KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Seven WAC men's basketball players -
Trayvon Palmer of Chicago State, Grand Canyon's
Adrian Carrion,
Matt Jackson and
Gerard Martin,
Lew Stallworth of UT Rio Grande Valley, and Utah Valley's
Andrew Bastien and
Isaac Neilson - have been named to the 2016-17 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court.
The NABC Honors Court recognizes men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2016-17 season. In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must be a junior or senior academically and a varsity player, must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year, must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution and must be a member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
The WAC honorees are listed below and the complete list of NABC Honors Court can be found
here.
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Major |
| Andrew Bastien |
Utah Valley |
Sr. |
Communications |
| Adrian Carrion |
Grand Canyon |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Matt Jackson |
Grand Canyon |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Gerard Martin |
Grand Canyon |
Jr. |
Sports Management |
| Isaac Neilson |
Utah Valley |
Sr. |
Business Management |
| Trayvon Palmer |
Chicago State |
Sr. |
Management |
| Lew Stallworth |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
Jr. |
Mass Communications |