Men's Basketball | 8/2/2023 11:26:32 AM
Twenty-two student-athletes from six Empire 8 men's basketball programs earned National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court accolades for the 2022-23 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.
Over 1,800 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, senior, or graduate student and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2022-23 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 2022-23 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Alfred University, Elmira College, Hartwick College, Nazareth University, Russell Sage College and St John Fisher 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 a trio of Nazareth student-athletes were recognized, Hartwick and Russell Sage both had two recipients and Elmira College had one honoree.
2022-23 NABC Honors Court Recipients (from Empire 8)
Alfred University
Jack Bernstein, Junior
Casey Curran, Senior
Kevin Durkin, Graduate
Adam Enders, Senior
Brewester Marshall, Graduate
Darren Miller, Senior
Anthony Ruffino, Graduate
Mike Schmidt, Senior
Elmira College
Marc Anthony Artuz, Junior
Hartwick College
Nick Bantis, Senior
Zach Hayn, Senior
Nazareth University
Matt Droney, Senior
Liam Hopwood, Junior
Zach Stenglein, Graduate
Russell Sage College
Jackson Brown, Junior
Ryan Long, Graduate
St. John Fisher University
Daniel Cook, Senior
John Foley, Senior
Matt Lettko, Junior
Joe Morrell, Junior
Matt Panara, Senior
Connor Recore, 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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