MBB Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Mitchell College men's basketball team was one of 151 programs recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Thursday as the organization announced the sixth annual Team Academic Excellence Awards, created by the NABC Committee on Academics.
The award recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2018-19 season. The Mariners, in addition to earning the award for the first time ever, were the sole representative from the New England Collegiate Conference. Mitchell was also one of four schools honored from the state of Connecticut, joining Yale University, Quinnipiac University and Trinity College.
In order to earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA must count the grade point averages of all men's student-athletes who competed during the 2018-19 season. Below is a list of NABC Team Academic Excellence Award recipients.
2018-19 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award Recipients
Anderson University (IN)
Azusa Pacific University
Baker University
Barton College
Briar Cliff University
Cairn University
California Baptist University
California Lutheran University
California State East Bay
Carthage College
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Coe College
Colorado Christian University
Concordia University Wisconsin
Creighton University
Dominican University of CA
East Texas Baptist University
Edgewood College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (AZ)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. (FL)
Franklin College
Georgia College & State University
Gonzaga University
Grace College
Henderson State University
Hillsdale College
Illinois Wesleyan University
IUPUI
Lewis University
Linfield College
Menlo College
Milligan College
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Missouri Baptist University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Olivet Nazarene University
Point Loma Nazarene University
Principia College
Rockhurst University
Saint John's University (MN)
Saint Mary's University (MN)
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University
St. Cloud State University
St. Edward's University
St. John Fisher College
Stevens Institute of Technology
Susquehanna University
The College of St. Scholastica
Trinity University (TX)
University of Arkansas Fort Smith
University of Indianapolis
University of Mary
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Northwestern-St. Paul
University of Rio Grande
University of South Carolina Upstate
University of the Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Pt.
Washington University St. Louis
Wheaton College (IL)
William Jewell College
York College of Pennsylvania