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Nebraska vs. Tennessee-Martin Set for 7 p.m.

Posted on November 17, 2014

Lincoln – The Nebraska Athletic Department announced Monday that the Huskers men’s basketball game against Tennessee-Martin on Friday, Nov. 28, will tipoff at 7 p.m. The start time had been listed as TBA on the schedule and game tickets until the football game kickoff time at Iowa that day had been determined. The Nebraska-UT Martin game will be carried online by ESPN3 and broadcast on the Husker Sports Network.

The No. 21 Huskers are 1-0 on the season and host Central Arkansas Tuesday night at 7 p.m. A limited number of tickets for the game are now available by visiting Huskers.com or calling 800-8-BIGRED.

NCAA’s First Four Returning to Dayton Through 2018

Posted on November 17, 2014

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The NCAA has announced it is keeping the men’s basketball First Four at the University of Dayton through 2018.

March Madness has started in Dayton every year since 2001, from 2001-10 as the opening round and 2011-14 as the First Four — pitting the last eight seeded teams in the 68-team field.

The University of Dayton Arena has hosted more NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament games (105) than any other venue in the nation. The arena has hosted the NCAA tournament in 28 seasons.

The NCAA was set to play the First Four in Dayton in 2015, but disclosed on Monday that it would also host the next three years as well.

Petteway Named to Wooden Award Watch List

Posted on November 17, 2014

Lincoln – Nebraska basketball standout Terran Petteway was tabbed for the Wooden Award Men’s Preseason Top 50 Monday afternoon.

Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the sport’s most prestigious honor.

Petteway earned a spot on the list after an outstanding sophomore season where he averaged 18.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. The 6-foot-6 wing led the Big Ten in scoring – becoming the first Husker in more than six decades to lead the conference in scoring for a season – and had a pair of 30-point games on the season, including a career-high 35 points against Minnesota. He was his best against the Huskers’ toughest foes, averaging 20.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 12 games against top-50 competition to help the Huskers reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998.

Petteway opened the season with a game-high 25 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots in Nebraska’s 80-61 win over Northern Kentucky on Sunday.

A preseason All-American by several publications, Petteway is one of seven Big Ten players on the Wooden Award Men’s Preseason Top 50.

The Wooden Award National Advisory Board will select 25 players for the midseason list in early January. The leading candidates will be further pared to 20 in early February. Fifteen top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA will be placed on the ballot and submitted to voters prior to the NCAA Tournament. Voting will take into account play during the opening rounds of the tournament. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the “Elite Eight” round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Huskers return to action Tuesday night, as they host Central Arkansas at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tipoff is set for 7:05 p.m. with a limited number of tickets are still available by visiting Huskers.com or calling 800-8-BIGRED.

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Preseason Top 50

Name	School	Conference	Height	Class	Position
Cliff Alexander	Kansas	Big 12	6-8	Fr.	F
Brandon Ashley	Arizona	Pac-12	6-9	Jr.	F
Ron Baker	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	6-4	Jr.	G
Ryan Boatright	UConn	The American	6-0	Sr.	G
Malcolm Brogdon	Virginia	ACC	6-5	Jr.	G
Willie Cauley-Stein	Kentucky	SEC	7-0	Jr.	F
Branden Dawson	Michigan State	Big Ten	6-6	Sr.	G/F
Sam Dekker	Wisconsin	Big Ten	6-9	Jr.	F
Perry Ellis	Kansas	Big 12	6-8	Jr.	F
Yogi Ferrell	Indiana	Big Ten	6-0	Jr.	G
Marcus Foster	Kansas State	Big 12	6-3	So.	G
Michael Frazier II	Florida	SEC	6-4	Jr.	G
Treveon Graham	VCU	Atlantic 10	6-6	Sr.	G/F
Jerian Grant	Notre Dame	ACC	6-5	Sr.	G
Olivier Hanlan	Boston College	ACC	6-4	Jr.	G
Montrezl Harrell	Louisville	ACC	6-8	Jr.	F
Aaron Harrison	Kentucky	SEC	6-6	So.	G
Andrew Harrison	Kentucky	SEC	6-6	So.	G
Tyler Haws	BYU	WCC	6-5	Sr.	G
Buddy Hield	Oklahoma	Big 12	6-4	Jr.	G
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson	Arizona	Pac-12	6-7	So.	F
R.J. Hunter	Georgia State	Sun Belt	6-6	Jr.	G
Stanley Johnson	Arizona	Pac-12	6-7	Fr.	F
Tyus Jones	Duke	ACC	6-1	Fr.	G
Frank Kaminsky	Wisconsin	Big Ten	7-0	Sr.	F
Caris LeVert	Michigan	Big Ten	6-7	Jr.	G
Jordan Mickey	LSU	SEC	6-8	So.	F
Nic Moore	SMU	The American	5-9	Jr.	G
Georges Niang	Iowa State	Big 12	6-8	Jr.	F
Jahlil Okafor	Duke	ACC	6-11	Fr.	C
Kelly Oubre, Jr.	Kansas	Big 12	6-7	Fr.	G
Marcus Paige	North Carolina	ACC	6-1	Jr.	G
Kevin Pangos	Gonzaga	WCC	6-2	Sr.	G
Terran Petteway	Nebraska	Big Ten	6-6	Jr.	F
Bobby Portis	Arkansas	SEC	6-11	So.	F
Chasson Randle	Stanford	Pac-12	6-2	Sr.	G
Terry Rozier	Louisville	ACC	6-1	So.	G
Wesley Saunders	Harvard	Ivy League	6-5	Sr.	G
Josh Scott	Colorado	Pac-12	6-10	Jr.	F
Wayne Selden, Jr.	Kansas	Big 12	6-5	So.	G
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera	Georgetown	Big East	6-3	Jr.	G
Juwan Staten	West Virginia	Big 12	6-1	Sr.	G
Keifer Sykes	Green Bay	Horizon League	6-0	Sr.	G
Isaiah Taylor	Texas	Big 12	6-1	So.	G
Karl-Anthony Towns	Kentucky	SEC	6-11	Fr.	F
Myles Turner	Texas	Big 12	6-11	Fr.	F
Fred VanVleet	Wichita State	Missouri Valley	6-0	Jr.	G
Dez Wells	Maryland	Big Ten	6-5	Sr.	G/F
Delon Wright	Utah	Pac-12	6-5	Sr.	G
Joseph Young	Oregon	Pac-12	6-2	Sr.	G

