%20--%3e%3csvg%20version='1.1'%20id='Nebraska_N'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20xmlns:xlink='http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink'%20x='0px'%20y='0px'%20viewBox='0%200%20163%20152'%20style='enable-background:new%200%200%20163%20152;'%20xml:space='preserve'%3e%3cstyle%20type='text/css'%3e%20.st0{fill:%23FFFFFF;}%20%3c/style%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M159.1,144c-2.3,0-4.1,1.8-4.1,4s1.8,4,4,4s4-1.8,4-4S161.2,144,159.1,144z%20M159,151.2c-1.8,0-3.2-1.4-3.2-3.2%20s1.4-3.2,3.2-3.2c1.7,0,3.2,1.5,3.2,3.2C162.2,149.8,160.8,151.2,159,151.2z'/%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M157.4,145.6h1.4c0.6,0,0.8,0,1.1,0.2c0.4,0.2,0.6,0.6,0.6,1.1c0,0.4-0.1,0.7-0.3,1c-0.1,0.2-0.3,0.2-0.6,0.4%20h-0.1l1.1,2.1h-0.8l-1-2h-0.6v2h-0.8L157.4,145.6L157.4,145.6z%20M158.6,147.7c0,0,0.3,0,0.4,0c0.4-0.1,0.6-0.3,0.6-0.8%20c0-0.3-0.1-0.5-0.4-0.6c-0.1,0-0.1,0-0.6,0h-0.4v1.4L158.6,147.7L158.6,147.7z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M147,0H93h-5v5v35v5h5h5v24.8L55.2,2.3L53.7,0H51H5H0v5v35v5h5h5v62H5H0v5v35v5h5h54h5v-5v-35v-5h-5h-5V82.2%20l42.8,67.5l1.5,2.3h2.7h46h5v-5v-35v-5h-5h-5V45h5h5v-5V5V0H147z%20M150,5v35v3h-3h-7v66h7h3v3v35v3h-3h-46h-1.6l-0.9-1.4L52,75.3%20V109h7h3v3v35v3h-3H5H2v-3v-35v-3h3h7V43H5H2v-3V5V2h3h46h1.7l0.9,1.4L100,76.7V43h-7h-3v-3V5V2h3h54h3V5z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20class='st0'%20d='M103,87L103,87L51,5H5v35c0,0,7.8,0,10,0c0,3.3,0,68.7,0,72l0,0c-2.2,0-10,0-10,0v35h54v-35c0,0-7.8,0-10,0l0,0%20c0-2.6,0-47,0-47l52,82h46v-35c0,0-7.8,0-10,0l0,0c0-3.3,0-68.7,0-72c2.2,0,10,0,10,0V5H93v35c0,0,7.8,0,10,0%20C103,42.6,103,87,103,87z'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Career Honors
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)
Before Nebraska
B.J. Day played his basketball at Lincoln Southeast under former Nebraska basketball assistant coach Jeff Smith, helping the Knights to three straight Class A (largest class) state tournament appearances during his four-year high school career. As a senior, he earned second-team Super-State (all classes) honors from the Lincoln Journal Star, averaging 14.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. A second-team All-Class A selection by the Journal Star, Omaha World-Herald and the Associated Press, Day and the Knights went 20-6 in 2013-14. He had a pair of double-doubles as a senior, including a 24-point, 12-rebound effort against Creighton Prep and 19 points and 11 rebounds against Omaha Central. Day averaged 9.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game during his junior season, as Lincoln Southeast went 16-9 and reached the state tournament. In his four-year career at Lincoln Southeast, he totaled 943 points and 456 rebounds while shooting 51 percent from the field and 38 percent from 3-point range. In addition to playing basketball, Day also played two years of varsity football for the Knights, which reached the Class A state playoffs in 2013. He chose to walk-on at Nebraska despite receiving scholarship offers from several junior colleges and smaller programs.
Personal
B.J. is the son of Michelle and Bernard Day and was born on Oct. 20, 1995 in Bismark, N.D. He has one younger brother, Brayden. His full name is Benard Junius Day Jr. B.J’s father, Bernard, father was a two-year performer for the Huskers in 1985-86 and 1986-87, starting every game at Nebraska after coming from Moberly (Mo.) Junior College. The elder Day earned honorable-mention All-Big Eight honors in 1985-86, averaging 13.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game to help Nebraska to its first NCAA Tournament in school history. He shared the Jack Moore Team MVP Award with Dave Hoppen that season. During his senior year, he paced the Huskers in scoring at 12.6 points per game, as Nebraska won 21 games and reached the NIT semifinals.