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Ffriend blocks shots, breaks Nebraska road skid
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) ‹ No one can say that Kansas State didnąt have any chances to hand Nebraska its 19th straight road loss.
NU game with OSU moved back
LINCOLN -- The Big 12 Conference announced Tuesday evening that the
Nebraska men's basketball game against Oklahoma State will be moved
from Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7:05 p.m. to Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m.
Husker players thinking tragedy
The games must go on, but that doesn't mean coaches and players from Nebraska and Kansas State won't still be thinking about their fallen Big 12 Conference comrades at Oklahoma State.
Nebraska's Collier offers condolences
LINCOLN (AP) -- Nebraska coach Barry Collier offered his condolences Sunday to Oklahoma State's basketball program, which lost two players and six others associated with the team in a plane crash outside of Denver.
Huskers drop 18th straight road game
NORMAN, Okla. -- The streak continues.
Nebraska, coming off its home win against Missouri on Wednesday night, hit
the road again on Saturday and lost 77-66 to Oklahoma before 10,693 at
the Lloyd Noble Center.
Iowa State loss motivated NU's Friend
Oklahoma up next for Huskers in Big 12 action
Nebraska's future opponents might be wise to break into the Cornhusker basketball offices and destroy every last videotape of last Saturday's NU-Iowa State game.
Huskers flex muscles
LINCOLN -- Nebraska hammered out some frustration while pounding Missouri on the boards to overcome an 11-point second-half deficit for an 85-79 Big 12 Conference victory over the Tigers Tuesday night.
Hard-luck NU to test Tigers
Now is the time when Nebraska men's basketball coach Barry Collier will likely find out what his team is made of.
Cyclones pull off last-second shocker
LINCOLN -- Nebraska and Iowa State each ran through an entire gamut of emotions Saturday as the No. 23-ranked Cyclones pulled out a victory in one of the most bizarre finishes in the young history of Big 12 Conference basketball.
Huskers taking on ISU road warriors
LINCOLN (AP) -- Here comes Iowa State's basketball team, on the road again.
No. 5 Jayhawks cruise past NU
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- No. 5 Kansas is a rarity among teams who gush about all the fun they have playing defense.
The Jayhawks really mean it.
They swamped Nebraska 84-62 Wednesday
night with so solid a defensive effort that
about 13 minutes into the game the
Cornhuskers had 11 turnovers and only nine
points.
Jayhawks set to test Nebraska
Nebraska's brutal month-long stretch to open the Big 12 Conference season reaches its apex tonight as the Cornhuskers travel to No. 5-ranked Kansas.
Huskers upset 23rd-ranked Texas 80-67
LINCOLN -- Chances are few outsiders would've believed what the Nebraska men's basketball team had itself convinced of heading into Saturday's contest against No. 23-ranked Texas.
NU hosting Texas
LINCOLN -- The Nebraska men's basketball team will look to get back in the win column for the first time in five games when it plays host to No. 22-ranked Texas today at the Devaney Center.
NU receiver pulling double duty for Huskers
LINCOLN (AP) -- Wilson Thomas knows his job as a split end for the Nebraska football team is to catch passes and block. In the offseason, passes and blocks have taken on different meanings.
"Basketball has always been my love," said Thomas.
Cornhuskers facing difficult stretch
LINCOLN -- This is not the kind of roll Nebraska basketball coach Barry Collier wanted to be on early in his first Big 12 season.
NU drops Big 12 opener
Columbia, Mo. -- The Nebraska basketball team started out conference play in a manner that many expected -- with a loss.
Huskers stagger into Big 12 opener
The momentum the Nebraska men's basketball team built from a 4-0 road trip in late December has given way to a 3-game losing streak as the Cornhuskers enter Big 12 Conference play.
Creighton rallies past NU, 62-51
LINCOLN -- With 11 1/2 minutes to play in the first half of Tuesday night's intra-state battle between Nebraska and Creighton, it was a good news, bad news situation for the Cornhuskers.
Collier: Creighton is better
LINCOLN -- Nebraska coach Barry Collier has a blunt assessment of how he thinks his Cornhuskers match up with interstate rival Creighton.
Murray State surprises Husker men
After losing 79-71 to Murray State on Saturday, a discouraged Barry Collier questioned whether his Nebraska team has the mental toughness to be competitive.
