Huskers Open Exhibition Slate vs. Peru State The Nebraska basketball team opens the exhibition season on Wednesday, Nov. 3, as it plays host to the

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1 Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Game Notes Game Date: Nov. 3, 2010 Tipoff Time: 6:30 p.m. Venue: Devaney Sports Center Capacity: 13,595 Huskers Open Exhibition Slate vs. Peru State The Nebraska basketball team opens the exhibition season on Wednesday, Nov. 3, as it plays host to the Peru State Bobcats. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center and will be broadcast by the IMG Husker Sports Radio Network with Kent Pavelka calling the action and Matt Davison adding color commentary. The game will be heard for free on Huskers.com and will be aired on KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln and KFAB 1110 AM in Omaha. Fans should check with other network affiliates for more broadcast information. The Huskers will celebrate Fan Appreciation Night on Wednesday with extended team introductions prior to the game, in-game giveaways and a postgame autograph session for fans. After entering last season with just four players with Division I experience, the Huskers feature a roster which features 10 returning lettermen for fifthyear coach Doc Sadler, including four players who earned at least 15 starts last season. The experience starts in the back court with senior Lance Jeter and Brandon Richardson. Jeter started all 33 games last season, averaging 7.5 points, 4.1 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game to earn a spot on the Big 12 All-Newcomer team. The 6-foot-3, 222-pound point guard ranked in the top 10 in the league in both assists and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9-to-1). Richardson is the veteran of the Husker lineup, as he has played in 58 games during his two-year Husker career. The 6-foot guard is the Huskers top returning scorer, averaging 8.9 points per game while also chipping in 2.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per contest. He ranked among team leaders in points (276, 2nd), steals (35, 2nd), field-goal percentage (45.6, 2nd) 3-pointers (27, 3rd) and assists (56, 4th), while shooting a team-high 82.5 percent (85-of- 103) from the charity stripe during his sophomore campaign. In the front court, sophomores Jorge Brian Diaz and Brandon Ubel anchor a front line which could be the deepest in Sadler s five seasons at NU. Diaz, who has been slowed by a hamstring injury suffered prior to the start of team drills, provides a solid presence averaging 8.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and a team-high 1.2 blocked shots per game during his freshman season. He made 26 starts and shot a team-high 52.2 percent from the floor. He set a school freshman mark with 41 blocked shots in Ubel made 16 starts as a true freshman last season, averaging 4.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. An excellent shooter for his size, he shot just 41 percent from the field, but was 11-of-21 from 3-point range. Ubel, who has added 20 pounds over the last year and is up to 240 pounds, has been one of the Huskers most consistent performers and could be poised for a strong sophomore campaign. Wednesday s opener will also mark the Husker debut for four players, including junior college transfers Andre Almeida and Caleb Walker, Oregon transfer Kamyron Brown and senior Drake Beranek, who sat out last season after spending three seasons at Nebraska-Kearney. Almeida and Walker were both junior college All-Americans, while Brown led Oregon in assists in both his seasons at Oregon ( ; ). Beranek scored nearly 1,500 points at UNK, averaging 21.9 points per game in Nebraska Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 3 Peru State - Exhibition 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 Bellevue - Exhibition 7 p.m. Nov. 12 South Dakota (FSNMW) 7 p.m. Nov. 15 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 p.m. Nov at Honda Puerto Rico Tip-Off Nov. 18 vs.. Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 12:30 p.m. Nov. 19 vs. West Virginia/Davidson (ESPNU) TBA Nov. 21 vs. TBA (ESPNU) TBA Nov. 27 USC (FSN) 5 p.m. Dec. 1 Jackson State 7 p.m. Dec. 5 Creighton (FSNMW) 1 p.m, Dec. 8 Alcorn State 7 p.m. Dec. 11 TCU (FSNMW) 1 p.m. Dec. 18 Eastern Washington 6 p.m. Dec. 21 Grambling 7 p.m. Jan. 2 North Dakota 1 p.m. Jan. 5 Savannah State 7 p.m. Jan. 8 Iowa State * (FSNMW) 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at Missouri * (FSNMW) 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at Kansas * (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Jan. 18 Colorado * (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Jan. 22 at Texas Tech * 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29 Texas A&M * 1 p.m. Feb.2 at Kansas State * (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. Feb.5 Kansas * (Big 12 Network) 3 p.m. Feb.9 at Baylor * (Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. Feb. 12 Oklahoma State * (FSNMW) 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at Oklahoma * (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Feb. 19 Texas * (Big 12 Network) 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 Kansas State * (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Iowa State * (Big 12 Network) 12:30 p.m. March 1 Missouri *(Big 12 Network) 7 p.m. March 5 at Colorado 8 p.m./ March 9-12 at Big 12 Championship (Kansas City, Mo.) TBA ch 10 vs. Missouri W, All times are Central and subject to change. *Big 12 Conference game. Nebraska Cornhuskers Game: Exhibition Game Record: 0-0, 0-0 Big 12 Head coach: Doc Sadler Record at Nebraska: (5th year) Record at Division I: (7th year) Career Record: (13th year) Peru State Bobcats Game: Exhibition Game Record: 0-1, 0-0 Midlands Collegiate Athletics Conference (MCAC) Head coach: Troy Katen Record at Peru State 6-55 (3rd year) Career Record: Same Huskers on TV/Radio/Internet Television: None Radio: IMG Husker Sports Radio Network Play-by-play: Kent Pavelka Color: Matt Davison Internet Radio/Stats: Free on Huskers.com Satellite Radio: None Nebraska Media Relations Associate Media Relations Director: Shamus McKnight Office: ; Cell: smcknight@huskers.com Address: One Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Follow the Huskers Online Web site: Huskers.com Twitter: Facebook: Doc Sadler: In the Notes When looking through these notes you will find: Full Roster... page 2 Team Stat Breakdowns... page 3 Weekly Media Schedule... page 3 IMG Husker Sports Radio Network... page 4 Big 12 Weekly Teleconference... page Season Stats... page 6

2 2 Nebraska Basketball Nebraska Cornhuskers Numerical Roster No. VL Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School / Previous Schools) 0 * Toney McCray G Jr. Missouri City, Texas (Fort Bend Elkins) 1 * Eshaunte Jones G So. Fort Wayne, Ind. (North Side/Hargrave Military (Va.) Academy) 3 ** Brandon Richardson G Jr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Hawthorne) 5 Bo Spencer ^ G Sr. Baton Rouge, La. (Glen Oaks/LSU) 10 Trevor Menke G Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice) 11 * Christian Standhardinger F So. Munich, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 12 * Matt Karn G Sr. Philpot, Ky. (Ohio County/Shawnee (Ill.) CC) 13 * Brandon Ubel F So. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) 14 Christopher Niemann C So. Kühlungsborn, Germany (Erdgas Ehingen/Urspringschule) 15 * Ray Gallegos G So. Jordan, Utah (West Jordan) 20 Jordan Tyrance G Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) 21 * Jorge Brian Diaz C So. Caguas, Puerto Rico (Colegio Bautista de Caguas) 23 Kamyron Brown G Jr. Anaheim, Calif. (Mater Dei/Oregon) 25 Caleb Walker G Jr. Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson/Butler CC) 31 Drake Beranek G Sr. Ravenna, Neb. (Ravenna/Nebraska-Kearney) 32 Andre Almeida C Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Escola Sao Jose dos Padres de Sion/Arizona Western College) 33 * Mike Fox F So. