Brinley Altenburg Season 2027-28

Honors & Awards

• No. 63 Player in the Nation (Prep Girls Hoops, 2026-27)
• No. 79 Player in the Nation (ESPN, 2026-27)
• First-Team South Dakota Class AA All-State (2024, 2025, 2026)
• First-Team All-Metro Conference (2024, 2025, 2026)
• Two-Time Class AA State Tournament Team (2025, 2026)
  
  Outlook (2027-28)
  The top player in the state of South Dakota entering her senior season of high school, Brinley Altenburg was No. 63 nationally by Prep Girls Hoops and No. 79 nationally in the ESPN Sports Center NEXT 100 rankings on signing day.
  
  A three-time first-team South Dakota Class AA all-state performer, the 5-10 shooting guard averaged 19.3 points and 3.7 rebounds as a junior at Sioux Falls Jefferson High School.
  
  She was even better in three state tournament games in 2025-26, averaging 26.3 points, including a career-high 31 points against Mitchell, while adding a double-double with 24 points and 10 boards against Sioux Falls Washington.
  

  An elite left-handed shooter, Altenburg played alongside current Husker freshman Ashlyn Koupal for Coach Dickson Jensen and the All-Iowa Attack. Altenburg was also a forward on Jefferson's soccer team and competed in track for one season.

  “We are so excited to finally officially add Brinley to our women’s basketball family," Williams said. "She is a prolific shooting guard that is a constant offensive threat. She is competitive and committed to perfecting her game, which fits right in with our team’s culture. She is poised to have an outstanding career as a Husker!”

  Before Nebraska (Sioux Falls Jefferson)
  Altenburg enters her senior season at Sioux Falls Jensen with more than 1,300 career points as the top player in the state of South Dakota. She has averaged 18.2 points per game through her first three seasons on varsity for the Cavaliers.

A three-time first-team Class AA all-state selection in South Dakota, Altenburg was ranked No. 63 nationally by Prep Girls Hoops after averaging 19.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game as a junior in 2025-26. She averaged 17.4 points per game on her way to first-team all-state honors for the second straight season in 2024-25.

The No. 79 player in the country according to the ESPN Sports Center NEXT 100 rankings, Altenburg was also a three-time first-team All-Metro Conference selection while helping Sioux Falls Jefferson to three top-eight finishes at the Class AA Tournament (3rd, 2024; 7th, 2025; 8th, 2026). She earned her second Class AA all-tournament team selection for Coach Shaunteva Pruett after averaging 26.3 points over three games at the 2026 tournament. Her efforts at the state tournament in 2026 included a career-high 31-point performance against Mitchell and a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds against cross-town rival Sioux Falls Washington.

A multi-sport athlete, Altenburg also lettered as a forward on the Cavalier soccer team while also competing one season in track and field. 

An outstanding student, Altenburg also has been on the 4.0 honor roll every year at Jefferson.

Personal
The daughter of Chris and Lara Altenburg, Brinley has an older brother, Brady, and a younger sister, Suttyn. She has not decided on a major at Nebraska.

Altenburg received more than 20 Division I offers before choosing Nebraska over Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin and Purdue among many others.

"I chose Nebraska because of the incredible coaching staff," Altenburg said. "From my first visit on campus, it felt like home. There is a strong family culture within the program that I am so excited to be a part of while also competing at the highest level in the Big Ten."