The 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles, in his third season, the Cornhuskers team played its home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, and played its fourth season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Penn State.
Previous season The Cornhuskers finished the season with an overall record of 19–13, with a record of 11–7 in the Big Ten regular season. In the 2014 Big Ten tournament, the Cornhuskers were defeated by Ohio State, 71–67 in the quarterfinals. They received at-large bid to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for the first time since 1998. They lost in the second round to Baylor.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Deverell Biggs 1 G 6'7" 170 Sophomore Omaha, NE Dismissed, transferred to Texas Southern Nathan Hawkins 4 G 6'5" 186 Sophomore Garland, TX Transferred to UT Arlington Jordan Tyrance 11 F 6'3" 195 RS Junior Lincoln, NE Left the team for personal reasons Mike Peltz 12 G 6'2" 199 Senior Alliance, NE Graduated Sergej Vucetic 14 C 7'1" 236 Sophomore Vrbas, Serbia Transferred to Evansville Ray Gallegos 15 G 6'2" 181 RS Senior Salt Lake City, UT Graduated Tim Wagner 33 G 6'3" 188 Freshman Galesville, WI Transferred to Winona State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Andrew White III 1 G 6'6" 210 Junior Chester, VA Transferred from Kansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, White III will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Moses Ayegba 12 C 6'9" 247 Senior Kano, Nigeria Transferred from Georgetown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Ayegba graduated from Georgetown University.
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Big Ten regular season
!colspan=9 style="background: #E11D38; color: #ffffff"| Big Ten tournament
Rankings
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See also 2014–15 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
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