WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Succeeding on and off the court, the Purdue men's basketball team was honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for academic excellence in the classroom.
Four members of the squad were named to the Honors Court, while the entire squad earned Team Academic Excellence Awards.
To be named to the NABC Honors Court, players must own a cumulative 3.2 GPA and be a junior, senior or graduate student academically. For a team to earn an Academic Excellence Award, the program must have completed the 2023-24 academic year with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Players earning the distinction are Brian Waddell (3.22 GPA; General Management), Caleb Furst (3.65 GPA; Biomedical Health Services), Carson Barrett (3.35 GPA; Organization Leadership) and Chase Martin (3.57 GPA; Mechanical Engineering).
Meanwhile, the squad posted an impressive 3.12 GPA during the 2023-24 academic year and finished the spring semester with a 3.26 cumulative GPA among all its players. Seven returnees currently on the roster own a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better.
Purdue is one of four Big Ten teams recognized (Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State), and the only team to make last year's Final Four to be honored.
Four members of the squad were named to the Honors Court, while the entire squad earned Team Academic Excellence Awards.
To be named to the NABC Honors Court, players must own a cumulative 3.2 GPA and be a junior, senior or graduate student academically. For a team to earn an Academic Excellence Award, the program must have completed the 2023-24 academic year with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Players earning the distinction are Brian Waddell (3.22 GPA; General Management), Caleb Furst (3.65 GPA; Biomedical Health Services), Carson Barrett (3.35 GPA; Organization Leadership) and Chase Martin (3.57 GPA; Mechanical Engineering).
Meanwhile, the squad posted an impressive 3.12 GPA during the 2023-24 academic year and finished the spring semester with a 3.26 cumulative GPA among all its players. Seven returnees currently on the roster own a 3.0 cumulative GPA or better.
Purdue is one of four Big Ten teams recognized (Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State), and the only team to make last year's Final Four to be honored.