NABC Complete Release

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A total of 18 student-athletes from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference all received National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court after excelling in academics during the past 2016-17 season.
 
The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.

In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:

1. Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year.
3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.

New Great Midwest member Hillsdale led the way with seven selections while Findlay and Ohio Valley each had three. Cedarville and reigning G-MAC champion Kentucky Wesleyan had two while Trevecca Nazarene had one.

Future Great Midwest member Tiffin also had three student-athletes receive NABC Honors Court status.

In the past four years combined, the Great Midwest had a total of 16 NABC Honors Court selections. The 2014-15 academic year was the previous high with seven honorees.

Cedarville
Justice Montgomery
Evan Kraatz

Findlay
Austin Gardner
Ricardo Smith
Elijah Kahlig

Hillsdale
Ryan Badowski
Nick Czarnowski
Christos Giannakopoulos
Stefanos Giannakopoulos
Stedman Lowry
Nate Neveau
Nick Archer

Kentucky Wesleyan
Charles Foster
Adam Stanford

Ohio Valley
Victor Demetrio
Aleksandar Djordjevic
Ryan Leasure

Trevecca Nazarene
Jacob Williams

 
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. For additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, go to www.nabc.org.