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Memorabilia

Autographed Basketball, Maurtice Ivy #30- UNL- Hall Of Fame 1988

Item Number
198
Estimated Value
Priceless
Opening Bid
20 USD

Item Description

Maurtice Ivy, The Omaha Central and University of Nebraska product was long the standard to which top in-state players were compared. She held the Class A career scoring record of 1,926 points for 31 years, until Fremont’s Jessica Shepard broke it during the 2014-15 season, and is second at NU in career scoring.

Ivy led Central to state titles in 1983 and 1984 with 25-0 seasons. With Central’s perfect record in jeopardy in the 1983 final, she got the ball with eight seconds left, split two defenders with a behind-the-back dribble, drew a foul and made two free throws to pull out a 39-38 win over Lincoln Southeast.


She was a three-time All-Nebraska selection and four-time All-Metro pick who won seven gold medals at the state track meet. At NU, she was the 1988 Big Eight player of the year, was all-conference three years and averaged 19.2 points during her career. Her NU jersey was retired in 2011.


Ivy played professionally in Europe and with the Nebraska Xpress in the Women’s Basketball Association.


She coached at UNO and was head coach at Peru State. Currently she is an independent basketball instructor at Ivy Hoops in Omaha.


Ivy was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1998, the inaugural Omaha Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame and the Nebraska Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2006, the Central Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.