#46 Nebraska Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Nebraska Cornhuskers
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #46
 
Conference Rank: #13 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 21-14, 7-13
2024-25 Postseason: CBC
Coach: Fred Hoiberg
Coach Record: 84-108 at Nebraska, 199-164 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Brice Williams, Guard, 20.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.9 apg
Juwan Gary, Forward, 14.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Andrew Morgan, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.1 apg
Rollie Worster, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.6 apg
Braxton Meah, Center, 3.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Ahron Ulis, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 1.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Connor Essegian, Senior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.1 apg
Berke Buyuktuncel, Junior, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 1.4 apg
Sam Hoiberg, Senior, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.9 apg
Cale Jacobsen, Junior, Guard, 1.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Kendall Blue, Senior, Guard, Transfer from St. Thomas
Justin Bolis, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from JC
Will Cooper, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Air Force
Leo Curtis, Freshman, Forward
Braden Frager, Freshman, Forward
Jared Garcia, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Tulsa
Ugnius Jarusevicius, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Central Michigan
Jamarques Lawrence, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Rhode Island
Rienk Mast, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Bradley
Quentin Rhymes, Freshman, Guard
Pryce Sandfort, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Iowa
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.0 (114th in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.6 (197, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.6 (123, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.7 (111, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (193, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.5 (201, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.9 (74, 7)
Rebound Margin: 0.1 (214, 11)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (123, 14)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.3 (139, 11)