KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Embry-Riddle men's basketball team has once again been recognized for its accomplishments in the classroom by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. For the seventh straight year, the Eagles have been honored with the NABC Team Academic Excellence award. Additionally, five individuals were named to the NABC Honors Court according to an announcement made by the NABC on Thursday.
The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher, while the NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student-athletes who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
The 11 members of Head Coach
Steve Ridder's 2024-25 squad combined for a team GPA of 3.354.
Jack Dillard (3.654 GPA, Computational Mathematics),
Jack Klinger (3.865, Business Administration),
Jerry Bracey II (3.359 GPA, Aviation Business Administration),
Milan Skoric (3.313 GPA, Business Administration and
Theo Stangas (3.656 GPA, Aerospace Engineering) were the five Eagles to claim Honors Court mention.
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.
