KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Hanover College men's basketball team was named a recipient of the NABC Academic Team Excellence Award, released Thursday afternoon. The Panther program also saw six members named to the NABC Honors Court: junior Cole Shumate (Florence, Ky.), senior Coleman Sater (Ellettsville, Ind.), junior Davis Olsen (Indianapolis, Ind.), senior Kyle Crim (Manilla, Ind.), senior Luke Miller (Madison, Ind.), and senior Michael Donoho (Rockport, Ind.).
 
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 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 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
 
The NABC academic award is presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
 
The Panthers completed the 2024-2025 academic year with a combined 3.2 GPA.