By: NU Athletic Communications
Nebraska's Britt Prince was named to the list of 20 women's college basketball players on the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List on Monday, Oct. 26. The Lieberman Award was the first of the Naismith Starting 5 award watch lists announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Prince, a 5-11 junior from Omaha, Neb., returns for her third season at Nebraska after advancing to the 2026 Nancy Lieberman Award Midseason Top 10. Prince earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the league media after leading the Huskers in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (1.5 spg) while adding 4.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
A two-time Gatorade and MaxPreps Nebraska High School Player of the Year at Elkhorn North, Prince was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team by both the conference coaches and media ahead of the 2026-27 season.
A 2025 Big Ten All-Freshman selection, Prince has guided Nebraska to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2025 and 2026.
In two games in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, Prince averaged 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks while hitting 18-of-33 shots (.545), 4-of-8 threes (.500) and all nine of her free throws (1.000). Her 27 points against No. 21 Baylor marked the second-highest scoring total by a Husker in NCAA Tournament history.
Prince, who hit 53.5 percent of her field goals, 45.7 percent of her threes and a Big Ten-best 91.2 percent of her free throws last season, opener her junior campaign with 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting to go with six rebounds, five assists and three steals in a closed scrimmage at Kansas State (Oct. 16).
Now in its 28th year, the Nancy Lieberman Award recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Naismith Basketball Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.
Fan voting for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award opens the afternoon of Friday, Oct. 30 at http://www.hoophallawards.com. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the Lieberman Award will be narrowed to 10, before trimming the list to just five players in late February. The five finalists will be presented to the Hall of Fame's selection committee, which will be composed of women's college basketball personnel, media members, head coaches and Hall of Famers.
The 2026 winner of the Lieberman Award was Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo.
Prince leads Nebraska on the court to open the season against San Jose State on Monday, Nov. 2 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Tip-off between the Huskers and Lady Demons is set for noon (CT), following Nebraska's annual Sizemore Sportsmanship Pep Rally. The rally, which is scheduled to include approximately 4,000 middle-grade students and accompanying adults from more than 70 schools across Nebraska will begin at 9:30 a.m.
Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Watch List
NAME
SCHOOL
Chit-Chat Wright
Iowa
S'Mya Nichols
Kansas
Zamareya Jones
Louisville
Jada Williams
LSU
Gal Raviv
Miami
MiLa Holloway
Michigan
Kennedy Blair
Michigan State
Zoe Brooks
NC State
Britt Prince
Nebraska
Hannah Hidalgo
Notre Dame
Jaloni Cambridge
Ohio State
Aaliyah Chavez
Oklahoma
Liv McGill
Oklahoma State
Katie Fiso
Oregon
Jadyn Wooten
TCU
Bryanna Preston
Texas
KK Arnold
UConn
Jazzy Davidson
USC
Jasmine Bascoe
Villanova
Kymora Johnson
Virginia