KANSAS CITY, Mo. –- Four College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) men’s basketball teams received Team Academic Excellence Awards from the National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) and 33 student-athletes were named to the NABC Honors Court, according to a Thursday announcement from the organization.
 
Carthage, Elmhurst, Illinois Wesleyana and Wheaton earned the Team Academic Exellence Awards. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. Players from Carroll, Carthage, Elmhurst, Illinois Wesleyan and Wheaton were recognized.
 
The NABC’s academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball. Over 2,400 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and nearly 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2024-25. 
 
2024-25 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards
Carthage
Elmhurst
Illinois Wesleyan
Wheaton
 
2025-25 NABC Honors Court
Carroll
Evan Bland
Dominic Burns
Nick Janega
Jacob Naber
Kobe Simpson
Kylo Simpson
Justin Steinike
Erik Victorson
 
Carthage
Ryan Grantham
AJ Johnson
Adam Kemp
Pat Laurich
Mason Miller
AJ Williams
 
Elmhurst
Dylan Engler
Robert Roskiewicz
Dominic Trelenberg
John Witcher
 
Illinois Wesleyan
Marko Anderson
Trey Bazzell
Nathan Boldt
Karlo Colak
Shane Miller
Nick Roper
Nick Tingley
Hakim Williams
Harrison Wilmsen
 
Wheaton
Cody Appleton
Nathan Clark
Noah Hedrick
Kyle Neibch
Steven Schultz
Cooper Starks