Eight Men's Hoops Ivies Named To NABC Honors Court

Courtesy of NABC.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Eight Ivy League men’s basketball players were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, recognizing those collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2009-10 season.

Brown led all NCAA Division I teams with six honorees -- graduated seniors Steve Gruber and Matt Mullery and rising seniors Garrett Leffelman, Peter Sullivan, Chris Taylor and Adrian Williams -- and Harvard boasted graduated seniors Pat Magnarelli and Doug Miller to the list.

The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that men’s basketball players possess off the court, and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. In order to qualify for the honors court, the student-athlete must be an upperclassman and carry a 3.2 gpa or higher at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 academic year, and play for an NCAA or NAIA institution.

All six Brown players were major contributors for the Bears, with each player earning a starting role during the season, while Miller started all 29 games for the Crimson and Magnarelli saw time in 21 games.