KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Seven Southern Conference men’s basketball student-athletes earned spots on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for 2018-19, recognizing academic achievement for the year.

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:
- Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player.
- Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2018-19 academic year.
- Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
- Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.

The SoCon honorees were Samford’s Ruben Guerrero and Stefan Lakic; Chattanooga’s Jonathan Scott and Thomas Smallwood; and Western Carolina’s Seth Dugan, Onno Steger and Yalim Olcay.

The NABC’s full release can be found here.

SoCon student-athletes on 2018-19 NABC Honors Court
Ruben Guerrero, Samford
Stefan Lakic, Samford
Jonathan Scott, Chattanooga
Thomas Smallwood, Chattanooga
Seth Dugan, Western Carolina
Onno Steger, Western Carolina
Yalim Olcay, Western Carolina