18 Horizon League Basketball Players Named to NABC Honors Court

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eighteen Horizon League men’s basketball players earned a place on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, the organization announced today.

The 18 players represent seven different Horizon League programs, led by five from Valparaiso University.

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 or senior and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative G.P.A. of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year.
3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
4. Member of an NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution.

2012-13 NABC Honors Court – Horizon League

Cleveland State
Ludovic Ndaye, Jr. – Pre-Med

Detroit
Ray McCallum, Jr. – Communication Studies
Evan Bruinsma, Jr. – Business
Ugochukwu Njoku, Jr. – Software Engineering
Olumide Solanke, Jr. – Economics

Loyola
Ben Averkamp, Sr. – Biology
Bill Clark, Jr. – Biology

Milwaukee
Evan Richard, Jr. – Marketing
Christian Wolf, Sr. – Religious Studies

UIC
Hayden Humes, Jr. -- Management

Valparaiso
Vashil Fernandez, Jr. – International Business
Ben Boggs, Sr. – Sports Management
Ryan Broekhoff, Sr. – Kinesiology
Alex Rossi, Jr. – Business
David Chadwick, Jr. – Business

Youngstown State
Michael Podolsky, Jr. – Business Finance
Kendrick Perry, Jr. – Criminal Justice
Blake Allen, Sr. -- Accounting