Pryce Sandfort Season 2026-27

Awards and Honors

• Blue Ribbon Magazine Second-Team Preseason All-American (2026-27)
• Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Late-Season Team (2026)
• NCAA Tournament All-South Regional Team (2026)
• NABC First-Team All Central District (2026)
• First-Team All-Big Ten (Coaches, 2026)
• Second-Team All-Big Ten (Media, 2026)
• 2026 Lute Olson Award Finalist (2026)
• Single-Season Record for 3-Pointers (129, 2025-26)
• Single-Game Record for 3-Pointers (8, vs. PSU, 2/21/26, tied)
• Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 15, 2025; March 2, 2026)
• Dick Vitale’s Star of the Week (Dec. 15, 2025; Jan. 26, 2026)
• UNL Male Athlete of the Year Finalist (2026)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2025; Spring 2026)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2026, 2026)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2026)

2025-26
Sandfort put together one of the most prolific shooting seasons in school history, starting all 35 games and averaging 18.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 42 percent from 3-point range. He ranked in the top five nationally in both 3-pointers (129, third) and 3-pointers per game (3.6, fourth), as his 129 3-pointers were the second-highest total in Big Ten history. The 6-foot-7 wing finished among B1G leaders in 3-point percentage (.416, fourth), scoring (10th), field goal percentage (.477, 11th) and minutes per game (35.6, 13th). 

He shined during the NCAA Tournament, averaging 21.0 ppg in Nebraska's run to the Sweet 16, shooting 57 percent from the field and from 3-point range. His 16 3-pointers tied UConn's Alex Karaban for the most in the tournament, while Sandfort was the only player who averaged more than 5.0 3-pointers per game while playing multiple games. He earned a spot on the NCAA South Region All-Tournament Team as he had a game-high 25 points, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range, in the Sweet 16 game against Iowa. Sandfort put on a show in NCAA's first round win over Troy with 23 points, including a program tournament record seven 3-pointers, with five boards and a pair of steals. 

In Big Ten action, he was a first-team all-conference pick by the coaches after averaging 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He topped the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game (4.0) and was in the top-10 in 3-point percentage (.418, fifth), scoring (eighth) and field goal percentage (.483, ninth). His 79 3-pointers in Big Ten Conference games was one shy of the single-season record. Sandfort reached double figures in 19 of 20 conference games, including nine games with at least 20 points. He poured in a career-high 33 points along with nine rebounds against Penn State, matching NU's single-game record with eight 3-pointers. It was one of a trio of 30-point efforts in conference play, as he had 32 points at USC and keyed the Huskers' 83-80 win at No. 13 Illinois with 32 points. At Illinois, he had 26 first-half points, including the Huskers' first 15 points of the game, on his way to earning Big Ten Player-of-the-Week honors for the first time in 2025-26.  He collected his first double-double of the year with 22 points, a season-high 10 rebounds and a career-high four blocks at Minnesota, capping NU's school-record 20-0 start.

Sandfort totaled four 20-point games during the Huskers' non-conference slate, including clutch performances in NU's over Oklahoma and Kansas State. Against the Sooners, he finished with a team-high 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting, dished out a career-high seven assists and added five rebounds as the Huskers rallied from a 16-point deficit. He had 21 points, including 11 straight in a 15-0 first-half run, against the Wildcats in the title game of the Hall of Fame Classic. He also tallied 20-point efforts against FIU, including 14 points in a five-minute span to open the second half, and USC Upstate. 

BEFORE NEBRASKA
Sandfort spent the first two seasons of his career playing at Iowa for Coach Fran McCaffery, where he played in 65 contests for the Hawkeyes. As a sophomore in 2024-25, he averaged 8.8 points per game on nearly 49 percent shooting, including 40 percent from 3-point range and 2.9 rebounds per game. His 56 3-pointers ranked third on the team, as he had multiple 3-pointers in 18 of his 33 appearances.  Sandfort had 15 games in double figures, highlighted by a 22-point effort, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range, against Southern. He also had 16 points apiece at both Michigan and Nebraska. In the game in Lincoln, Sandfort also grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.  He closed the year with four straight double-figure efforts, averaging 12.3 points on 57 percent shooting and 6.0 rebounds per game in that span. As a freshman, he played in 32 games off the bench averaging 2.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 35 percent from 3-point range. He had a season-high 12 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, against Western Illinois.  

Sandfort was Iowa Mr. Basketball in 2023, as he averaged 24.9 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.7 blocks and 1.7 steals per game while leading Waukee Northwest to a berth in the Class 4A State Championship game. The first-team all-state performer led Class 4A in points, blocks, field goals made, 3-pointers made, free throws made and defensive rebounds and ranked second in total rebounds as a senior for Coach Brett Watson. Sandfort led his team as a team captain to 20 victories and the state quarterfinals as a junior, averaging 26.2 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 2.8 apg and 2.9 bpg, earning first-team all-state honors. He helped Waukee High School to a state title as a sophomore and a state runner-up finish as a freshman. In all, he totaled 1,695 career points during his four-year high school career. He also played golf for two seasons in high school. Sandfort played AAU ball for D1 Minnesota’s AAU team, averaging 16.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, and two assists per game in his final season for Coach Al Harris. In the classroom, Sandfort was a three-time academic all-state pick and National Honor Society member at Waukee Northwest. 

PERSONAL
Pryce is the son of Brian and Gretchen Sandfort. and majors in management at Nebraska. He has one brother (Payton) and one sister (Piper). Payton was an All-Big Ten performer at Iowa and currently plays with the Oklahoma City Thunder organization. His father, Brian, played basketball at Hastings College, while his mother, Gretchen, played basketball at Simpson College. Sandfort attended Coach Hoiberg's basketball camps during his tenure at Iowa State.