Nebraska takes tournament title
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Cookie Belcher scored 26 points as Nebraska rallied to beat Southern Methodist 72-70 on Friday to win the San Juan Shootout championship.
Cornhusker men advance to title game at San Juan
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Kevin Augustine scored the game-winning basket on a driving layup with 28 seconds left and Kimani Ffriend had 19 points, 10 rebounds and blocked six shots as Nebraska beat Kent 69-68 on Thursday night, and advanced to the finals of the San Juan Shootout.
Bradford stays hot for Big Red
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Steffon Bradford scored a career-high 28 points as Nebraska held off Iona 81-80 in the first round of the San Juan Shootout Wednesday afternoon.
Cornhuskers upend Miami in Orange Bowl Classic, 72-64
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -- Nebraska forward Steffon Bradford said the Cornhuskers game against Miami came down to who wanted to win more.
Bradford a quiet contributor for NU
While Cookie Belcher and Kimani Ffriend have snapped up most of the headlines for the Nebraska basketball team, Cornhusker forward Steffon Bradford has quietly played a solid supporting role.
Nebraska posts victory over Alaska-Fairbanks
LINCOLN -- The Husker Team Classic couldn't find a corporate sponsor this year. It couldn't find many fans for Saturday's consolation game, either.
Huskers lose to Kangaroos
LINCOLN (AP) -- Nebraska learned a lesson the hard way Friday night.
The Cornhuskers came out flat, fell behind Missouri-Kansas City 7-0 and
never took the lead, losing 82-7l in the opening round of the Husker Team
Classic.
Pittsburgh edges past Nebraska
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Freshman Julius Page came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points and Pittsburgh stayed unbeaten this season after holding on for a 52-51 win over Nebraska on Saturday night.
Ffriend lifts NU to victory
LINCOLN -- Just imagine if the "Jamaican Jammer" could shoot free throws.
Nebraska's Kimani Ffriend scored 19 points, blocked a career-high seven
shots and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds Monday night as the
Cornhuskers (2-1) beat Winthrop 65-44 before a crowd of 7,191 at the
Devaney Sports Center.
Huskers down Eastern Illinois
LINCOLN -- Barry Ball made a successful home debut Tuesday night in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.New coach hoping for new era at NU
LINCOLN -- The biggest "D" for Nebraska's basketball team this season may have more to do with discipline than defense.
Husker Hoops roundup
Cookie Belcher scored 31 points Tuesday night to lead
Nebraska to an 89-49 exhibition victory over Yugoslavia Select. Also, Brennon Clemmons, now playing at Olney Central College,
signed Tuesday with Nebraska, coach Barry Collier said.
Collier inks three preps in recruiting class
LINCOLN -- Nebraska men's basketball coach Barry Collier announced Wednesday afternoon that three prep athletes have signed national letters of intent to attend the University of Nebraska and play basketball for the Huskers next season.
NU suffers 76-62 loss
LINCOLN -- The Nebraska Cornhuskers and first-year coach Barry Collier opened the season with a 76-62 loss to Global Sports in exhibition play on Tuesday night.
New Husker hoops coach says players like system
LINCOLN (AP) -- Nebraska basketball coach Barry Collier isn't surprised his players are enthusiastic about the system he's installing in his first year running the Cornhuskers.
Walker dismissed from NU basketball team
LINCOLN (AP) -- Senior Nebraska guard Danny Walker has been dismissed from the team for violating team rules, coach Barry Collier said Wednesday, declining to comment further.
Collier completes recruiting class
LINCOLN -- Nebraska coach Barry Collier announced Wednesday that Marques McCarty has signed a scholarship to play basketball for the Huskers, beginning with the 2000-01 season.
Collier completes first Nebraska staff
LINCOLN -- Coach Barry Collier completed his first basketball staff at the University of Nebraska with the announcement Thuraday of the hiring of Mike Broughton as Director of Basketball Operations.
Truscott leaving Nebraska
LINCOLN (AP) -- A second Nebraska men's basketball player has announced off-season plans to leave the program.
Belcher receives fifth year
LINCOLN -- The University of Nebraska has received official word from the Big 12 Conference that guard Cookie Belcher has been granted a medical hardship and will return for a fifth season in 2000-01.
