Cardinals Place Six on 2017 All-ACC Academic Men’s Basketball Team
March 01, 2017 | Men's Basketball, Academic Services
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Six University of Louisville men's basketball players have been named to the annual All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men's Basketball team, as announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.
Earning the honor for the Cardinals are Deng Adel, Tony Hicks, V.J. King, Anas Mahmoud, Quentin Snider and Raymond Spalding. The six selections for Louisville was a league-high on the 27-member team. Pittsburgh placed three on the squad while seven schools had two selections each. Louisville placed seven members on the team each of the past two seasons in the ACC.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. It was the third straight year that Snider has been honored on the team and the second time that Adel and Spalding have earned the recognition.
Miami senior Davon Reed received the 2017 Skip Prosser Award, presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in ACC men's basketball. It is named in memory of Wake Forest head basketball coach George Edward "Skip" Prosser, who passed away on July 26, 2007. Prosser compiled a 291-146 career record in 14 seasons as a head coach, including a 126-68 mark in his six years with Wake Forest. Every Wake Forest senior he coached graduated, and the Deacons placed nine players on the annual All-ACC Academic Basketball Team during his tenure.
The seventh-ranked Cardinals (23-6, 11-5 ACC) have had a successful year both on the court and academically. In the 2016 fall semester, 11 of 15 men's basketball student-athletes achieved a 3.0 or better grade point average and the Cardinals posted a collective 3.18 GPA.
The 2017 All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team is as follows: 2017 All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team
Player, Class, School Hometown Major
Deng Adel, So., Louisville Melbourne, Australia Sports Administration
Grayson Allen, Jr., Duke Jacksonville, Fla. Psychology
Tyus Battle, Fr., Syracuse Edison, N.J. Information Management
Bruce Brown, Fr., Miami Boston, Mass. Sport Administration
Gabe DeVoe, Jr., Clemson Shelby, N.C. Marketing
Torin Dorn, So., NC State Charlotte, N.C. Communication
Trent Forrest, Fr., Florida State Chipley, Fla. Sport Management
T.J. Gibbs, Fr., Notre Dame Scotch Plains, N.J. Undeclared
Devon Hall, Jr., Virginia Virginia Beach, Va. Media Studies
Tony Hicks, Gr., Louisville South Holland, Ill. Human Resources
Avry Holmes, Gr., Clemson Salem, Ore. Athletic Leadership
Chase Jeter, So., Duke Las Vegas, Nev. Cultural Anthropology
Cameron Johnson, So., Pittsburgh Moon Township, Pa. Communication
V.J. King, Fr., Louisville Cleveland, Ohio Sports Administration
Ryan Luther, Jr., Pittsburgh Gibsonia, Pa. College of Business
Tyler Lydon, So., Syracuse Elizaville, N.Y. Communications
Anas Mahmoud, Jr., Louisville Cairo, Egypt Sports Administration
Luke Maye, So., North Carolina Huntersville, N.C. Business Administration
Justin Moore, Fr., Georgia Tech San Diego, Calif. Business Administration
Josh Okogie, Fr., Georgia Tech Snellville, Ga. Business Administration
Rex Pflueger, So., Notre Dame Dana Point, Calif. Undeclared
Davon Reed, Sr., Miami Ewing, N.J. Sport Administration
Justin Robinson, So., Virginia Tech Manassas, Va. University Studies
Quentin Snider, Jr., Louisville Louisville, Ky. Communication
Raymond Spalding, So., Louisville Louisville, Ky. Communication
Andrew White III, Gr., Syracuse Richmond, Va. Industrial Design
Omer Yurtseven, Fr., NC State Istanbul, Turkey Engineering
