KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Butler and reigning BIG EAST Champion Seton Hall have been recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) with a Team Academic Excellence Award for the 2015-16 season. These awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by a men’s basketball team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2015-16 season.
Butler are Seton Hall among 26 NCAA Division I programs to receive the honor (there are 351 NCAA Division I men's basketball programs). They are two of eight teams to make the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament field.