KANSAS CITY, MO – For the third straight year the University of Mary men's basketball team was honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) by being named to the 2020-21 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards. Additionally five scholar-athletes earned NABC Honors Court recognition for the 2020-21 season.
The Marauders were one of six Northern Sun programs to be selected for the 2020-21 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award. These awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2020-21 season.
Seniors Wyatt Carr (Physical Education) and Glenn Jordan (Exercise Science) and juniors Justin Engg (Business Administration & Marketing), Kade Amundson (Physical Education) and Josh Sipes (Nursing) were honored for their achievements inside the classroom.
This is Justin Engg and Glenn Jordan's second straight year being named to the NABC Honors Court.
A total of 24 student-athletes from the NSIC received NABC Honors Court recognition.
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 or senior and a varsity player.
- Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year.
- Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
- Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I institution with a NABC member coach.
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