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Men’s basketball moves to 7-0 on the season with win over Cal State Fullerton

The Huskers continue the historically strong start to the season with an 85-72 win over California State Fullerton.

The Huskers continue the historically strong start to the season with an 85-72 win over California State Fullerton on Sunday afternoon.

Nebraska delivered five double-digit scorers in a highly productive outing by both teams. The Titans finished with a 41.8 shooting percentage, going 9-of-22 from beyond the arc while shooting seven free throws off nine attempts. The Huskers meanwhile shot an impressive 46.6 from the field, landing 12-of-30 3-pointers and shooting 19-of-20 from the free throw line.

Bradley transfer Rienk Mast led the charge for Nebraska, scoring 19 points, hauling in nine rebounds and going three-for-three from beyond the arc. Keisei Tominaga was also perfect in 3-point shooting, going 3-for-3 as well, which accompanied his perfect field goal shooting, going five-of-five in the win. This gave Tominaga 17 points in the win for his third double-digit game of the season.

The Huskers are now 7-0 on the season. This marks the best start in head coach Fred Hoiberg’s tenure at Nebraska. The Huskers will face their first big test of the season next Sunday, welcoming in No. 8 Creighton. Tipoff is set for 3:00 p.m. and can be viewed on FS1.

Nebraska men’s basketball takes down Lindenwood to start the season

The Huskers’ men’s basketball team commenced their 2023-2024 season with a Monday night clash with Lindenwood.

The Huskers’ men’s basketball team commenced their 2023-2024 season with a Monday night clash with Lindenwood. Nebraska took down the Lions with a solid 84-52 outing. The Huskers began the season without their star player, Keisei Tominaga, due to injury but saw five players step up to fill the void by scoring double-digit points.

The five combined for 65 points, 21 rebounds, 13 free throws, and eight 3-pointers. Sam Hoiberg led the charge in the win, dropping a career-high 15 points and five rebounds. C.J. Wilcher finished right behind Hoiberg with 13 points. He also landed three free throws, two 3-pointers and two blocks.

Bradley transfer Rienk Mast, and Charlotte transfer Brice Williams also dropped 13 points in the win. Mast hauled in six rebounds and three assists, while Williams shot three free throws and two 3-pointers.

New Mexico transfer Josiah Allick rounded out Nebraska’s top five in scoring. Allick delivered 11 points for the Huskers and led them in rebounds, securing eight.

Nebraska will remain home to host Florida A&M on Thursday night. The game is set for 7 p.m. and can be viewed on B1G+.

Where did Nebraska basketball finish in the Big Ten media preseason poll

Nebraska basketball is preparing to tip off the 2023 season, and in preparation for that season, the Huskers are at Big Ten media days this week in Minneapolis. The unofficial conference preseason poll was recently released. The voting is comprised …

Nebraska basketball is preparing to tip off the 2023 season, and in preparation for that season, the Huskers are at Big Ten media days this week in Minneapolis.

The unofficial conference preseason poll was recently released. The voting is comprised of 28 writers, with two voters representing each of the 14 member schools.

Unsurprisingly, Purdue was picked to finish first in the conference with 388 points and 24 of 28 first-place votes awarded to the Boilermakers. Michigan State was picked to come in second with 368 points and all four remaining first-place votes.

Where did the Huskers finish in the 2023 preseason media poll? Scroll below to find out for yourself.

Huskers win first game of Spain trip

Nebraska Basketball won the first game of its international trip on Monday.

Nebraska Basketball won the first game of its international trip on Monday. The Cornhuskers defeated the Madrid All-Stars in overtime on Monday evening by a score of 89-84.

Brice Williams led all scorers with 28 points on 10 of 14 shooting. C.J. Wilcher added 18 points and 10 rebounds in the victory.

According to the Nebraska athletic department, NCAA programs can take a foreign trip once every four years. Nebraska’s last offseason trip was to Italy in the summer of 2019.

While speaking to reporters on a Zoom call after the game, head coach Fred Hoiberg says that point guard Ahron Ulis will not play during the trip. 247Sports reports that the school is investigating a situation involving the Iowa transfer.

“We’re gathering information on a situation that Ahron is dealing with and right now that’s all I can say about that matter.”

Nebraska will take the court next when they travel to Valencia on Wednesday. A photo gallery of Ahron Ulis’ Iowa career can be found below.