Nebraska Men's Basketball Announces Creighton Tip Time; Coaches vs. Cancer Preseason Breakfast

Nebraska men's basketball was part of a pair of announcements Wednesday. The tip time for the Creighton game is now known, and a preseason event to benefit those fighting cancer.

Kaleb Henry | Oct 2, 2024

Dec 4, 2022; Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Fred Hoiberg watches action against the Creighton Bluejays in the second half at CHI Health Center Omaha. / Steven Branscombe-Imagn Images

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The in-state showdown now has a tip time.

Nebraska men's basketball will meet Creighton in Omaha on Nov. 22. That game is now slated for a 7 p.m. CDT tip on FS1.

Creighton holds a 30-27 edge in the all-time series. In the last 20 years, Nebraska has won in Omaha just once, a 63-53 victory on Dec. 4, 2022.

Before that game, NU will three home games against Texas Rio Grand Valley, Bethune-Cookman, and Fairleigh Dickinson, as well as a neutral site contest against Saint Mary's.

Prior to the season, Nebraska will host Opening Night in the Railyard on Oct. 4 then hold a Red-White scrimmage at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Oct. 13.

Inaugural Coaches vs Cancer Preseason Breakfast

Also announced on Wednesday, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg will join the state's other Division I men's basketball coaches - Creighton's Greg McDermott and Omaha's Chris Crutchfield - for the Coaches vs Cancer Preseason Breakfast. The event will take place Oct. 15, 2024 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. CDT.

Hosted by the American Cancer Society Coaches vs Cancer, this will benefit Hope Lodge Nebraska, a home away from home for cancer patients traveling great distances for cancer care.

The coaches will speak over breakfast and network at the Tiburon Golf Club in Omaha, including a Q&A session. The panel will also explore how communities can unite to support cancer patients and their families.

More information, including tickets, can be found at CVCNebraskfast.ACSGala.org.

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Published Oct 2, 2024|Modified Oct 2, 2024

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.