Upper Iowa's men's basketball team and 14 individuals earned academic recognition from the National Association of Basketball Coaches, or NABC. The Peacocks were one of more than 300 programs across the nation to be receive a NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards, while the 14 individuals all earned a spot on the 2021-22 NABC Honors Court.
 
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize men's basketball programs that completed the 2021-22 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2021-22 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
 
The NABC recognized more than 2,000 men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. Upper Iowa's 14 men's basketball players that grabbed a place in the Honors Court include Baden Noenig, Brennan Sefrit, Cade Moritz, Connor Duax, Lucas Duax, Max Duax, Dylan Jones, Jackson Foley, Jackson Joens, Jake Hilmer, Jareese Williams, Joe Smoldt, Sam Allen and Travis Goede.
  
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "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. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.com.