Storm men’s basketball earn accolades from NABC
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Simpson College men's basketball team placed seven on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court and also received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for a fifth straight season.
Rhett Darland, Alec Hinson, Chris Honz, Jack Seward, Sam Schlegel, Kade Tatkenhorst and Bryce Yoder tallied the honor, while Hinson, Schlegel and Tatkenhorst are two-time selections.
Since the 2018-19 campaign, the Storm have had 28 student-athletes land on the NABC Coaches Honors Court while leading the nation twice.
As a unit, Simpson was one of two schools from the American Rivers Conference to earn the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award.
In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. A student-athlete must be a junior or senior and a varsity player, have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year, be at their current institution for at least one year and be member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I institution with a NABC member coach.
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. For additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, go to www.nabc.com.
