Women's Basketball ranks 15th in nation in team GPA
ATLANTA - The Michigan Tech women's basketball team held the 15th highest grade point average in NCAA Division II in 2021-22 and was included in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 award, announced Wednesday. The Huskies improved their GPA to 3.734 and were one of two GLIAC schools honored (Wayne State - No. 18).
Tech has been in the Top-25 for 14 of the past 15 years. Ten players earned GLIAC All-Academic Excellence honors and one more was a GLIAC All-Academic honoree.
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | Fort Hays State University | Tony Hobson | 3.814 |
| T2 | Ursuline College | Shannon Sword | 3.806 |
| T2 | Northwest Missouri State University | Austin Meyer | 3.806 |
| 4 | Lubbock Christian University | Steve Gomez | 3.805 |
| 5 | East Shroudsburg University | Stephanie Del Preore | 3.800 |
| 6 | Ashland University | Kari Pickens | 3.798 |
| T7 | William Jewell College | Jill Slominski | 3.770 |
| T7 | Montana State University Billings | Kevin Woodin | 3.770 |
| 9 | Kutztown University | Janet Malouf | 3.768 |
| 10 | Pace University | Carrie Seymour | 3.755 |
| 11 | Minot State University | Mike Brandt | 3.753 |
| 12 | Point Loma Nazarene University | Charity Elliott | 3.746 |
| 13 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Lisa Wilson | 3.745 |
| 14 | University of Montevallo | Gary Van Atta | 3.736 |
| 15 | Michigan Technological University | Sam Clayton | 3.734 |
| 16 | Adelphi University | Sade Jackson | 3.727 |
| 17 | University of Nebraska Kearney | Carrie Eighmey | 3.725 |
| 18 | Wayne State University | Carrie Lohr | 3.723 |
| 19 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | Karla Nelson | 3.686 |
| 20 | Seton Hall University | Mark Katarski | 3.679 |
| 21 | Henderson State University | Jill Thomas | 3.678 |
| 22 | Lindenwood University | Katie Falco | 3.670 |
| 23 | Rockhurst University | Larry Park | 3.658 |
| 24 | Fort Lewis College | Taylor Harris | 3.653 |
| 25 | University of Charleston | Tianni Kelly | 3.648 |
About the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers, and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.