Men's Basketball | 7/22/2025 11:30:00 AM
A league record 42 student-athletes from seven Empire 8 men's basketball programs earned National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court accolades for the 2024-25 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 2,400 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season were honored. In addition, nearly 400 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 2024-25 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Alfred University, Houghton University, Keuka 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 on the NABC Honors Court. Nazareth had seven student-athletes earn the honor, Houghton University had six, St. John Fisher and Utica had five, Keuka and Russell Sage had four, while SUNY Poly had two and SUNY Brockport had one student-athlete honored.
2024-25 NABC Honors Court Recipients (from Empire 8)
Alfred University
Kenneth Allison, Jr., Sr. - Communication Studies
Casey Curran, Gr. - Business Administration
Tyler Curran, Jr. - Finance
AJ Giaquinto, Sr. - Business Administration
Robby Hicks, Jr. - Business Administration
Franlys Valenzuela, Jr. - Computer Science/Finance
Jackson White, Sr. - Business Administration
Oscar Wolter, Sr. - Computer Science
SUNY Brockport
Colby Jordan, Sr. - Sport Management
Houghton University
Luke Cole, Gr. - History Education
John Rivera Jr., Jr. - Sport Recreation and Wellness Management
David Rosa, Sr. - Business Administration
Daniel Rosario, Sr. - Business Administration
Jonathan Rosario, Jr. - Business Administration
Christian Sage, Gr. - Business Administration
Keuka College
KJ Freeman, Gr. - Leadership
Tyler Green, Jr. - Management: Sports Management
Akinlana Popoola, Jr. - Marketing
Will Tehan, Sr. - Management
Nazareth University
Jack Broderick, Sr. - Secondary Education
Luke Insley, Sr. - Physical Education
Gabe Luccarelli, Sr. - Secondary Education
Zach McFarland, Jr. - Physical Therapy
Cameron Orr, Jr. - Physical Therapy
Tyler Putney, Sr. - Finance
Jaylen Savage, Jr. - Ethical Data Science
SUNY Poly
William Scanlon, Jr. - Business Administration
Jarrett Wilbur, Sr. - Business Administration
Russell Sage College
Ben Aprilante, Jr. - Sport and Recreation Management
Noah Girard, Sr. - Business Administration
Michael McLaughlin, Jr. - Health Sciences
Todd Williamson, Sr. - Sport and Recreation Management
St. John Fisher University
Christian Daley, Sr. - Sport Management
Louis Fay, Jr. - Finance
Max Schneider, Jr. - Marketing
Cole Thompson, Sr. - Sport Management
Connor Williams, Sr. - Cyber Security
Utica University
Griffin Barasa, Sr. - Business/Finance
Damien Call, Gr. - MBA
Ryan McCardle, Jr. - Physical Education
Levi Spina, Gr. - MBA
Ben Wittman, Jr. - Physical Therapy
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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