The Case Western Reserve University men's basketball team was announced as a recipient of the National Association of Baseball Coaches (NABC) Fifth-Annual Team Academic Excellence Award, based on their acheivements in the classroom during the 2016-17 season.
The award recognizes all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA teams with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better during the 2016-17 campaign. The grade point averages of all student-athletes who competed during the season are included in the team GPA.
Case Western Reserve men's basketball players finished the year with a combined 3.51 team GPA.
The Spartans will open their 2017-18 season on Friday, November 17 by hosting the annual Stephanie Tubbs Jones Memorial Tournament.