Seven MAAC Men's Basketball Student-Athletes Named to 2014-15 NABC Honors Court
MAAC Sports
EDISON, NJ – Seven Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) men’s basketball student-athletes were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 2014-15 Honors Court, announced today by the NABC.
The seven student-athletes include: Tourron Whitfield, Immanuel Thomas, and Eric Truog from Marist College, Zaid Hearst, Emanuel Binyam, and Justin Harris of Quinnipiac University, and Siena College’s Brett Bisping.
The NABC Honors Court recognizes those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.
In order to be named to the Honors court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The student-athletes must academically be a junior or senior varsity player. They must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2014-15 academic year. The students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution, and finally they must be a member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
2014-15 NABC Honors Court
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Name
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School
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Year
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Major
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Tourron Whitfield
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Marist College
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Sr.
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Business Administration
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Immanuel Thomas
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Marist College
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Sr.
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Criminal Justice
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Eric Truog
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Marist College
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Jr.
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Business Administration
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Zaid Hearst
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Quinnipiac University
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Sr.
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Communications
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Emanuel Binyam
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Quinnipiac University
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Sr.
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Marketing
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Justin Harris
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Quinnipiac University
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Jr.
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Business Management
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Brett Bisping
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Siena College
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Jr.
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Finance
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