Nebraska Men’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 7, 2026 · CSM Staff
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big Ten (26-6, 15-5)
Big Wins: 12/13 at Illinois (83-80), 1/2 Michigan State (58-56)
Bad Losses: 2/17 at Iowa (52-57), 3/3 at UCLA (52-72)
Coach: Fred Hoiberg
Probable Starters:
Berke Buyuktuncel, Junior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.0 bpg
Pryce Sandfort, Junior, Forward, 17.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.0 apg
Rienk Mast, Senior, Forward, 13.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.9 apg
Jamarques Lawrence, Senior, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2.5 rpg
Sam Hoiberg, Senior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 4.3 apg, 5.3 rpg, 2.1 spg
Key Role Players:
Braden Frager, Freshman, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Cale Jacobsen, Junior, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.4 apg, 2.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.9 (133rd in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.0 (17, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (90, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (21, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.5 (23, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (107, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.5 (66, 9)
Rebound Margin: 0.5 (194, 11)
Assists Per Game: 18.1 (13, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.7 (29, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | CBC | First Round win over Arizona State |
| 2025 | CBC | Quarterfinal win over Georgetown |
| 2025 | CBC | Semifinal win over Boise State |
| 2025 | CBC | Final win over UCF |
| 2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Texas A&M |
| 2019 | NIT | First Round win over Butler |
| 2019 | NIT | Second Round loss to TCU |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round loss to Mississippi State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Baylor |
| 2011 | NIT | First Round loss to Wichita State |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round loss to New Mexico |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round win over Charlotte |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Mississippi |
| 2006 | NIT | First Round loss to Hofstra |
| 2004 | NIT | First Round win over Niagara |
| 2004 | NIT | Second Round loss to Hawaii |
*all team stats through 3/8
