Husker basketball players Shavon Shields and Andrew White III were among the student-athletes recognized at a Night at the Lied Sunday evening.
Shields was selected as the University of Nebraska Male Student-Athlete of the Year and Big Ten Medal of Honor winner, becoming the program’s first Male Student-Athlete of the Year since the award started in 1991. White was chosen as the top male newcomer of the year across Husker Athletics and was also selected as a Nebraska Student-Athlete Hero Leadership Award winner.
Shields is a four-year starter and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2016, marking the second time in his career he has earned All-Big Ten honors.