TULSA, Okla. –– The University of Tulsa women's basketball star Kendrian Elliott and football student-athlete Robert Revels III were among 47 collegiate student-athletes selected as recipients of the 2019-20 Academic Momentum Award, it was announced today by The Scholar Baller program in conjunction with the Institute for Sports and Social Justice (ISSJ).
Elliott and Revels III were first-team selections as both student-athletes majored in organizational studies. Each graduated earlier this month, but Revels III will return for his final season of football eligibility.
Top nominations were categorized into three teams based on each student-athlete's academic improvement and the impact each student-athlete's academic performance had on his or her classmates, teammates, academic advisors, and professors.