Men’s Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Award
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Michigan Tech men's basketball has received the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award, announced by the organization Tuesday morning. Teams must maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the 2021-22 season to be eligible. The Huskies held a 3.52 team GPA.
Additionally, eight individual Husky players were recognized on the NABC Honors Court including Carter Johnston (Mechanical Engineering), Eric Carl (Mechanical Engineering), Jalen Carter (Kinesiology), Kyle Clow (Mechanical Engineering and Economics), Owen White (Mechanical Engineering), TeeAaron Powell (Engineering Management), Trent Bell (Civil Engineering), and Tyler Robarge (Mechanical Engineering).
The Honors Court recognizes 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 with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher, be an academic junior or senior, and be a member of a four-year institution with at least one active NABC-member coach.
On the court, the Huskies finished 21-7 overall and won the GLIAC North Division regular season title for the 10th time in program history. Men's basketball opens the 2022-23 season on Friday, November 11 when they host the GLIAC/GLVC Crossover Tournament in Houghton.