9	Marcus Neal, 4
	First	Niagara	W, 78-70	Lincoln, Neb.	Turek, Johnson, 17	John Turek, 8	Brian Conklin, 4
	Second	Hawaii	L, 83-84	Honolulu, Hawaii	Nate Johnson, 26	Brian Conklin, 6	Marcus Neal, 3
2005-06	NIT/First	Hofstra	L, 62-73	Hempstead, N.Y.	Jason Dourisseau, 15	Aleks Maric, 12	Jamel White, 6
2007-08	NIT/First	Charlotte	W, 67-48	Lincoln, Neb.	Ade Dagunduro, 15	Aleks Maric, 10	Aleks Maric, 5
	NIT/Second	Mississippi	L, 75-87 (OT)	Oxford, Miss.	Aleks Maric, 18	Aleks Maric, 10	Sek Henry, 5
2008-09	NIT/First	New Mexico	L, 71-83	Albuquerque, N.M.	Sek Henry, 13	Ade Dagunduro, 5	Cookie Miller, 4
2010-11	NIT/First	Wichita State	L, 49-76	Wichita, Kan.	Jeter, Diaz, 12	Jorge Brian Diaz, 8	Lance Jeter, 3
2013-14	NCAA/Second	Baylor	L, 60-74	San Antonio, Texas	Terran Petteway, 18	Shields, Pitchford, 5	Ray Gallegos, 2
2017-18	NIT/First	Mississippi State	L, 59-66	Starkville, Miss.	James Palmer Jr., 13	Isaiah Roby, 8	James Palmer Jr., 5
2018-19	NIT/First	Butler	W, 80-76	Lincoln, Neb.	Isaiah Roby, 28	Isaiah Roby, 8	Johnny Trueblood, 5
	NIT/Second	TCU	L, 72-88	Fort Worth, Texas	James Palmer Jr., 19	Tanner Borchardt, 13	Glynn Watson Jr., 6
2023-24	NCAA/First	Texas A&M	L, 83-98	Memphis, Tenn.	Brice Williams, 23	Josiah Allick, 11	Brice Williams, 4
2024-25	Crown/First	Arizona State	W, 86-78	Las Vegas, Nev.	Brice Williams, 30	Sam Hoiberg, 7	Sam Hoiberg, 4
	Crown/Second	Georgetown	W, 81-69	Las Vegas, Nev.	Brice Williams 28	Juwan Gary, 10	Cale Jacobsen, 4
	Crown/Semifinals	Boise State	W, 79-69	Las Vegas, Nev.	Juwan Gary 21	Juwan Gary, 9	Brice Williams, 6
	Crown/Championship	UCF	W, 77-66	Las Vegas, Nev.	Williams, Essegian 21	Juwan Gary, 8	Sam Hoiberg, 7
2025-26	NCAA/First	Troy	W, 76-47	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Pryce Sandfort 23	Sam Hoiberg, 9	Rienk Mast, 7
	NCAA/Second	Vanderbilt	W, 74-72	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Sandfort, Frager, 15	Frager, Sandfort, Mast, 5	Sam Hoiberg, 8
	NCAA/Sweet 16	Iowa	L, 71-77	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Pryce Sandfort 25	Berke Buyuktuncel, 10	Sam Hoiberg, 6

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