Missouri Baptist Spartans
MVC, OVC & MBU Honors Court Members
Editor: The following is part of a press release from nabc.org.
(Kansas City, MO) – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the 2017-18 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. The NABC encourages you to share the success of these student-athletes using#NABCHonorsCourt.
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 2017-18 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.
Missouri Valley Honors
Bradley Braves
Callum Barker ~ Peter Hurley ~ Donte Thomas ~ Luuk van Bree
Drake Bulldogs
Sam Jones ~ Kory Kuenstling ~ Nick McGlynn ~ C.J. Rivers ~ Casey Schlatter ~ Reed Timmer ~ Graham Woodward
Loyola Ramblers
Clayton Custer ~ Nick Dinardi ~ Ben Richardson
Southern Illinois Salukis
Marcus Bartley
Ohio Valley Conference
Austin Peay Governors
Zach Glotta
Bellmont Bruins
Seth Adelsperger ~ Tyler Hadden ~ Austin Luke ~ Burton Sampson ~ Dylan Windler
Southern Illinois Cougars
Jaylen McCoy ~ D’Quan Applewhite
Missouri Baptist University
Pablo Hernandez ~ Karson King ~ Zach Beel
Our friends at godrakebulldogs.com tell us the seven Bulldogs named to the honors court is tied with Utah Valley as the two teams with the most honorees from one team.