The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the recipients of the 2021-22 NABC Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, naming Southwestern men's basketball among the schools recognized for their outstanding academic achievement. 

Southwestern's Chris Ojonta, Jared McCormack, Josh Jones, Kyle Poerschke, Leo Toussaint, Mason Murphy, Preston Hannah, and Zac Black were also recognized individually as members of the NABC Honors Court. 

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2021-22 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 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. 

The NABC's academic awards include honorees from all levels of college basketball.

"Academic success is a core value of the NABC and a priority shared by men's basketball programs across the country," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Excellence in the classroom requires hard work and dedication, and the NABC considers it a privilege to honor these deserving student-athletes and the coaches and staff who support them."

Over 2,000 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court, and over 300 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2021-22. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.