Just how far the Nebraska women's basketball team can go this year will come down to how much of an impact Junior Britt Prince can carry them. That was evidenced earlier this week when she was named to the Naismith Player of the Year Top 50 list.
Prince, a 5'11 guard, is Nebraska's first 5-star since ratings for female players began twenty years ago. She made an immediate impact as a freshman, averaging 13.4 points, 4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.7 steals. She earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors and was named Nebraska's Female Freshman Athlete of the Year.
Prince had an even better sophomore season where she led the team in scoring (17.9), assists (4.4), and steals (1.5) per game. She had two 30-point games (vs. Oral Roberts on Nov. 19, 2025, and vs. Virginia on Nov. 25, 2025) and nine 20+ point games.
Prince was one of two players in the country to post an elusive "50-40-90" shooting split, hitting 53.5% from the field, 45.7% from three-point range, and a 91.2% free-throw percentage. As a little frosting on the cupcake the guard set a school record with 56 consecutive made free throws, including her first 54 in Big Ten play.
Britt Prince lands on Naismith Player of the Year watch list for Nebraska women’s basketball
Prince also led the Nebraska to its third straight NCAA tournament and was the workhorse of the team in as she averaged 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2 blocks across the two post-season games. She scored 27 points in the game against No. 21 Baylor, the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in NCAA tournament history.
If her performances in exhibition games are any indication, it looks like she'll only be better in 2026-27. Prince went 10-for-16 for 27 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in a closed scrimmage at Kansas State. In Nebraska's second and final exhibition against Wayne State, she went 5-for-15 for 15 points, 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 steals in her team-high 26 minutes of play.
She'll get a chance to show what she can do when the Huskers start the season on Monday, November 2 against San Jose State at noon.
Prince is the sixth Nebraska women's basketball player to be named to the Naismith Trophy Women's College Player of the Year Watch List. Most recently was Alexis Markowski, named three times, 2022-23, 2023-24, and 2024-25 seasons. Jaz Shelley joined Markowski on the list ahead of the 2022-23 season. Teammates Jordan Hooper and Lindsay Moore were both named ahead of the 2012-13 season, with Hooper named again for the 2011-12 and 2013-14 seasons. Kelsey Griffin was the first Husker to be named to the watchlist in 2009-10.
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