Fred Hoiberg loves his out-of-conference program, which excels in opposing games to Creighton, Kansas State, NC State and Array. . Auburn.
The newest is according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, who tweeted that the Huskers are expected to participate in a quadriplicator basketball in Atlanta on Dec. 11.
According to the national school hoops reporter, all games will be held at the State Farm Arena where the Atlanta Hawks play, rush hours are not yet set. Games that will be there include: Nebraska-Auburn, LSU-Georgia Tech, Ole Miss-Western Kentucky and Clemson-Drake.
Auburn just finished a 13-14 season under Bruce Pearl, but it’s not far from a Final Four in 2019 that included an SEC tournament championship. The Tigers also had a 25-6 record in the 2019-2020 season before COVID canceled the postseason. tournament.
The meat of the hoop schedule outside of the Nebraska conference is now known, as the Huskers had already officially shown house games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in opposition to Creighton (Nov. 16; starting with the Gavitt Tipoff Games) and Kansas State (Dec. 19). and a first game opposite NC State (Dec. 1) on the road starting with the Big Ten/ACC Basketball Tournament Challenge.
Nebraska this week announced a publicly open-air exhibition game at the PBA on Oct. 31 opposite Colorado, with proceeds donated to the TeamMates mentoring program, the Lincoln YWCA for its Employ402 program and the Nebraska Greats Foundation.
As for the out-of-conference roster, Husker head coach Fred Hoiberg said this month, “We think we have 4 main conflicting parties on our schedule outside of the league. “
Expect more main points to appear soon, as Nebraska formalizes the full no-scam schedule that will accompany the regular 20-game Big Ten March.
August 3 is the last summer workout for the shelling hoops, and then the boys have about two weeks off to pass the house and recharge their batteries. September 27 is the first official day Nebraska can do in the fall.