NPCC Knights Travel to Dodge City

Posted on November 17, 2014

The North Platte Community College Knights look to improve on their 4-0 record Tuesday, November 18, as they travel to face the Dodge City Community College Conquistadors. The Conquistadors come into the contest with a 4-1 record.

The Conquistadors have beaten Region IX member Lamar Community College and preseason No. 19 State Fair Community College. Head coach Kevin O’Connor says, “Playing a quality junior college team in Dodge City on their home court, we are going to get challenged. They are a very talented team.”

Dodge City is led in scoring by freshman EJ Eaves who is averaging 18 points per game. Other players to watch are: Ameer Jackson, 14.1 points per game (ppg) and Payton Pervier, 12.6 ppg and 11 rebounds per game.

The Knights are coming off a 101-62 win over Midland University Junior Varsity last Friday night. They are led in scoring by Cameron Williams with a 20.2 average. Matt Thomas, 14 ppg, Tyree Peter, 13.2 ppg and Marco Pascolo 12.2 ppg are the other Knights averaging in double figures.

The game will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1410 or may be heard on www.northplattepost.com on the World Wide Web.

Kentucky Remains at No. 1 in AP Poll, Nebraska Holds at 21

Posted on November 17, 2014

Kentucky remains No. 1 in the first Associated Press regular-season men’s basketball poll released Monday.

The Wildcats kept the top spot despite struggling for a half against Buffalo, earning 49 first-place votes from the 64-member national media panel. Arizona was at No. 2 and earned four first-place votes, with No. 3 Wisconsin receiving seven and No. 4 Duke four. Arizona edged the Badgers by 16 total points.

The poll was relatively unchanged from the preseason after every team but one went undefeated during the opening weekend.

No. 7 Louisville and No. 8 Florida swapped spots in the only change in the top 10. Kansas was fifth, North Carolina sixth, with Virginia and Texas closing out the top 10.

Harvard, tied for No. 25, dropped out after losing to Holy Cross.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Kentucky (49)	2-0	1,574	1
2. Arizona (4)	2-0	1,491	2
3. Wisconsin (7)	2-0	1,475	3
4. Duke (4)	2-0	1,422	4
5. Kansas	1-0	1,306	5
6. North Carolina	2-0	1,254	6
7. Louisville	1-0	1,130	8
8. Florida	1-0	1,127	7
9. Virginia	2-0	1,065	9
10. Texas	2-0	1,061	10
11. Wichita St.	1-0	1,002	11
12. Villanova	1-0	858	12
13. Gonzaga	1-0	841	13
14. Iowa St.	1-0	746	14
15. VCU	1-0	654	15
16. San Diego St.	1-0	564	16
17. UConn	1-0	525	17
18. Oklahoma	1-0	466	19
19. Michigan St.	1-0	443	18
20. Ohio St.	1-0	361	20
21. Nebraska	1-0	298	21
22. SMU	1-0	290	22
23. Syracuse	2-0	190	23
24. Michigan	1-0	177	24
25. Utah	1-0	118	25

Others receiving votes: Stanford 63, Colorado 52, Iowa 48, UCLA 41, Kansas St. 29, Arkansas 23, Memphis 11, Minnesota 11, Notre Dame 10, Pittsburgh 10, Louisiana Tech 9, Dayton 7, Florida St. 6, NC State 6, Oklahoma St. 6, Cincinnati 5, George Washington 5, LSU 5, Illinois 3, Maryland 3, BYU 2, Baylor 2, UTEP 2, Georgetown 1, N. Iowa 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.