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice/Northwest Missouri State) 34 * Lance Jeter G Sr. Beaver Falls, Pa. (Beaver Falls/Cincinnati/Polk (Fla.) CC) 45 Kye Kurkowski F Fr. Grant, Neb. (Perkins County) 55 Marshall Parker ^ F So. Fort Smith, Ark. (Van Buren/Hendrix (Ark.) College) ^ - Must sit out season under NCAA transfer rules Nebraska Coaches and Staff Head Coach: Doc Sadler (Arkansas, 1982) Assistant Coaches: Chris Croft (Southern Miss, 1995), Wes Flanigan (Auburn, 1997), Tracy Webster (Wisconsin, 1995) Director of Operations: David Anwar Video Coordinator: Jim Shaw Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn Equipment Manager: Pat Norris Assistant Athletic Trainer: R.J. Pietig Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Tony Schamber Pronunciation Guide Eshaunte Jones...E-shawn-tay Kamyron Brown...KAM-er-un Christopher Niemann...NEE-man Brandon Ubel... YOU-bell Ray Gallegos... GUY-eh-goes Christian Standhardinger...Stand-hard-ing-er Andre Almeida...AL-may-duh Tale of the Tape Nebraska Cornhuskers Team Statistics (Record: 15-18) NU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game Peru State Bobcats Team Statistics (Record: 5-25) PSU OPP SCORING 2,094 2,447 Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin -1.8 Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game Scouting Peru State Peru State comes to Lincoln with an 0-1 record after dropping its regular-season opener to Park University, 99-73, Saturday night. The Bobcats were 5-25 last year and tied for sixth in the MCAC Standings with a 2-10 mark. Tony Katen is in his third year at Peru State after spending two seasons as the head assistant coach at Central Methodist University. A native of Fairfield, Neb., he has also coached at Hastings College, Dakota Wesleyan and Kansas Wesleyan, where he was a threesport performer. The Bobcats, who will face Wyoming in their second exhibition game on Friday, were led by Derrick Williams, who paced all scorers with 27 points in Saturday s loss. A 6-foot-3 sophomore guard, Williams spent last season at the College of the Ozarks, where he averaged 11.7 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Two other key returnees for the Bobcats are senior guard Jovan Hitch, who is the team s top returning scorer at 10.9 ppg last year, and sophomore guard Matt Drommond, as the former Lincoln Southeast product averaged 7.7 ppg in The pair scored nine and seven points, respectively in the opener. Weekly Media Planner... Note: Practices are typically open to the public. Sunday Oct. 31 OFF Monday Nov. 1 Tuesday Nov. 2 Wednesday Nov. 3 Game Day vs. Peru State 6:30 p.m. Big 12 Network Thursday Nov. 4 Friday Nov. 5 Saturday Nov. 6 TBA

3 3 Nebraska Basketball Parking Changes for Season With the creation of UNL Innovation Campus on the property previously used for the Nebraska State Fair, fans will be charged $3 per car to park in the public lots this season. Two cashier stations will be set up on the Saltcreek Roadway Extension to assist fans entering and exiting the parking area on gamedays. Fans can purchase parking passes in advance by calling UNL Parking & Transit Services at (402) , as season and 10-game packets are available. Here is a quick primer on the parking areas and how to access them. Parking Lots: From 27th Street: Enter from the east on North Fair Park Drive, which Donor Permit Entrance Beef Barn Dairy Barn Horse Barn 2 58 Grandstand winds around to the public cashier entrance into the north entrance of the lot. Please exit the same way you entered. From Military Road or Antelope Valley Parkway: Take the Saltcreek Expressway to the public cashier entrance and head north into public parking area. Please exit the same way you entered. Lot 51: - Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway (formerly 14th Street) onto West Entrance Road. Exit to Antelope Valley Parkway. VIP Lot and Lot 52: Enter from the west at the intersection of Military Road and Antelope Valley Parkway. Take a right to curve around the west side of the to Court Street. Please exit the same way you entered. Lot 56: Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway heading north. Exit to Antelope Valley Parkway heading north. Lot 57-58: Enter from Antelope Valley Parkway to West Entrance Road. Exit to West Entrance Road to Antelope Valley Parkway. Lot 59: Enter from 10th Street or Antelope Valley Parkway to Military Road. Exit to Antelope Valley Parkway heading north. Huskers in Exhibitions Nebraska is 47-6 all-time in exhibition games, including a 6-1 record under Doc Sadler. The Huskers have won their last five exhibition contests, including wins over Arkansas-Fort Smith (85-66) and Hastings College (71-39) last season. NU is 8-0 in exhibition contests against in-state teams, as Nebraska has annually played at least one exhibition against one of the state s small colleges since Huskers Go Perfect in Bahamas The Nebraska basketball team spent part of August in the Bahamas, taking on teams from the Bahamas Basketball Federation in an exhibition tour. The Huskers went 4-0 on the trip, their first overseas travel since going to Australia in Sophomore forward Christian Standhardinger led the Huskers in both points (15.3 ppg) and rebounds (7.5 rpg) on the tour and joined sophomore forward Brandon Ubel (12.