KANSAS CITY – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the 2019-20 NABC Honors Court, recognizing more than 1,350 men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The NABC Honors Court highlights the talents and gifts that these men possess on the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.

Austin Moore was one of the 1,350 to earn such a prestigious academic accolade. Moore, a native of Beebe, Ark., totaled 49 career points and 11 rebounds in 16 games as a Warrior while pursuing a degree in Biology.

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 2019-20 academic year. 

3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.

4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC

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Arkansas-Fort Smith senior Davaunta Thomas was named to the First Team in the South Central Region. Thomas was the Heartland Conference Player of the Year.

SOUTH CENTRAL REGION ALL-DISTRICT

First Team
Rasmus Bach, Fort Lewis
Patrick Burke, Dallas Baptist
David Chavlovich, West Texas A&M
Daeshon Francis, UT-Permian Basin
Dayon Goodman, Westminster
Davaunta Thomas, Arkansas-Fort Smith

Second Team
Chandler Jacobs, Dallas Baptist
Josh Morris, UT-Permian Basin
Reggie Reid, Texas A&M-Commerce
Luke Schroepfer, Colorado School of Mines
Dexter Sienko, Regis

Coach of the Year
Tom Brown, West Texas A&M

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The criteria for making this prestigious list include:
• Academically being a junior or senior and a varsity player
• Having a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year • Having matriculated at least one year at the current institution
• Being a member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach

There were 18 from Arkansas colleges to make the 2016-2017 Honors Court. Harding led the way with five on the list.

• Joe Burt, Lyon, senior, business major
• Braden Eggleston, Harding, junior, finance major
• Will Francis, Harding, senior, health and kinesiology major
• Travis Garrett, Hendrix, senior, physics major
• Dillon Gash, Ozarks, senior, mathematics major
• Stephen Glassco, Arkansas-Monticello, junior, biology major
• Cobe Goosby, Arkansas-Monticello, junior, physical education major
• Zydrunas Jergutis, Henderson State, junior, finance major
• Conner Kern, Arkansas State, junior, sport management major
• Moses Kingsley, Arkansas, senior, recreation and sport management major
• Mark Tayte Kitts, Arkansas-Monticello, junior, business marketing major
• Filip Medjo, Harding, senior, international business major
• Matthew Panaggio, Henderson State, junior, marketing major
• Darrius Parker, Arkansas-Fort Smith, senior, media communications major
• Aaron Steele, Hendrix, senior, accounting major
• Kaylon Tappin, Henderson State, junior, recreation sport management major
• Tim Wagner, Harding, senior, international studies major
• Zac Ward, Harding, senior, management major

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