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Men's Basketball Honored by NABC for Academic Success in 2023-24
7/18/2024 8:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NABC recently announced the recipients of the 2023-24 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and student-athletes.
For San Francisco, Justin Bieker (Entrepreneurship & Innovation), Robby Beasley (Management), Jake Cioe (Management) and Volodymyr Markovetskyy (Communications Studies) were named to the NABC Honors Court. Additionally, the 2023-24 Dons also earned the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award. Notably, this honor marks the sixth straight year in which USF has received the team academic award.
The NABC 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 NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, 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.
The NABC's academic awards recognize teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
Over 2,100 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 360 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2023-24. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.
For updates and more information on the USF men's basketball program, follow the Dons @USFDonsMBB on Twitter, @USFDonsMBB on Instagram and @USFDonsMBB on Facebook.
For San Francisco, Justin Bieker (Entrepreneurship & Innovation), Robby Beasley (Management), Jake Cioe (Management) and Volodymyr Markovetskyy (Communications Studies) were named to the NABC Honors Court. Additionally, the 2023-24 Dons also earned the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award. Notably, this honor marks the sixth straight year in which USF has received the team academic award.
The NABC 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 NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, 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.
The NABC's academic awards recognize teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
Over 2,100 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 360 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2023-24. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.
For updates and more information on the USF men's basketball program, follow the Dons @USFDonsMBB on Twitter, @USFDonsMBB on Instagram and @USFDonsMBB on Facebook.
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