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Kansas City, MO -- Six Northeast Conference (NEC) Men’s Basketball student-athletes were tabbed to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, representing achievement in the classroom by men’s college basketball individual players.

Central Connecticut and Saint Francis U highlighted the conference’s honorees. The 2025 NEC Tournament finalists each sported three student-athletes apiece on the list.

Junior Daniele Russo along with seniors Davonte Sweatman and Joe Ostrowsky were the Blue Devils to earn the distinction. From the defending conference champion Red Flash, senior Bredan Scanlon in tandem with the junior duo of K.J. Swain, Jr. and Riley Parker made the cut.

Parker also earned All-NEC accolades during the 2024-25 season.

The NABC Honors Court 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’s academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.

“Education is one of the NABC’s five core values, and we are proud to recognize the academic accomplishments of these programs and individual student-athletes across our sport,” said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. “The dedication and hard work of these athletes, along with their coaches and support staff members who prioritize academic success, deserves to be widely celebrated.”

Over 2,400 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and nearly 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2024-25. A full list of Honors Court recipients is available by clicking here.
 
2024-25 NABC Honors Court
Daniele Russo, Jr., F, Central Connecticut (Business)
Davonte Sweatman, Sr., G, Central Connecticut (Organizational Communications)
Joe Ostrowsky, Sr., G, Central Connecticut (Political Science)
Brendan Scanlon, Sr., G, Saint Francis U (Business Analytics)
K.J. Swain Jr., Jr., G, Saint Francis U (Marketing/Management)
Riley Parker, Jr., G, Saint Francis U (Communications)