December 16, 2020
Nebraska basketball head coach Fred Hoiberg, junior guard Trey McGowens, and junior forward Lat Mayen met with media on Wednesday to preview their final non-conference game against Doane on Thursday night.
Here is a full recap of what the Huskers had to say… Hoiberg announced that forward Derrick Walker’s suspension – originally set for 16 games – had been reduced again from 14 to 11 games. That means after Thursday, he’ll miss just four Big Ten games. His first game back will now be on Jan. 2 at home vs. Michigan State. Hoiberg said NU looked at several options for how to approach the 10-day window between Creighton and Wisconsin, including the possibility of not playing another game and just preparing for the Badgers.
Story Links The Nebraska men’s basketball program returns to action on Thursday evening, as the Huskers will play Doane University at
Pinnacle Bank Arena. The matchup was a late addition to the 2020-21 schedule and replaced the Huskers’ canceled game with Florida A&M from earlier this month.
Tipoff between the Huskers and Tigers is set for 6 p.m. and will be carried by BTN+ with Larry Punteney and Buzzy Caruthers on the call. BTN+ is available on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices and to subscribe, visit btnplus.com. Thursday’s game will be the only BTN+ game of the 2020-21 men’s basketball season.
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Huskers bounce back from Creighton and prepare for Doane on Thursday
The Huskers are still down several players after adding this Thursday s game to the schedule.
December 16, 2020 12:33 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Huskers would have had a 12-day break if they hadn’t scheduled this Thursday’s in-state match up against Doane University. After looking at several options, head coach Fred Hoiberg and staff decided that playing an opponent would be the best option.
“One of the reasons we are doing this is to get a game against another opponent ,” Hoiberg said. “We’ve had a lot of time obviously in the gym against each other. So to get another opportunity to go out here in a game-type setting against another opponent is important.”