All-Time Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Roster

Nebraska has been in the Big Ten for 15 years, but a lot of its success in basketball came long before its Big Ten days. The Cornhuskers have had two NCAA berths since they joined the conference in 2011. Plus, they have had some memorable players as of late. However, most of the players that make up this All-Time Nebraska roster come from their Big 12 days, and even before that historic league expanded. With only one first-team All-American in college basketball history, this Nebraska Cornhuskers roster was tough to choose. Nonetheless, here is who made the cut.

All-Time Nebraska Cornhuskers Basketball Roster

Point Guards

Leading off the team is Sam Carrier. Mr. Carrier is from the early days of college basketball in Lincoln. He played for the Huskers from 1911-1913. His final season during the 1912-13 season saw Carrier help Nebraska share the MIVAA Championship with Kansas. He was also a 1st-team All-American—the only such player in Nebraska history.

Grant Simmons started college at Tulsa University, only to transfer to Nebraska after two weeks. It was the right move, as Simmons went on to play three strong seasons for the Cornhuskers (1963-1966). During his senior campaign in 1965-66, Simmons was top ten in scoring in the Big 8 Conference. He garnered All-conference 1st team honors for his contributions that season.

Before he was famously getting stepped over by Allen Iverson in the NBA Finals, Tyronn Lue was leading a massive charge at Nebraska. Lue was able to star for the Huskers in a time when they had arguably their best era of basketball. The 1990s saw Nebraska partake in the NCAA Tournament five times. Lue arrived the season after Nebraska won its only conference tournament championship to date. Tyronn didn’t disappoint in his three seasons in Lincoln. Lue is fourth all-time in assists with 432. He wasn’t a bad scorer either, as he sits ninth all-time in Husker scoring with 1,577 points. He was also a two-time all-conference performer.

James Palmer Jr (2017-2019) was the most recent true point guard for Nebraska basketball. Palmer made the most of his two seasons in Lincoln after transferring from Miami before the 2017-18 season. He didn’t disappoint, as he helped the Huskers finish with winning records in both of his seasons. Not to mention he was All-Big Ten both years. The 2018-19 season was impressive for Palmer as he scored 708 points. That was a school record until recently.

Shooting Guards

Stuart Lantz was not only a good scorer but a pretty good rebounder as a guard. He finished his Nebraska career (1965-1968) as a two-time all-conference player. Plus, he finished with career marks of 16.9 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. He started under the tutelage of Joe Cipriano. Lantz’s first season with the Huskers was a really good one, as they went 20-5 and finished runner-up to a Jo Jo White led Kansas Jayhawks team in the Big 8. Stu’s No. 22 hangs in the rafters of Pinnacle Bank Arena, further cementing his place on this Nebraska roster.

Erick Strickland (1992-1996) helped define the 1990s in Nebraska basketball. In 1993, he was the Big 8 Rookie of the Year. He backed up his great play as a freshman with an All-Big 8 honor as a senior in 1995-96. Strickland is top-10 in Nebraska history in both scoring and assists. He was able to partake in two NCAA tournaments, which is something very few have accomplished in Nebraska’s history.

Keisei Tominaga (2021-2024) might be the greatest shooter to ever step foot in Lincoln, Nebraska. And to think he made the journey all the way from Japan. Keisei could ball. He made plenty of big shots during his three-year Cornhusker career. He played in 94 games during his career. After being more of a background player in his first two seasons, Tominaga arrived with a flash during his senior year. His scoring average jumped to 15.1 points per game. His three-point shot when he was on could be deadly—a career 37-percent shooter from deep. Keisei was All-Big Ten in 2023-24, as well as on the All-Big Ten Tournament team, as he helped the Huskers reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 10 years.