Meier joins NABC Honors Court
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Published: 07/26/2011 |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Senior forward Austin Meier (Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West) has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, which recognizes those collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2010-11 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, an 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 G.P.A. of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2010-11 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 Institution.
This gives Meier a trifecta of awards and honors from the NABC. Earlier this year, Meier was chosen to the NABC All-District First Team for the Midwest Region. He also played in the NABC Division III All-Star Game in Salem, Va. Meier played 18 minutes and scored eight points while grabbing three rebounds in the 92-81 victory for the West team.
Other accolades earned by Meier this past season include being named Northern Athletics Conference Player of the Year. He is the all-time leader in NAC history in scoring, field goals, free throws made, rebounds and steals. Meier was selected as Capital One Academic All-America of the Year for the College Division. It's the second year in a row that Meier is a member of the Academic All-America First Team. In addition, he was a finalist for the prestigious Jostens Trophy which honors the most outstanding Division III basketball players. Meier was also selected to the D3Hoops.com All-Midwest Region Second Team.
Meier led the Raiders in scoring (17.3 PPG), rebounding (10.7 RPG), field goals (165), field-goal percentage (.531), free throws made (108), blocks (16) and steals (86). He holds the MSOE career record for rebounds with 883.
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education.
