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DU Pioneers men’s basketball earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award | Colorado Sunshine

By Chris Schmaedeke chris.schmaedeke@gazette.com,

14 hours ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Jn3tl_0uSs0GVM00 — SIOUX FALLS, SD - MARCH 9: Carlos Fuentes #11 of the Denver Pioneers celebrates a three pointer with his teammates against the UMKC Kangaroos at the 2024 Summit League Basketball Championship at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Photo by Dave Eggen/Inertia) Dave Eggen

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The University of Denver men's basketball program received the 2023-24 NABC (National Association of Basketball Coaches) Team Academic Excellence Award for the third-consecutive year, the coaches association announced on Monday.

In addition to the team award on Monday, eight student-athletes from last year's roster were named to the 2023-24 NABC Honors Court for their individual performances in the classroom. The eight selected student-athletes tied for second most in the country among Division I men's basketball programs.

As a team, the Pioneers capped off a great year in the classroom with a program-record 3.669 grade point average in the spring quarter to elevate the GPA as a whole last season to 3.402.

The eight award winners were Ben Bowen, Carlos Fuentes, Drake Muller, Isaiah Addo-Ankrah, Jaxon Brenchley, Pedro Lopez-Sanvicente, Touko Tainamo and Tyson Garff.

("Colorado Sunshine" celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)

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