NJIT's Walsh Highlights Eight-Person @ASUN_MBB All-Academic Team
NJIT's Walsh Highlights Eight-Person @ASUN_MBB All-Academic Team
2019-20 ASUN All-Academic Team
ATLANTA, Ga. - NJIT's Reilly Walsh was selected as the ASUN Conference Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, announced Monday by the league office. Walsh is joined by seven other Men's Basketball student-athletes on the All-Academic Team.
Walsh, a three-time All-Academic selection, owns a 4.00 cumulative GPA as he works on his Master's of Business Administration in Finance in his final season with the Highlanders. He becomes the first Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year from NJIT and joins teammate Shyquan Gibbs as three-time selections for the Highlanders.
The Staten Island, N.Y., native has started in 26-of-29 games this season for NJIT as he is averaging 5.2 PPG, 3.4 RPG and 1.5 APG. He scored a season-high 15 points vs. Lipscomb on Feb. 13, and has reached double-figure scoring six times this season.
The All-Academic Team recognizes student-athletes who excel both on the field and in the classroom and exemplify the ASUN's mission of Building Winners for Life. All the members of the team boast a 3.30 cumulative grade point average or better and participated in at least half of their team's games.
MEN'S BASKETBALL All-ACADEMIC TEAM
*^Reilly Walsh, NJIT (Senior | 4.00 | MBA - Finance)
*Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb (Sophomore | 3.59 | Finance)
*#Michael Buckland, Lipscomb (Senior | 3.84 | Corporate Management)
*^Shyquan Gibbs, NJIT (Senior | 3.77 | Business)
*^Wajid Aminu, North Florida (Senior | 3.47 | International Business)
*^JT Escobar, North Florida (Senior | 3.36 | Master's in Criminal Justice)
Colton Reed, Liberty (Sophomore | 3.87 | Business Administration)
Carter Hendricksen, North Florida (Sophomore | 3.66 | Sport Management)
* - Denotes unanimous selection to the All-Academic Team
# - Denotes a two-time selection to the All-Academic Team
^ - Denotes a three-time selection to the All-Academic Team
ABOUT THE ASUN
The ASUN Conference is an NCAA Division I league with nine member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. The ASUN meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement through a true balance between student and athlete. Six ASUN schools reside in Nielsen Top 50 national media markets, and all nine are in top 80 markets. The ASUN includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Liberty University, Lipscomb University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of North Alabama, University of North Florida and Stetson University. Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., joins the ASUN for the 2020-21 academic year.