KANSAS CITY, MO (July 20, 2023) – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has announced the recipients of the 2022-23 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by men’s college basketball teams and student-athletes.
Siena College was honored with the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for their academic success in 2022-23. Additionally, seven Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s basketball student-athletes from three different institutions were named on the individuals list.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men’s basketball programs that completed the 2022-23 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 2022-23 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
The NABC’s academic awards include honorees from all levels of college basketball.
“Education is a core value of the NABC, and we are privileged to recognize these outstanding student-athletes and the coaches and support staff who invest in their development,” said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. “The hundreds of teams and thousands of players that qualified for NABC academic awards this season are a testament to our sport’s ongoing prioritization of success in the classroom.”
Over 1,800 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 300 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2022-23. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by
here.
| Institution |
Student-Athlete |
Year |
Major |
| Iona University |
James Carey |
Finance |
Sr. |
| Iona University |
Osborn Shema |
Management |
Sr. |
| Iona University |
Parker Weiss |
MBA |
Grad. |
| Marist College |
Stephane Ingo |
Information Systems |
Grad. |
| Siena College |
Jackson Stormo |
Data and Analytics Certificate |
Grad. |
| Siena College |
Michael Baer |
MBA |
Grad. |
| Siena College |
Steven Lazar |
Biology |
Jr. |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 43rd year of competition during the 2023-24 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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