KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced 14 Gulf South Conference men’s basketball student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 Honors Courts, while three GSC programs were recognized with the Team Academic Excellence Award.

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The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2025-26 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 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

All student-athletes and teams were nominated by their respective coaches.
 
2025-26 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards
Christian Brothers
Union
West Alabama

2025-26 NABC Honors Court
Christian Brothers (2): Collin Anderson, Nigel Quaynor
Union (4): Knoah Carver, Liam McConnell, Patrick McConnell, Sam Youngblood
Valdosta State (3): Blaise Wallace, Ethan Pires, Michael Batchelor
West Alabama (5): Amillion Buggs, BJ Brown Jr., Caleb Parr, Jakobe Singleton, Tristan Watson