KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its 2019-20 Honors Court and Team Academic Excellence Awards, featuring the Augustana men's basketball team.
 
Seven members of the 2019-20 squad earned a spot on the Honors Court for their efforts inside the classroom. To be eligible for the Honors Court, a student-athlete must be a junior or senior, hold a 3.2 or higher cumulative GPA, matriculated at least one year at their current institution and have a coach that is a member of the NABC. The follow Vikings earned the honors:
 
Tyler Riemersma, Data Science
Zach Scholten, Business Administration
Michael Schaefer, Business Administration
Matt Cartwright, Accounting
Eric Tiedman, Accounting
Tayton Vincent, STEM
Bodey Behrends, Media Studies
 
The seven juniors and seniors are part of more than 1,350 basketball student-athletes to earn the recognition across all divisions of college basketball. Augustana tied for the most honorees in the NSIC this year, and were part of 43 NSIC student-athletes to make the list.
 
In addition, the team as a whole was placed on the Team Academic Excellence Awards list, joining 309 other teams across NCAA Divisions I, II, II, NAIA and NJCAA. The award recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for the 2019-20 season.
 
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. For additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, go to www.nabc.com.