Simpson receives NABC Team Academic Excellence Award honor

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A day after leading the nation with 11 student-athletes on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court, the Simpson men's basketball team received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year on Thursday.

The Storm compiled a team grade-point average of 3.49 inside the classroom, matching last year's GPA. Simpson received plenty of accolades off the hardwood this season after the squad led the American Rivers Conference with 10 academic all-conference nominees. In addition to the team honors, Conor Riordan was tabbed Academic All-America for the second year in a row.

To view the complete list of 2019-20 NABC Team Academic Excellence Award winners, click HERE

In order to earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA must count the grade-point averages of all men's student-athletes who competed during the 2019-20 season.

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.