RIO GRANDE VALLEY – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced on Tuesday that forward Marek Nelson, who is on track to complete a Master of Business Administration in Marketing in August, and senior forward Malik Lawrence-Anderson, who graduated in the spring with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance after competing as part of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) men's basketball team the last two years, are part of the NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.
 
In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:
 
1. Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player. 
2. Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year. 
3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution. 
4. Member of an NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with an NABC member coach. 
 
The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.
 
Click here to view the 2021-22 NABC Honors Court recipients.
 
Nelson racked up the academic awards both throughout his career as a regular honoree for Academic All-Western Athletic Conference (twice) and AD Honor Roll (five times). Additionally, Nelson was also named to the 2021-22 Academic All-District_® Men's Basketball First Team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, in February, and the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) 20^th Annual Scholar-Athlete Team, presented by ARMS Software. Nelson graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance during the summer of 2021.
 
This is Lawrence-Anderson's fifth academic award after earning 2020-21 Academic All-WAC and a spot on the AD Honor Roll three times in four semesters.

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