This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons. Nebraska competes as part of NCAA Division I, representing the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten. The team has completed 129 seasons and played 3,053 games.
Nebraska has appeared in eight NCAA Division I tournaments and twenty other national postseason tournaments, winning the 1996 National Invitation Tournament and the 2025 College Basketball Crown. The program has won eight combined conference regular season and tournament championships across the MVIAA, Big Eight, Big 12, and Big Ten, though just one of these came after 1950.
Seasons
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason 1896–97 Frank Lehmer 2–0 1897–98 1–3 1898–99 4–0 1899–00 T. P. Hewitt 5–0 1900–01 Elmer Berry 3–3 1901–02 Fred Morrell 5–3 1902–03 Walter Hiltner 7–5 1903–04 Raymond G. Clapp 9–5 1904–05 11–5 1905–06 12–2 1906–07 10–6 1907–08 Raymond G. Clapp 9–10 4–2 1st 1908–09 8–15 5–5 1st 1909–10 T. J. Hewiat 6–10 6–2 T–1st 1910–11 Osmond F. Field 9–9 6–6 2nd 1911–12 Ewald O. Stiehm 14–1 8–0 1st 1912–13 17–2 10–0 1st 1913–14 15–3 7–0 1st 1914–15 10–8 8–4 2nd 1915–16 Samuel C. Waugh 13–1 12–0 1st 1916–17 E. J. Stewart 12–10 4–8 5th 1917–18 7–7 4–5 T–4th 1918–19 10–6 3rd 1919–20 Paul J. Schissler 22–2 1920–21 Paul J. Schissler 15–3 9–1 2nd 1921–22 Owen A. Frank 8–9 8–8 T–4th 1922–23 6–12 5–11 T–6th 1923–24 William G. Kline 11–7 10–6 3rd 1924–25 12–5 11–5 2nd 1925–26 Ernest Bearg 8–10 7–7 5th 1926–27 Charlie T. Black 12–6 7–5 4th 1927–28 7–11 7–11 T–7th 1928–29 11–5 5–5 3rd 1929–30 9–9 6–4 3rd 1930–31 9–9 6–4 2nd 1931–32 3–17 2–8 6th 1932–33 William Browne 3–13 2–8 5th 1933–34 7–11 5–5 4th 1934–35 6–12 3–7 5th 1935–36 13–8 7–3 2nd 1936–37 13–7 8–2 T–1st 1937–38 9–11 4–6 T–3rd 1938–39 7–13 3–7 5th 1939–40 6–12 2–8 T–2nd 1940–41 Adolph J. Lewandowski 8–10 6–4 3rd 1941–42 6–13 4–6 4th 1942–43 6–10 5–5 T–3rd 1943–44 2–13 1–9 6th 1944–45 2–17 1–9 6th 1945–46 Pop Klein 7–13 3–7 T–4th 1946–47 Harry Good 10–14 3–7 T–5th 1947–48 11–13 5–7 5th 1948–49 16–10 9–3 T–1st NCAA district playoff 1949–50 16–7 8–4 T–1st 1950–51 9–14 4–8 5th 1951–52 7–17 3–9 7th 1952–53 9–11 4–8 T–4th 1953–54 8–13 5–7 T–3rd 1954–55 Jerry Bush 9–12 6–6 4th 1955–56 7–16 3–9 6th 1956–57 11–12 5–7 T–4th 1957–58 10–13 5–7 T–4th 1958–59 12–13 5–9 T–5th 1959–60 7–17 4–10 T–7th 1960–61 10–14 4–10 6th 1961–62 9–16 5–9 T–5th 1962–63 6–19 1–13 8th 1963–64 Joe Cipriano 7–18 5–9 T–6th 1964–65 10–15 5–9 T–6th 1965–66 20–5 12–2 2nd 1966–67 16–9 10–4 T–2nd NIT first round 1967–68 15–10 8–6 T–3rd 1968–69 12–14 5–9 T–6th 1969–70 16–9 7–7 T–3rd 1970–71 18–8 8–6 4th 1971–72 14–12 7–7 4th 1972–73 9–17 4–10 T–6th 1973–74 14–12 7–7 4th 1974–75 14–12 7–7 4th 1975–76 19–8 10–4 3rd 1976–77 15–14 7–7 5th 1977–78 22–8 9–5 2nd NIT second round 1978–79 14–13 7–7 5th 1979–80 18–13 8–6 T–2nd NIT first round 1980–81 Moe Iba 15–12 9–5 T–2nd 1981–82 16–12 7–7 T–4th 1982–83 22–10 9–5 T–3rd NIT semifinal 1983–84 18–12 7–7 3rd NIT second round 1984–85 16–14 5–9 T–5th NIT second round 1985–86 19–11 8–6 T–3rd NCAA Division I first round 1986–87 Danny Nee 21–12 7–7 5th NIT third place 1987–88 13–18 4–10 T–6th 1988–89 17–16 4–10 7th 1989–90 10–18 3–11 7th 1990–91 26–8 9–5 3rd NCAA Division I first round 1991–92 19–10 7–7 5th NCAA Division I first round 1992–93 20–11 8–6 T–2nd NCAA Division I first round 1993–94 20–10 7–7 4th NCAA Division I first round 1994–95 18–14 4–10 7th NIT second round 1995–96 21–14 4–10 7th NIT champion 1996–97 Danny Nee 18–15 7–9 T–7th NIT quarterfinal 1997–98 20–12 10–6 4th NCAA Division I first round 1998–99 20–13 10–6 T–5th NIT second round 1999-00 11–19 4–12 T–8th 2000–01 Barry Collier 14–16 7–9 7th 2001–02 13–15 6–10 T–7th 2002–03 11–19 3–13 12th 2003–04 18–13 6–10 9th NIT second round 2004–05 14–14 7–9 T–8th 2005–06 19–14 7–9 6th NIT first round 2006–07 Doc Sadler 17–14 6–10 7th 2007–08 20–13 7–9 T–7th NIT second round 2008–09 18–13 8–8 8th NIT first round 2009–10 15–18 2–14 12th 2010–11 19–13 7–9 T–7th NIT first round 2011–12 Doc Sadler 12–18 4–14 T–11th 2012–13 Tim Miles 15–18 5–13 10th 2013–14 19–13 11–7 4th NCAA Division I first round 2014–15 13–18 5–13 12th 2015–16 16–18 6–12 11th 2016–17 12–19 6–12 T–12th 2017–18 22–11 13–5 T–4th NIT first round 2018–19 19–17 6–14 13th NIT second round 2019–20 Fred Hoiberg 7–25 2–18 14th Canceled 2020–21 7–20 3–16 14th 2021–22 10–22 4–16 T–13th 2022–23 16–16 9–11 T–11th 2023–24 23–11 12–8 T–3rd NCAA Division I first round 2024–25 21–14 7–13 T–12th College Basketball Crown champion 2025–26 28–7 15–5 T–2nd NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
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