KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the recipients of the 2025-26 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men's basketball teams and student-athletes. Conference Carolinas had two programs and 23 student-athletes receive the honor.
Both North Greenville University and Young Harris College earned team academic excellence awards. On the honors court, Belmont Abbey College had one individual recognized while Erskine College had three, Francis Marion University had five and North Greenville had six individuals honored. Young Harris led the way with eight individuals recognized.
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The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2025-26 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 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Over 2,300 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2025-26.
NABC Honors Court
The NABC Honors Court recognizes men's college basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the previous season. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:
- Academically a junior, senior or graduate student and a varsity player.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the academic year.
- Member of a four-year institution with at least one active NABC-member coach.
NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
The NABC recognizes men's college basketball programs that excelled in academics during the previous season with the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award. In order to receive the Team Academic Excellence Award, a program must achieve a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the previous academic year.
Each institution must count the GPA of all men's basketball student-athletes who were listed on the team roster during the previous season. All four-year and two-year colleges with at least one active NABC-member coach are eligible.