Alumni Weekend Set for Saturday Afternoon

Nebraska men’s basketball will host its annual Alumni Weekend this Saturday, as the Huskers host Northwestern at Pinnacle Bank Arena. 

The Huskers will enjoy their largest Alumni Weekend since the event began in 2014, as nearly 70 former players, coaches and staff members are expected to be on hand for the weekend. The group spans eight decades of Huskers basketball as players ranging from the 1950s to 2020s will be on hand this weekend and will be introduced during halftime ceremonies. 

The highlight of the weekend will be the dinner honoring the 1993-94 Big Eight Tournament Champion Huskers on Friday night. Many of the members of that team will be back for the weekend, including Head Coach Danny Nee, who be honored during the first half of Saturday’s game. Behind Big Eight Tournament MVP Eric Piatkowski, the Huskers posted wins over Oklahoma, No. 3 Missouri and No. 23 Oklahoma State en route to its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The 1993-94 Huskers finished 22nd in the final AP poll. 

Nee coached the Huskers for 14 seasons (1986-87 to 1999-2000) and is the winningest coach in program history with a 254-189 record. In addition to the 1994 Big Eight Tournament Championship, he led the Huskers to 11 postseason appearances, including five NCAA Tournament berths and an NIT Championship in 1995.  Nee finished his collegiate coaching career with 461 career wins including stints at Ohio University, Robert Morris, Duquesne and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. 

Tipoff between the Huskers and Wildcats is set for 1:15 p.m., and a limited number of 300 Level tickets are still available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the NU Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED.

Note: If you are a Husker Basketball Alum, but have not RSVP'd yet, please reach out to Sheryl Burbach at sburbach@huskers.com