NABC Release 

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The 2018-19 Saint John's University basketball team earned its seventh consecutive National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award on Thursday, July 11.

To be eligible for the honor, a college or university must submit the grade points earned and hours attempted for each player on its official squad list for the academic year and carry a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The 23 Johnnies on the official roster combined for a 3.30 GPA.

The NABC is scheduled to announce its 2018-19 Honors Court next week.

SJU (23-5, 17-3 MIAC) won its sixth MIAC Playoff championship in program history (first since 2001) and made its second consecutive NCAA Division III Tournament appearance in 2018-19, ending the season ranked No. 23 nationally. The Johnnies ended the 2018-19 season as the Division III statistical leader in shooting percentage (.536), second in rebound margin (+12.6 rpg.), third in scoring margin (+18.0 ppg.) and eighth in three-point percentage (.407).