KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Basketball Coaches has announced the recipients of the 2024-25 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, which includes Dakota Wesleyan University Men's Basketball and five individuals.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. The Men's Basketball team was one of nearly 400 programs that were awarded the Team Academic Excellence Award. Senior players Blaze Lubbers, Jakob Dobney, Samuel Aslesen, and Tampa Scott IV were all named to the NABC Honors Court, with junior Wade Autenreith rounding out the group.
The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
"Education is one of the NABC's five core values, and we are proud to recognize the academic accomplishments of these programs and individual student-athletes across our sport," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson."The dedication and hard work of these athletes, along with their coaches and support staff members who prioritize academic success, deserves to be widely celebrated."
Over 2,400 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and nearly 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2024-25. A full list of Honors Court and Team Academic Excellence Award recipients is available by clicking here.
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