Kansas City, Mo. – On Tuesday, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the recipients of the 2021-22 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing outstanding achievement in the classroom by collegiate men's basketball teams and student-athletes. For The City College of New York, the Beavers men's basketball program was one of over 300 programs from all levels of college basketball to receive the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award. In addition, five student-athletes were named to the NABC Honors Court.

"Academic success is a core value of the NABC and a priority shared by men's basketball programs across the country," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Excellence in the classroom requires hard work and dedication, and the NABC considers it a privilege to honor these deserving student-athletes and the coaches and staff who support them."

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2021-22 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 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

CCNY's NABC Honors Court Honorees
Amir Assani (Bronx, NY/Manhattan Center for Science & Math) | Psychology
Dashaun Galloway (East Orange, NJ/Payne Tech/Bloomfield Tech) | Economics
Jordan Williams (Brooklyn, NY/Medgar Evers College Prep) | Economics
Ralph Godfrey (Brooklyn, NY/Lehman Manhattan) | English
Yassine Sakhi (Harlem, NY/Manhattan Center for Science & Math) | Biochemistry (Sociology-Minor)

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, primarily 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.com.