Earlier this year, the Nebraska men’s basketball team completed an historic season winning an NCAA tournament game for the first time and advancing to the “Sweet Sixteen”. Two key contributors to the teams’ success, Pryce Sandfort and Cale Jacobsen, will be visiting Broken Bow this summer to help conduct a youth basketball camp. Sandfort led the Huskers in scoring this past season averaging 18.1 points per game and was a first team All Big-Ten selection. Jacobsen was a key contributor in the rotation averaging 5 points and 3 rebounds per game. Both will be returning to help lead the Huskers in the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Among the individuals who helped organize the camp and bring Sandfort and Jacobsen to Broken Bow is Mike Borders. Borders visited with KCNI/KBBN radio and shared how this all came about.
“We’re very excited. A gentleman by the name of Thomas Viglianco runs a lot of camps in the Lincoln, Omaha area for youth. He’s a trainer of youth basketball, but also high school and college athletes. He’s trained Sam Griesel, all those type of guys. And he works with both Cale and Pryce in this matter. Obviously I have a connection or two down there and I’ve met Thomas before and got a call from Thomas on Sunday and said, Hey, we can bring Pryce Sandfort and Cale Jacobsen out for a camp. It’s gonna happen fairly quickly. The minute he said that we’re excited. Jace Leibhart, we all know Jace, he’s been instrumental in this because he’s been bothering my contact for a long time of trying to do something, and then Thomas and Jace got together and they’ve been working together to make it happen. And then we got the news on Sunday that yes, they’ll come and it’s on August fourth and August fifth.”
The camp is in association with Viglianco Hoops with player development and training coach Thomas Viglianco. Instructors will work with those entering the the 7th and 8th grade on August 4th and work with those entering grades 4th, 5th, and 6th on August 5th. The camps will take place at the Broken Bow high school gym.
Due to the overwhelming interest and response to this event, organizers have announced that registration for the camp(s) is closed as both camps are now full.
