PHOTOS: Hundreds of fans welcome home their Husker heroes
It was all smiles at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday, around noon, as the Sweet 16-bound Husker men's basketball team descended an escalator into a red sea of hundreds of cheering fans.
Welcome home, Huskers
About 300 Husker fans welcomed home the Nebraska men’s basketball team at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Lincoln.
Welcome home, Fred
Huskes head coach Fred Hoiberg arrives back in Lincoln Sunday, March 22, 2026, after leading Nebraska to its first two NCAA tournament victories in school history.
Welcome home, Huskers
Husker fans welcome home the Nebraska men’s basketball team at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Lincoln.
Welcome home, Berke
Husker fans welcome home Berke Buyuktuncel and the rest of the Nebraska men’s basketball team at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Lincoln.
Welcome home, Huskers
Husker fans welcome home the Nebraska men’s basketball team at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Lincoln.
Welcome home, Huskers
Husker fans welcome home Coach Fred Hoiburg and the rest of the Nebraska men’s basketball team at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Lincoln.
Welcome home, Braden
Husker fans welcome home Braden Frager and the rest of the Nebraska men’s basketball team at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Lincoln.
Welcome home, Huskers
Husker fans welcome home Berke Büyüktuncel and the rest of the Nebraska men’s basketball team at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday. The team will make its first Sweet Sixteen NCAA men's basketball tournament appearance after a second-round win over Vanderbilt on Saturday night.
Welcome home, Rienk
Rienk Mast signs autographs as Husker fans welcome the Nebraska men’s basketball team home at the Lincoln Airport on Sunday.
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