On Monday morning, it was announced that the Nebraska Basketball Coaches Association had named future Wisconsin Badgers point guard Chucky Hepburn (Bellevue, Neb.) of Bellevue West High School the player of the year in Nebraska.
Hepburn and Bellevue West fell in the state title game to Millard North and Gonzaga commit Hunter Sallis. Both Hepburn and Sallis were named co-captains of the Class A All-State first team and the Super State First Team. 6-foot-9 junior forward Isaac Traudt (Grand Island, Neb.), another UW target, was also on both teams.
On the season, Hepburn averaged 15.