The Lake Forest College men's basketball team was among those honored for their work in the classroom on Wednesday with a Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches Association (NABC).
After a late start, Lake Forest teams finished strong in 2020-21 and achieved a level of success the Foresters have become accustomed to over the years.
The Lake Forest College men's basketball team fell 80-57 to visiting Ripon College on Saturday, one week after the Red Hawks defeated the Foresters in Ripon.
The Lake Forest College men's basketball team was unable to maintain its halftime lead and fell 67-59 to visiting Benedictine University in the Foresters' first home game of the season.
Lake Forest College's first athletic competitions of 2021 will be on the basketball court as the Forester women's basketball team hosts Milwaukee School of Engineering on Tuesday and the men travel to Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday.
Fred Broda '68 was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday for his performance between January 28 and February 3 during his first two years at the College.
Tom Lewis '61 was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday for averaging 23 points and nine rebounds per contest during three road games early in his senior season.
The Midwest Conference (MWC) Presidents Council announced this morning that it will not sponsor league competition, including championships, for fall and winter sports during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Karl Maass '78 was named Forester Athlete of the Week on Thursday for helping get his team's historic 1976-77 and 1977-78 seasons started victoriously.
The Midwest Conference announced Monday that it will suspend league competition through December 31. The Presidents of the ten member institutions made the decision in coordination with representative athletic directors in order to protect the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, staff and administration, their families, and broader campus and local communities.
The Midwest Conference announced Tuesday that it is moving forward with plans to host intercollegiate athletic competition for the fall 2020 season barring changes in infection rates in the Midwest.