The Nebraska men’s basketball team will face the Providence Friars on Nov. 7 in the 2026 Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The game, announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame, will be played at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The game is part of a college basketball doubleheader that also includes Rhode Island and Monmouth. This game will be the first meeting between the Huskers and the Friars.
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Nebraska returns two of its top three scorers on a team that won a school-record 28 games and reached the Sweet 16 last season. The group is led by Pryce Sandfort, who was named first-team All-Big Ten after finishing the season with 18.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
Head Coach Fred Hoiberg believes that this game is a great opportunity to test his team against a quality nonconference opponent.
“We are looking forward to participating in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The matchup against Providence in this environment provides our program an early opportunity to test ourselves against a very good Big East opponent. The Hall of Fame Tip-Off is annually one of the premier early-season events in college basketball, and we are honored to be a part of it this season.”
The Friars enter the 2026-27 season with a new head coach after finishing last season with a 15-18 record and seventh in the Big East. Bryan Hodgson takes over the program after spending last season with the South Florida Bulls.
USF went 25-9 and won The American regular season and conference tournament. The Bulls lost to Louisville in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
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This is the second nonconference game that Nebraska has announced for the 2026-27 season. The Huskers will play Boise State in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Nov. 15.
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