Terry Douglass
Collier: Husker basketball a sleeping giant
New Nebraska head basketball coach Barry Collier says he doesn't think the Cornhuskers should have to settle for being second-class citizens in the Big 12 Conference.
Tough rivals will test NU hoops teams
LINCOLN--The Nebraska women's basketball team could face as many as five NCAA Tournament teams and the defending WNIT champions in a 13-game non-conference schedule that was released Friday.
Injured Lue could only watch Laker title run
OMAHA -- This wasn't how Los Angeles Laker Tyronn Lue pictured winning an NBA championship.
Two Nebraska basketball players suspended
LINCOLN (AP) -- Nebraska basketball coach Barry Collier suspended center Kimani Ffriend and guard John Robinson for three games for violating team rules.
New NU coach anxious for tipoff
The tipoff of the 2000-2001 season is still months away, but new Nebraska men's basketball coach Barry Collier's dayplanner is in midseason form.
Two NU players ineligible because of camp stints
OMAHA (AP) -- Nebraska basketball players Cary Cochran and Rodney Fields are temporarily ineligible for violating an NCAA rule by working at ex-coach Danny Nee's camp before enrolling in school.
NU's Belcher shines in spring testing
LINCOLN--Despite an extended layoff from the basketball court, Nebraska senior guard Cookie Belcher has not lost a step.
Former USC point guard signs with Nebraska
LINCOLN (AP) -- Former Southern California basketball player Kevin Augustine has signed to play at Nebraska, coach Barry Collier announced Thursday.
NU inks another player
LINCOLN (AP) -- A second junior college basketball player from Kansas has signed to play with Nebraska.
Collier lands first NU recruit
LINOLN -- Nebraska men's basketball coach Barry Collier has landed his first official recruit.
NU coach completes new staff
LINCOLN--Nebraska mens basketball coach Barry Collier completed his first coaching staff by naming Kevin Mouton as his final assistant on Wednesday.
NU's Collier adds second assistant
LINCOLN -- Nebraska men's basketball coach Barry Collier continues to fill out his coaching staff as he announced Monday that Reggie Rankin has been hired as an assistant coach for the Huskers.
Nee hired at Robert Morris
CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) -- Danny Nee, fired last month at Nebraska despite winning more games than any basketball coach in school history, was hired Thursday as the coach at Robert Morris College of the Northeast Conference.
NU coach hires first assistant
LINCOLN -- Nebraska men's basketball coach Barry Collier has begun the process of assembling his Husker basketball coaching staff as he announced Tuesday that Dave Campbell has been hired as a full-time assistant coach for Nebraska.
Terry Douglass
Collier not jealous of NU football
Apparently, new Nebraska hiree Barry Collier has no problem with being the head basketball coach at a football school.
Huskers like what they see in Collier
LINCOLN (AP) -- A talented lineup of newcomers did Nebraska little good last season, Cornhuskers forward Steffon Bradford said.
Collier endorses his top assistant as replacement
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Former Butler basketball head coach Barry Collier has recommended that his top assistant with the Bulldogs take over as head coach.
Collier named NU hoops coach
LINCOLN -- Calling it a "layup" decision, former Butler coach Barry Collier accepted the head men's basketball coaching position at Nebraska.
Bob Hamar
New coach Nebraska type of guy
LINCOLN -- Bill Byrne knew all along what he wanted in a basketball coach.
Reports: NU will hire Collier
LINCOLN -- Butler coach Barry Collier is expected to accept the Nebraska head men's basketball position by the middle of the week, according to wire and internet reports.
NU player confirms meeting with Collier
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Butler coach Barry Collier, who confirmed he had met with Nebraska athletics director Bill Byrne about the vacant head basketball coaching position, was in Lincoln, on Monday, players said.
Self turns down Cornhusker post
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- A drive to keep basketball coach Bill Self at the University of Tulsa paid off Friday with his decision to accept an enhanced deal and withdraw from contention for Nebraska's job.
Self to stay with Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. -- Coach Bill Self has decided stay with the Tulsa basketball program that went further under him than any other coach.
Tulsa coach confirms NU talks
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Tulsa coach Bill Self confirmed Thursday that he had met with Nebraska officials but said he is still mulling his future.
