University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols Earn NABC Team Academic Excellence Award; Six Named to NABC Honors Court
July 22, 2024 | Men's Basketball, Tennessee Tailored
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its team and individual academic honors for the 2023-24 academic year and the University of Tennessee men's basketball program collected accolades in both categories.
UT achieved the Team Academic Excellence Award, becoming one of just three SEC programs, alongside Auburn and Vanderbilt, to earn the distinction in each of the last three years.
The list recognizes men's basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Tennessee netted the award by virtue of the squad's 3.32 GPA.
Additionally, six Vols earned placement on the NABC Honors Court, which recognizes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2023-24 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and attend a four-year institution.
Individually, returners Grant Hurst (Recreation and Sport Management) and Jahmai Mashack (Psychology) collected NABC Honors Court plaudits for their academic diligence.
Departing seniors Colin Coyne (Business Administration), Dalton Knecht (Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications) and Josiah-Jordan James (Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications) each garnered the recognition in their final season of collegiate eligibility.
Jonas Aidoo (Journalism and Electronic Media) also made the cut.
A full list of 2023-24 NABC Honors Court recipients is available HERE.
UT achieved the Team Academic Excellence Award, becoming one of just three SEC programs, alongside Auburn and Vanderbilt, to earn the distinction in each of the last three years.
The list recognizes men's basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Tennessee netted the award by virtue of the squad's 3.32 GPA.
Additionally, six Vols earned placement on the NABC Honors Court, which recognizes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2023-24 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and attend a four-year institution.
Individually, returners Grant Hurst (Recreation and Sport Management) and Jahmai Mashack (Psychology) collected NABC Honors Court plaudits for their academic diligence.
Departing seniors Colin Coyne (Business Administration), Dalton Knecht (Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications) and Josiah-Jordan James (Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications) each garnered the recognition in their final season of collegiate eligibility.
Jonas Aidoo (Journalism and Electronic Media) also made the cut.
A full list of 2023-24 NABC Honors Court recipients is available HERE.
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