Pryce Sandfort Signs with Nebraska

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Lincoln – Nebraska Coach Fred Hoiberg announced Thursday that Iowa transfer Pryce Sandfort has signed with the Nebraska men’s basketball program.  Sandfort, a 6-foot-7, 210-pound wing from Waukee, Iowa, has spent the past two seasons at Iowa, playing in 65 games for the Hawkeyes.

“We recruited Pryce heavily coming out of high school, and we reached out quickly once he went into the portal,” Hoiberg said. “He is a versatile wing who can handle the ball, score at all three levels and is an elite high-volume shooter. Pryce made a significant jump across the board from his freshman to sophomore seasons, and he has a good understanding of the Big Ten from his two seasons at Iowa. We are excited to have him join the Husker program.”

Sandfort comes off a sophomore campaign where 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, including a career-high 22 points, including 6-of-8 from 3-point range, against Southern and 16 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. He finished his high school career with 1,695 points. He comes from a basketball family, as his older brother, Payton, was an All-Big Ten performer at Iowa, while his parents, Brian and Gretchen, both played college basketball.