Nebraska has released the non-conference part of the 2016-17 men's basketball schedule, which features no home games against Power Five competition.
| TBA | Exhibition Game | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Sunday, Nov. 13 | Sacramento State | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Tuesday, Nov. 15 | University of Mary | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Saturday, Nov. 19 | Louisiana Tech | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Wooden Legacy | ||
| Thursday, Nov. 24 | vs. Dayton (Wooden Legacy) | Fullerton, Calif. (Titan Gym) |
| Friday, Nov. 25 | vs. UCLA/Portland (Wooden Legacy) | Fullerton, Calif. (Titan Gym) |
| Sunday, Nov. 27 | vs. Cal State Northridge, New Mexico, Texas A&M or Virginia Tech (Wooden Legacy) | Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center) |
| Wednesday, Nov. 30 | at Clemson | Clemson, S.C. (Littlejohn Coliseum) |
| Saturday, Dec. 3 | South Dakota | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Wednesday, Dec. 7 | Creighton | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Saturday, Dec. 10 | at Kansas | Lawrence, Kan. (Allen Fieldhouse) |
| Sunday, Dec. 18 | Gardner-Webb | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
| Tuesday, Dec. 20 | Southern | Pinnacle Bank Arena |
Nebraska will play road games against Kansas, Clemson and Creighton. Game times and televison information are still to be determined, with the Louisiana Tech game scheduled the same day as Nebraska's football game against Maryland at Memorial Stadium.