DJ Patrick Earns College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Honors

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GREENWOOD, Ind. – DJ Patrick of the UNC Asheville men's basketball team has earned Academic All-District® honors from College Sports Communicators, the organization announced today (Tuesday, March 24).

This is the men's program's fourth consecutive year having an individual earn this honor.

To qualify for the honor, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore, both athletically and academically, maintain a cumulative 3.5 grade point average, and either appear in 90 percent of their team's contests or start in at least 66 percent. Abee has been selected as a CSC Academic All-America® finalist and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on April 15.

The redshirt senior carries a perfect 4.0 GPA while majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies, and for his efforts in the classroom, Patrick was named to the Big South All-Academic team. On the floor, Patrick averaged 9.6 points per game and led the team with 70 3-pointers. Patrick scored a career-high 24 points against Radford on Jan. 10, knocking down seven three-pointers.

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