A pair of Husker basketball players were honored by the Big Ten Conference on Tuesday as the 2020-21 awards were announced. Senior Thorir Thorbjarnarson was Nebraska's nominee for the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award while Teddy Allen was an honorable-mention All-Big Ten selection by the conference media.
Thorbjarnarson was honored for his performance on the court and in the classroom. This season, he is played in all 26 games, including 11 starts and is averaging 3.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He has been a catalyst for the Huskers over the past three weeks, setting personal bests in points (10), rebounds (eight), assists (six) and steals (four) during the Huskers' last four games dating back to Feb.