Shields Earns Invite to Portsmouth Invitational

Shavon Shields led NU in scoring at 16.8 ppg in 2015-16.Lincoln – Nebraska senior Shavon Shields is among the 64 players selected to play in the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this week. The four-day showcase event for college seniors begins on Wednesday, April 13, and runs through Saturday, April 16.

Team rosters for the eight teams will be announces later this week. Shields is the first Husker to earn an invitation to the Portsmouth Invitational since Aleks Maric in 2008.

Shields, a 6-foot-7 forward from Olathe, Kan., earned second-team All-Big Ten honors this past season, averaging 16.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He finished the year fifth in the Big Ten in scoring…