KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC has announced the recipients of the 2025-26 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing achievement in the classroom by men’s college basketball teams and individual players. Seventeen PBC players were named to the NABC Honors Court. Columbus State led the way for PBC schools with seven selections, North Georgia added five selections, Clayton State had three and Augusta added two. Augusta and North Georgia both also received Team Academic Excellence Awards.
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. The NABC’s academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
“College basketball student-athletes do incredible things on the court, but their achievements in the classroom are equally worthy of celebration,” said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. “Education is one of the NABC’s core values, and the hundreds of programs and thousands of athletes represented on these awards reinforce the commitment to academic success that exists across all levels of our sport.”
Over 2,300 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2025-26.
NABC Honors Court - PBC Honorees
Augusta University Evan Joyner Public Administration Grad.
Augusta University Kyndon Wilburg Cybersecurity Jr.
Clayton State University Andre Young Business Jr
Clayton State University DJ Wright Business Administration Grad.
Clayton State University Justin Evans Interdisciplinary Studies Sr.
Columbus State University Davis Byrnes General Business Jr.
Columbus State University Jackson Harris Chemistry Jr.
Columbus State University Marlon Smith General Business Sr.
Columbus State University Nathan Eroh Biology Jr.
Columbus State University Pascal Volz Communication Jr.
Columbus State University Promise Idiaru Interdisciplinary Studies Sr.
Columbus State University Tre Moore Public Administration Grad.
University of North Georgia Cooper Kowalski Finance Jr.
University of North Georgia Jake Stephens Management Jr.
University of North Georgia Jameel Rideout Management Sr.
University of North Georgia Jojo Peterson Information Systems Sr.
University of North Georgia Stephen Akwiwu Computer Science Jr