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. Florida Tech Men's Basketball in it's first season under Head Coach Will Murphy, has earned the Team Academic Award after posting a 3.48 GPA in the 2025-26 academic year. The Panthers also had six players named to the NABC Honor Court.
Logan Allen, Matt Daulerio, Konstantinos Lagos, Grant Lovette, Noah Van Bibber and Ca'Darrius Sowell all posted GPA's above a 3.2 to earn their spots on the Honor Court. Allen and Lagos earn this honor for their dedication to excellence in the classroom for the second consecutive year.
Head Coach Will Murphy on his team's academic achievement, "At Florida Tech, we're building a championship culture founded on Sweat Equity and Grit & Growth. Having six scholar-athletes earn NABC Honors Court recognition while our program received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award reflects our commitment to excellence in every aspect of the scholar-athlete experience".
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.
"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."
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