The 2021-22 Nebraska basketball team has lined up a high-major exhibition against a former Big 12 Conference rival to help gear up for head coach Fred Hoiberg’s third season.
The Huskers also hope to raise a bunch of money for some great causes in the process.
On Monday morning, the program announced that it would hold a charity exhibition game against Colorado at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday, Oct. 31, at 12 p.m. CT.
In 2022-23, the Huskers will return the favor and play a second charity game in Boulder, Colo.
Nebraska and Colorado faced off 128 times as members of the Big Eight and then Big 12 Conferences, with NU holding a 71-57 advantage as league foes.
The Huskers lead the all-time series, which dates back to 1903, 76-72.
Colorado is coming off a 23-win season but lost a major chunk of its ’20-21 production. However, head coach Tad Boyle and his staff made up for it by assembling the nation’s 15th-best recruiting class in 2021.
Four-star signees K.J. Simpson Jr., Lawson Lovering, and Quincy Allen join a seasoned lineup, highlighted by the returning frontcourt of Evan Battey, Eli Parquet, and Jabari Walker.