Fabian Herbers (2023) - Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame

Fabian Herbers

Induction:
2023

Two-time BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year and First Team All-American Fabian Herbers scored 28 goals and dished 29 assists while leading Creighton to the NCAA Tournament in 2013, 2014 and 2015. His third and final season saw Herbers lead the nation with 47 points and a school-record 17 assists while ranking second nationally with 15 goals as Creighton won its first 15 games en route to spending eight weeks ranked No. 1 nationally. Though he turned pro after his junior year, Herbers ranks sixth in CU career history in assists (29), ninth in points (85) and 12th in goals (28). The Business major won the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award and BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, in addition to being a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American in the classroom. The Ahaus, Germany native was a runner-up for the MAC Hermann Trophy, given to the nation's best player. The sixth overall pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, Herbers owns 16 goals and 16 assists while playing eight seasons in MLS with the Philadelphia Union and Chicago Fire franchises.