The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men's Basketball earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
07.16.2020 | Men's Basketball, Student Services
Longhorns recognized for having a team cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2019-20 season.
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Men's Basketball team has earned a Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the organization announced Thursday. The awards, now in its eighth year, recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2019-20 season.
In order to earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA must count the grade point averages of all men's basketball student-athletes who competed during the 2019-20 season.
In addition to the team honor, senior Drayton Whiteside claimed a spot on the NABC Honors Court on Wednesday. Whiteside is a double major in Finance and Sport Management. The Honors Court recognizes collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2019-20 season.
In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria that includes:
- Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year.
- Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
- Member of an NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
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.com.
