Women’s Basketball Among Nation’s Top Academic Leaders
May 12, 2020 | Women's Basketball
The Cardinals have ranked among the nation’s top 10 percent in the APR three straight years.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Louisville women's basketball team is among five Cardinal athletic teams which rank among the nation's leaders within their sports in the most recent Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released by the NCAA on Tuesday.
UofL's men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball teams are among the top 10 percent in their respective sports in the latest multiyear APR, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes.
It is the third straight year the Cardinals' women's basketball team has received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program.
The team achieved a 3.688 grade point average for the 2020 spring semester, which is the highest in the Coach Jeff Walz era over the last 13 years. Its 2019-20 academic year GPA of 3.415 was the second-highest in the Walz era.
The Cardinals have earned a GPA above 3.0 for 12 straight semesters and 11 of 16 team members made the Dean's List for the spring semester (3.5+ GPA).
In addition, Dana Evans and Jazmine Jones were both named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Four team members earned their degrees this semester, including Yacine Diop (M.S. in Sport Administration), Bionca Dunham (B.S. in Criminal Justice), Jones (B.S. in Criminal Justice with a minor in Communication), and Kylee Shook (B.A. in Communication with a minor in Sociology). Jessica Laemmle (B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice) graduated this past December.
Louisville's five teams are among nearly 1,400 teams from 326 Division I universities that were recognized for academic excellence for ranking among the top 10 percent of their sports in the most recent APR. Multiyear APRs for the most-recent single-year figures from 2018-19 for all Division I sports teams will be released on May 19. The process for determining an Academic Progress Rate score is included at this link.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
UofL's men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball teams are among the top 10 percent in their respective sports in the latest multiyear APR, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes.
It is the third straight year the Cardinals' women's basketball team has received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program.
The team achieved a 3.688 grade point average for the 2020 spring semester, which is the highest in the Coach Jeff Walz era over the last 13 years. Its 2019-20 academic year GPA of 3.415 was the second-highest in the Walz era.
The Cardinals have earned a GPA above 3.0 for 12 straight semesters and 11 of 16 team members made the Dean's List for the spring semester (3.5+ GPA).
In addition, Dana Evans and Jazmine Jones were both named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Four team members earned their degrees this semester, including Yacine Diop (M.S. in Sport Administration), Bionca Dunham (B.S. in Criminal Justice), Jones (B.S. in Criminal Justice with a minor in Communication), and Kylee Shook (B.A. in Communication with a minor in Sociology). Jessica Laemmle (B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice) graduated this past December.
Louisville's five teams are among nearly 1,400 teams from 326 Division I universities that were recognized for academic excellence for ranking among the top 10 percent of their sports in the most recent APR. Multiyear APRs for the most-recent single-year figures from 2018-19 for all Division I sports teams will be released on May 19. The process for determining an Academic Progress Rate score is included at this link.
For the latest on Louisville women's basketball, visit GoCards.com, or follow the team's Twitter account at @UofLWBB or on Facebook at facebook.com/UofLWBB.
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