Nebraska

Official Name: 
University of Nebraska
Nickname: 
Cornhuskers, Huskers
Mailing Address: 

One Memorial Stadium
Post Office Box 880123
Lincoln, NE 68588-0123

Website: 
www.huskers.com
Telephone: 
(402) 472-2263
Fax: 
(402) 472-2005
Enrollment: 
25,000
Arena: 

Devaney Sports Center
Capacity: 14,200
Year Opened: 1976

School Colors: 
Scarlet and Cream
Conference: 

Big 12 (since 1997)
Former Member of Missouri Valley (1908-28) and Big Eight (1929-96). Slated to join Big Ten in 2012

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1998
0-6 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

(16) 1967, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009
23-15 record (.605)
Finished tied for 3rd in 1983, 3rd in 1987 and 1st in 1996

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Danny Nee (14 years from 1987-2000, 254-190 record, .572)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Dave Hoppen (2,167 points from 1983-86)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Venson Hamilton (1,080 from 1996-99)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Eric Piatkowski (42 points as senior vs. Oklahoma at 3/11/94 in Big Eight Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Kansas City)

All-American Selections: 

(1) F George Wahlquist (1936)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Eric Piatkowski* (42 vs. Oklahoma in Big Eight Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Kansas City)
March 11, 1994 (senior/21.5 ppg)
*Big Eight Conference Tournament record.

1

2

Total

Nebraska

52

53

105

Oklahoma

42

46

88

Nebraska

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Badgett

1-5

0-0

0-0

2

Piatkowski

14-23

4-8

10-13

42

Chubick

9-14

0-0

5-5

23

Johnson

5-8

0-0

2-2

13

Boone

2-12

0-0

6-9

11

Strickland

4-5

0-0

1-2

10

Best

1-5

0-0

0-0

2

Brooks

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Totals

37-75

7-18

24-31

105

Percentages

.493

.389

.774

Oklahoma

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Minor

8-14

1-1

6-8

23

Conley

1-2

0-0

2-2

4

Alexander

3-4

0-0

0-2

6

Ontjes

2-6

0-2

1-2

5

Webster

12-21

0-0

10-10

34

Barnes

1-6

0-2

0-2

2

Lewis

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Yanish

2-2

0-0

2-2

6

Curry

3-15

2-9

0-0

8

Totals

32-71

3-14

21-28

88

Percentages

.451

.214

.750
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Frank Lehmer

3

1897-99

7-3

.700

1899

4-0

T.P. Hewitt

1

1900

5-0

1.000

1900

5-0

E. Berry

1

1901

3-3

.500

1901

3-3

Fred Morrell

1

1902

5-3

.625

1902

5-3

Walter Hiltner

1

1903

7-5

.583

1903

7-5

R.G. Clapp

6

1904-09

59-43

.578

1906

12-2

T.J. Hewiat

1

1910

6-10

.375

1910

6-10

O.F. Field

1

1911

9-9

.500

1911

9-9

Ewald O. "Jumbo" Stiehm

4

1912-15

56-14

.800

1912

14-1

Sam Waugh

1

1916

13-1

.929

1916

13-1

Edward J. "Doc" Stewart

3

1917-19

29-23

.558

1919

10-6

Paul Schlisser

2

1920-21

37-5

.881

1920

22-2

Owen A. Frank

2

1922-23

14-21

.400

1922

8-9

W.E. Kline

2

1924-25

23-12

.657

1925

12-5

Ernest Bearg

1

1926

8-10

.444

1926

8-10

Charles T. Black

6

1927-32

51-57

.472

1929

11-5

William Browne

8

1933-40

64-87

.424

1937

13-7

Adolph J. Lewandowski

5

1941-45

24-63

.276

1941

8-10

L.F. Klein

1

1946

7-13

.350

1946

7-13

Harry C. Good

8

1947-54

86-99

.465

1950

16-7

Gerald L. "Jerry" Bush

9

1955-63

81-132

.380

1959

12-13

Joe Cipriano

17

1964-80

253-197

.562

1966

20-5

Henry W. "Moe" Iba

6

1981-86

106-71

.599

1983

22-10

Danny Nee

14

1987-2000

254-190

.572

1991

26-8

Barry Collier

6

2001-06

89-91

.494

2004

18-13

Kenneth "Doc" Sadler

5

2007-11

89-71

.556

2008

20-13
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,386-1,232 (.529) from 1897 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Nee's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Texas Tech in 1996-97
  • Cipriano's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Minnesota in 1976-77
  • Iba's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Kansas State in 1985-86.