KANSAS CITY, Mo.  – The St. Scholastica men's basketball program earned its eleventh consecutive Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and three players were named to the Honors Court; it was announced on Monday afternoon.

Head coach David Staniger's team earned the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for the eleventh year in a row. The award recognizes programs that completed the academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Over 2,100 players from over 360 programs from across the country received awards for the 2023-24 academic year.
 
The three players recognized were seniors Luke Raymond and Noah Winesett, each earning their second award, and junior Jacquez Overstreet (Appleton, Wis./Oshkosh West (Marian University)). who is a first-time recipient. CSS has had 66 players named to the NABC Honors Court since 2004-05. 

The NABC Honors Court recognizes men's college basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the previous season. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:

1. Academically a junior, senior or graduate student and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the academic year.
3. Member of a four-year institution with at least one active NABC-member coach.