Big Ten Men’s Basketball Media Day returns to Minneapolis. as the Target Center will be site of the 2023 event on Tuesday morning.
Nebraska Head Coach Fred Hoiberg along with Josiah Allick, Rienk Mast and C.J. Wilcher will represent the Huskers, as they will meet with national, regional and local media on hand for the event. The players and coaches will visit with the Big Ten’s broadcast partners, including FOX, CBS, NBC/Peacock and BTN as well as other outlets throughout the day.
Event coverage will be provided on BTN as well as the Fox Sports App with 5.5 hours of coverage throughout the day. Live coverage starts at 8:30 a.m. (central) with press conferences from each of the 14 men’s basketball coaches, while coach Hoiberg will be on stage at 10:10 a.m. (central). The players and Coach Hoiberg will be live on the BTN set at 1:20 p.m. (central). The Husker contingent will also be on SiriusXM at 10:40 a.m. (players) and 1p.m. (Hoiberg).
Wilcher begins his third season at Nebraska as he played in all 32 games, including 24 starts last season. The Plainfield, N.J., native averaged 8.0 points per game and ranked second on the team with 42 3-pointers. Wilcher has played in every game for the Huskers over the last two seasons.
Mast and Allick in their first seasons in the Husker program. Mast played at Bradley, earning first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors last season as the Braves shared the regular-season title and advanced to the NIT. He averaged 13.8 points and 8.0 rebounds per game, as he ranked second in the conference in rebounding and fourth in field goal percentage (51.8 percent). Mast played for the Netherlands national team over the summer in the Pre-Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Allick, a Lincoln native, joined the program after spending last season at New Mexico. Allick averaged 8.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, ranking second in the Mountain West in rebounding as the Lobos went 22-12 and reached the NIT in 2022-23.
Fans can join the conversation using the hashtag #B1GMediaDay and follow along on Nebraska’s official social media channels (@huskermbb).
The Huskers have their lone exhibition game on Sunday, Oct. 29, as they will face Doane at 5 p.m. The game will be carried on the Husker Radio Network and on online at BTN+. Season ticket packages and 5 Game Starting Lineup Mini Plans are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets.
