June 18, 2025

Men's Basketball Receives 2024-25 NABC Academic Excellence Award
KANSAS CITY, Mo.--- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced recipients of the 2024-25 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, including Asbury men's basketball and five AU student-athletes.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 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 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
2024-25 NABC Honors Court Asbury Recipients
Scott Shepherd | Pre-Medicine | So. | Hindman, Ky.
Turner Shouse | Sport Management | Jr. | Nicholasville, Ky.
Bryce Snellen | Youth Ministry | Jr. | Lawrenceburg, Ky.
Aaron Thompson | Sport Management | So. | Simpsonville, Ky.
Clayton Winter | Health & Physical Education | Gr. | Wilmore, Ky.
"Education is one of the NABC's five core values, and we are proud to recognize the academic accomplishments of these programs and individual student-athletes across our sport," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "The dedication and hard work of these athletes, along with their coaches and support staff members who prioritize academic success, deserve to be widely celebrated.
The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball. Over 2,400 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and nearly 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2024-25. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available here, and the following programs earned Team Academic Excellence Awards:
View the full list of NABC Academic Excellence Awards here.



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