NABC ANNOUNCES 2024-25 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its 2024-25 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court on Thursday, which represent outstanding achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and student-athletes.

To earn the team award, basketball programs must have completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Penn State Behrend was the only team from the AMCC to earn the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for this past academic year. 

To qualify for the Honors Court, student-athletes must be juniors or seniors academically, compete on the varsity team, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at an NCAA or NAIA institution with an NABC member head coach. The following student-athletes were named to the NABC Honors Court for the 2024-25 academic year:

Hilbert
- Andy Herrick
- Ronnie Lewis
- Nathan Moore

Penn State Altoona
- Kaden Claar

Penn State Behrend
- Isaac DeGregorio
- Tommy DiRienzo
- Matthew McDonough
- Mason Blankenberg
- Michael Sopko

Pitt-Greensburg
- Michael Bigley
- Jackson Byer
- Matthew Marinchak
- Joshua Mentzer
- Trent Rozich