The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced on Wednesday the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, which includes Lake Forest College players Aram Arslanian, Sam Husting, Michael Drew Jr., and Blake Godbold.
The NABC Honors Court recognizes men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season, noting the talents and gifts these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom. 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 2019-20 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.
Arslanian, a business major, and Husting, a finance major, were also members of the Honors Court last year. The senior guards combined to score 1,702 points, connect on 299 three-pointers, and add 601 rebounds, 285 assists, and 142 steals during their Forester careers. Both players were selected as team captains before the season and were named Academic All-Midwest Conference earlier this week.
Drew and Godbold transferred to Lake Forest prior to the 2019-20 academic year and averaged 6.2 and 5.1 points per game, respectively, as juniors this season. Drew is a psychology and French double-major while Godbold is majoring in business and joined Arslanian and Husting on the list of Academic All-MWC honorees.
Lake Forest finished the 2019-20 season with an overall record of 13-13 and a league mark of 10-8. The Foresters also qualified for the four-team MWC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season.
National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court