Tony Wilbrand


Tony Wilbrand is an American basketball player who last played as a center at the college level for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

High school

Wilbrand grew up in Alliance, Nebraska. As a high school player, he led Alliance High School to its only Boy's State title as a senior in 2001.
In his Senior campaign he was selected to the Class B All-State Team and the Nebraska Super-State 1st Team.
Wilbrand holds the all-time state record for field goal percentage in a season in Class A and B, shooting 77.1% from the floor.
Alliance High School retired his #45 jersey in 2007. Wilbrand is the only male basketball player to have his jersey retired at Alliance High School.
Wilbrand was inducted into the Alliance Activities Hall of Fame in 2017

College career

At Nebraska, Wilbrand played five years under coach Barry Collier. A four-year contributor, the Cornhuskers went to two NIT Tournament berths during his career.

University of Nebraska statistics

Source
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2002-03Nebraska211036.20.033.3.619.095.095.048.476
2003-04Nebraska242390.00.062.5.875.208.042.208.958
2004-05Nebraska171246.20.00.0.824.294.118.294.706
2005-06Nebraska191036.40.0100.0.7890.00.00.0.526
CareerNebraska8155.5230.0.529.778.148.062.086.679