Mavric Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Nebraska's Jessica Shepard has been named the Preseason Big Ten Freshman of the Year for women's basketball in 2015-16 by College Sports Madness. Shepard, a 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., is the highest ranked recruit in Nebraska history and arguably the best high school player the state has ever produced, Shepard competed on the gold-medal winning USA Basketball team at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championships. She was the No. 3 overall recruit in the freshman class of 2015-16, according to ESPN. A two-time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) and four-time first-team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star) and All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald) selection, Shepard missed most of her senior season after suffering an ACL tear on Dec. 29, 2014. A Naismith Trophy Preseason National High School Player-of-the-Year candidate, Shepard earned first-team Parade All-America honors in 2015. In nine games as a senior, Shepard averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds. She scored 132 points in four games at the Nike Tournament of Champions, including 36 against national power Long Beach Poly. Huskers.com 1 Quote Link to comment
huKSer Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Rachel Blackburn got robbed! Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Wow. I can't wait to watch her. Very cool. Quote Link to comment
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