Overview
- Nebraska confirmed on Monday via its X account that Pryce Sandfort will come back for the 2026–27 season.
- Coach Fred Hoiberg said NBA teams showed strong interest but Sandfort wants to refine specific parts of his game and finish what the team started.
- Sandfort led Nebraska in scoring at 18.1 points per game and set a single-season program record with 129 made threes, averaging 3.69 per game to rank first in the Big Ten and fourth nationally.
- His shooting helped deliver Nebraska’s first NCAA Tournament win and a Sweet 16 berth, a high-water mark for the program.
- A transfer after two seasons at Iowa, he earned Associated Press All-Big Ten second-team honors in his breakout year at Nebraska.