2015-16 NABC Honors Court Recipients

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Navy men's basketball rising senior Grant Vermeer has been named to the 2015-16 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, the association announced Tuesday.

The NABC Honors Court recognizes those men's collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season. The NABC Honors Court recognizes the talents and gifts that these men possess off the court and the hard work they exhibit in the classroom.

In order to be named to the Honors Court, a student-athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:

1. Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player.
2. Cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.20 or higher at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year.
3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
4. Member of a NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution with a NABC member coach.

Vermeer carries a cumulative GPA of 3.43 and will be a member of just the second graduating class of cyber operations majors at the Naval Academy. Vermeer posted a team-high 3.76 GPA in the spring semester. He has been named to the Naval Academy's Commandant's List in all six of his semesters at the school and has been named to the Superintendent's List twice.

Vermeer was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second time in his career this past season.

Vermeer has appeared in 39 career games at Navy with 10 starts. He has scored 88 career points with 49 rebounds, 26 assists and 13 steals.

Vermeer is currently serving as the Regimental Commander for the second set of the Naval Academy's plebe summer.

Kevin Alter was named to the NABC Honors Court in 2015.

Navy was 19-14 in 2015-16 and tied for fourth place in the Patriot League at 9-9.

About the National Association of Basketball Coaches (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.