Tulsa basketball coach still pondering NU offer
TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- Coach Bill Self's future at Tulsa remained unresolved Wednesday afternoon as talks with university officials continued, athletic director Judy MacLeod said.
Nee gone after 14 years
LINCOLN -- Danny Nee's tenure as the Nebraska men's basketball coach is over. Or it will be effective March 31.
Nee no longer 'best course'
LINCOLN -- Danny Nee was fired as Nebraska's head basketball coach Monday after his team's worst finish in 10 years.
Terry Douglass
Coach no longer Nee deep in controversy
The Danny Nee lynch mob is going to have to find someone else to kick around.
Mike Babcock
Not all pleased to see Nee go
LINCOLN -- My son Chad lives in suburban Kansas City. But he keeps track of Nebraska athletics. Many people in the Kansas City area do because a lot of transplanted Cornhuskers live there.
Nebraska's Nee: I think it's over
Cornhuskers fall to Baylor in Big 12 Tournament opener
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Nebraska coach Danny Nee acknowledged Thursday that his 14-year career with the Huskers might be over after a first-round loss to Baylor in the Big 12 tournament.NU ready to surprise foes
LINCOLN--Kimani Ffriend finished answering questions directed at him during the Nebraska basketball teams news conference prior to leaving for the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Mo.
ISU's Fizer heads All-Big 12 squad
Nebraska center Ffriend earns spot on second team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Marcus Fizer, whose forceful presence led Iowa State to its first conference championship in 55 years, heads a parade of unanimous selections for The Associated Press All-Big 12 basketball team.Huskers fall to A&M;
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- A true freshman stole the show on senior day at Texas A&M.;
Missouri pulls away from Huskers, 86-72
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Kareem Rush is getting used to being Missouri's new go-to guy.
Missouri up next for Husker men
Nebraska closes out its 1999-2000 regular-season schedule with a pair of road games this week.
NU looks for first conference road win
LINCOLN -- Now that Nebraska has stopped one losing streak, the Cornhuskers have their sites set on another.
Florence keys Nebraska victory
LINCOLN -- In a season dominated by negative headlines, Nebraska's Larry Florence gave Cornhusker men's basketball its feel-good story of the year.
Terry Douglass
NU's Nee may have last laugh
LINCOLN -- When Nebraska men's basketball coach Danny Nee walked
off the court with the school record for coaching victories finally in
hand, many wondered if they were seeing Nee leave the Devaney Sports
Center for the last time.
Some probably hoped -- and it's almost a certainty that there were those
who prayed it was so.
Nee, Huskers face Colorado in final home game of season
It could be a scene full of irony today when the Nebraska men's basketball team plays its final home game of the season against Colorado.
Kansas downs Huskers 83-58
LINCOLN -- Another second-half meltdown resulted in yet another loss for Nebraska Wednesday night.
Nee: KU still has great program
Nebraska coach Danny Nee isn't buying this whole idea that traditional basketball power Kansas is having a down year.
No. 8 Cowboys run past Huskers, 94-55
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) -- Coming off a tough stretch, No. 8 Oklahoma State had a little fun Saturday night.
Huskers try for road win
Nebraska will get yet another chance to knock off a top 25-ranked team tonight when the Cornhuskers travel to No. 8-ranked Oklahoma State.
No. 20 Sooners get past Huskers
LINCOLN -- It wasn't the Valentine's Day Massacre some were expecting, but in the end, a good effort by Nebraska wasn't good enough to upend 20th-ranked Oklahoma.
Big 12 loaded with deserving player of year candidates
Although Iowa State's Marcus Fizer is the front-runner for Big 12 player of the year, there is no shortage of challengers.
Cyclones, Fizer roll past NU
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State's Marcus Fizer was almost perfect against Nebraska. So was his team.
No. 17 Cyclones up next for Huskers
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- The problem with coaching, Iowa State's Larry Eustachy was saying, is that there's never time during the season to enjoy anything.
Huskers struggle in loss to Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado coach Ricardo Patton said his team must have caught Nebraska on an off night.
Ffriend impressive to Big 12 foes
While the Nebraska men's basketball team is struggling in Big 12 Conference play, Cornhusker junior center Kimani Ffriend continues to open eyes.