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg) and junior college transfer Caleb Walker (11.5 ppg, 4.5 ppg) in averaging double figures. The Huskers averaged 96.0 points per game, as the team played FIBA rules, including a 24-second shot clock Bahamas Tour Results Points Rebounds Assists Nebraska 117, Y-Care Wreckers 72 Gallegos-18 Ubel, McCray-6 Richardson-6 Nebraska 91, Commonwealth Giants 74 Walker-13 Standhardinger-7 Richardson, McCray-3 Nebraska 89, Bahamas All-Star Select 67 Jeter-14 Standhardinger-13 Jeter-4 Nebraska 87, Cyborts 59 Standhardinger-22 Diaz, Walker-8 Richardson, Beranek-3 Stars Hockey 52 Coliseum (Ice Box) Staff Devaney Sports Center 53 Visiting Team Bus Arsenal Horsemens Staff EVENT STAFF EVENT STAFF Simulcast EVENT STAFF EVENT STAFF Youth Complex Industrial Arts Cashier Entrance Donor Parking Parking Cashier Lincoln Stars Hockey Nebraska Horsemens Staff Accessible Parking No Parking Bus Parking EVENT STAFF Cashier Entrance Nebraska Innovation Campus Basketball Parking Map (August - April) Returning Stat Leaders Pct. of scoring (1,386/2,194) Pct. of rebounds (571/749) Pct. of field goals made (497/768) Pct. of field goals attempted (1,119/1,745) Pct. of 3-point FG made (129/217) Pct. of 3-point FG attempted (329/547) Pct. of free throws made (263/441) Pct. of free throws attempted (365/654) Pct. of assists (292/471) Pct. of steals (124/223) Pct. of blocked shots (61/94) Pct. of minutes (4,349/6,650) Returning Leaders Points per game...brandon Richardson 8.9 Rebounds per game...jorge Brian Diaz 4.0 Assists per game... Lance Jeter 4.1 Steals per game...brandon Richardson 1.1 Blocked Shots per game...jorge Brian Diaz 1.2 Games Started... Lance Jeter 33 Minutes Played... Lance Jeter 1,024 Field Goals Made...Jorge Brian Diaz 133 Field Goal Pct...Jorge Brian Diaz 52.2 Free Throws Made...Brandon Richardson 85 Free Throw Pct...Brandon Richardson Pointers Made... Eshaunte Jones 40 3-Point Field Goal Pct.... Eshaunte Jones 43.5 NOTE: All statistics based on returning player stats and percentage of overall team totals from Diaz Makes His Mark on Husker Record Book Jorge Brian Diaz quietly put together one of the best rookie seasons in program history in The 6-foot-11 center from Caguas, Puerto Rico, appeared in all 33 contests, averaging 8.8 points on a team-high 52.2 shooting, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game. He not only set a school freshman mark with 41 blocked shots, but also finished on NU s freshman top- 10 list in field goals made (133, fourth), rebounds (133, seventh), points (291, eighth) and points per game (8.82, 10th). Here is how Diaz s numbers compared to the freshman seasons of the post players who reached the 1,000-point plateau as Huskers. Player, Year...Games...Points... Rebounds Jorge Brian Diaz, Aleks Maric, Dave Hoppen, Rich King, Venson Hamilton, Carl McPipe, Huskers Looking for Improved Health in One of the main reasons for the Huskers youth movement in was the loss of a pair of players to seasonending surgery. Forward Toney McCray and center Christopher Niemann were both expected to be contributors, but the pair combined to play in just three games. McCray suffered an elbow injury in September and tried to play through it before being shelved in mid-november. McCray averaged 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, and was able to shoot 53.3 percent despite the injury. Niemann suffered a torn ACL for the second time in a six-month span in August of 2009, forcing him to take a redshirt season. He has seen limited duty during practices, while McCray has been healthy throughout the fall.

