2025-26 NABC Academic Awards

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Menlo Men's Basketball demonstrated its well-rounded focus as a program in earning the National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Excellence Award while five Oaks were rewarded for their hard work in the classroom with selections to the NABC Honors Court as announced on Wednesday.

Leading The Break
From a victorious Pacific West Conference opener at Azusa Pacific to an exciting finish with victories over Chaminade and Vanguard in the season's final week, the Oaks' 2025-26 campaign featured numerous highlights including multiple program records being broken.

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes programs that completed the 2025-26 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. Supporting a 3.24 GPA, Menlo Men's Basketball was one of over 400 programs to receive the honor this season.

NABC Honors Court
Salim Arikat – Finance

Marvin Brumfield – International Business

Gavin Malouf – Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Max Sheridan – Sports Management

Devon Woods – Entrepreneurship & Innovation

For a student-athlete to earn a spot on the NABC Honors Court they must be of upperclassmen standing (junior, senior, or graduate student) as well as finish the 2025-26 academic year with at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA. The Oaks' quintet was among the more than 2,300 honorees.

This marks the Oaks' fourth NABC Team Academic Excellence Award as well as Menlo's third year with at least five NABC Honors Court members, exemplifying the program's continued emphasis on the importance of competitive and academic balance as collegiate student-athletes.