CLEVELAND – The Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) is proud to announce the members of the 21st Annual Scholar-Athlete Team, presented by ARMS Software. In addition, the association selected a men's and women's scholar-athlete of the year and two postgraduate scholarship recipients.
 
"I am excited to congratulate this year's men's and women's scholar-athlete teams as well as those selected to receive postgraduate scholarship awards," stated Division I-AAA 2nd Vice President, I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team Selection Committee Chair and Director of Athletics at the University of North Carolina Asheville, Janet R. Cone. "The dedication that these individuals demonstrate both on the court and off are a testament to their work ethic shown during the demands of the basketball season."

Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious annual awards. Each of the nominees is required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form. To be eligible for nomination to the Scholar-Athlete Team, individuals must have reached junior academic standing at their respective institution (ineligible athletics transfers are not eligible).

Additionally, one male and one female student-athlete are annually selected as the Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athletes of the Year. This year's female honoree is Alyssa Fisher, a biology and health care management major with a 3.8 GPA from St. Francis College Brooklyn. Receiving this year's male honor is Max Abmas, a mathematics and pre-medicine major with a 3.8 GPA from Oral Roberts University.

Cam Shelton, an entrepreneurship and sustainable innovation major carrying a 3.9 GPA at Loyola Marymount University, and Maggie Pina, a criminal justice and political science major carrying a 3.9 GPA at Boston University have been selected as the 2023 DI-AAA ADA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients. Each will receive $5,000 towards postgraduate studies.
 

Name	Institution	Major	GPA
Fletcher Abee	University of North Carolina Asheville	Management	3.7
Max Abmas	Oral Roberts University	Mathematics-Pre Medicine	3.8
Rasir Bolton	Gonzaga University	Organizational Leadership	3.7
Josiah Harris	St. Francis College Brooklyn	Professional Studies	3.5
Ryan Kalkbrenner	Creighton University	Management	3.2
Sebastien Lamaute	Farleigh Dickinson University	Finance	3.8
Dan Petcash	Binghamton University	Psychology	3.5
Matt Schner	Lipscomb University	Business Administration	3.8
Cam Shelton	Loyola Marymount University	Entrepreneurship & Sustainable Innovation	3.9
Isaiah Thompson	Florida Gulf Coast University	Organizational Leadership	3.8

 

Name	Institution	Major	GPA
Talya Brugler	Saint Joseph's University	Sports Marketing	3.9
Sha Carter	Florida Gulf Coast University	Psychology & Criminology	4.0
Callie Cavanaugh	Fairfield University	Strategic Human Resources	3.6
Alyssa Fisher	St. Francis College Brooklyn	Biology, Health Care Management	3.7
Lauren Jensen	Creighton University	Sociology	3.8
Ila Lane	University of California Santa Barbara	Sociology	3.7
Destiny Leo	Cleveland State University	Sports Management	3.3
Maggie Pina	Boston University	Political Science	3.9
Callie Scheier	High Point University	Human Relations	3.9
Rosemary Schweizer	University of the Pacific	Political Science	3.9
Emina Selimovic	Siena College	Economics	3.9

A special review committee of Division I-AAA Athletics Directors were responsible for selecting the winners. The 2023 Review Committee consisted of Janet R. Cone (committee chair), UNC Asheville; Chasse Conque, UTRGV; Irma Garcia, St. Francis College; Phillip Hutcheson, Lipscomb University; Robert Lineburg, Radford University; Marianne Reilly, Manhattan College; and Kenneth Siegfried, University of Evansville.

About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 22nd year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (the 98 Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 58th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.