The University of the Ozarks women's basketball team earned special mention status in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Team Honor Roll, as announced by the WBCA on Wednesday (July 20).
2021-22 is the first year in which the WBCA is releasing a Special Mention category which honors all women's teams who meet the minimum requirement of a combined team grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 during the 2021-22 academic year. Under first-year head coach Shauna Watson, the Eagles posted a team GPA of 3.26 for the academic year.
"The WBCA family of coaches is committed to the student-athlete experience and celebrates these teams that have demonstrated excellence in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "This year's WBCA Academic Top-25 is a powerful list of teams and their head coaches who have winning cultures that prepare their student-athletes for success in life. We are also pleased this year to recognize all teams that achieved the minimum 3.0 combined GPA required for nomination. That alone is no small feat considering the rigors of playing college athletics."
Eight members of the Eagles' team made the American Southwest Conference Academic All-Conference team following the 2021-2022 season.
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