University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Luther Named to 2016-17 NABC Honors Court
7/18/2017 10:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Rising senior Ryan Luther was named to the 2016-17 NABC Honors Court as announced Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The NABC Honors Court recognizes those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.
In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. Recipients must be a junior or senior academically with a 3.2 or higher GPA for the 2016-17 academic year. In addition, they must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
Former Panther Cameron Johnson was also named to the Honors Court. A total of 11 ACC student-athletes were named to the 2016-17 NABC Honors Court.
NABC Honors Court Selections from the ACC
School -Total (Student-Athletes)
Wake Forest - 3 (Britton Anderson, Troy Rike, Trent VanHorn)
Pitt - 2 (Ryan Luther, Cameron Johnson)
Louisville - 2 (David Levitch, Quentin Snider)
Miami [Fla.] - 2 (Davon Reed, Chris Stowell)
North Carolina - 1 (Aaron Rohlman)
Florida State - 1 (Brandon Allen)
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.org.
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