Three Cardinals Named to the NABC Honors Court
July 26, 2016 | Men's Basketball, Academic Services
Dillion Avare, Mangok Mathiang and David Levitch earn NABC Academic Honors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2015-16 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season on Tuesday.Â
Dillon Avare, Mangok Mathiang and David Levitch were three of the 657 student-athletes honored from more than 227 colleges and universities. Avare graduated early with a degree in economics this spring. Mathiang was named the ACC All-Academic Team and is majoring in communications. Levitch, a senior, is majoring in sports administration. All three athletes were named to the All-ACC Honor Roll earlier this month.Â
In order to be named to the NABC Honors Court, student-athletes had to meet a high standard of academic criteria that includes being either a junior or senior, a cumulative 3.20 or higher grade point average at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year, and have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
The Cardinals posted a 23-8 record during the 2015-16 season, finished fourth in the ACC and beat two Final Four participants in North Carolina and Syracuse. The Cardinals were ranked 16th in the Final Associated Press national rankings.
Located in Kansas City, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve and enhance the sport. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.Â
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Dillon Avare, Mangok Mathiang and David Levitch were three of the 657 student-athletes honored from more than 227 colleges and universities. Avare graduated early with a degree in economics this spring. Mathiang was named the ACC All-Academic Team and is majoring in communications. Levitch, a senior, is majoring in sports administration. All three athletes were named to the All-ACC Honor Roll earlier this month.Â
In order to be named to the NABC Honors Court, student-athletes had to meet a high standard of academic criteria that includes being either a junior or senior, a cumulative 3.20 or higher grade point average at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year, and have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
The Cardinals posted a 23-8 record during the 2015-16 season, finished fourth in the ACC and beat two Final Four participants in North Carolina and Syracuse. The Cardinals were ranked 16th in the Final Associated Press national rankings.
Located in Kansas City, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve and enhance the sport. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.Â
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