Exhibition against Colorado, road trip to North Carolina State on tap for Husker hoops | Men’s Basketball

The Nebraska men’s basketball team officially added two high major opponents to its 2020-21 schedule Monday, and at least one more is likely on the way.

The Huskers announced Monday morning they will host Colorado on Halloween in a charity exhibition game to raise money for a trio of Lincoln nonprofit charities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Later in the day, it was announced NU will travel to North Carolina State on Dec. 1 for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

NU is also expected to announce a neutral site game against an SEC school in the coming days.

The Huskers and Buffaloes will meet at noon on Oct. 31 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, with proceeds from the contest going to the TeamMates mentoring program, the YWCA of Lincoln for its Employ402 program and the Nebraska Greats Foundation.

The game will be included in 2021-22 season-ticket packages, while single-game tickets for the matchup, if available, will be announced at a later date.

“Over the past year, we have sought out ways for our program to make a positive impact in the community, and this charity game against Colorado allows us to directly help those in Lincoln who have been directly affected by COVID-19,” NU coach Fred Hoiberg said in a news release. “We appreciate coach (Tad) Boyle and his team for coming to Lincoln. I think it will be a matchup our fans will be excited to see and allows both teams a chance to gain valuable experience prior to the start of the regular season.”