College Sports The Greatest Nebraska Basketball Players of All Time
List Rules Upvote the best basketball players in Cornhuskers history based only on the player's college career.
Nebraska basketball fans, we’re ranking the best Nebraska Cornhuskers of all-time. This list of Nebraska basketball players includes current and former players, along with the seasons played with the college. Featuring All-Americans, players in the NBA, and school legends who had their jerseys retired, the top players from University of Nebraska-Lincoln men's basketball team history include Stu Lantz, Tyronn Lue, Dave Hoppen, and Rich King. Who is the best Nebraska Cornhusker ever?
In the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season, the Nebraska Cornhuskers roster has the starting five: Glynn Watson, Anton Gill, James Palmer, Isiaiah Roby, and Isaac Copeland.
Vote up the ones you think are the greatest Nebraska basketball players in Cornhuskers history. Feel free to add any Cornhusker freshmen, NBA rookies, or Nebraska alumni missing from the list.
1 34 5 
2 16 1 
Dave Hoppen Center - 1982–1986
1982–1986
3 26 3 
4 23 4 
Erick Strickland 1992–1996
1992–1996
5 19 4 
6 16 3 
Stu Lantz 1965–1968
1965–1968
7 12 2 
James Palmer Jr. 2017–2018
2017–2018
8 12 2 
Terran Petteway 2013–2015
2013–2015
9 14 5 
Kimani Ffriend 1999–2001
1999–2001
10 10 2 
Nate Branch 1964-1967
1964-1967
11 10 3 
Bob Cerv 1949-1950
1949-1950
12 11 4 
Tony Farmer 1990-1991
1990-1991
13 11 4 
Ade Dagunduro 2007–2009
2007–2009
14 13 6 
Cookie Belcher 1996–2001
1996–2001
15 7 1 
Eric Johnson 1987–1989
1987–1989
16 9 3 
Chuck Jura 1969–1972
1969–1972
17 9 3 
Tai Webster 2013–2017
2013–2017
18 11 5 
19 8 3 
Lance Jeter 2009–2011
2009–2011
20 7 2 
Glynn Watson Jr. 2015–2018
2015–2018
21 9 4 
Shavon Shields Guard, Forward - 2012–2016
2012–2016
22 10 5 
23 9 4 
Jack Moore 1978–1982
1978–1982
24 9 5 
Jason Dourisseau 2002–2006
2002–2006
25 6 2 
Andre Smith Guard - 1977-1981
1977-1981
26 6 2 
Steve Hokuf 1929–1933
1929–1933
27 11 8 
Steffon Bradford 1999–2001
1999–2001
28 9 6 
Sek Henry 2006–2010
2006–2010
29 4 1 
John Turek 2001–2005
2001–2005
30 8 6 
Jorge Bryan Díaz 2009–2012
2009–2012
31 8 6 
32 6 4 
Ricky Marsh 1972–1974
1972–1974
33 5 3 
Adolph Lewandowski 1940–1945
1940–1945
34 3 1 
Bus Whitehead 1947–1950
1947–1950
35 3 1 
Herschell Turner 1957–1960
1957–1960
36 3 3 
Walter Pitchford 2013–2015
2013–2015
37 2 2 
Marcus Walker 2005–2006
2005–2006
38 2 2 
Thomas Allen 2017–2018
2017–2018
39 2 2 
Willard Witte 1927–1930
1927–1930
40 4 5 
Keith Neubert 1983-1987
1983-1987
41 3 4 
Andrew White 2015–2016
2015–2016
42 2 3 
Andre Woolridge 1992–1993
1992–1993
43 1 2 
Brandon Ubel Power forward - 2009–2013
2009–2013
44 1 2 
Christian Standhardinger Forward - 2009–2011
2009–2011
45 2 4 
Jordy Tshimanga 2016–2018
2016–2018
46 2 4 
Þórir Þorbjarnarson 2017–2018
2017–2018
47 2 4 
Shang Ping 2007–2008
2007–2008
48 1 3 
Leslee Smith 2012-2014
2012-2014
49 0 2 
Louis Truscott Power forward - 1998–2000
1998–2000
50 0 4 
Paul Amen 1935–1938
1935–1938