4 4 Nebraska Basketball Huskers on the Radio The IMG Husker Sports Radio Network is in its 16th year producing and marketing live broadcasts of University of Nebraska football, men s and women s basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball games. The Husker Sports Network has created a large network of state and national affiliates. All regular-season men's basketball games and any postseason contests will be broadcast on a 32-station basketball network in KFAB (1110 AM) is the Omaha affiliate, KLIN (1400 AM) is the Lincoln affiliate and KRVN (880 AM) in Lexington also serves as a primary state affiliate. All games can be heard around the world for free on Huskers.com and a great number of Nebraska's games will also be heard live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio again this season. Veteran radio announcer Kent Pavelka leads the NU men's basketball broadcast in , along with former Husker letterwinners Matt Davison and Andy Markowski. Lane Grindle serves as the host of Sports Nightly, a live daily call-in show. Grindle will also host the Doc Sadler Radio Show on Monday nights throughout the season beginning at 7 p.m. Sadler s first show is next Tuesday, Nov Network stations Ainsworth, KBRB-AM, 1400 Alliance, KCOW-AM, 1400 Aurora, KRGY-FM, 97.3 Beatrice, KWBE-AM, 1450 Broken Bow, KBBN-FM, 95.3 Chadron, KCSR-AM, 610 Columbus, KJSK-AM*, 900 Fairbury, KUTT-FM, 99.5 Falls City, KTNC-AM, 1230 KLZA-FM, Fremont, KHUB-AM, 1340 KFMT-FM, Grand Island, KRGI-AM, 1430 Hastings, KLIQ-FM, 94.5 KHAS-AM, 1230 Holdrege, KUVR-AM, 1380 KMTY-FM, 97.7 Big 12 Weekly Teleconference The Big 12 Conference men s basketball coaches will participate in a weekly media-only teleconference during the season. The calls begin in December, followed by weekly teleconferences beginning in January. The schedule is as follows: Monday, Dec. 13 Monday, Feb. 7 Thursday, Jan. 6 Monday, Feb. 14 Monday, Jan. 10 Monday, Feb. 21 Monday, Jan. 17 Monday, March 28 Monday, Jan. 24 Monday, March 7 Monday, Jan. 31 Monday, March 14* * - For only those coaches advancing to postseason (NCAA or NIT) play The teleconference begins at 10 a.m. Central Time. The call can also be heard live and on replay via the Internet by visiting the Big 12 web site at Listed below is the tentative schedule for the season. Please contact the Big 12 communications staff at (469) for the call-in and replay phone numbers. 10 a.m. Bill Self, Kansas 10:10 a.m. Mark Turgeon, Texas A&M 10:20 a.m. Travis Ford, Oklahoma State 10:30 a.m. Scott Drew, Baylor 10:40 a.m. Mike Anderson, Missouri 10:50 a.m. Pat Knight, Texas Tech 11 a.m. Tad Boyle, Colorado 11:10 a.m. Frank Martin, Kansas State 11:20 a.m. Jeff Capel, Oklahoma 11:30 a.m. Doc Sadler, Nebraska 11:40 a.m. Rick Barnes, Texas 11:50 a.m. Fred Hoiberg, Iowa State Kearney, KGFW-AM, 1340 Lexington, KRVN-AM, 880 Lincoln, KLIN-AM, 1400 McCook, KSWN-FM, 93.9 Norfolk, KNEN-FM, 94.7 North Platte, KODY-AM, 1240 Ogallala, KZTL-FM, 93.5 Omaha, KFAB-AM, 1110 Scottsbluff, KNEB-AM*, 960 KNEB-AM*, 960 Sidney, KSID-AM, 1340 Superior, KRFS-FM, Valentine, KVSH-AM, 940 Wayne, KTCH-AM, 1590 West Point, KTIC-AM, 840 *will air only Big 12 games New Faces on the Bench One of the biggest changes for the Huskers is on the sideline, as assistant coaches Wes Flanigan and Tracy Webster are in their first year at Nebraska, while Chris Croft moved from an administrative role to the bench this season. Flanigan came to Nebraska from UAB, where he spent two seasons helping the Blazers to 47 wins and a pair of postseason appearances. He also served as an assistant at Arkansas-Little Rock and Northwest Mississippi CC following his playing career at Auburn, where he was an All-SEC performer. Tracy Webster comes to Nebraska after previously serving coaching stints in the Big East, Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences. Last season, he was an assistant at