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THIRTEEN STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2016-17 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
March 30, 2017

THIRTEEN STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED TO 2016-17 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (3/30/17) Thirteen student-athletes on Thursday were named to the 2016-17 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara.

2016-17 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (COMPLETE LIST OF HONOREES)

New Haven, Conn. (3/30/17)  Thirteen student-athletes on Thursday were named to the 2016-17 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara.

In order to be named to the CACC Men's Basketball All-Academic Team, recipients must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have been a student-athlete at their current school for at least two semesters, and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher through the fall semester of 2016.

Eight of the 13 on the list were multiple honorees, as five were named to the all-academic team for the third time, while three others garnered their second accolade. Georgian Court University's Luka Zgonjanin was the lone student-athlete to earn a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Dominican College's E.J. Smith (Nyack, N.Y.) makes his first appearance on the All-Academic Team with a 3.51 GPA in his major of business.

Philadelphia University led the way with three honorees, including Winston Folkes, Andre Gibbs and Mike Louden. Felician University, Post University and University of the Sciences each had two honorees.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.