Eastern Wayne Today

DETROIT -- The 2023-24 Wayne State University men's basketball team has been honored with a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award. Individually, redshirt sophomore guard Justin Ross and senior guard Kaimen Lennox were named to the NABC Honors Court.

Ross maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.564 in Exercise and Sport Science, while Lennox holds a 3.467 GPA in Sport Management.

The NABC announced the recipients of the 2023-24 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, recognizing achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and individual players.

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards honor men's basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior, and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the academic year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

"The NABC is proud to celebrate these accomplished student-athletes, along with the coaches and staff who champion success in the classroom," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is a core value of the NABC, and the teams and athletes who earned these awards are proof that academic achievement remains a priority across every level of our sport."

Over 2,100 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court, and over 360 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2023-24.