USC Men's Basketball Earns NABC Academic Excellence Award
July 17, 2025 | Men's Basketball
The Trojans earned this award after having a team GPA higher than 3.0.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – USC Men's Basketball is the recipient of the National Association of Basketball Coaches' Team Academic Excellence award, the organization announced today.
This award is given to college basketball programs across all divisions that maintain a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.0 for the 2024-24 academic year. For the Trojans, the team put forward a 3.225 GPA during that time frame. This accolade adds to the team's successes from this year as they also had the highest semester GPA in program history during the spring with a 3.296.
The NABC also announced the student-athletes who earned a spot on the Honors Court. This award is given to student-athletes who are juniors, seniors or graduate students who kept at least a 3.2 GPA for the 2024-25 academic. The Trojans who received this accolade were:
Bryce Pope
Chibuzo Agbo
Clark Slajchert
Harrison Hornery
JD Plough
Matt Knowling
Rashaun Agee
Terrance Williams II
To see the full list of universities and student-athletes that received these awards, visit NABC.com.
This award is given to college basketball programs across all divisions that maintain a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.0 for the 2024-24 academic year. For the Trojans, the team put forward a 3.225 GPA during that time frame. This accolade adds to the team's successes from this year as they also had the highest semester GPA in program history during the spring with a 3.296.
The NABC also announced the student-athletes who earned a spot on the Honors Court. This award is given to student-athletes who are juniors, seniors or graduate students who kept at least a 3.2 GPA for the 2024-25 academic. The Trojans who received this accolade were:
Bryce Pope
Chibuzo Agbo
Clark Slajchert
Harrison Hornery
JD Plough
Matt Knowling
Rashaun Agee
Terrance Williams II
To see the full list of universities and student-athletes that received these awards, visit NABC.com.
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