Nate Schimonitz Mug

Nate Schimonitz

  • Award
    Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/5/2017
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • School
    Nebraska Wesleyan University
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Omaha, Neb.
  • High School
Men’s Basketball - Player of the Week?
Nate Schimonitz, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Fr., Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep
  • The Prairie Wolves went 2-1 in conference play last week, pulling them into sole possession of second place
  • Schimonitz was outstanding for the week, averaging 28.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 4.0 apg
  • Established a new freshman scoring record with a 36-point outburst against IIAC-leading Buena Vista
  • Shot 44% from the floor (29-66), 46% from 3-point range (12-26) and 93% from the line (14-15) in the three games
  • Notched the game-winning basket with seconds left of Saturday's win against Simpson
IIAC's leading scorer in conference games at 20.2 ppg and fifth-leading freshman scorer in all of Division III