Pryce Sandfort will return to Nebraska for another season after leading the team to its first NCAA Tournament win and a Sweet 16 appearance. He averaged 18.1 points and set a program record with 129 three-pointers during the season.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Pryce Sandfort, the 3-point shooting specialist who helped lead Nebraska to its first NCAA Tournament win and a Sweet 16 appearance, will return to the Cornhuskers next season, the school announced on X on Monday.
Sandfort transferred to Nebraska after two years at Iowa and had a breakout season in which he earned Associated Press All-Big Ten second-team honors. He averaged 18.1 points to lead the Huskers, and he was first in the Big Ten and fourth nationally with 3.69 3s per game. His 129 3s were the most in program history.
Coach Fred Hoiberg wrote on X that Sandfort had drawn a lot of interest from NBA teams but he decided to return to school to keep working on his game.
“He feels like we have a lot of unfinished business after this year,” Hoiberg said, “and he wants to solidify his legacy in Lincoln and put himself in the best position for a long professional career. It's a testament to him for betting on himself and wanting to do it here at Nebraska.”
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Pryce Sandfort averaged 18.1 points per game and set a program record with 129 three-pointers, leading the Big Ten with 3.69 three-pointers per game.
Sandfort chose to return to Nebraska to continue developing his game and to solidify his legacy, feeling there was unfinished business after the season.
He earned Associated Press All-Big Ten second-team honors for his performance during the season.
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