Earlier this morning two members of the Virginia Cavaliers’ men’s basketball team were named to the All-ACC Academic team. Front-court teammates Jayden Gardner and Kadin Shedrick each earned the honors.
Of note, this past season Gardner led Virginia in scoring with 15.3 points per game while Shedrick blocked 1.91 shots per game, good for third in the conference.
According to UVA Media Relations, the minimum necessary grade point average to make the All-Academic team is a 3.0 in the most recent finished semester and an overall 3.0 GPA for an athlete’s academic career. Of course, a player’s successes on the court are considered in addition to those in the classroom.