Sandfort Faces Old Team in Sweet Sixteen

0:00On March 26th, Nebraska's Price Sanford is set to face his old team Iowa in the Sweet 16 matchup. He transferred to the Cornhuskers last year, after Iowa fired Coach Fran McAfry following 15 seasons, which sparked a huge roster shake-up. Now, under new coach Ben McCollum from Drake, Iowa, looks totally different with just two holdovers from Sanford's playing days. The teams have already met twice this season, but Sanford plans to treat this tournament game like any other, ignoring the personal angle. Only Jacob Koch and Cooper Koch remain from last year's squad, and those two non-related players have stayed in touch with him regularly. Players on Iowa still hold warm feelings towards Sanford, calling it a friendly rivalry. Iowa fans, though, have shown real hostility, hitting him with vulgar chance during Nebraska's February 17th visit, where he scored 13. Points in a close loss. Sanford has exploded this season, starting all 34 games from Nebraska, and leading them with an average of 17.3 points per. Game, that's a big jump from his limited

1:05role at Iowa, where he barely started an average under nine points last year. Iowa's coaches have solid scouting reports, and the remaining players shared a few tips on Sanford's habits ahead of Thursday night's clash, setting. Up an intriguing test of new royalties on the big stage.