Following a fast and furious finish to Saturday’s victory over TCU, the Nebraska basketball team makes a quick turnaround as it is set to face UMKC on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Tipoff between the Cornhuskers and Kangaroos is set for 7:07 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.

Tuesday’s game will be Nebraska’s second televised game in a week and the first at home this season as it will be seen statewide on FS Midwest (channel 37 in Lincoln; channel 47 in Omaha; DirecTV channel 680; Dish Network channel 445) and around the country on ESPN FullCourt. Greg Sharpe will call the action and Eric Piatkowski serves as color analyst.

Veteran play-by-play man Kent Pavelka will call the action for the IMG Huskers Sports Radio Network while Matt Davison adds color commentary. The Huskers return to the full 32-station network throughout Nebraska this week and fans can also listen to the game for free on Huskers.com.

The Huskers look to stay on the fast track Tuesday after racing to the top offensive effort in the coach Doc Sadler era last weekend. Nebraska hit the 90-point plateau for the first time since 2006 as the Huskers pulled away from TCU in the final five minutes to earn the 400th win in Devaney Center history. The Huskers hit 54.0 percent from the field and got to the free throw line 41 times, their most in a game since 2004. The trips to the charity stripe sealed the win as Nebraska nailed 13-of-15 free throws in the final 3:24.

The Husker offense ran efficiently through the post as 6-11 redshirt freshman Jorge Brian Diaz had a breakout game, hitting 9-of-10 shots from the floor for a team-high 22 points. Diaz looks to continue his strong start that includes hitting 57.1 percent from the floor this season. Senior guard Sek Henry will try to continue distributing the ball well, as he finished Saturday’s contest with a career-best 11 assists to go with 11 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks. He was the first Husker since Aleks Maric two years ago with a double-double, and just missed a triple-double by three boards.

While the offense has been in full gear, Sadler is looking for better defensive effort as Nebraska has allowed its last two opponents 69 and 77 points, respectively. On the season, opponents have hit 43 percent from the field and averaged 65.0 points per game, significantly higher numbers than the Husker mentor would like to see.

Nebraska’s Possible Starting Lineup 2009-10 stats

No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Rbs. Notes

3 Brandon Richardson So. 6-0 190 8.0 2.3* Career-high 15 pts., 4 reb. vs. TCU

5 Sek Henry Sr. 6-4 200 11.0 4.3* 11 pt., 11 ast. vs. TCU first NU double-double since 2008

13 Brandon Ubel Fr. 6-10 220 6.3 3.7 Started 3 straight games

34 Lance Jeter Jr. 6-3 225 9.0 3.3* Season-best 17 pts. vs. USCU; 4-5 3ptr. this year

44 Ryan Anderson Sr. 6-4 195 10.0 3.7 2 double-figure pt. gms; 8 stls. leads team

*assists per game

Scouting the UMKC Kangaroos

The UMKC Kangaroos will be making their second straight road trip when they come to Lincoln to face the Huskers on Tuesday. The ‘Roos opened the season with three straight victories including a road win, 70-63, at North Dakota on Saturday. Six of UMKC’s next nine games before New Years are also on the road.

North Dakota hit 60 percent from the floor including 11-of-15 (73 percent) in the first period, but was limited to just 40 attempts on the night as UMKC forced 19 turnovers. The Kangaroos also were aggressive in the field as they got to the free throw line 29 times, hitting 20 and taking a 10-point advantage at the stripe. That was the difference in the game as UMKC controlled the game with an efficient offense, recording 15 assists on 22 baskets while recording just four turnovers.

Jay Couisnard led all scorers with 21 points for UMKC on 5-of-15 shooting while connecting on 10-of-13 trips to the free throw line. The junior from Houston leads the team with 16.3 points per game this season but has hit only 42.5 percent (17-of-40) from the field. He is joined in double figures by LaTreze Mushatt, who is averaging 15.3 points per contest on 67.9 percent shooting (19-of-28), and Spencer Johnson, who has contributed 12.0 points per game. Both Mushatt and Johnson are averaging 6.7 rebounds per game as UMKC has held a +5.0 margin (32.3-27.3) on the glass.

Overall, the Kangaroos are averaging 76.0 points per game while shooting 46.7 percent from the field, although they have hit just 30.4 percent (17-of-56) from 3-point range. UMKC is averaging just 8.3 turnovers per game while forcing 23.3 and holds a 32-6 advantage in steals through three contests.

