Sandfort Shares Big Ten Weekly Honor

Nebraska’s Pryce Sandfort was honored by the Big Ten Conference for the second time this season, as he was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Monday afternoon.

Sandfort averaged 24.0 points on 50 percent shooting, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game in helping No. 9 Nebraska to a 2-0 week. He comes off his third 30-point effort of the season, scoring 20 of his game-high 32 points in the second half as Nebraska rallied for an 82-67 win at USC. Sandfort, who hit five 3-pointers in the win, also grabbed six rebounds and added two steals as Nebraska set a school record with its 14^th conference win. He started the week with a solid performance against Maryland, finishing with 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Sandfort, who shared the weekly honor with Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli, previously received the Big Ten’s weekly award in December following Nebraska’s wins over Wisconsin and Illinois. On the season, Sandfort averages a team-high 18.3 points per game while ranking among the Big Ten leaders in 3-pointers per game (3.7, 1^st), 3-point percentage (.408, seventh) and field goal percentage (.479, 11th).

The Huskers return to action Tuesday night against UCLA. Tipoff is set for 10 p.m. (central) and the game will be carried on FS1 and on the Huskers Radio Network.