KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the annual Team Academic Excellence Awards with the Whitman College men's basketball team included in the prestigious recognition.
The Blues boasted a team GPA of 3.2 and five members of the team earned a spot on the Honors Court for individual success in the classroom with a GPA of 3.2 or better.
Aidan von Buchwaldt (Class of 2025 - Computer Science)
Alex Pape (Class of 2025 - Sociology)
Ali Efe Isik (Class of 2026 - Economics/Math)
Cooper Crawford (Class of 2026 - Economics)
Gabe Latkovich (Class of 2025 - Economics/Japanese)
The awards, created by the NABC Committee on Academics, recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2024-25 season.
To earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and Two-Year Colleges must count the grade point averages of all men's student-athletes on the basketball roster during the 2024-25 season.
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The five core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service, education and inclusion. For additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, go to www.nabc.com.
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