2016 Jostens Trophy Winner
Bardsley, a native of Beatrice, Neb., has been a scoring machine for the Prairie Wolves as he is currently on pace to set the Nebraska Wesleyan single-season scoring average record. He currently averages 28.8 points per game, having racked up a school-record 835 points powered by 138 makes from three-point territory, another school standard. He shoots at a 52.1-percent clip while also averaging 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. He's currently third on the NWU career charts with 1,878 points scored.
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Player of the Year has scored in double figures in all 29 games played this season, registering 14 contests of 30 or more points scored. That includes a career-best 55-point outburst in which he went 16-of-29 from the field, 11-of-18 from beyond arc, and 12-of-12 from the charity stripe.
In the classroom, Bardsley maintains a 3.50 cumulative grade point average as a business administration major. He became the eighth Nebraska Wesleyan men's basketball player to earn Academic All-America distinction, as the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) tabbed him to the second team.
In addition to his on-court and classroom exploits, Bardsley has volunteered each year at the Lighthouse, which is a local after school program for middle and high school aged students that gives academic support and enrichment/recreational activities to what are mostly low income students. He has spoken at an assembly at Dawes Middle School about the importance of staying in school to help achieve your dreams, as well as participation in Lend-A-Hand-To-Lincoln through NWU, where he volunteered at the Asian Community and Cultural Center.
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