NABC ACADEMIC AWARD RECIPIENTS

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released the recipients of the 2021-22 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and members of the NABC Honors Court, naming recognizing Roger Williams University as a team and naming four Hawks to the Honors Court.

In order to receive the Team Academic Excellence Award, a team must complete the academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.  The NABC Honors Court, consists of juniors, seniors, and graduate students who hold a 3.2 cumulative GPA or higher.
 
As a team the Hawks posted a team GPA of 3.265 during the 2021-22 academic year, while finishing as the No. 3 seed in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) during the regular season before falling in the CCC Tournament Quarterfinals.
 
Receiving NABC Honor Court Honors were John Ah Kao (Dumont, N.J.), Eli Harris (Falmouth, Mass.), Drew Hart (Cheshire, Conn.), and EJ Nelson (Essex Junction, Vt.)
 
Ah Kao, a junior engineering major, finished the season with a 3.25 GPA, while Harris closed out the academic year with a 3.24 GPA while majoring in biology.
 
Majoring in communications and media studies, Hart closed out his year holding a 3.75 GPA.  Nelson held a 3.24 GPA at the close of the 2021-22 academic year, majoring in business.
 
Roger Williams is one of four CCC schools to receive the Team Academic Excellence Award, alongside Salve Regina, Suffolk, and Wentworth.