CHADRON, Neb. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) recognized the Chadron State men's basketball program and three Eagle student-athletes as part of their 2025-26 Team Academic Excellence Awards and Honors Court, announced by the organization on Wednesday.

Blessing Adesipe, a grad student and business administration major, Patric Prince, a junior sport, fitness and recreation and biology major, and Zach Smith, a senior sport, fitness and recreation major, are Chadron State's three Honors Court recipients.

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs from all levels of college basketball that completed the 2025-26 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

"College basketball student-athletes do incredible things on the court, but their achievements in the classroom are equally worthy of celebration," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is one of the NABC's core values, and the hundreds of programs and thousands of athletes represented on these awards reinforce the commitment to academic success that exists across all levels of our sport."