APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team has again been honored with the Team Academic Excellence Award by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and four Vikings were named to the Honors Court.
This marks the second consecutive year Lawrence has picked up the team award and had four student-athletes on the Honors Court. The Vikings posted a team grade point average of 3.10 for the 2014-15 academic year.
To be eligible for the team award, a team must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Individuals must have a minimum 3.2 grade point average and be a junior or senior to earn a place on the Honors Court.
Senior Andrew Borresen (West Bend, Wis./Living Word Lutheran), a history major, was named to the Honors Court for the second consecutive year after earning a 3.92 GPA. Senior Ryan DePouw (Oconto, Wis./Oconto), also a history major, also was honored.
Juniors Troy Miller (Lake In The Hills, Ill./Huntley) and Jamie Nikitas (Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South) also were selected. Miller is a math and economics major, and Nikitas is an economics major.
Lawrence was one of three Midwest Conference schools to earn the team award. No school had more than Lawrence’s four selections to the Honors Court.