Mount Vernon, Wash. – Skagit Valley College’s men’s basketball team was recognized as a recipient of
the 2023-24 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence
Awards and Honors Court. These awards highlight outstanding academic achievements
by men's college basketball teams and individual players.
The Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The Honors Court includes junior, senior, and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2023-24 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
These prestigious academic awards honor teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
"The NABC is proud to celebrate these accomplished student-athletes, along with the coaches and staff who champion success in the classroom," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is a core value of the NABC, and the teams and athletes who earned these awards are proof that academic achievement remains a priority across every level of our sport."
The SVC men’s basketball team distinguished itself as the only program in the Northwest Athletic Conference and one of only eight two-year colleges nationwide to receive the Team Academic Excellence Award. The SVC men's basketball team achieved an impressive team GPA of 3.43 for the 2023-24 academic year. The team also had a 26-6 record and reached the Northwest Athletic Conference final four last season.
“I am so proud of our guys for being so focused and determined,” said SVC men’s basketball Head Coach Carl Howell. “They are high achievers who practiced great time management, attended study hall, and individual tutoring to achieve such a high grade point average.”
More than 2,100 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court, and more than 360 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2023-24. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by visiting nabc.com/nabc_releases/2024/nabc-announces-2023-24-academic-award-honorees/.
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