For Aleks Maric, it is the second
NABC honor of his career after being selected to the all-district second team
last year. Maric is the first Husker to earn first-team honors by the NABC since
Venson Hamilton earned the honor in 1999, the same season he was named the Big
12 Conference Player of the Year.
Maric is averaging 16.0 points and
10.0 rebounds, one of only three players in the Big 12 Conference averaging a
double-double this season. Beasley and Damion James of Texas, a second-team
selection for District 9, are the other two.
Maric also is second in the league
in field-goal percentage by hitting 57.3 percent from the floor, and is fourth
in the conference in blocked shots per game (1.61). He has also posted career
highs in assists (47) and steals (34)
this season while setting the league record for career double-doubles in
conference-only games with 25. He is currently second on the NU career rebounds
chart (959), seventh in blocked shots (133) and eighth in points
(1,559).
Maric will be honored by the
Nebraska
basketball program on Senior Day on Sunday, March 9, before the
Nebraska-Colorado contest. Fans are encouraged to get to the Devaney Center early (by 1:30 p.m.) for the
pregame ceremonies.
NABC
All-District Teams