Men's Basketball | 3/20/2020 12:18:39 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -  The MIAA announced its Academic Awards for the 2019-2020 men’s and women’s basketball seasons. Almost 140 men’s and women’s student-athletes were recognized for their classroom achievements including more than 10 who achieved Academic Excellence and nearly 20 that qualified as Scholar-Athletes.

The prestigious Academic Excellence Award was achieved by more than 10 student-athletes in basketball. An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The complete list of Academic Excellence members for the 2019-2020 men’s basketball season is available here and the complete list for the 2019-2020 women’s basketball season is available here.

The distinction of Scholar-Athlete went to nearly 20 student-athletes in the two winter sports. A Scholar-Athlete is an individual that has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The student-athlete must also earn All-MIAA honors in the sport for the 2019-2020 season. To see the complete list of Scholar-Athletes for the men’s basketball season, click here and to see the complete list for the women’s basketball season, click here.

Almost 140 student-athletes earned Academic Honor Roll honors for the 2019-2020 men’s and women’s basketball seasons. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll list, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. The complete list of men’s basketball Academic Honor Roll recipients is available here and the complete list of women’s basketball recipients is available here.