Pryce Sandfort earns Big Ten weekly honor for the second time this season
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska basketball’s Pryce Sandfort was honored by the Big Ten Conference on Monday, earning Big Ten Co-Player of the Week.
Racking up the honors. @prycesandfort is your Co-B1G Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/h6UHA7BiyB
— Nebraska Men’s Basketball (@HuskerMBB) March 2, 2026
Sandfort was a huge part of Nebraska’s two wins last week, averaging 24.0 points per game on 50% shooting, while also averaging 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
The Waukee, Iowa, native tallied 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 14th conference win.
He started the week with a solid performance against Maryland, finishing with 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Sandfort, who shares 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.
He also ranks among the Big Ten leaders in 3-pointers per game (3.7, 1st), 3-point percentage (40.8%, 7th) and field goal percentage (47.9%, 11th).
