IRVING, Texas – The University of Memphis Athletics' record-smashing numbers in the academics realm continue for 2019-20 with the American Athletic Conference's release of the league's All-Academic Team Thursday. The Tigers placed a school-record 283 student-athletes on the conference's All-Academic Team.
This year's 283 AAC All-Academic honorees shattered the previous mark of 216 in 2017-18. It is the fourth straight year Memphis has placed 200 or more student-athletes on the conference's All-Academic Team.
In addition, women's soccer received an AAC Team Academic Excellence Award Thursday. UofM Athletics now has earned 29 AAC Team Academic Excellence Awards since joining the league prior to the 2013-14 campaign.