List of Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball seasons

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

Regular season champion	Tournament champion	Division champion	Postseason invitational champion

Season	Coach	Overall^[a]	Conference	Standing	Postseason^[b]
Independent (1897–1907)
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
MVIAA (1907–1919)
1907–08	Raymond G. Clapp	9–10	4–2	1st (North)
1908–09	Raymond G. Clapp	8–15	5–5	1st (North)
1909–10	T. J. Hewiat	6–10	6–2	T–1st (North)
1910–11	Osmond F. Field	9–9	6–6	2nd (North)
1911–12	Ewald O. Stiehm	14–1	8–0	1st (North)
1912–13		17–2	10–0	1st (North)
1913–14		15–3	7–0	1st (North)
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
Independent (1919–1920)
1919–20	Paul J. Schissler	22–2
MVIAA / Big Eight Conference^[c] (1920–1996)
1920–21	Paul J. Schissler	15–3	9–1	2nd
1921–22	Owen A. Frank	8–9	8–8	T–4th
1922–23	Owen A. Frank	6–12	5–11	T–6th
1923–24	William G. Kline	11–7	10–6	3rd
1924–25	William G. Kline	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
Big 12 Conference (1996–2011)
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
Big Ten Conference (2011–present)
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^[d]
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

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Notes

^ There are discrepancies between the official records of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Big Eight Conference regarding the 1910–11, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1945–46, and 1960–61 seasons. All values listed are from Nebraska's media guide.
^ The first national postseason college basketball tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, was created in 1938. The NCAA Division I tournament began in 1939.
^ In 1928, the ten member schools of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association agreed to a splintering of the conference – Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma retained the MVIAA name and Drake, Grinnell, Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State), and Washington University formed the Missouri Valley Conference. The MVIAA became commonly known as the Big Six, and later the Big Seven and Big Eight. Its name was officially changed to the Big Eight in 1964.^[1]
^ Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

^ Braden Gall (June 29, 2012). "The History of Big 12 Realignment". Athlon Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

[1] There are discrepancies between the official records of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Big Eight Conference regarding the 1910–11, 1912–13, 1920–21, 1924–25, 1929–30, 1932–33, 1945–46, and 1960–61 seasons. All values listed are from Nebraska's media guide.

[2] The first national postseason college basketball tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, was created in 1938. The NCAA Division I tournament began in 1939.

[MVIAABigEight-4] In 1928, the ten member schools of the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association agreed to a splintering of the conference – Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma retained the MVIAA name and Drake, Grinnell, Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State), and Washington University formed the Missouri Valley Conference. The MVIAA became commonly known as the Big Six, and later the Big Seven and Big Eight. Its name was officially changed to the Big Eight in 1964.^[1]

[5] Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[3] Braden Gall (June 29, 2012). "The History of Big 12 Realignment". Athlon Sports. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[MediaGuide-6] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Nebraska Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2025.

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