DePaul before being promoted to interim head coach on Jan. 12, 2010, where he finished the season. He has also been an assistant at Kentucky, Illinois, Purdue and Ball State following a decorated playing career at Wisconsin, where he was an All-Big Ten guard for the Badgers. Croft served as NU s director of operations for the last four seasons, but had previously been an assistant coach at the Division I level for eight years. He had been an assistant at Washington State, Southern Miss and Maryland- Eastern Shore and was the head coach at Martin Methodist College for three seasons. Huskers Look to Reclaim Big 12 Defensive Title Throughout Doc Sadler s four seasons at Nebraska, the Huskers have been one of the Big 12 s top defensive teams. In , NU was fourth in the Big 12 in scoring defense, allowing 65.7 points per game. That snapped a two-year streak where the Huskers led the conference in scoring defense. In , Nebraska allowed just 60.4 points per game to rank 22nd nationally and lead the Big 12. A year earlier, it gave up just 60.7 ppg and held on to a final No. 18 national ranking in that category. Holding court Nebraska has been strong on its home court over the years, and will try to continue an impressive run at home under Coach Doc Sadler. In the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center, Nebraska has posted a record for a.757 winning percentage. In the past four seasons under Sadler, Nebraska has dominated to the tune of a record (.761 winning percentage) against all teams. Facing non-conference opponents, the Huskers have been nearly unbeatable at home under Sadler. During his tenure, the team has earned a 37-1 record at the, with the lone loss coming in the season. The Huskers enter the campaign with a 13-game home winning streak against non-conference foes. Freshmen Made Their Mark on Husker Record Lists With five freshmen in the Huskers playing rotation during the season, it was natural that some of the Husker rookies would find their way on to NU s single-season freshman charts. A school-record five freshmen made at least one start (Jorge Brian Diaz -26; Brandon Ubel-16; Christian Standhardinger-4; Ray Gallegos-3; Eshaunte Jones-2) last season. Diaz set NU s freshman record with 41 blocked shots, topping the old mark of 39 set by Venson Hamilton (1996) and John Turek (2002). Diaz also finished in the top 10 among Husker freshmen in field goals made (133, fourth), points (291, eighth), rebounds (133, seventh) and points per game (8.82, 10th). Eshaunte Jones proved to be one of the Huskers best long-range shooters, finishing his redshirt freshman year ranked second in 3-point shooting percentage (38.8 percent) and fifth in 3-pointers made (40). Playing with a Degree Under Doc Sadler, the Huskers have enjoyed success in the classroom. In all, 10 of 12 seniors who have completed eligibility under Sadler have received their degrees from Nebraska. This season, senior Matt Karn is the 11th senior to earn a degree under Sadler, participating in commencement ceremonies earlier this year. Fellow seniors Drake Beranek (May of 2011) and Lance Jeter (August of 2011) are on schedule to complete their course work in the next year. The Nebraska basketball program ranks second among Big 12 programs with an 82 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the most recent rankings released on October of Walk-on Tradition Continues While the Nebraska football program is nationally known for its walk-on program, the Husker basketball team has gotten major contributions from walk-ons in Doc Sadler s four seasons. The most notable was Paul Velander, who received the Jack Moore Award, symbolizing the team s MVP, after helping the squad to the NIT. At the start of the semester senior guard Drake Beranek was recognized for his hard work, as he was placed on scholarship for the year. Beranek walked on to the program after spending three years at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. He scored 1,453 career points at UNK and ranked 11th nationally in Division II with 21.9 points per game in For the season, the Huskers added five walk-ons, including in-state products Trevor Menke (Beatrice), Kye Kurkowski (Grant) and Jordan Tyrance (Lincoln), as well as Marshall Parker (Fort Smith, Ark.) and Bo Spencer (Baton Rouge, La.).

