PLEASANTVILLE, NY - In keeping up with a strong academic tradition, the Pace Men's Basketball program has once again been recognized for its success in the classroom, earning a spot on the 2024-25 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence list. Additionally, six men's basketball student-athletes have been placed on the NABC Honors Court list. This marks the 10th consecutive season the team has received the distinction.

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior, and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

This specific academic award is presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball while over 2,400 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and nearly 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2024-25.

Pace Men's Basketball finished the year with a 3.49 cumulative GPA for the 2024-25 year.

The six Pace men's basketball student-athletes are:
Bryce Aierstok (Jr. | Rhinebeck, N.Y. | Rhinebeck High School) - 3.87 GPA
Jabari Nurse (Jr. | Randolph, M.A. | New Hampton Prep) - 3.38 GPA
Jaden Kealey (Jr. | Center Moriches, N.Y. | Canterbury School) - 3.90 GPA
Jamaal Waters (r-Sr. | Hartford, C.T. | Sacred Heart High School) - 3.80 GPA
Justin O'Neill (Sr. | Bedford, N.H. | Tilton School - 3.72 GPA
Tray Alexander (Gr. | Freeport, N.Y. | Canterbury School) - 3.78 GPA

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