Three Men’s Basketball Teams Bestowed with NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
NABC Team Academic Excellence Award Recipients
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Three teams from the Empire 8 Athletic Conference have been recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) as a recipient of the Team Academic Excellence Award, as announced by the national office this morning. Created by the NABC Committee on Academics and implemented during the 2012-13 season, the Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2017-18 season.
Elmira College, Nazareth College and Stevens Institute of Technoloby were three of 186 teams across all divisions of college basketball (NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA) to earn the prestigious national award.
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 four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. For additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, go to www.nabc.org.