5 5 Nebraska Basketball Regular-Season Schedule Notes -Nebraska faces a rugged schedule with a minimum of 16 regular-season games against teams that reached the 2010 postseason. Among the Huskers opponents that reached last year s NCAA Tournament were: Elite Eight participants Kansas State (twice) and Baylor, NCAA second-round qualifiers Kansas (twice), Missouri (twice), Texas A&M along with NCAA qualifiers Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State and Texas. NU will also face 2010 postseason NIT qualifiers Jackson State and Texas Tech, along with CIT qualifiers South Dakota and Creighton. In addition, the Huskers could face two more postseason qualifiers in Puerto Rico, including Final Four participant West Virginia, NCAA qualifier Minnesota, NIT runner-up North Carolina and CBI qualifier Hofstra. -The Huskers are set to play 19 regular-season games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, the most regularseason home games since the season. Last year, the Huskers went 12-6 in the building and NU is at home under Coach Doc Sadler. The Huskers also played 18 regular-season home games in , but one game (vs. Oregon) took place at the Qwest Center in Omaha. -Nebraska will look to keep an outstanding home winning streak alive in as the Huskers look for their 35th straight winning season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The Huskers have never had a losing season in the since the building opened for the campaign. -Nebraska heads to San Juan for the Puerto Rico Tip-off in November. This will be the fifth time the Huskers have traveled to Puerto Rico for a tournament and first since winning the San Juan Shootout title in That season, Nebraska won its three games by a total of four points, earning one-point wins over Iona and Kent State before winning the title with a win over SMU. Nebraska is 8-4 in its four previous tournaments in Puerto Rico, reaching the finals of the 1990 San Juan Shootout and placing third in the 1994 San Juan Shootout. -The Huskers will face USC in the fourth annual Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Classic on Nov. 27. Nebraska won the 2009 matchup in Los Angeles, The Huskers will have at least 20 games televised regionally or nationally, including five games set to be seen around the country on the ESPN family of networks and another nationally televised on Fox Sports Net. The Huskers have averaged more than 20 televised contests (national, regional and local) each of the past four years. -The Huskers schedule features a school-record 10-game homestand beginning with the USC contest on Nov. 27. Prior to this season, the longest stretch of home games in school history was seven, which had been done four other times, most recently during the season. Talk with Doc Luncheon Series The University of Nebraska is proud to present the fifth-annual Talk with Doc luncheon series, sponsored by the Rebounders Club. These popular luncheons with Head Men s Basketball Coach Doc Sadler have become a big hit with fans, providing an opportunity to enjoy a great lunch, interact with other Husker basketball fans, hear directly from Coach Sadler about the team s progress and ask questions about the games or the Huskers. This year, the series will feature two preseason luncheons (one in Omaha and one in Lincoln) in November, with a midseason luncheon held prior to the start of Big 12 Conference action. The first Talk with Doc event takes place on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 