Honors and Awards
•First-team All-Independent from College Sports Madness (2011-12)
•Third-team All-MIAA (2010-11)
•Honorable mention All-MIAA (2008-09)
As a Senior (2011-12)
Named first-team independent all-conference by College Sports Madness…Finished his career as the No. 2 scorer in UNO history with 1,790 points, just 26 shy of all-time leader Dean Thompson…Started every game of his senior campaign, averaging 18.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game…Scored in double figures in 37 straight games dating back to the 2010-11 season, as well as all but one contest in 2011-12…Ranked 36th among Division I scorers in the nation…Opened the year with 15 points, three rebounds, six assists, a steal and a block at IPFW (Nov. 12)…Posted 30 points with four boards and a career-best seven assists against Concordia (Nov. 14)…Scored 26 points with five helpers, two blocks and a pair of steals at UMKC (Nov. 16)…Added 23 points at South Dakota (Nov. 20)…Buried five 3-pointers en route to 26 points at Northern Illinois (Dec. 3), leading UNO to its first win over a fellow Division I opponent…Had back-to-back games with 20-point performances, scoring 25 at Seattle (Dec. 29) and 24 against Coppin State (Dec. 30) at the Elgin Baylor Classic…Named to the all-tournament team for the Elgin Baylor Classic in Seattle...Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds along with 22 points scored at Johnson & Wales (Jan. 8)…Had 13 points, four assists and a steal at Nevada (Jan. 17)…Put up a career-high 31 points at Avila (Feb. 3), along with eight rebounds and four assists…Led the way with 24 points against CSU Bakersfield on Senior Day (Feb. 12) with perfect 8-for-8 free throw shooting and three helpers…Chipped in 19 points, six rebounds and three assists against Nebraska-Kearney (Feb. 15)…Closed the season with 13 points at Western Illinois (Feb. 29), adding three rebounds, a trio of assists, a steal and a block.
As a Junior (2010-11)
Named third-team All-MIAA as a junior at UNO...Appeared in all but two games, starting 23...Averaging 17.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest...Scored in double figures 23 times, including 11 in a row from Dec. 8 to Jan. 26...Had nine games with 20+ points...Topped the Mavs offensively in five straight games, hitting his season high of 29 points against Southwest Baptist (Jan. 12)...Hit a season-best five treys against the Bearcats, going 10-14 from the field...Dropped in four 3-pointers en route to 24 points against Truman (Jan. 5)...Had the game-winning half-court shot at the buzzer to give UNO a win at Central Missouri (Jan. 8)...Notched a career-best six assists, along with 14 points and four rebounds, at Pittsburg State (Jan. 19)...Finished with 20 points against Washburn (Jan. 22)...Pulled down a career-high seven rebounds at Northwest Missouri State (Feb. 2) and again versus Missouri Western (Feb. 9), in addition to 20 points against the Griffons...Had back-to-back games with 20 and 25 points against MWSU and Truman, respectively...Chipped in 22 points at SBU (Feb. 19)...Has scored in double figures in nine of the last regular-season games on the slate, most recently pouring in 13 points with three rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals against PSU (Feb. 26)...Recorded 17 points, two rebounds and two assists against Central Missouri at the MIAA Tournament (March 3)...Closed the year with 15 points and a pair of assists against Missouri Southern in the MIAA semifinals (March 5)...His 1,258 career points rank 10th all-time in program history...Also ranks 10th in school history with 445 field goals and eighth with 144 3-pointers.
Nebraska
As a junior, transferred to Nebraska for the 2009-10 season...Returned to UNO for the spring semester and sat out in accordance with NCAA transfer rules.
As a Sophomore (2008-09)
All-MIAA honorable mention selection as a sophomore at UNO...Ranked second on the team in scoring, averaging 15.7 points per game while hitting 47.6 percent (166 of 349)...Hit 43.4 percent (46 of 106) of his shots from 3-point range...Averaged 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game...Had seven games of at least 20 points, including a season-high 30 against Washburn...Went 13-for-21 against the Ichabods, including three treys and four assists.
As a Freshman (2007-08)
Played in all 32 games during his freshman season at UNO, averaging 17.8 minutes a game...Finished fifth in team scoring with an average of 11.5 points per game...Ranked third in 3-point percentage (.403) and was second on the team in 3-pointers made (48) and in free throw shooting percentage (.840)...Had a season-high 26 points against Montana State-Billings on Nov. 24...Knocked down a season-high six 3-point field goals in seven attempts in the same game...Pulled down five rebounds in back-to-back contests against MSU-Billings and Missouri Western...Honored as the NCC Player of the Week for Feb. 25 after scoring 25 points in UNO’s 96-88 win at North Dakota.
Papillion-La Vista High School
Named captain of the Omaha World-Herald all-state team as a senior, averaging 23.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game...Had career averages of 17 points, four rebounds and two assists...set school record with 1,357 points...Also lettered in football.
Personal
Born June 23, 1988 in Kansas City, Mo., to Pam Albers...Has a sister, Chelsea, and a brother, Tyler...Tyler played basketball for UNO from 2007 to 2009, and Chelsea plays volleyball at Kansas...Enjoys hunting, fishing and spending time with friends...Member of the UNO Dean's List...Majoring in education with goal of coaching basketball at the high school or collegiate level.
