Four MBB Players Named to NABC Honors Court
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the 2021-22 NABC Honors Court on Tuesday, recognizing those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.
Four student-athletes from Mitchell College were recognized. Tyler Peretz earned the honor for the second time in his career while Hunter Baillargeon, Ahmani Browne and Samuel Jackson were first-time recipients. To be eligible for the award a student-athlete must be either a junior or senior academically and have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
The Mitchell men's basketball program has produced 16 NABC Honors Court honorees since 2018, the most by a New England Collegiate Conference institution during that span. Peretz is the third Mitchell player to earn the distinction twice, joining former teammates Domenico Santiago and Matt Finke.
Mitchell finished the season with an overall record of 17-11 and captured its third NECC Championship since 2014. The Mariners competed in the NCAA Championship but were eliminated in the opening round by top-ranked and eventual national champion Randolph-Macon College.
Click here for the complete list of honorees.
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 consisting primarily of 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.org.