The Kangaroos are coached by Matt Brown, who is in his third year at UMKC and third year as a head coach. He owns a 21-45 overall record after the ‘Roos went 7-24 last season, including 3-15 in Summitt League play to finish 10th.

UMKC’s Possible Starting Lineup 2009-10 stats

No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. Pts. Rbs. Hometown (Last School)

3 Alex Bazzell Fr. 6-1 175 5.3 3.0 St. Charles, Mo. (West)

4 LaTreze Mushatt So. 6-5 210 15.3 6.7 Saginaw, Mich. (Arthur Hill)

5 Spencer Johnson Jr. 6-6 215 12.0 6.7 Champaign, Ill. (Laurinburg [N.C.] Institute)

15 Jay Couisnard Jr. 6-6 195 16.3 4.0 Houston, Texas (Evansville)

22 Trey McKinney-Jones So. 6-4 205 8.7 3.3* Milwaukee, Wis. (South)

*assists per game

Series History vs. UMKC

The Huskers and Kangaroos are meeting for just the 12th time in series history and the first time since the 2000-01 campaign. That year, UMKC won for the first time in the series, picking up an 82-71 victory over Nebraska in the Ameritas Classic, snapping a streak of 10 straight victories by the Huskers between 1982 and 1998.

While NU has dominated the series including six games with winning margins of more than 15 points, there have been some close matchups. Two of the three times the outcome was decided by three or fewer points came on the road in Kansas City, with the lone close call in Lincoln coming in 1992. That season, UMKC closed the gap to a final score of 74-71 in favor of the Huskers.

Nebraska is 26-2 all-time against current members of the Summit League, with single losses coming against UMKC and Oral Roberts, both in the 2000-01 campaign as the Huskers started the season with a 2-3 record that year.

Freshman Sensation

A game after playing just four minutes at Saint Louis because of an injury that included a pair of loosened front teeth and a cut inside his mouth, redshirt freshman Jorge Brian Diaz made his presence felt early and often as the Huskers raced past TCU on Nov. 21 in a 90-77 victory.

The newcomer from Caguas, Puerto Rico, set a team season high with 22 points as Nebraska reached the 90-point plateau for the first time since 2006. He was the first Husker this season to hit the 20-point mark.

Diaz connected on 9-of-10 shots from the floor, with only a first-half miss keeping him from the NU record book. The Husker single-game record for most field-goals attempted without a miss is nine set on five occasions, including last year by Ade Dagunduro.

Diaz became the first freshman since Sek Henry in 2006 to post a 20-point contest for the Huskers. Henry’s outburst came one day after Ryan Anderson put his name on the list with 29 points, the second-highest total by a Husker freshman ever.

Overall, Diaz is the 21st freshman to record a 20-point game for the Huskers since freshmen were reinstated by the NCAA for the 1972-73 season. Joe McCray set the record with the most 20-point games by a Husker freshman when he had 10 contests with at least 20 points in 2004-05. Only six Husker freshmen in history have had multiple 20-point contests.

Senior Moment

Coach Doc Sadler has said that he’s trying to find ways to get his team to be more aggressive since the start of practice in September, letting them know that he wants them going after other teams and not sitting back and waiting for opponents to come at them. Senior guard Sek Henry took the coach’s words to heart against TCU as he had easily the best statistical game of his career.

Henry’s strong play was highlighted by his unselfishness as he distributed the ball efficiently, posting a career-best 11 assists. He is the first Husker since Charles Richardson Jr. in 2006 (at Rutgers) to post more than 10 assists in a game. Overall, Henry’s assist total ranks second on the Nebraska single-game chart for the Big 12 era, and ties for the ninth-best total by a Husker in any game since the 1983-84 season.

Along with his 11 assists, Henry posted 11 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots in 30 minutes of action. He missed the school’s first regular-season triple-double by three rebounds. The only known triple-double by a Husker came when Brennon Clemmons had 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in an exhibition game in 2002 vs. Northwest Sports Tours. In the 15 years before that, the closest a Husker came to a triple-double in a game that counted was Beau Reid’s 14-point, 12-rebound, 8-assist performance against Toledo in 1990.

Off to the Races

While the season is still young and the Huskers have yet to enter the meat-grinder portion of the schedule known as the Big 12 Conference slate, Nebraska has quietly become an efficient force on the offensive end with its revamped roster.

