KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced the 2025-26 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference boasted 27 honorees across eight member institutions. To view the entire 2025-26 NABC Honors Court, click here.
The NABC Honors Court recognizes junior, senior and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished the 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
This year marks the 14th-straight season 14 or more SCAC student-athletes have earned NABC Honors Court recognition. More impressively, this marks the fifth consecutive year 25 or more SCAC student-athletes earned this prestigious recognition.
The student-athletes hail from eight of the league's 12 member schools (in 2025-26), including Austin College, Colorado College, Concordia University (Tex.), University of Dallas, Hendrix College, LeTourneau University, University of the Ozarks (Ark.), and Texas Lutheran University. Colorado College and University of the Ozarks (Ark.) led all SCAC schools with 5 members on the NABC Honor Court each, followed by LeTourneau University (4), Texas Lutheran University (4), Austin College (3), University of Dallas (3), Hendrix College (2), and Concordia University (1).
The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.
Below are the 27 SCAC student-athletes who were recognized:
Austin College
Aiden Schnurr - Senior - Business Administration
Jacob Jackson - Senior - Business Administration
Jordan Hudgins - Senior - Psychology
Colorado College
Asher Nofziger - Senior - Economics
Noah Deitch - Senior - Finance
Orion Samikoglu - Junior - Business
Russell MacFarlane - Senior - Business
Ty Hendler - Junior - Business
Concordia University (Tex.)
Joey Ramirez - Senior - Kinesiology
University of Dallas
Johny Olmsted - Senior - Business
Michael Kennedy - Senior - Computer Science
Thomas Fleming - Junior - Business
Hendrix College
Colin Wade - Senior - English: Film and Media Studies
Zach Nolan - Junior - Physics
LeTourneau University
Alex Ferrell - Senior - Computer Science
Connor Miller - Senior - Criminal Justice
Jackson Mayes - Graduate Student - Strategic Leadership
Logan Brinkoeter - Junior - Business Finance
University of the Ozarks (Ark.)
Dylan Archey - Junior - Finance
Dylan Ducharme - Senior - Finance/Marketing
Jagger Worley - Junior - Health Science
Luke Proctor - Senior - Business Technology Education
Tyce Gentry - Senior - Management
Texas Lutheran University
Alejandro Jaurrieta - Junior - Kinesiology
Carter Lewis - Junior - Kinesiology
Isaac Orozco - Senior - Integrated Studies
Kristopher Jones - Senior - Social Studies 7-12
In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:
1. Academically a junior, senior or graduate student and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.
3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.
Click here to see the full list of 2025-26 NABC Honors Court members.
