The Nebraska men’s basketball team has announced a preseason exhibition game for the 2026-27 season. The Huskers will play Saint Louis on Friday, Oct. 9.
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.
The Billikens went 29-6 last year and won the Atlantic 10 regular-season title. Saint Louis returns nine players from that squad, including three starters from a team that lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Head coach Fred Hoiberg talked about the importance of exhibition games in preparing for the 2026-27 season.
“We want to use our exhibition games to prepare us for the start of the season, and I think the BYU exhibition last season helped our team in many ways,” Hoiberg said. “I think this matchup against Saint Louis will be a similar learning experience because of the challenges they present. They ranked in top five in the country in both effective field goal percentage and field goal defense last year and will be one of the favorites again in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Coming off last season, I know Husker fans are excited, and this exhibition matchup will be a good opportunity to be back at PBA in front of our fans.”
This will be one of three preseason exhibitions that Nebraska will play this season. The Huskers will face BYU in Provo on Oct. 16 with the third and final exhibition game to be announced at a later date.
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