LINCOLN — The Nebraska men's basketball team gained a clearer picture of its Big Ten schedule Thursday when the league released its 2022-23 conference matchups.
In a 20-game Big Ten slate, the Huskers will play single home games at Northwestern, Ohio State and Wisconsin. It will play single road games Indiana, Michigan and Rutgers. The Huskers went 2-9 against those opponents last season.
That leaves home-and-home matchups against Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue, Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland and Iowa. NU finished 2-7 against those opponents in 2021.
The Huskers will also play the ESPN invitational held in Orlando on Nov. 24, 25 and 27 as part of its non-conference schedule. Other participants include Florida State, Memphis, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Seton Hall, Stanford and Siena. Kansas State will meet NU in Kansas City (Mo.) on Dec. 17.
The Big Ten will release dates and times for conference games later this summer.
Looking back at the last five seasons of Nebraska men's basketball
2020-21
Record: 7-20
Coach: Fred Hoiberg
Notables: Season ended with first-round loss to Penn State in the Big Ten tournament
2019-20
Record: 7-25
Coach: Fred Hoiberg
Notables: Hoiberg's first season as Huskers' coach, Cam Mack records first triple-double in Nebraska men's basketball history, season ended with first-round loss to Indiana in the Big Ten tournament, COVID-19 caused cancellation of postseason tournaments
2018-19
Record: 19-17
Coach: Tim Miles
NBA draft: Isaiah Roby, 2nd round (No. 45 overall)
Notables: Miles' final season as Huskers coach, reached quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, season ended with loss to TCU in the second round of the NIT
2017-18
Record: 22-11
Coach: Tim Miles
Notables: Season ended with first-round NIT loss to Mississippi State
2016-17
Record: 12-19
Coach: Tim Miles
Notables: Season ended with first-round loss to Penn State in the Big Ten tournament
jwatkins@owh.com, 402-444-1021, twitter.com/JimmyWatkins95
