Three Penguin Basketball Players Named to NABC Honors Court

by YSU

Sunday, Jul 21, 2013 11:46 am

Kansas City, Mo. -- The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) today announced the NABC Honors Court, recognizing more than 700 collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2012-13 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. 

Rising seniors Kendrick Perry (Ocoee, Fla.) and Mike Podolsky (Canfield, Ohio) and former Penguin Blake Allen (Tampa, Fla.) represented Youngstown State on the list.

Perry, a two-time All-Horizon League First-Team selection and NABC All-District choice, owns a 3.36 grade-point average in criminal justice while Podolsky carries a 4.0 GPA in business finance. Allen, an accounting major, posted a 3.57 grade-point average.

Perry, the 2012-13 Youngstown State/Vindicator Male Athlete of the Year, led the Penguins with 17.3 points and 4.1 assists per game.

Allen averaged 12.4 points per game and became Youngstown State's all-time leader with 232 career 3-pointers. He also set the school's single-season record with 94 3-pointers made in 2012-13.

Podolsky appeared in 15 games for the Penguins in 2012-13 and scored eight points with 16 rebounds.

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 G.P.A. of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2012-13 academic year.

3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.

4. Member of an NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Division I or II institution.

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