Men's Basketball | 8/1/2022 3:31:44 PM
Twenty-eight student-athletes from six Empire 8 men's basketball programs earned National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court accolades for the 2021-22 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.
More than 2,000 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season were honored. In addition, over 300 teams were honored as well. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:
1. Academically, a junior or senior and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year.
3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men’s basketball programs that completed the 2021-22 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Alfred University, Elmira College, Russell Sage College, St John Fisher University and Utica University earned the team honor.
Alfred led all Empire 8 programs with eight student-athletes honored. St. John Fisher had six student-athletes earn the honor, while Hartwick, Russell Sage and Utica all had four and Elmira College had a pair of honorees.
2021-22 NABC Honors Court Recipients (from Empire 8)
Alfred University
Kevin Durkin, Senior
Cole Eells, Graduate
Adam Enders, Junior
Sam Erickson, Junior
Brewester Marshall, Senior
Darren Miller, Junior
Justin Phillips, Senior
Anthony Ruffino, Senior
Elmira College
Kyle Kokoskie, Senior
David Kruis, Junior
Hartwick College
Nick Bantis, Junior
Liam Drennan, Junior
Nick Eller, Junior
Zach Hayn, Junior
Russell Sage College
Jason Geronimo, Senior
Josh Gonzalez, Graduate
Ryan Long, Senior
Stuart Phair, Senior
St. John Fisher University
Daniel Cook, Junior
John Foley, Junior
Ryan Gentile, Senior
Matt Panara, Junior
Brendan Trapper, Senior
Sean Williams, Senior
Utica University
Darius Hopkins, Senior
DJ Harter, Junior
Kobe Lufkin, Graduate
Thomas Morreale, Junior
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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