The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men's Basketball earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
07.15.2026 | Men's Basketball
Eight Longhorns claim spots on the NABC Honors Court by posting a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
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 Wednesday. The awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2025-26 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 2025-26 season.
In addition to the team honor, a total of eight Longhorns claimed spots on the NABC Honors Court. The Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2025-26 season with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. The eight Texas players named to the NABC Honors Court are: Cole Bott, Camden Heide, Tramon Mark, Jordan Pope, Dailyn Swain, Brandon Taylor, Chendall Weaver and Simeon Wilcher.
