2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–18 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach	Tim Miles (1st Season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Harriman; Ben Johnson; Craig Smith;
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
	Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Indiana	14	–	4	.778	29	–	7	.806
No. 7 Ohio State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	8	.784
No. 9 Michigan State	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
No. 10 Michigan	12	–	6	.667	31	–	8	.795
No. 18 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	25	–	13	.658
Illinois	8	–	10	.444	23	–	13	.639
Minnesota	8	–	10	.444	21	–	13	.618
Purdue	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	15	–	18	.455
Northwestern	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Penn State	2	–	16	.111	10	–	21	.323

† 2013 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Led by head coach Tim Miles, in his first season with the Cornhuskers. The team will play its home games in Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. This was their final season at the Bob Devaney Sports Center before moving into their new arena, Pinnacle Bank Arena, for the 2013-14 season.

Incoming Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Shavon Shields SF	Olathe, KS	Olathe Northwest High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 5, 2011
Shavon Shields SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Benny Parker PG	Kansas City, KS	Sumner Academy	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 20, 2011
Benny Parker PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Deverell Biggs PG	Omaha, NE	Northwest High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 15, 2012
Deverell Biggs PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Sergej Vucetic C	Vrbas, Serbia	AIM Prep	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 3, 2012
Sergej Vucetic C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 2, 2012.

Roster

2012–13 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

}

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Deverell Biggs	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Omaha, NE
G	2	David Rivers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	Little Rock, AR
G	3	Benny Parker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Kansas City, KS
G	4	Max Richtie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Fr	Nebraska City, NE
F	5	Terran Petteway	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Galveston, TX
G	10	Trevor Meke	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS So	Beatrice, NE
F	11	Jordan Tyrance	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS So	Lincoln, NE
F	11	Mike Peltz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Alliance, NE
F	13	Brandon Ubel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Overland Park, KS
C	14	Sergej Vucetic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Vrbas, SER
G	15	Ray Gallegos	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	RS Jr	Salt Lake City, UT
G	24	Dylan Talley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	Camden, NJ
G	31	Shavon Shields	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Olathe, KS
C	32	Andre Almeida	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	310 lb (141 kg)	RS Sr	São Paulo, BRA
F	35	Walter Pitchford	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	So	Grand Rapids, MI
C	44	Kye Kurkowski	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS So	Grant, NE

Head coach

Tim Miles (Mary)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
Ben Johnson (Minnesota)
Craig Smith (North Dakota)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2012

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2012* 7:00 pm	Midland	W 68–40	–	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,480) Lincoln, NE
Regular season
11/11/2012* 6:00 pm	Southern	W 66–55	1–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,214) Lincoln, NE
11/15/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN	Valparaiso Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	W 50–48	2–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,324) Lincoln, NE
11/18/2012* 2:00 pm	Nebraska–Omaha Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	W 75–62	3–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (6,961) Lincoln, NE
11/21/2012* 7:00 pm	Tulane Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	W 61–57	4–0	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,133) Lincoln, NE
11/24/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN	Kent State Joe Cipriano Nebraska Classic	L 60–74	4–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center (5,947) Lincoln, NE
11/27/2012* 8:15 pm, ESPNU	at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 79–63	5–1	LJMV Coliseum (6,508) Winston-Salem, NC
12/03/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN	USC	W 63–51	6–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,045) Lincoln, NE
12/06/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 16 Creighton	L 42–64	6–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,368) Lincoln, NE
12/15/2012* 3:30 pm, FSN	at Oregon	L 38–60	6–3	Matthew Knight Arena (6,102) Eugene, OR
12/18/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN	Jacksonville State	W 59–55	7–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center (7,979) Lincoln, NE
12/22/2012* 6:00 pm	vs. Central Michigan Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals	W 89–75	8–3	Don Haskins Center (7,132) El Paso, TX
12/23/2012* 8:00 pm	at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational championship	L 52–68	8–4	Don Haskins Center (7,532) El Paso, TX
12/29/2012* 2:00 pm	Nicholls State	W 68–59	9–4	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,011) Lincoln, NE
01/02/2013 5:30 pm, BTN	at No. 8 Ohio State	L 44–70	9–5 (0–1)	Value City Arena (15,900) Columbus, OH
01/06/2013 3:30 pm, BTN	Wisconsin	L 41–47	9–6 (0–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,805) Lincoln, NE
01/09/2013 6:00 pm, BTN	at No. 2 Michigan	L 47–62	9–7 (0–3)	Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI
01/13/2013 5:00 pm, BTN	at No. 22 Michigan State	L 56–66	9–8 (0–4)	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
01/16/2013 8:00 pm, BTN	Purdue	L 56–65	9–9 (0–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,271) Lincoln, NE
01/19/2013 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at Penn State	W 68–64	10–9 (1–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (9,883) University Park, PA
01/22/2013 7:30 pm, BTN	Illinois	L 51–71	10–10 (1–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,556) Lincoln, NE
01/26/2013 2:00 pm, ESPNU	Northwestern	W 64–49	11–10 (2–6)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,216) Lincoln, NE
01/29/2013 8:00 pm, BTN	at No. 23 Minnesota	L 65–84	11–11 (2–7)	Williams Arena (12,672) Minneapolis, MN
02/02/2013 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 11 Ohio State	L 56–63	11–12 (2–8)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,478) Lincoln, NE
02/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Penn State	W 67–53	12–12 (3–8)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,853) Lincoln, NE
02/13/2013 6:00 pm, BTN	at No. 1 Indiana	L 47–76	12–13 (3–9)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN
02/16/2013 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 8 Michigan State	L 64–73	12–14 (3–10)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,202) Lincoln, NE
02/23/2013 1:00 pm	Iowa	W 64–60	13–14 (4–10)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (12,334) Lincoln, NE
02/26/2013 8:00 pm, BTN	at No. 17 Wisconsin	L 46–77	13–15 (4–11)	Kohl Center (17,026) Madison, WI
03/02/2013 4:15 pm, BTN	at Illinois	L 65–72	13–16 (4–12)	Assembly Hall (16,618) Champaign, IL
03/06/2013 8:00 pm, BTN	Minnesota	W 53–51	14–16 (5–12)	Bob Devaney Sports Center (13,194) Lincoln, NE
03/09/2013 1:21 pm, BTN	at Iowa	L 60–74	14–17 (5–13)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
03/14/2013 5:30 pm, ESPN2	vs. Purdue First Round	W 57–55	15–17	United Center (19,667) Chicago, IL
03/15/2013 5:30 pm, BTN	vs. No. 10 Ohio State Quarterfinals	L 50–71	15–18	United Center (21,229) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[1].

References

^ "[1]." huskers.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2012.

[1] "[1]." huskers.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2012.

[1]

v t e Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Venues	Grant Memorial Hall (1896–1926, 1924–1926) State Fairgrounds Coliseum (1921–1923) Nebraska Coliseum (1926–1976) Bob Devaney Sports Center (1976–2013) Pinnacle Bank Arena (2013–present)
Rivalries	Creighton
Culture & lore	Herbie Husker Lil' Red "Dear Old Nebraska U" "Hail Varsity"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25