{"id":237458,"date":"2026-07-16T14:18:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=237458"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:18:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T00:18:38","slug":"mens-basketball-academic-distinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/16\/mens-basketball-academic-distinction\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> men’s basketball earns national academic recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa men’s basketball team has earned the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC<\/abbr>) Team Academic Excellence Award for the third consecutive year, recognizing the program’s success in the classroom.<\/p>\n

The Rainbow Warriors posted a combined 3.20 team GPA<\/abbr> during the 2025\u201326 academic year, surpassing the 3.0 GPA<\/abbr> required to receive the annual honor.<\/p>\n

A school-record seven student-athletes also earned NABC<\/abbr> Honors Court recognition: Dre Bullock, Tanner Cuff, Isaac Finlinson, Isaac Johnson, Isaiah Kerr, Gytis Nemeikša and Harry Rouhliadeff. Kerr led the group with a 3.90 GPA<\/abbr>, while Nemeikša and Rouhliadeff received the honor for the second straight year.<\/p>\n

The program also earned a perfect single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR)<\/abbr> score of 1,000 for the fourth time under head coach Eran Ganot. UH<\/abbr> recorded a multi-year APR of 988, exceeding the NCAA<\/abbr> postseason benchmark and improving by 16 points from the previous year.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Athletics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Rainbow Warriors earned their third straight NABC<\/abbr> Team Academic Excellence Award, while seven players received NABC<\/abbr> Honors Court recognition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":237479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[82,660,714,9,550],"class_list":["post-237458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-basketball","tag-student-recognition","tag-student-athlete","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t