KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fifth consecutive campaign, the Suffolk men's basketball team was acknowledged for academics as the Rams picked up a Team Academic Excellence Award by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the national organization unveiled.
The award, which was created by the NABC Committee on Academics, has honored institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA for academic achievements over the last nine years with the Rams appearing on the list each of the last five. All of Suffolk's awards have come in the Jeff Juron era.
In order to achieve NABC Team Academic Excellence Award status, which started in 2012-13, programs much achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better during the 2020-21 academic year. For a full list of honorees, click here.
The blue-and-gold, who has picked up the distinction since 2016-17, is one of only two Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) teams to earn the feat this season along with Salve Regina.