McLean County Times

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's basketball team and eight individuals were recognized on Monday, July 15, as the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its Team Academic Excellence Awards along with its Honors Court.

"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."

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 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. These academic awards recognize teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.

Representing Illinois Wesleyan University on the NABC Honors Court are Trey Bazzell (Fairbury, Ill.-Prairie Central), Grant Hardy (Grayslake, Ill.-Grayslake Central), Shane Miller (Springfield, Ill.-Springfield), Nick Roper (St. Louis, MICDS), Evan Schneider (St. Louis, Mo.-Ladue), Ryan Sroka (Lake in the Hills, Ill.-Huntley), Harrison Wilmsen (St. Louis, Mo.-Priory), and Luke Yoder (Normal, Ill.-Central Catholic).

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. Illinois Wesleyan was one of five College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin programs to garner the award alongside Augustana College, Carthage College, Carroll University, and Wheaton College. Illinois Wesleyan's eight Honors Court awardees tied for second-most in their conference.

Illinois Wesleyan posted a 19-8 record during the 2023-24 season and won the CCIW Regular Season Championship. Four Titans received All-CCIW honors with two earning all-region status.

A comprehensive list of institutions receiving Team Academic Excellence Awards includes:

Abilene Christian University

Adelphi University

Albion College

Alfred University

Alma College

American University

Anderson University (IN)

Angelo State University

Arizona Christian University

Arkansas Tech University

Ashland University

Auburn University

Augsburg University

Augustana College

Azusa Pacific University

Baker University

Baldwin Wallace University

Bard College

Barry University

Baruch College

Bates College

Bellarmine University

Belmont University

Bemidji State University

Bentley University

Berry College

Binghamton University

Biola university

Boise State university

Bossier Parish Community college

Boston university

Bowdoin college

Bowling Green state university

Briar Cliff university

Bushnell university

BYU

Cairn university

Cal state east bay

California Baptist university

California institute of technology

California Lutheran university

California state university Dominguez hills

Calvin university

Campbell university

Capital university

Carleton college

Carnegie Mellon university

Carroll university

Carson-Newman university

Carthage college

Case western reserve university

Catholic univeristy

Cedarville univeristy

Central college

Chaminade univeristy Honolulu

Chatham univeristy

Clark univeristy

Clarkson univeristy

Clemson univeristy

Coastal Carolina univerisity

Cochise college

Coe college

Colgate Univerisity

College Idaho

College Saint Rose

College St Scholastica

Colorado Collge

Colorado School Mines

Columbia Collge

Columbia Univerisity

Concord Univerisity

Concordia Collge-Moorhead

Concordia Univerisity Ann Arbor

Concordia Univerisity Wisconsin

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