
Men's Basketball Honored by NABC for Academic Excellence
7/20/2022 1:20:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC on Tuesday announced the recipients of the 2021-22 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men's basketball teams and student-athletes.
For USF, the 2021-22 Dons earned the Team Academic Excellence Award as a team while student-athletes Justin Bieker, Yauhen Massalski, Dzmitry Ryuny and Jonas Visser were named to the 2021-22 NABC Honors Court.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2021-22 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 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. The NABC's academic awards include honorees from all levels of college basketball.
"Academic success is a core value of the NABC and a priority shared by men's basketball programs across the country," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Excellence in the classroom requires hard work and dedication, and the NABC considers it a privilege to honor these deserving student-athletes and the coaches and staff who support them."
Over 2,000 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 300 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2021-22. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.
For more information and updates on the University of San Francisco basketball program, be sure to follow the Dons on Twitter @USFDonsMBB, @USFDonsMBB on Instagram and @USFDonsMBB on Facebook.
For USF, the 2021-22 Dons earned the Team Academic Excellence Award as a team while student-athletes Justin Bieker, Yauhen Massalski, Dzmitry Ryuny and Jonas Visser were named to the 2021-22 NABC Honors Court.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2021-22 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 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. The NABC's academic awards include honorees from all levels of college basketball.
"Academic success is a core value of the NABC and a priority shared by men's basketball programs across the country," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Excellence in the classroom requires hard work and dedication, and the NABC considers it a privilege to honor these deserving student-athletes and the coaches and staff who support them."
Over 2,000 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 300 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2021-22. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.
For more information and updates on the University of San Francisco basketball program, be sure to follow the Dons on Twitter @USFDonsMBB, @USFDonsMBB on Instagram and @USFDonsMBB on Facebook.
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