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Butler men's basketball team was recognized by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for its performance in the classroom during the 2018-19 season. The Bulldogs earned the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award for achieving a team cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better.
 
This is the fourth consecutive season that Butler has been among the programs recognized by the NABC. The NABC made the announcement Thursday, July 11. 
 
The Bulldogs are one of only 36 Division I men's basketball programs to achieve a 3.0 or better GPA for the 2018-19 season (there are 351 Division I programs), putting Butler among the top 10 percent nationally in grade point average. Five BIG EAST programs were included among the list.
 
The 2018-19 season marks the seventh annual Team Academic Excellence Awards, created by the NABC Committee on Academics.
 
In order to earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA must count the grade point averages of all men's student-athletes who competed during the 2018-19 season.

Butler, coming off its fifth consecutive postseason appearance, returns four starters for the 2019-20 season. That includes All-BIG EAST guard Kamar Baldwin.

Season tickets for the Bulldogs' 2019-20 campaign are on sale now. Fans interested in purchasing season tickets can contact the Butler Athletics Ticket Office at (317) 940-DOGS or tickets@butler.edu.  
 
About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Located in Kansas City, Missouri, 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.