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Photos: Creighton men's basketball hosts Texas Rio Grande Valley Take a look inside the CHI Health Center as Creighton men's basketball takes on Texas Rio Grande Valley in Omaha.

NOVEMBER 7 • OMAHA.COM

Like the 3, love the rim: For one night, Nebraska basketball took its foe for a drive Nebraska men's basketball's starting lineup was big and burly Monday night, routinely battering its foe at the rim.

NOVEMBER 7 • JOURNALSTAR.COM

Rollie Worster - Nearly perfect in season opener Worster accumulated 18 points (6-7 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 5-9 FT), nine rebounds, three assists, one block and four steals over 29 minutes during Monday's 87-67 victory over UT Rio Grande Va...

Impact Worster converted on 6-of-7 looks from the field, chipping in 18 points, nine rebounds, three assists and four steals during Monday's opener. The 6-foot-5 senior has been a prolific two-way player for throughout his collegiate career, before a season-ending injury that derailed his last season with Utah prompted his transfer to Nebraska. Worster will look to play a key role in the Cornhuskers' backcourt this season.

NOVEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Connor Essegian - Productive in Cornhusker debut Essegian ended Monday's 87-67 win over UT Rio Grande Valley with 13 points (4-5 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), four rebounds, two assists and one steal in 23 minutes.

Impact Essegian cashed in on 3-of-4 attempts from deep, logging 13 points, four rebounds and two assists in Nebraska's season opener against UT Rio Grande Valley. The 6-foot-4 junior transfer from Wisconsin was heavily sought after this offseason after shooting 35.9 percent from deep (5.5 attempts per game) during his freshman season with the Badgers. Essegian looks to have been slotted in as one of Nebraska's top options off the bench to open the 2024-25 season.

NOVEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Brice Williams - Leads the way in opener Williams chipped in 27 points (8-18 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 10-11 FT) and five rebounds in 28 minutes during Monday's 87-67 win over UT Rio Grande Valley.

Impact Williams cashed in on 10-of-11 attempts from the free throw line, closing with 27 points and five rebounds during Nebraska's season opener against UT Rio Grande Valley. The 6-foot-7 senior started in all 34 games with the Cornhuskers last season, averaging 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.1 steals on 29.7 minutes per game. Williams will look to lead Nebraska into battle for a third-straight season.

NOVEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Amie Just: Nebraska men's season opener is a little too interesting, but it's just Game 1 If you had only looked at the box score, you would have never known that things were quite interesting right before the game’s final media t...

NOVEMBER 5 • JOURNALSTAR.COM

Brice Williams scores 27, helps Nebraska beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-67 in season opener

Brice Williams scored 27 points and Nebraska pulled away in the second half to beat UT Rio Grande Valley 87-67 in a season opener

NOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Henry Burt - Out in opener Burt (undisclosed) is listed as out for Nebraska's opener against Texas Rio Grande Valley.

Impact Burt won't play in the Huskers' opener. The sophomore is buried on the depth chart and only played in seven games last season, so it's unlikely he was going to be a major contributor.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Hoiberg - Available to play Monday Hoiberg (ankle) is available for Monday's game against Texas Rio Grande Valley, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Hoiberg will add a presence off the bench for Nebraska, though he's not expected to play a large role in the second unit. He's made just one start in his previous two seasons with the program.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Andrew Morgan - Ready to roll for opener Morgan (concussion) is ready to go for Nebraska's opener against Texas Rio Grande Valley, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact Morgan was in the concussion protocol as of late October, but the forward appears to be good to go for the Cornhuskers. The North Dakota State transfer figures to provide depth for Nebraska's front court this season.

NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE

Sam Hoiberg - Unavailable for exhibition game Hoiberg (ankle) is out for Nebraska's exhibition game Sunday against Grand Valley State, according to Steve Marik of Rivals.

Impact After the Marik announcement, Hoiberg will officially have no game opportunities to prepare himself for the beginning of Nebraska's 2024-25 season. It is expected to begin more than one week from now, with a home game against Texas Rio Grande Valley on Nov. 4.

OCTOBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

Andrew Morgan - In concussion protocol Morgan is in concussion protocol, according to Steve Marik of Rivals.

Impact Morgan being in concussion protocol potentially puts a damper on his availability for the 2024-25 Nebraska team's first real game. He has just over a week to recover before this season's Cornhuskers are expected to kick off their regular-season campaign by hosting Texas Rio Grande Valley.

OCTOBER 27 • ROTOWIRE

No. 4 Ohio State aims to regroup vs. smarting Nebraska The start of the college basketball season is about two weeks away, but the Nebraska and Ohio State football teams are thinking of rebounds....

OCTOBER 23 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

No. 4 Ohio State aims to regroup vs. smarting Nebraska The start of the college basketball season is about two weeks away, but the Nebraska and Ohio State football teams are thinking of rebounds....

OCTOBER 23 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Braxton Meah - Slated to start at center Meah is in line to start at the five for Nebraska, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.

Impact This comes as little surprise, as the transfer from Washington stands at 7-foot-1 and started 16 games last season, averaging 5.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. Meah is coming off one of his most efficient seasons, shooting at a 77.0 percent clip as he stays around the rim. However, Nebraska is also reportedly experimenting with using Berke Buyuktuncel as a small-ball five man as well.

OCTOBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Berke Buyuktuncel - Expected to start Buyuktuncel is expected to start alongside Braxton Meah in the frontcourt with the Cornhuskers this season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sportsreports.

Impact Buyuktuncel is likely to start the power forward this season, but head coach Fred Hoiberg has said that the team has also considered Buyuktuncel as a center when the team runs a small-ball lineup. The 6-foot-10 sophomore, who transferred in from UCLA this offseason, averaged 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists with the Bruins last season. Buyuktuncel looks to have carved out a role with the Cornhuskers ahead of the 2024-25 season.

OCTOBER 22 • ROTOWIRE

Creighton coach Jim Flanery on his 'eye-opening' lesson in the harsh reality of NIL “The going rate is — I don’t know what it is, but we couldn’t touch some of the transfers we thought we could get," Creighton women's basket...

OCTOBER 14 • OMAHA.COM

Huskers men's basketball 2024-25 TV, streaming schedule announced All 31 regular season games will be available for national audiences through TV and streaming services.

OCTOBER 10 • SACBEE.COM

Huskers men's basketball 2024-25 TV, streaming schedule announced All 31 regular season games will be available for national audiences through TV and streaming services.

OCTOBER 10 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Huskers basketball coach Fred Hoiberg to have pacemaker replaced It’ll be the second replacement surgery for Hoiberg.

SEPTEMBER 24 • KANSASCITY.COM

Huskers basketball coach Fred Hoiberg to have pacemaker replaced It’ll be the second replacement surgery for Hoiberg.

SEPTEMBER 24 • SACBEE.COM

Sam Hoiberg - Out for a few weeks Hoiberg (ankle) will miss a couple weeks after suffering a low ankle sprain at practice, Amie Just of the Lincoln Journal Star reports.

Impact Hoiberg, son of head coach Fred Hoiberg, will remain sidelined for a couple weeks as the result of a low ankle sprain. The 6-foot junior averaged 3.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 steals on 19.6 minutes per game last season (34 appearances). The Cornhuskers, who will open the season with an exhibition game against Grand Valley State on Oct. 27th, are hopeful that Hoiberg will be available to start the season.

SEPTEMBER 24 • ROTOWIRE

Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg scheduled to have his pacemaker replaced during medical procedure

The Nebraska athletic department says men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will undergo a medical procedure Friday to have his pacemaker replaced

SEPTEMBER 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rest of 2024-25 Huskers men's basketball schedule revealed The Huskers face just Iowa, Ohio State and Maryland both home and away this season.

SEPTEMBER 20 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Rest of 2024-25 Huskers men's basketball schedule revealed The Huskers face just Iowa, Ohio State and Maryland both home and away this season.

SEPTEMBER 20 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM