KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) recently announced the Team Academic Excellence Awards and Honors Court recipients. Earning Academic Excellence Awards from the American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) were Central, Coe, Loras, Luther, and Simpson.
2022-23 NABC Honors Court Recipients
| School |
Name |
Year |
Major |
| Central |
Bradon Annegers |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Central |
Kaleb Brand |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Central |
Kole Tupa |
Jr. |
History |
| Central |
Nolan Brand |
Jr. |
Elementary Education |
| Coe |
Boston Ferrie |
Sr. |
Sociology |
| Coe |
Brady Klahn |
Jr. |
Kinesiology |
| Coe |
Cael Schmitt |
Jr. |
Computer Science and Business |
| Coe |
Dylan Ihle |
Jr. |
Kinesiolgoy |
| Coe |
John Steffen |
Jr. |
Biology |
| Coe |
Josh Schloe |
Jr. |
Data Science and Economics |
| Coe |
Max Lampe |
Jr. |
Business and Accounting |
| Coe |
TJ Schnurr |
Jr. |
Business and Sports Management |
| Loras |
Colin Nelson |
Jr. |
Sports Management and Marketing |
| Loras |
Cooper Larsen |
Jr. |
Engineering |
| Loras |
Declan Cirulik |
Jr. |
Data Science and Sports Management |
| Loras |
Myles Barry |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Luther |
Ben Gill |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Luther |
Cole Peters |
Sr. |
Math and Statistics |
| Luther |
Luke Prendergast |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Luther |
Myke SHed |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Luther |
Pat Bockman |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Luther |
Tim Mewborn |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Simpson |
Andrew Gibb |
Jr. |
History and Secondary Education |
| Simpson |
Ben Wolgemuth |
Sr. |
History |
| Simpson |
Buck Eagleburger |
Sr. |
Physics and Math |
| Simpson |
Chris Honz |
Grad. |
Accounting |
| Simpson |
Easton Darling |
Jr. |
Sports Administration |
| Simpson |
Marcus McCray |
Jr. |
Biochemistry |
| Simpson |
Trent Williamson |
Sr. |
Health and Exercise Science |
| Wartburg |
Braden Holmquist |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| Wartburg |
Codey Hicks |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| Wartburg |
Nnamdi Onuigbo |
Sr. |
Political Science |
| Wartburg |
Trent Allard |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
2022-23 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award Recipients
| School |
Head Coach |
| Central |
Joe Steinkamp |
| Coe |
Bryan Martin |
| Loras |
Chris Martin |
| Luther |
Mark Franzen |
| Simpson |
Brad Bjorkgren |
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men’s basketball programs that completed the 2022-23 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior, and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished the 2022-23 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Over 1,800 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 300 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for the 2022-23 academic year.
The NABC recognizes men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes and programs in all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, who excelled in academics this past season. The NABC Honors Court highlights the talents and gifts that these men possess on the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.