In their last contest, the Huskers posted 90 points against TCU, making it the highest-scoring game for the Huskers in the Doc Sadler era at Nebraska. In fact, the last time NU topped the 90-point plateau was 2006 when the Huskers earned a 93-77 victory over Colorado. NU improved to 14-0 under Sadler when topping 80 points.

The Husker offense was running in high gear against the Horned Frogs as Nebraska hit 54.0 percent (27-of-50) from the field to improve to 26-2 – including 24-0 at home – under Sadler when topping the 50.0-percent mark. On the young season, Nebraska is averaging 73.7 points per game while hitting 47.5 percent from the floor.

Making the Right Choice

Coach Doc Sadler continually talks about how important shot selection is and the Huskers have taken that to heart, especially from the 3-point line. Nebraska has averaged about 13 attempts per game from long range this year, and have hit an impressive 45.0 percent (18-of-40).

Newcomer Lance Jeter, a junior college All-American last year, has led the charge by hitting 4-of-5 attempts from beyond the arc, including a 3-for-3 effort in the season opener. Redshirt freshman Eshaunte Jones is tied with Jeter for the team lead with four treys while hitting 44.4 percent (4-of-9) from long range.

Line Time

Part of Nebraska’s ability to put away TCU came with solid effort knocking down free throws. The Huskers hit 73.2 percent from the line on the day, including draining 13-of-15 in the final 3:24 of the game.

Overall, Nebraska got to the line 41 times against the Horned Frogs, making 30. It was the most free throw attempts by a Husker squad since 2005 when Nebraska hit 32-of-45 (71.1 percent) against Texas A&M. Sophomore Brandon Richardson led the charge this time, hitting 9-of-10, while Ryan Anderson (6-of-7) and Sek Henry (4-of-5) each only missed one with at least five attempts.

Henry’s miss snapped a personal streak of 18 straight made free throws dating back to last season, over a total of eight games. He hit a NU postseason record seven free throws without a miss at New Mexico last year and added a 6-of-6 effort last week at Saint Louis.

Henry’s 18 straight made free throws ties for the third-longest Husker streak without a miss in the Big 12 era.

Board Support

So far this season, one area that has jumped out on the box score, especially in comparison to last year, is the rebound column. During exhibition play, Nebraska held a 45.5-28.5 advantage on the glass against Arkansas-Fort Smith and Hastings College, and once it finally started to count, NU has continued the solid play on the boards.

Nebraska held a 39-27 rebounding advantage in the season opener against South Carolina Upstate. The total against USCU was the best for the Huskers since last season’s opener when NU had 42 rebounds vs. San Jose State and the +12 advantage was also better than all but one game last year (+14 vs. Florida A&M).

Nebraska came back to post 35 boards against both Saint Louis and TCU, giving the Huskers three straight games of at least 35 rebounds for the first time since the final three games of non-conference play in the 2007-08 campaign. Last year, the Huskers did not have consecutive games with at least 35 rebounds and had only six games all year with 35 or more boards.

Leading the way in the exhibition slate was redshirt-freshman Jorge Brian Diaz, who had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Arkansas-Fort Smith and added eight points and nine rebounds vs. Hastings. In the regular-season opener, he had 11 rebounds to go with nine points in his first career game. NU did not have a player with a double-double last season as Ryan Anderson had the team’s high for single-game rebounds with 10 boards against Missouri on Jan. 10, when he had just eight points.

Against Saint Louis, Diaz left in the first minute of the game after he was hit in the mouth while going for a rebound. He has two severely loosened teeth and a cut inside his mouth, keeping him out until the 8:21 mark of the second half. He only played a total of four minutes and had one rebound. Sophomore guard Toney McCray helped pick up the slack as he had eight rebounds, one off his career high, while newcomer Quincy Hankins-Cole added six, including three offensive boards.

Versatile Anderson in Elite Company

Ryan Anderson joined an elite club last year as he became just the seventh Husker to record at least 100 3-pointers, 100 assists and 100 steals in a career. Among that short list are Eric Piatkowski, Tyronn Lue, Erick Strickland, Cookie Belcher, Cary Cochran and Jaron Boone, along with Anderson.

He showed exactly that versatility when he had an uncommon stat line that included five points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals in 27 minutes of action in the season opener against USC Upstate. The six steals were a career high for Anderson and were the most by a Husker since 2001 (Cookie Belcher had season high of eight that year).

