THE MISSION

Win Our First March Madness Game

The only Power 5 program without a tournament win. Since 1897. This is the year we change that.

#7 National Ranking
21-3 2025-26 Season
🏀 3 Projected Seed

THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE

The greatest underdog stories in sports history. Could Nebraska be next?

1950
Uruguay 2, Brazil 1 - Silenced 200,000 fans in the Maracanã
1954
West Germany 3, Hungary 2 - Beat the 31-match unbeaten "Golden Team"
1969
Jets 16, Colts 7 - Namath guaranteed it, then delivered
1969
Miracle Mets - 100-1 "laughingstock" wins the World Series
1980
Miracle on Ice - College kids beat the unbeatable Soviets, USA 4-3
1985
Villanova 66, Georgetown 64 - #8 seed shoots 78.6% to beat #1 🏀
1990
Buster Douglas KOs Tyson - 42-1 underdog stops the "invincible" champ
2004
Greece wins Euro 2004 - 150-1 outsiders beat host Portugal twice
2008
Giants 17, Patriots 14 - Ended the "greatest team ever's" 19-0 quest
2016
Leicester City - English Premier League Champions at 5,000-1 odds
2026
Indiana Football - Worst P5 program ever to National Champions 🏈
2026
Nebrasketball? - 128 years. 21-2. Ranked #7. This is the year. 🏀
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THE SQUAD

Meet the team making history

0
Connor Essegian
Guard • 6-4 • Senior
Fort Wayne, Ind. • Wisconsin
IG
1
Sam Hoiberg
Guard • 6-0 • Senior
Lincoln, Neb. • Pius X
IG
2
Kendall Blue
Guard • 6-6 • Senior
Woodbury, Minn. • St. Thomas
IG
5
Braden Frager
Forward • 6-7 • RS Freshman
Lincoln, Neb. • Lincoln SW
IG
6
Will Cooper
Forward • 6-6 • Sophomore
Omaha, Neb. • Air Force
7
Justin Bolis
Forward • 6-8 • Sophomore
Lincoln, Neb. • SCC
IG
9
Berke Büyüktuncel
Forward • 6-10 • Junior
Bursa, Türkiye • UCLA
IG
10
Jamarques Lawrence
Guard • 6-3 • Senior
Plainfield, N.J. • Rhode Island
IG
11
Quentin Rhymes
Guard • 6-6 • Freshman
Las Vegas, Nev. • Hillcrest Prep
IG
13
Ugnius Jaruševičius
Forward • 6-11 • Senior
Alytus, Lithuania • Central Michigan
IG
15
Jared Garcia
Forward • 6-8 • Senior
Houston, Texas • Tulsa
IG
21
Pryce Sandfort
Forward • 6-7 • Junior
Waukee, Iowa • Iowa
IG
31
Cale Jacobsen
Guard • 6-4 • Junior
Ashland, Neb. • Ashland-Greenwood
IG
33
Leo Curtis
Forward • 7-2 • Freshman
Reykjavik, Iceland • CATS Academy
IG
35
Henry Burt
Forward • 6-7 • Junior
Omaha, Neb. • Elkhorn South
IG
51
Rienk Mast
Forward • 6-10 • Senior
Groningen, Netherlands • Bradley
IG

THE SCHEDULE

Every game on the road to March

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⏱️ Countdown

Selection Sunday

March 15, 2026

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The Mission

Nebraska is the only Power 5 program without a March Madness win. Since 1897. 128 years of waiting.

This historic season - a 20-0 start, #7 ranking, wins over Michigan State and Ohio State - has set the stage. The time is now. End the drought.

21-3
Overall Record
#7
AP Ranking
10-3
Big Ten Record
3
Projected Seed

📋 What We Need

With a 21-3 record and #7 ranking, Nebraska is locked in. Win out and we're a 2-3 seed. Split the remaining games and we're still a 4-5 seed. The path is clear: keep winning and make history.

🛤️ Road to March Checklist

📜 Tournament History

Nebraska has made 7 NCAA Tournament appearances. All 7 ended in first-round losses.

Tournament Record: 0-7

Shot Chart Analytics

Interactive visualization of shooting performance across the 2025-26 season

Data by @ArbitAnalytics
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