Men’s Basketball Returns to Devaney This Sunday for Red/White ScrimmageMen’s Basketball Returns to Devaney This Sunday for Red/White Scrimmage

Connor Essegian and Berke Büyüktuncel and two of the transfers added to the 2024-25 roster.

Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Returns to Devaney This Sunday for Red/White Scrimmage

The Nebraska men’s basketball team takes the Bob Devaney Sports Center court this Sunday, Oct. 13, as the Huskers will host a Red/White Scrimmage. 

Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. and free tickets for the event can be claimed by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets. Because of the configuration for Sunday’s scrimmage, capacity will be limited to 6,000 seats. The scrimmage will be two 16-minute halves with a six-minute halftime. Rosters for today's scrimmage are listed below.

This marks the first time in Fred Hoiberg’s six seasons that the Huskers have hosted an open scrimmage for fans, and the Red/White Scrimmage will take place at the Devaney Center, which served as the home for Husker men’s basketball from 1976 until 2013. 

Free parking will be available for the scrimmage in the lots around the Devaney Center and on Innovation Campus.  Arena gates open at 1 p.m. and concession stands will be open throughout the scrimmage.  Sunday’s scrimmage will be available on Huskers.com and the Huskers app with the radio team of Kent Pavelka and Jake Muhleisen on the call, with a pregame set for 1:45 p.m.  

The Huskers return seven letterwinners, including three starters, from a team that went 23-11 and reached the 2024 NCAA Tournament. NU is led by the senior duo of Brice Williams (13.4 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 apg) and Juwan Gary (11.6 ppg, 6.1 rpg) while adding the services of seven Division I transfers to the lineup. 

RED TEAM ROSTER

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown

Previous School

3

Brice Williams

G

6-7

214

Sr.

Huntersville, N.C.

Charlotte

4

Juwan Gary

F

6-6

226

Sr.

Columbia, S.C.

Alabama

5

Braden Frager

F

6-7

220

Fr.

Lincoln, Neb.

Southwest HS

9

Berke Büyüktuncel

F

6-10

244

So.

Bursa, Türkiye

UCLA

24

Rollie Worster

G

6-5

210

Sr.

Missoula, Mont.

Utah

31

Cale Jacobsen

G

6-4

195

So.

Ashland, Neb.

Ashland-Greenwood HS

34

Braxton Meah

C

7-1

265

Sr.

Layton, Utah

Washington

35

Henry Burt

F

6-7

222

So.

Omaha, Neb.

Elkhorn South HS

51

Rienk Mast

F

6-10

260

Sr.

Groningen, Netherlands

Bradley

RED TEAM COACHES
Adam Howard, Luca Virgilio, Michael Bania, Nihilo Ibarra and Triston Simpson

WHITE TEAM ROSTER

No.

Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Yr.

Hometown

Previous School

0

Connor Essegian

G

6-4

190

Jr.

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Wisconsin

1

Sam Hoiberg

G

6-0

185

Jr.

Lincoln, Neb.

Pius X HS

2

Ahron Ulis

G

6-3

190

Sr.

Chicago, Ill.

Iowa

8

Jeffrey Grace III

G

6-3

200

Jr.

Elmhurst, Ill.

Arizona State

12

Gavin Griffiths

G

6-7

193

So.

Simsbury, Conn.

Rutgers

20

Justin Bolis

F

6-8

225

So.

Lincoln, Neb.

Southeast CC

23

Andrew Morgan

F

6-10

242

Sr.

Waseca, Minn.

North Dakota State

25

Nick Janowski

G

6-4

208

Fr.

Pewaukee, Wis.

Pewaukee HS

WHITE TEAM COACHES
Ernie Zeigler, Emmanuel Tommy, Padyn Borders, Justin Moore and Josiah Allick