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Gopher Men’s Basketball Honored by NABC For Academic Success
7/15/2026 10:55:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The University of Minnesota men's basketball team was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches with a Team Academic Excellence Award, announced today by the organization. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2025-26 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball. In order to earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA must count the grade point averages of all men's student-athletes who competed during the 2025-26 season.
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. Over 2,300 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2025-26. This included the following from Gopher men's basketball: Cade Tyson, Maximus Gizzi, RJ Spencer and Robert Vaihola.
The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball. In order to earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA must count the grade point averages of all men's student-athletes who competed during the 2025-26 season.
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. Over 2,300 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2025-26. This included the following from Gopher men's basketball: Cade Tyson, Maximus Gizzi, RJ Spencer and Robert Vaihola.
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