For his career, Anderson now has 132 3-pointers, 121 steals and 169 assists and needs 17 treys and 29 steals to join Strickland as the only two Huskers ever with at least 150 in each category.

Fresh Faces

Nebraska has an inexperienced roster entering 2009-10, as the Huskers return only four scholarship players from last season’s 18-win campaign. Among the veterans on the squad this season are seniors Ryan Anderson and Sek Henry, along with sophomores Toney McCray and Brandon Richardson.

When NU hit the court for its season opener, it had two freshmen – forward Brandon Ubel (true frosh) and center Jorge Brian Diaz (redshirt frosh) – in the starting lineup, marking the second time in coach Doc Sadler’s tenure that NU had two freshman start a season opener. The last time that happened was Sadler’s first year at Nebraska when Anderson and Henry opened the campaign in the starting lineup.

That season, Anderson and Henry started 14 games together including the first nine of the year. The duo was joined by former Husker Jay-R Strowbridge to make it three freshmen in the same starting lineup on Dec. 23, 2006, in a 70-56 win over Houston in the Rainbow Classic in Hawaii.

Ubel and Diaz became the fourth set of freshmen in the Big 12 era to start games together for the Huskers, including:

• 2009-10 with Diaz (1 start) and Ubel (1)

• 2006-07 with Anderson (25), Henry (18) and Strowbridge (13)

• 2004-05 with Joe McCray (24) and Aleks Maric (10)

• 2001-02 with Jake Muhleisen (27) and John Turek (15)

Ubel and Diaz were the seventh and eighth freshmen to start a season opener for Nebraska in the Big 12 era. However, they were only the second and third freshmen who stood over 6-4 to start for the Huskers in a season opener during that span, joining 6-11 Brian Conklin, who started six games as a redshirt freshman in 2000-01, including the opener at Oral Roberts. The full list of Nebraska’s frosh starters in an opener since 1996-97 includes:

• Jorge Brian Diaz, 6-11, C, 2009-10

• Brandon Ubel, 6-10, F, 2009-10

• Cookie Miller, 5-7, PG, 2007-08

• Sek Henry, 6-3, G, 2006-07

• Ryan Anderson, 6-4, G, 2006-07

• Marcus Walker, 6-2, PG, 2005-06

• Jake Muhleisen, 6-4, PG, 2001-02

• Brian Conklin, 6-11, F, 2000-01

• Cookie Belcher, 6-3, G, 1996-97

Overall, Nebraska has now had 20 freshmen start games during the Big 12 era. That list includes:

Brandon Ubel, 2009-10 (3 starts); Jorge Brian Diaz, 2009-10 (2); Toney McCray, 2008-09 (3); Alonzo Edwards, 2008-09 (1); Cookie Miller, 2007-08 (24); Ryan Anderson, 2006-07 (25); Sek Henry, 2006-07 (18); Jay-R Strowbridge, 2006-07 (13); Jamel White, 2005-06 (13); Marcus Walker, 2005-06 (12); Joe McCray, 2004-05 (24); Aleks Maric, 2004-05 (10); Charles Richardson Jr., 2003-04 (10); Jason Dourisseau, 2002-03 (3); Wes Wilkinson, 2002-03 (2); Jake Muhleisen, 2001-02 (27); John Turek, 2001-02 (15); Brian Conklin, 2000-01 (6); Chad Johnson, 1997-98 (10); Cookie Belcher, 1996-97 (33).

Reaching Higher

According to statistics provided by kenpom.com, Nebraska was the shortest team in Division I basketball (344 teams) last season. The Huskers’ active roster in 2008-09 had just two scholarship players who stood at least 6-7, while the average height of the 20 players on the full roster was just over 6-4.

This season, Nebraska has a taller lineup across the board as the average height for all 18 players on the roster is 6-5 1/2. NU has four active players available in the non-conference slate who stand at least 6-8, with another – Christian Standhardinger – who will be eligible at the start of the Big 12 season.

Standhardinger Sitting Down

Although it was expected all along, Nebraska is in the unenviable position to have to replace the scoring punch provided during the exhibition season by freshman forward Christian Standhardinger.

After leading the Cornhuskers with 17.5 points per game in the exhibition season, Standhardinger must sit out 50 percent of the Huskers’ games this season – a total of 15 games, equalling all of the non-conference schedule – because of a ruling by the NCAA regarding his amateur status when he played with a club team in his native Germany. He will be allowed to practice with the Huskers during the non-conference slate but will not be able to travel with the team until he is eligible for competition on Jan. 9 at Texas A&M.