Omaha to Host 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional

Posted on November 17, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s CenturyLink Center will host a NCAA men’s basketball tournament regional in 2018, with the winner advancing to the Final Four.

Omaha’s selection was announced Monday along with other preliminary sites for the 2016-18 tournaments.

The Division I men’s basketball committee announced Omaha would host the Midwest Regional in 2018. The East Regional is in Boston, the West is in Los Angeles and the South is in Atlanta.

The CenturyLink Center will host second- and third-round games this March.

This Week in Nebraska Athletics

Posted on November 17, 2014

Tuesday, Nov. 18 Men’s Basketball Central Arkansas (ESPN3) Pinnacle Bank Arena 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 19 Volleyball at Indiana (BTN Plus) Bloomington, Ind. 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 19 Women’s Basketball at Washington State (Pac-12 Networks) Pullman, Wash. 10 p.m.

Thurs.-Sun., Nov. 20-22 Swimming & Diving at Missouri Invitational Columbia, Mo. TBA

Fri.-Sun., Nov. 21-23 Bowling at Track Kat Klash Houston, Texas TBA

Friday, Nov. 21 Women’s Gymnastics Intrasquad Meet Mabel Lee Hall 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 Rifle vs. Kentucky Fairbanks, Alaska 9 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 Football Minnesota (ESPN) Memorial Stadium 11 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 Wrestling at Duke Durham, N.C. Noon

Saturday, Nov. 22 Wrestling at North Carolina State Raleigh, N.C. 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 Men’s Basketball at Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 22 Volleyball Michigan (BTN Plus) Devaney Center 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 23 Rifle at Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska 9 a.m.

Sunday, Nov. 23 Women’s Basketball Utah (HuskersNside) Devaney Center 1 p.m.

Hot-Shooting No. 16 Nebraska Tops Alcorn St. 83-49

Posted on November 16, 2014

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Rachel Theriot scored 18 points and Tear’a Laudermill added 12 as No. 16 Nebraska defeated Alcorn State 83-49 on Sunday night, going unbeaten on the season-opening weekend.

The Huskers (2-0) took control about 5 minutes into the game when Theriot hit a jumper on an assist from Laudermill for a 14-11 lead, then Laudermill followed with a 3-pointer and Nebraska was off — building leads into the double digits.

Nebraska led by 20 at the half despite 13 first-half turnovers. They settled down after halftime and outrebounded the Braves (0-2) 47-29. Ten Huskers scored in the game, four in double figures as Brandi Jeffery added 11 and Anya Kalenta 10.

Olivia Brown paced Alcorn State with 21 points. Jazmin Strane added 11 points and five rebounds.

Will Artino leads Creighton past Chicago St. 84-66

Posted on November 16, 2014

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Will Artino had 20 points, eight rebounds and five steals to lead Creighton to an 84-66 victory over Chicago State on Sunday night.

Creighton (2-0) scored the first 10 points and never trailed, building a 45-27 halftime lead. Clarke Rosenberg hit a 3-pointer to pull Chicago State (0-2) within nine points, 51-42, with 14:05 remaining. Toby Hegner answered for the Bluejays, hitting a trey and making a pair of free throws to cap a 10-0 run and stretch the lead to 61-42 with 10:16 left.

Isaiah Zierden scored to give Creighton its largest lead, 79-56 with 3:35 to play. Zierden finished with 18 points and Hegner 17. Devin Brooks grabbed 10 boards and dished out six assists for the Bluejays.

Rosenberg scored 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Anthony Glover had 18 points, including five 3-pointers to lead Chicago State.

NPCC Lady Knights Defeat Doane College JV

Posted on November 16, 2014

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights rebounded from a disappointing loss Saturday, by defeating the Doane College Junior Varsity Sunday afternoon 73-39 at the McDonald – Belton gymnasium to improve their season record to 3-4.

“We played extremely well throughout the game, especially in free throw shooting and passing the ball,” Lady Knights head coach Richard Thurin said.

The Lady Knights shot 10 for 12 from the free throw line and handed out 8 assists led by Ester Micheva with 4.

The Lady Knights led at the break 40-20 after jumping out to a 16-3 lead with 13:45 to play in the first half.

The second half saw the Lady Knights expand their lead and were able to substitute and give their starters a break.

The Lady Knights had a balanced scoring attack led by sophomore April Stull with 14 points. Aliyah Brown was the only other Lady Knight in double figures with 10 points. Sarah Mahr had 9 points.

Sarah Mahr also had 8 rebounds to lead North Platte, followed by Aliyah Brown with 7, T’Keyah Stapleton and April Stull with 6 rebounds.

Bre Hagedorn of the Doane College JV Lady Tigers led all scorers with 19 points. She was the only Lady Tiger in double figures. Hagedorn also pulled down 12 rebounds.

North Platte Lady Knights travel to Hastings on Friday, November 21 to play the Hastings College Junior Varsity. The Lady Knights defeated the Lady Broncos 76-70 this past Wednesday.