KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC on Tuesday announced the recipients of the 2021-22 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men's basketball teams and student-athletes.

The Juniata men's basketball team was recognized for earning a combined team GPA of above a 3.0. Kohl Bernarding (Cochranton, Pa. / Cochranton), John Kelly (Philadelphia, Pa. / Roman Catholic), Griffin LaCarte (Belle Vernon, Pa. / Belle Vernon), and Nick Rigby (Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon Area) made the NABC Honors Court as upperclassmen who earned at least a 3.2.  

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. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior, and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. 

The NABC's academic awards include honorees from all levels of college basketball.

"Academic success is a core value of the NABC and a priority shared by men's basketball programs across the country," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Excellence in the classroom requires hard work and dedication, and the NABC considers it a privilege to honor these deserving student-athletes and the coaches and staff who support them."

Over 2,000 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court, and over 300 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2021-22. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here, and the following programs earned Team Academic Excellence Awards: