Marquette University Athletics
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#MUBB Earns Academic Recognition From NABC
7/16/2024 1:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Team, multiple players honored for success in classroom
The NABC has announced the recipients of the 2023-24 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and individual players.
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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.
Marquette posted a team GPA of 3.35 in 2023-24 and Cam Brown, David Joplin, Oso Ighodaro, Stevie Mitchell and Tyler Kolek each earned a spot on the Honors Court.
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The NABC's academic awards recognize teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
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"The NABC is proud to celebrate these accomplished student-athletes, along with the coaches and staff who champion success in the classroom," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is a core value of the NABC, and the teams and athletes who earned these awards are proof that academic achievement remains a priority across every level of our sport."
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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, and the following programs earned Team Academic Excellence Awards:
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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.
Marquette posted a team GPA of 3.35 in 2023-24 and Cam Brown, David Joplin, Oso Ighodaro, Stevie Mitchell and Tyler Kolek each earned a spot on the Honors Court.
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The NABC's academic awards recognize teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
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"The NABC is proud to celebrate these accomplished student-athletes, along with the coaches and staff who champion success in the classroom," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is a core value of the NABC, and the teams and athletes who earned these awards are proof that academic achievement remains a priority across every level of our sport."
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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, and the following programs earned Team Academic Excellence Awards:
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