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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s basketball team was honored with the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award as 15 student-athletes earned a combined 3.1 grade point average during the 2023–24 academic calendar. Each year NABC recognizes teams that earn a grade-point average of 3.0 and higher.
A pair of Rainbow Warriors also earned individual NABC accolades—graduate students Matthue Cotton and Justin McKoy were recipients of the NABC Honors Court award. Cotton maintained a 3.50 GPA while seeking a masters in finance while McKoy achieved a 3.74 GPA in obtaining a graduate certificate in online learning and teaching.