Mizzou storms back to beat Huskers
LINCOLN -- A 13-point lead with 16 minutes to play wasn't enough cushion for Nebraska.
Terry Douglass
Fans should be satisfied with Huskers
It was under interesting circumstances Saturday night that Nebraska men's basketball coach Danny Nee further etched his name into the Husker history books.
Huskers avenge loss to K-State
LINCOLN -- Three-point artist Galen Morrison hasn't cooled off much since the last time Kansas State and Nebraska met, but the Wildcats sure have.
Huskers look for revenge vs. KSU
The Nebraska men's basketball team will look for its third-straight home victory tonight when the Cornhuskers host Kansas State in a 7:05 p.m. game.
Texas blasts Husker men
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Nebraska thought the key matchup was under the basket. That was before Texas' guards took over from the perimeter and never let the Cornhuskers catch up.
No. 17 'Horns up next for Nebraska
Both Nebraska's modest two-game winning streak and center Kimani Ffriend will be put to the test tonight when the Cornhuskers play at No. 17-ranked Texas.
NU's Truscott building confidence
Louis Truscott's Nebraska teammates will tell you that the career night Truscott had Wednesday against Texas Tech is just a sampling of what he can do.
Huskers pound glass for win
LINCOLN -- With Nebraska in a must-win situation, the Cornhusker frontcourt stepped to the forefront.
Huskers still seeking first Big 12 victory
After Saturday's 97-82 win over Nebraska, Kansas coach Roy Williams was impressed -- and not just with his team.
Nee likes Nebraska's progress despite start
LINCOLN (AP) -- Nebraska basketball coach Danny Nee isn't discouraged by the Cornhuskers' worst conference start in seven years or the recent pounding they took at Kansas.
Bob Hamar
NU coach running out of chances
It was another heartbreaking loss for the Nebraska basketball team.
KU busts out against Huskers
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- This was the game Luke Axtell has been looking for.
Mike Babcock
Basketball Davison's first love
LINCOLN -- Matt Davison brought up the subject with coach Frank Solich before the Nebraska football team left Lincoln for Arizona and the Fiesta Bowl game in mid-December.
NU seeks to avoid 0-3 Big 12 start
Nebraska's 1-point home-court loss to Iowa State on Wednesday became even more difficult to swallow when the Cornhuskers started looking ahead.
Cyclones edge Huskers 66-65
LINCOLN -- Nebraska's Big 12 Conference home opener against Iowa State was just about what Cornhuskers coach Danny Nee dreamt it would be. Nee said that in his mind, he pictured Wednesday night's game as being a hard-fought, down-to-the wire affair. However, the end result was more like a nightmare for Nee and his squad as the Cyclones held on for a 66-65 victory in front of 8,717 fans at the Devaney Sports Center.
Cyclones bring win streak to Lincoln
The Nebraska men's basketball team draws a difficult assignment tonight in its Big 12 Conference home opener against red-hot Iowa State.
Davison joins NU basketball team
LINCOLN -- Nebraska split end Matt Davison started practicing with the Husker basketball team Monday, coach Danny Nee said. Davison, an all-state basketball selection at Tecumseh, recently completed his junior season of football in the 2000 Fiesta Bowl.
Omaha native lifts KSU past Huskers
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The Bramlage Coliseum seems to bring out the worst in the Nebraska basketball team when it plays Kansas State.
Huskers hot in win over Pacific
LINCOLN -- If winning the Big 12 Conference will be an uphill battle for Nebraska, the Huskers will certainly enter the season with the proper momentum.
Huskers battle past Gophers
LINCOLN -- Nebraska's basketball team put out a big effort Friday against Minnesota.
NU basketball team gives coach present
LINCOLN -- Christmas came three days early for Nebraska basketball Coach Danny Nee in the form of an 80-65 win over Oral Roberts.
Nebraska falls to Dons, 64-60
LINCOLN -- The first seven minutes of the second half cost the Nebraska basketball team big time during a 64-60 loss to San Francisco on Monday.
No. 4 Arizona cruises past Nebraska, 80-59
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The way No. 4 Arizona toyed with Nebraska Saturday night, the Cornhuskers might want to wait another 30 years for a rematch.
