[Men's Basketball] Four Tigers named to NABC Honors Court

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the 2017-18 NABC Honors Court, recognizing those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. 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.

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 2017-18 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 member coach.

The Olivet Nazarene University men's basketball team led by head coach Ralph Hodge had four of its members named to the 2017-18 NABC Honors Court. Seniors Luis Becerra Dominguez (Biology) and Chris Green (Business Administration), were joined by juniors Solomon Barwegen (Business Administration) and Zach Tuxhorn (Accounting). Green and Tuxhorn are being honored for the second time while Becerra Dominguez and Barwegen are first-time recipients.