NEW HAVEN, Conn. – It was another wildly successful season for the Yale men's basketball team, who captured the Ivy League Tournament title and knocked off Auburn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Yale also excelled in the classroom, earning a Team Academic Excellence Award from the NABC. In addition, five Bulldogs were named to the NABC Honors Court.
 
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes men's basketball programs that completed the 2023-24 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2023-24 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
 
The five Bulldogs to earn Honors Court recognition are: August Mahoney, Emir Buyukhanli, John Poulakidas, Matt Knowling and Teo Rice.
 
Yale received the team award for the 10th straight season. During that stretch, the Bulldogs have a 206-103 (.667) overall record, a 104-36 (.743) Ivy League mark, have won five Ivy titles and earned four NCAA Tournament berths and one NIT bid.
 
Over 2,100 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 360 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2023-24.
 
"The NABC is proud to celebrate these accomplished student-athletes, along with the coaches and staff who champion success in the classroom," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is a core value of the NABC, and the teams and athletes who earned these awards are proof that academic achievement remains a priority across every level of our sport."