Nebraska Men's Basketball Makes NCAA Tournament as 8 Seed

Huskers will face Texas A&M on Friday in Memphis

Nebraska men's basketball is officially in the NCAA Tournament.

The 23-10 Huskers are into the field as an 8 seed in the South Region. NU will take on No. 9 seed Texas A&M (20-14) Friday in Memphis, Tennessee. The game starts at 5:50 p.m. CDT and will be televised on TNT.

Former Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts defected to Texas A&M just last week.

The Huskers-Aggies winner will face the winner of No. 1 seed Houston and No. 16 seed Longwood Sunday. The region's other top four seeds are Marquette (2), Kentucky (3) and Duke (4).

This is the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Nebrasketball since 2014.