Plus Nova’s star freshman waiting for clearance, players with two fouls, and more
Some news and notes from this week:
Not just ballers: The Big East announced that over 2,000 athletes were selected as members of the 2015-16 Big East All-Academic team. On the basketball side, St. John’s placed outgoing senior Felix Balamou and now-sophomores Malik Ellison and Federico Mussini on the All-Academic team. Women’s basketball added Sandra Udobi-Ofogu and Akina Wellere to the list.
Some other notable names reaching the All Academic list:
Baseball’s Ty Blankmeyer and Thomas Hackimer, both drafted by MLB teams this spring; women’s goalkeeper Diana Poulin, along with sophomore forwards Lucy Whipp and Christina Bellero, senior midfielder Emily Cubbage and many others; Lacrosse’s Jason Bonanno, and many, many more - for a total of 203 names from the Red Storm’s scholarship athletic programs.