Pryce Sandfort is on the national radar again. The Nebraska senior was named to the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Men’s College Player of the Year watch list, a 50-player group released by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. It’s his second national preseason list after the NABC watch list last week.
Why he’s on it
- First-team All-Big Ten last season, averaging 18.1 points on nearly 48 percent shooting with 4.9 rebounds.
- 129 made threes, a Nebraska single-season record and the second-highest total in Big Ten history.
- 3.7 threes per game, fourth nationally, at 41.6 percent.
- 15 games of 20 or more points, including three 30-point games, all in Big Ten play.
- 21.0 points per game on 57 percent shooting in three NCAA Tournament games, including 25 against Iowa in the Sweet 16.
He picked up where he left off Monday, scoring 20 in the 106-64 opener against Le Moyne, and he and Jacobsen combined for 30 first-half points per the official recap.
Next
Nebraska faces Providence in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Tipoff is 6 p.m. CT on FS1.
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