KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC has announced the recipients of the 2022-23 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and student-athletes.

From LMU, Cam Shelton, Keli Leaupepe, Michael Graham, Noah Taitz, and Kian Nader were all named to the NABC Honor Court. As a team, the Lions were recipients of the 2022-23 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award. 
 
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2022-23 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2022-23 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. 
 
The NABC's academic awards include honorees from all levels of college basketball.
 
"Education is a core value of the NABC, and we are privileged to recognize these outstanding student-athletes and the coaches and support staff who invest in their development," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "The hundreds of teams and thousands of players that qualified for NABC academic awards this season are a testament to our sport's ongoing prioritization of success in the classroom."
 
A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.
 
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