Shields Academic Trailblazer for Men?s Basketball

Shavon Huskers' First Men's Basketball First-Team Academic All-American

Nebraska senior Shavon Shields became the first Husker men’s basketball player all-time to earn first-team Academic All-America honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America. Shields is the sixth Husker to be a CoSIDA Academic All-American in basketball, but the only one to be named to the first team. A native of Olathe, Kan., Shields carries a 3.73 GPA in biological sciences and has been a six-time member of Nebraska’s scholar-athlete honor roll.

Shields also has served two years on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and is active in the Huskers’ Life Skills program. Last year, he was one of 16 national finalists for the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award. Shields is a fourth-year starter and third-year co-captain for the Husker basketball team.

2015 Newcomers to Huskers' Nation-Leading Academic All-America List:

Shavon Shields – 1st Team – Men’s Basketball

Levi Gipson – 1st Team – Track & Field

John Welk – 1st Team – Track & Field (Also named Track & Field Academic All-American of the Year.)

Drew Wiseman – 1st Team – Track & Field

Ethan Lottman – 2nd Team – Men’s At-Large (Men’s Gymnastics)

Ryan Boldt – 3rd Team – Baseball