Cards' Men's Basketball Has Successful Fall Academic Semester
December 26, 2014 | Men's Basketball, Academic Services
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - While the University of Louisville men's basketball team has performed well on the court with its current unbeaten record (11-0), the Cardinals have excelled in the classroom as well.
The UofL men's basketball team produced a 3.33 combined GPA for the 2014 fall semester, the second-highest ever for the Cardinals. A total of 15 of 16 Cardinals earned a 3.0 or better for the fall semester, including seven individuals with a 3.4 or above. The men's basketball team has been around a collective 3.0 GPA for 13 consecutive semesters.
The academic achievement is not new to the Cardinals. Louisville received an NCAA Public Recognition Award in 2013 and 2014 for ranking among the top 10 percent in men's basketball in the Academic Progress Rate, which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation for student-athletes.
UofL's men's basketball team has earned its league's last four Team Academic Excellence Awards, which recognizes the highest collective grade-point averages in each of the conference's 23 sports (2014 American Athletic Conference, 2011-13 Big East). The team produced a collective 3.40 grade point average for the 2013-14 academic year.