11:30 a.m. with a luncheon at the Old Mattress Factory, located at 13th and Cass Streets, in downtown Omaha. The first Lincoln luncheon will be on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 11:30 a.m. at the Lincoln Station, located at 7th and P Streets in the Haymarket in downtown Lincoln. The final luncheon will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 11:30 a.m., also at the Lincoln Station. Each luncheon will last about one hour. Tickets for each of the luncheons cost $15 each, or fans can purchase a reserved table of eight for $120. Reservations for all three of these events must be made no later than three days in advance. New this year, fans can reserve seats online at (click on Special Events after logging in). Fans can also download the reservation form on Huskers.com, or call the Athletic Development Office at BIG RED or (402) to make reservations. Up Next The Huskers will wrap up the exhibition schedule on Monday, Nov. 8, when they take on the Bellevue Bruins. Tipoff for that contest is set for 7 p.m. NU s regular-season opener is against South Dakota on Friday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. Hendricks Training Complex Scheduled to Open in 2011 Fans who attend Nebraska basketball games during the season will see the newest facility being built adjacent to the Bob Devaney Sports Center. The facility, set to open for the season, will be named the Hendricks Training Complex in honor of Tom, Mary and their children, Jennifer and Brandon. The Hendricks family made a $10 million donation to jump-start the fundraising effort for the Huskers new basketball practice facility. The project includes new basketball courts, dressing rooms and office suites for the Nebraska men s and women s basketball and wrestling programs, as well as updated nutrition, athletic medicine and strength and conditioning facilities. Fans can follow the progress with updates and photo galleries on Huskers.com. Downtown Lincoln Arena Set to Open in 2013 In May of 2010, Lincoln voters passed a measure for a new downtown arena. The 16,000-seat facility in the Haymarket District is set to open in the fall of 2013 and will be the home of the Husker men s and women s basketball programs. Fans can sign up for information on arena seating and get on a wait list by visiting Huskers.com/arena.

6 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2010) All games Overall record: Conf: 2-14 Home: 12-6 Away: 1-10 Neutral: 2-2 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 44 Anderson, Ryan Richardson, Brandon Diaz, Jorge Brian Standhardinger, C Jeter, Lance Henry, Sek McCray, Toney Jones, Eshaunte Ubel, Brandon Hankins-Cole, Quincy Holley, Myles Gallegos, Ray Coleman, Adrien Nelson, Ben Karn, Matt Fox, Mike Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS NU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Nebraska Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/09 USC UPSTATE W /18/09 at Saint Louis L /21/09 TCU W /24/09 UMKC W /29/09 at USC W /2/09 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN W /6/09 at Creighton L # 12/10/09 CHICAGO STATE W /12/09 OREGON STATE W # 12/19/09 JACKSON STATE W # 12/22/09 vs TULSA W # 12/23/09 vs BYU L /29/09 SOUTHERN UTAH W /2/10 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE W /5/10 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W * 1/9/10 at Texas A&M L * 1/13/10 KANSAS L * 1/16/10 IOWA STATE L * 1/23/10 at Missouri L * 1/27/10 at Colorado L * 1/30/10 OKLAHOMA W * 2/2/10 KANSAS STATE L * 2/6/10 at Kansas L * 2/10/10 BAYLOR L * 2/12/10 at Texas L * 2/17/10 at Kansas State L * 2/20/10 MISSOURI L * 2/24/10 at Iowa State L * 2/27/10 TEXAS TECH Wo * 3/2/10 COLORADO L * 3/6/10 at Oklahoma State L ! 3/10/10 vs Missouri W ! 3/11/10 vs Texas A&M L # = Las Vegas Classic * = Big 12 Conference! = Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship