University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Fletcher Abee Named to NABC Honors Court
07.20.2023 | Men's Basketball
FULL NABC RELEASE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released its annual academic awards on Thursday. UNC Asheville men's basketball player Fletcher Abee was one of the honorees by landing a spot on the NABC Honors Court. Abee is the first Bulldog to earn this accolade since 2018 when Kevin Vannatta received the same honor.
"Fletcher has had an amazing year both on and off the court," said UNC Asheville Head Coach Mike Morrell. "We are very proud of all of his accomplishments. He is a great representative of our program and athletic department."
The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2022-23 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Abee, who holds a 3.7 grade-point average as a management major at UNC Asheville, has earned multiple academic honors as he was named to the Big South All-Academic Team, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, and Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team.
On the court, Abee played in 32 games that included 31 starts in 2022-23. He scored 255 points, grabbed 61 rebounds and added 33 assists, while shooting 41.6 percent from 3-point range and scored in double figures 12 times. Abee scored a season-high 20 points at Longwood in the regular season finale and netted 11 points in Asheville's win over Campbell in the Big South Tournament Championship Game.
About the 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.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released its annual academic awards on Thursday. UNC Asheville men's basketball player Fletcher Abee was one of the honorees by landing a spot on the NABC Honors Court. Abee is the first Bulldog to earn this accolade since 2018 when Kevin Vannatta received the same honor.
"Fletcher has had an amazing year both on and off the court," said UNC Asheville Head Coach Mike Morrell. "We are very proud of all of his accomplishments. He is a great representative of our program and athletic department."
The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2022-23 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
Abee, who holds a 3.7 grade-point average as a management major at UNC Asheville, has earned multiple academic honors as he was named to the Big South All-Academic Team, College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, and Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete Team.
On the court, Abee played in 32 games that included 31 starts in 2022-23. He scored 255 points, grabbed 61 rebounds and added 33 assists, while shooting 41.6 percent from 3-point range and scored in double figures 12 times. Abee scored a season-high 20 points at Longwood in the regular season finale and netted 11 points in Asheville's win over Campbell in the Big South Tournament Championship Game.
About the 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.
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