The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles in his fourth season, the Cornhuskers played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 11th place. In the Big Ten tournament they defeated Rutgers and Wisconsin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Maryland.
Previous season The Cornhuskers finished the 2014–15 Season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes David Rivers 2 G 6'7" 220 Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated Terran Petteway 5 F 6'6" 215 RS Junior Galveston, TX Declare for 2015 NBA draft Trevor Menke 10 G 5'11" 184 RS Senior Beatrice, NE Graduated Tarin Smith 11 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Asbury Park, NJ Transferred to Duquesne Moses Ayegba 12 C 6'9" 252 Senior Kano, Nigeria Graduated Leslee Smith 21 F 6'8" 254 Senior Long Look, BVI Graduated B.J. Day 25 F 6'5" 236 RS Freshman Lincoln, NE Left team Sept. 17th, 2015 due to injuries. Spot filled by T. Borchardt in Oct. Walter Pitchford 35 F 6'10" 237 RS Junior Grand Rapids, MI Declared for 2015 NBA draft, later withdrew for other professional avenues Kye Kurkowski 44 C 6'10" 221 RS Senior Grant, NE Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Anton Gill 1 G 6'4" 190 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred from Louisville. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gill will have to redshirt for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Malcolm Laws 15 G 6'1" 195 Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred from Florida Atlantic. Under NCAA transfer rules, Laws will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Incoming Recruits
2016 Recruiting Class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Spanish exhibition tour
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
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