KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Seven Embry-Riddle Men's Basketball student-athletes were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court on Tuesday, marking a program record for number of honorees while leading the Sunshine State Conference.

Jon Alessandro (Business Administration), Romeo Crouch (Business Administration), Calvin Freeman II (Aviation Business Administration), Elijah Jenkins (Mechanical Engineering), Nikola Jerotic (Business Administration), Danny Sully (Mechanical Engineering), David Velasco (Aerospace Engineering) all earned Honors Court distinction, bringing ERAU's program total to 32 honors since the program began in 2007.

Jenkins joins Andy Schleitwiler as the only three-time Honors Court awardee in program history, while Crouch earns his second straight Honors Court selection.

In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria: academically a junior or senior undergraduate and a varsity player with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year.

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.