KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) has announced the recipients of the 2021-22 Academic Awards. The Trine University men's basketball team had six student-athletes named to the Honors Court for their efforts in the classroom.
To be eligible for the NABC Honors Court, a men's basketball junior, senior or graduate student must finish the 2021-22 school year with a 3.2 cumulative grade point average or higher.
Seniors Nick Bowman [Angola, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern], Mitchell Geller [Huntington, Ind. / Huntington North], Griffin Lorimer [Spring Lake, Mich. / Spring Lake], Aiden Warzecha [Milford, Mich. / Milford] and Bryce Williams [Archbold, Ohio / Archbold] along with junior Connor Jones [Danville, Ind. / Danville] were recognized by the NABC as members of the Honors Court.
Bowman, Lorimer and Williams each become two-time Honors Court members after being named in the 2020-21 school year as well. On the floor, the group of six finished the season with an 18-9 record and an appearance in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament Semifinals.
The Trine men's basketball team also received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award. This goes out to programs who complete the 2021-22 academic year with a team grade point average of 3.0 or above.