Standhardinger came from the same school and club team that produced sophomore center Christopher Niemann, who was forced to sit out all of his first season with the Huskers.

Niemann Out for Season

After making what looked to be a successful return from a torn ACL suffered in the final week of the regular season last year, 6-10, 265-pound sophomore center Christopher Niemann had a major setback as he tore the same ACL for a second time in late August. After surgery to repair the damage that occurred during a non-basketball conditioning workout, Niemann will be out for all of the 2009-10 campaign.

Niemann is currently making good progress through rehab again, and is on pace to join the team for offseason workouts in late spring. He will have three years remaining on his original eligibility clock to play three seasons with the Huskers.

Nebraska Receives Rare Waiver

Nebraska petitioned the NCAA with a waiver that was granted in early September, allowing the Huskers to have 14 players on scholarship for the 2009-10 season. The rare allowance given to NU is only for this season and Nebraska will be required to return to 13 scholarships for the 2010-11 season.

New Faces Line Husker Roster

While the Huskers will rely on their four returning scholarship players for leadership early in the season, most of the eyes will be focused on the faces of several newcomers who will dot the inexperienced Nebraska roster in 2009-10.

Among those scholarship newcomers who have already seen action for the first time in their Husker careers are juniors Lance Jeter and Quincy Hankins-Cole, redshirt freshman Jorge Brian Diaz and freshmen Ray Gallegos and Brandon Ubel. Two other newcomers – sophomore Myles Holley and freshman Adrien Coleman – are still fighting for a spot in the rotation, while freshman Christian Standhardinger (sitting out because of NCAA ruling) is counting the games until he becomes available to play on Jan. 9 at Texas A&M.

Including walk-ons Matt Karn and Mike Fox, more than 50 percent (7 of 13; 53.9 percent) of the Huskers who have recorded time during the regular season are playing for the first time in a Nebraska uniform. Another Husker – Eshaunte Jones - played only four games last year before an injury forced him to redshirt.

2009-10 Scholarship Breakdown

Seniors: 2 (returnees Sek Henry and Ryan Anderson)

Juniors: 2 (transfers Lance Jeter and Quincy Hankins-Cole)

Sophomores: 4 (returnees Toney McCray, Brandon Richardson and Christopher Niemann*;

newcomer Myles Holley)

Redshirt Freshmen: 2 (Eshaunte Jones and Jorge Brian Diaz)

True Freshmen: 4 (Brandon Ubel, Ray Gallegos, Christian Standhardinger, Adrien Coleman)

*sat out last season per NCAA ruling on amatuer status; has not played at Nebraska

Youth Movement

While Nebraska entered the season knowing it will have a number of young players in the lineup on any given night, it did not realize it would have two of the youngest players in their respective classes.

Freshman Brandon Ubel is the third-youngest player overall in the Big 12 Conference this season. Born on Aug. 29, 1991, only Jaye Crockett of Texas Tech (Oct. 16, 1991) and Tyler Stone of Missouri (Sept. 8, 1991) are younger than Ubel.

While Ubel is one of the youngest in the league, another Husker is the youngest for his class. Junior college transfer Quincy Hankins-Cole, who graduated high school when he was 16 and played the past two years at Polk (Fla.) CC, will not turn 20 years old until Feb. 18, 2010. The next youngest junior in the Big 12 is Kansas State’s Jacob Pullen, who turned 20 on Nov. 10. In fact, Hankins-Cole is three months younger than redshirt-freshman Jorge Brian Diaz, who turned 20 on Friday, Nov. 13.

NU Looking for Fifth Postseason Berth in Seven Years

Despite their lack of experience entering the year, the 2009-10 Huskers will be shooting for the program’s fifth postseason berth in seven years and third straight under coach Doc Sadler. Overall, Nebraska’s NIT bid at the end of the 2008-09 campaign was the Huskers’ 22nd all-time postseason appearance. NU has 16 appearances in the NIT, including the 1996 title, and six berths in the NCAA Tournament.

Huskers Look to Build on 8-8 League Mark

While the Huskers have more than two months before they start league action, Nebraska will have one thing in mind while it prepares for facing arguably the nation’s toughest conference: continuing its upward momentum against Big 12 foes.

