 He took the 1996–97 Cornhuskers to the NIT in Nebraskas first season in the Big 12 Conference.Behind a late-season run, which included Nebraska's longest conference winning streak in 20 years, Nee's 12th team finished fourth in the Big 12 and returned to the NCAA Tournament.The bid was the Cornhuskers' fifth during the 1990s and extended the school-record postseason streak to eight consecutive years.