Bob Hamar
NU's Belcher team's best with 1 hand
It was just a simple drive down the line. Nothing fancy. Nothing memorable.
Belcher, Florence key win
The crowd at the Bob Devaney Center was quiet. The score was tied.Taylor leads Bluejays past in-state rivals
OMAHA (AP) -- Terrell Taylor didn't look like a freshman Thursday night in Creighton's 89-72 win over Nebraska.NU, Creighton play for 'state championship'
OMAHA (AP) -- Creighton coach Dana Altman remembers what happened the last time his team was undefeated before taking on instate rival Nebraska. This year the Bluejays are undefeated again at 5-0 headed into Thursday night's game against the struggling Cornhuskers.
NU bounces back to beat Monmouth
The Nebraska Cornhuskers, sparked by the return of Cary Cochran from an injury, ended a two-game slide by defeating Monmouth 63-47 in the Ameritas Classic consolation game.
Husker men suffer upset
LINCOLN -- It might have been one of the worst losses the Nebraska men-s basketball team has had in the 1990s.
Rutgers rolls past NU
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) -- Jeff Greer was 3-of-5 from 3-point range and scored 23 points as Rutgers beat Nebraska 81-62 in the consolation final of the USBWA Hoop & Quill Classic.
Huskers get past Northwestern, 61-52
Danny Walker scored 19 points, including nine free throws, as Nebraska beat Northwestern 61-52 Saturday in the consolation semifinals of the USBWA Hoop and Quill Classic.
NU basketball posters pulled over gestures
LINCOLN (AP) -- A promotional poster for the Nebraska men's basketball team has been pulled over concerns that hand gestures made by three players could be interpreted as gang signs.
NU prevails in double OT
LINCOLN -- One thing is for certain about the new-look Nebraska men's basketball team. This group of Cornhuskers is willing to work a little overtime.
NU coach Nee lands recruit for next season
LINCOLN -- Nebraska basketball coach Danny Nee announced the signing of the first member of his 2000 recruiting class.
Husker basketball team plans to open up offense
LINCOLN -- After losing six players, including the Big 12 player of the year, Nebraska basketball coach Danny Nee figured it was as good a time as any for an overhaul. Nee has visions of the Cornhuskers playing a full-court, run-and-gun game with a "high-octane" offense and aggressive defense. He just hopes that's what he sees on the court.
Kansas favored to win hoops title
DALLAS (AP) -- Kansas was the favorite of Big 12 coaches to win a third regular season league title in four years with defending champion Texas a close second in a preseason basketball poll announced Tuesday.
NIT dirty word for NU cagers
One trip to the National Invitation Tournament was enough for Cary Cochran. More than enough, in fact. The Nebraska basketball team's sophomore guard was none too kind to the NIT during Thursday's preseason news conference at the Devaney Sports Center.
NU's Nee ready for 14th year
LINCOLN (AP) -- Nebraska's Danny Nee says he never thought he'd be the coaching dean of a conference.
NU center Hamilton now a Rocket fan Rockets pick Nebraska's Hamilton Nee sees good things in program
Husker Notebook
Walker finally signs with Huskers
Nee rounds out recruiting class Huskers fall to TCU
OMAHA. (AP) -- Nebraska center Venson Hamilton was selected by the Houston Rockets and Creighton forward Rodney Buford was picked up by the Miami Heat in Wednesday night's National Basketball Association draft.
Nebraska center Venson Hamilton was selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round of the NBA Draft Wednesday night. He was the 50th pick overall.
FREMONT -- Nebraska coach Danny Nee is getting used to replacing talented players.
From April 26
Ken Harvey keeps winning honors, Chad Johnson is transferring and the golf team is ready for the conference meet.
From April 23
LINCOLN -- The recruiting saga of junior college point guard Danny Walker is apparently over at last.
From April 16
LINCOLN -- Coach Danny Nee has announced the signing of two more junior college players to national letters of intent for the 1999-2000 season. The two signees give the Cornhuskers a total of five newcomers for next season.
From April 9
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- When Texas Christian's leading player went to the bench early in the second half with four fouls, the Horned Frogs responded with their best effort of the year. Prince Fowler sparked an 18-4 run that led TCU to a 101-89 victory Monday night over Nebraska.
From March 16
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