Nebraska's Historic NCAA Tournament Bid

0:00On March 16th, Nebraska's men's basketball team heads into the NCAA tournament with a perfect zero wins in eight all-time appearances, the longest. Drought for any power conference program. This year marks their best shot yet, earning a number 4 seed after starting 15 and 0. The program's hottest start ever. They'll face 13th seeded Troy on Thursday in Oklahoma City. Radio play by play man, Kent Pavellka, has called Husker Game since 1974, spanning 51 years without seeing that first tournament. Victory. Despite playing in top conferences with big resources, Nebraska lags behind even nearby Creighton, which boasts a solid tournament record. Other mid majors have broken through, but not the Huskers. Fans and alumni are buzzing with rare optimism under coach Fred Hoyberg. Our star Tyron Liu, now coaching the Clippers, texted Hoyberg support, calling a win a huge relief. Play by play veteran Pavellka feels like it's finally happening.

1:03While X-Player Andy Marckowski both totals, predicting half the state will drive the six hours to cheer. Key contributors fuel the hype. Like freshman forward Braden Frager stepping up big, coach's son Sam Hoyberg earning fan love and transfers like. Reink mass drawn by the chance to end the streak. Leading score price Sanford has dropped 30 or more three times this season, matching Nebraska's team first grit. All eyes turned to Thursday, where one upset away from history, the corn huskers could finally shed that postseason shadow and sparks statewide. Celebration.