Payton Sandfort's worlds collide for Iowa-Nebraska Sweet 16 showdown
Iowa's No. 11 all-time leading scorer shares his thoughts on seeing younger brother Pryce, a Nebraska star, facing his alma mater in the NCAAs.
HOUSTON — Nobody has a more unique perspective of the impending Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament showdown between Nebraska and Iowa than Payton Sandfort. On one side, the younger brother (Nebraska leading scorer Pryce Sandfort) who he used to join in the driveway to simulate March Madness end-of-game moments. On the other, the home-state alma mater (Iowa) for which he truly gave four years of blood, sweat and tears.
"It's like a Hollywood horror story almost,” Payton Sandfort said. “You want both teams to do so well. And they're both having dream seasons.
… And now they run into each other? ” Sandfort is having a dream season of his own. The No.
11 scorer in Iowa men’s basketball history with 1,619 points recently earned a two-way NBA contract, which is an entry point to the big-time especially for an undrafted rookie. He scored his first career NBA points for the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 3-pointer on March 19. He’s back in the G League for now, with eight more scheduled NBA games to come at the end of the season.
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