NEW YORK - A total of eight CUNY Athletic Conference men's basketball student-athletes were recently recognized for their academic prowess by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

In addition, Baruch was named a recipient of the Team Academic Excellence Award.  The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2025-26 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.

The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men’s basketball players who finished the 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

The NABC’s academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.

Over 2,300 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and nearly 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2025-26. 

CUNY Athletic Conference
2025-26 NABC Honors Court Honorees

Baruch
Cole Bailey
Jack Gordon
Mussa Kone
Leyi Adebayo
Tully Campbell

CCNY
Zach Peysakhovich

Lehman
Kesean Tracy
Kofi Mends

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