KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five members of the Albion men's basketball team have been recognized on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court.

Dwayne Ray, Kam Mayes, Kurtis Rhodes, Michael Umeh and Truman King earned this honor by holding a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the academic year and being academically a junior or senior. This is the second consecutive year Mayes and Umeh have been recognized on the list.

Additionally, the squad received the NABC Team Academic Excellence Award for the fourth year in a row. In order to receive the award, a program must achieve a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the previous academic year.

Since the Honors Court's inception in 2006-07, 40 different Britons have earned this distinction. The 2025-26 squad is also the fifth Albion team to receive the Team Academic Excellence Award since its inception in 2012-13.
 
All-Time Albion NABC Honors Court Members (since 2006-07)
2007-08: David Bunn, Robbie Clark, David Elliott, Andrew Holms, Bill Leising, D.J. Mocini, Corey Thelen
2009-10: Kyle Cameron, Adam Hiday, Kyle McDonald, Jake Siebert
2010-11: Kyle Cameron, Kyle McDonald, Jake Siebert, Bob Wernet, Sean Hendon
2014-15: Travell Oakes
2015-16: Jordan Herron, Jared Larr, Travell Oakes, Jason Zahran
2016-17: Jared Larr, Corey Wheeler, Jason Zahran
2017-18: Dylan Bennett, Nate Collins, Ryan Lowe, Jaylin Fordham, Austin Thompson, Corey Wheeler
2018-19: Dylan Bennett, Nate Collins, Jaylin Fordham, Ryan Lowe
2019-20: Caden Ebeling, Juwan Perry
2020-21: Caden Ebeling, Jared Fife, Juwan Perry, Beni Zeka
2022-23: AJ Barden, Ken Thomas, Lamar Lee, Marco Lucchesi, Rodney Mitchell
2023-24: AJ Barden, Drew Daiek, Marco Lucchesi
2024-25: AJ Barden, Beck Willems, Kam Mayes, Marco Lucchesi, Michael Umeh, Nate Childers
2025-26: Dwayne Ray, Kam Mayes, Kurtis Rhodes, Michael Umeh, Truman King
 
All-Time Albion Team Academic Excellence Awards (since 2012-13)
2015-16
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Mo., 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 has 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. For additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, go to www.nabc.org.