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Bill Weed, a native of Lincoln, Neb., played a leading role for the men’s basketball teams that still rank among the best ever at Nebraska Wesleyan. During Weed’s career, NWU qualified for the NCAA Division III Playoffs four times, placing third in the nation twice, and the squad earned 21 wins or more each of his four seasons.
As a senior, he led the team in points, steals and three-point field goals, making 50 of 98 attempts from beyond the arc. His 51 percent accuracy that season ranks first in team history, and following the team’s national tournament appearance, he was named to the All-West Regional Team.
Weed scored 1,532 career points, which rank seventh in team history. He is also second in career steals (149) and three-point field goal percentage (.456), tied for sixth in career field goals (593), ninth in career three-point field goals (93) and 10th in career assists (318). Weed was named to the Kansas City Area Classic All-Tournament Team two years in a row and earned MVP honors once. He also belonged to the Blue Key Honorary and Tri Beta Biology Honorary.
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