University of Nebraska-Lincoln Men's Basketball
University of Nebraska-Lincoln fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $13,196,203, well above the median of $3M — $733,122 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 964, about the median of 967, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,103,791 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,694 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$13,196,203 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,980,103 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$733,122 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate964 multi-year; 978 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,103,791 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,694 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$2,399,346 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Hoiberg head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 66%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $13,196,203 $733,122 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,103,791
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $2,399,346
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,108 in-state · $27,748 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 13 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Nebraska-Lincoln
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Wesleyan University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 3 | 26 | $242k | — | 84% | |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Division I · The Summit League | 47 | 16 | $3.6M | 979 | 87% | |
| Creighton University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 50 | 16 | $14M | 966 | 72% | |
| Wayne State College (Nebraska) Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference | 100 | 16 | $621k | — | — | |
| Northwest Missouri State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 101 | 15 | $974k | — | 86% | |
| Kansas State University Division I · Big 12 Conference | 113 | 14 | $11M | 956 | 79% | |
| Missouri Western State University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 125 | 15 | $916k | — | — | |
| University of Nebraska at Kearney Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 126 | 18 | $656k | — | 86% | |
| Washburn University Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association | 134 | 14 | $1.1M | — | — | |
| University of South Dakota Division I · The Summit League | 136 | 16 | $1.9M | 961 | 99% | |
| Buena Vista University Division III · American Rivers Conference | 148 | 21 | $227k | — | 72% | |
| University of Kansas Division I · Big 12 Conference | 150 | 19 | $20M | 984 | 88% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked