Forth Named to Verizon Academic All-District Basketball Team
2/21/2003 12:28:29 PM | Men's Basketball
Forth is a three-time member of the Syracuse Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, which honors student-athletes who achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average in a semester while competing in a varsity sport. Forth was also a BIG EAST Conference Academic All-Star last season.
An inclusive education major, Forth maintains a 3.86 GPA. Now in his second season as an Orangeman, Forth hasn’t missed a start in his 58-game career. He is averaging 4.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game this season.
To be eligible for the Verizon Academic All-District I team, a player must be at least a sophomore with a 3.20 cumulative grade point average. Forth and the other five District I selections will advance to the national Academic All-America ballot, with results scheduled to be announced on Thursday, March 6, 2003.
The Orangemen travel to Michigan State on Sunday, Feb. 23, for their final non-conference regular-season tilt of the year. Tipoff is set for 2:00 p.m.
2003 Verizon All-Academic District I University Division Men’s Basketball Team
| Name, Pos. | School | Year | Hometown | Major (GPA) |
| David Bennett, G | Marist | Senior | Salt Lake City, Utah | Business Administration (3.995) |
| Dedrick Dye, G | Wagner | Senior | Clinton, Tenn. | Sociology/Anthropology (3.725) |
| Craig Forth, C | Syracuse | Sophomore | East Greenbush, N.Y. | Inclusive Education (3.86) |
| Emeka Okafor, C | Connecticut | Sophomore | Houston, Texas | Finance (3.73) |
| Elliott Prasse-Freeman, G | Harvard | Senior | Mercer Island, Wash. | Social Studies (3.58) |