Last year, the Huskers finished with an 8-8 record in Big 12 Conference play, their best mark in a decade and just the third time since the formation of the league that NU has finished at .500 or better. That mark came as the Huskers won each of their last two regular-season games, giving Nebraska its third straight season with a better league mark. NU had six league wins in 2007 and seven in 2008.

Since the start of the 2007 conference season, only three teams in the Big 12 have improved their win total in league play each of the past three years. That small group includes Nebraska, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.

This year, Nebraska will try to do something done only once before in program history as the only other time the Huskers improved their conference win total for four straight years was from 1952 to 1955.

Sadler Setting New Marks

Nebraska coach Doc Sadler has said from the beginning that he hopes to do something at Nebraska that’s never been accomplished before: get to the NCAA Tournament and win a game. Since he’s been at NU, his record has spoken volumes as he has reached marks never before seen in Lincoln.

Over his first three years, Sadler had more victories than any Husker coach to open a career. Through his first three seasons, Salder owned a 55-40 mark, two more wins than Moe Iba had in his first three years and four more than Danny Nee. Sadler also had the most wins in the first two years at NU (37) and is the first coach in school history to win at least 17 games in each of his first three years guiding the Cornhuskers.

The Huskers’ win over Texas Tech on the road on Jan. 31, 2009, marked Sadler’s 50th victory at Nebraska. He was the fourth-fastest coach to reach 50 wins at NU in program history and among the three who reached the mark faster at NU, two of those men coached in Lincoln before World War I.

Coaching Wins at Nebraska (first three seasons only)

No. Coach, First Three Years Wins Record

1. Doc Sadler, 2007-09 55 55-40

2. Moe Iba, 1981-83 53 53-34

3. Danny Nee, 1987-89 51 51-46

NU Looks for Defensive 3-peat

In 2009-10, Nebraska looks to continue its dominance on the defensive end under coach Doc Sadler. Each of the past two seasons, the Huskers have led the Big 12 Conference in scoring defense and ranked among the national leaders.

The Huskers started this year in solid fashion, allowing just 49 points on 19-of-49 shooting (38.8 percent) in the season opener against South Carolina Upstate. Over its next two games, Nebraska allowed 69 and 77 points, and on the season has now allowed opponents 65.0 points per game on 43.0 percent shooting.

Last year, Nebraska allowed just 60.4 points per game to rank 22nd nationally while a year earlier, it gave up 60.7 ppg to rank No. 18 in the nation. Nebraska also led the league in conference-only defense in 2009 by giving up just 62.5 ppg to league teams. NU finished as one of only two teams (also Kansas, 65.4 ppg) that allowed less than 69.0 points per game in Big 12 play.

The Huskers’ top-ranked defense last year marked the first time NU had led the league in scoring defense in the Big 12 era. Dating to the 2007-08 season, Nebraska has held seven of its last 10 Big 12 Conference opponents in the Devaney Center to 57 or fewer points, including three times under 50 points. NU held five teams to less than 57 points in Big 12 play last year, including Missouri (51), Kansas State (51), at Colorado (53), Texas (55) and vs. Colorado (41).

Huskers Face Difficult Schedule

Nebraska faces a rugged schedule as it will play 16 of its 31 regular-season games against teams that reached the 2009 postseason. Among the Huskers’ opponents that reached last year’s NCAA Tournament were: Elite Eight participants Missouri (twice) and Oklahoma, Sweet 16 participant Kansas (twice), NCAA second-round qualifiers Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and USC. NU will also play 2009 postseason NIT qualifiers Baylor (runner-up), Creighton, Kansas State (twice) and Tulsa, along with CBI champion Oregon State. At the Las Vegas Classic, NU faces either BYU or Nevada, which played in the NCAA and NIT, respectively, last year.

• The Huskers are set to play 18 regular-season games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center for the third straight season. Last year, the Huskers went 14-4 in the building and NU is now 44-11 at home under coach Doc Sadler.

• Nebraska will look to keep an outstanding home winning streak alive in 2009-10 as the Huskers’ look for their 34th straight winning season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers have never had a losing season in the Devaney Center since the building opened for the 1976-77 campaign.

• For the third straight season, the Huskers will have at least 21 games televised regionally or nationally, including three games set to be seen around the country on the ESPN family of networks. The Huskers have averaged more than 13 televised contests (national, regional and local) each of the past eight years.

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