Battle, Lydon, White Earn All-ACC Academic
3/1/2017 11:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Miami senior Davon Reed, the recipient of the league's 2017 Skip Prosser Award, headlines the annual All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Men's Basketball team, as announced today by Commissioner John Swofford.
Syracuse has three representatives on the team -- freshman Tyus Battle, sophomore Tyler Lydon and graduate student Andrew White III.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
The Skip Prosser Award is presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in ACC men's basketball. It is named in memory of Wake Forest head basketball coach George Edward "Skip" Prosser, who passed away on July 26, 2007. Prosser compiled a 291-146 career record in 14 seasons as a head coach, including a 126-68 mark in his six years with Wake Forest. Every Wake Forest senior he coached graduated, and the Deacons placed nine players on the annual All-ACC Academic Basketball Team during his tenure.
To be nominated for the Skip Prosser Award, a student-athlete must be an upperclassman with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better – both in his career and in the previous two semesters. Sixty percent of the award is based on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishments.
Clemson guard Cliff Hammonds (2008), Miami guard Jack McClinton (2009), Virginia center Jerome Meyinsse (2010), North Carolina center Tyler Zeller (2011 and 2012), Duke center Mason Plumlee (2013), Pitt guard Cameron Wright (2014) and North Carolina's Marcus Paige (2015 and 2016) are past Skip Prosser Award recipients.
Reed, a 6-6, 200-pound senior from Ewing, New Jersey, ranks among the top ACC players in five statistical categories. He joined Miami's 1,000-point club earlier this season and has helped lead the Hurricanes to a 20-9 record and No. 25 national ranking.
Reed will graduate in May with a degree in sports administration and double minors in marketing and communications. Named an ACC Postgraduate Scholar for the 2016-17 Academic Year, Reed is also a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court. He has been named Academic All-District 4 by the College Sports Information Directors of America, which makes him eligible for Academic All-America honors. Reed has been named to the Dean's List, Book Buster and Athletics Director honor rolls at Miami and is a member of the university's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
The All-ACC Academic Team includes four of the league's top 20 scorers – Syracuse grad student Andrew White III, Georgia Tech freshman Josh Okogie, Miami's Reed and Duke junior Grayson Allen. It also features the league's sixth leading rebounder in Syracuse sophomore Tyler Lydon.
Allen, Reed, and Louisville's Snider each earned spots on the honors team for a third time. Louisville' Deng Adel and Raymond Spalding, Clemson's Gabe DeVoe, Duke's Chase Jeter, Pitt's Cameron Johnson and Ryan Luther, North Carolina's Luke Maye and Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger are repeat selections for last season.
2017 All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team
Syracuse has three representatives on the team -- freshman Tyus Battle, sophomore Tyler Lydon and graduate student Andrew White III.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
The Skip Prosser Award is presented annually to the top scholar-athlete in ACC men's basketball. It is named in memory of Wake Forest head basketball coach George Edward "Skip" Prosser, who passed away on July 26, 2007. Prosser compiled a 291-146 career record in 14 seasons as a head coach, including a 126-68 mark in his six years with Wake Forest. Every Wake Forest senior he coached graduated, and the Deacons placed nine players on the annual All-ACC Academic Basketball Team during his tenure.
To be nominated for the Skip Prosser Award, a student-athlete must be an upperclassman with a grade-point average of 3.0 or better – both in his career and in the previous two semesters. Sixty percent of the award is based on academic achievement and 40 percent on athletic accomplishments.
Clemson guard Cliff Hammonds (2008), Miami guard Jack McClinton (2009), Virginia center Jerome Meyinsse (2010), North Carolina center Tyler Zeller (2011 and 2012), Duke center Mason Plumlee (2013), Pitt guard Cameron Wright (2014) and North Carolina's Marcus Paige (2015 and 2016) are past Skip Prosser Award recipients.
Reed, a 6-6, 200-pound senior from Ewing, New Jersey, ranks among the top ACC players in five statistical categories. He joined Miami's 1,000-point club earlier this season and has helped lead the Hurricanes to a 20-9 record and No. 25 national ranking.
Reed will graduate in May with a degree in sports administration and double minors in marketing and communications. Named an ACC Postgraduate Scholar for the 2016-17 Academic Year, Reed is also a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court. He has been named Academic All-District 4 by the College Sports Information Directors of America, which makes him eligible for Academic All-America honors. Reed has been named to the Dean's List, Book Buster and Athletics Director honor rolls at Miami and is a member of the university's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
The All-ACC Academic Team includes four of the league's top 20 scorers – Syracuse grad student Andrew White III, Georgia Tech freshman Josh Okogie, Miami's Reed and Duke junior Grayson Allen. It also features the league's sixth leading rebounder in Syracuse sophomore Tyler Lydon.
Allen, Reed, and Louisville's Snider each earned spots on the honors team for a third time. Louisville' Deng Adel and Raymond Spalding, Clemson's Gabe DeVoe, Duke's Chase Jeter, Pitt's Cameron Johnson and Ryan Luther, North Carolina's Luke Maye and Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger are repeat selections for last season.
2017 All-ACC Academic Men's Basketball Team
| Player | Class | School | Hometown | Major |
| Deng Adel | So. | Louisville | Melbourne, Australia | Sports Administration |
| Grayson Allen | Jr. | Duke | Jacksonville, Fla. | Psychology |
| Tyus Battle | Fr. | Syracuse | Edison, N.J. | Information Management |
| Bruce Brown | Fr. | Miami | Boston, Mass. | Sport Administration |
| Gabe DeVoe | Jr. | Clemson | Shelby, N.C. | Marketing |
| Torin Dorn | So. | NC State | Charlotte, N.C. | Communication |
| Trent Forrest | Fr. | Florida State | Chipley, Fla. | Sport Management |
| T.J. Gibbs | Fr. | Notre Dame | Scotch Plains, N.J. | Undeclared |
| Devon Hall | Jr. | Virginia | Virginia Beach, Va. | Media Studies |
| Tony Hicks | Gr. | Louisville | South Holland, Ill. | Human Resources |
| Avry Holmes | Gr. | Clemson | Salem, Ore. | Athletic Leadership |
| Chase Jeter | So. | Duke | Las Vegas, Nev. | Cultural Anthropology |
| Cameron Johnson | So. | Pittsburgh | Moon Township, Pa. | Communication |
| V.J. King | Fr. | Louisville | Cleveland, Ohio | Sport Administration |
| Ryan Luther | Jr. | Pittsburgh | Gibsonia, Pa. | College of Business |
| Tyler Lydon | So. | Syracuse | Elizaville, N.Y. | Communications |
| Anas Mumoud | Jr. | Louisville | Cairo, Egypt | Sport Administration |
| Luke Maye | So. | N. Carolina | Huntersville, N.C. | Business Administration |
| Justin Moore | Fr. | Georgia Tech | San Diego, Calif. | Business Administration |
| Josh Okogie | Fr. | Georgia Tech | Snellville, Ga. | Business Administration |
| Rex Pflueger | So. | Notre Dame | Dana Point, Calif. | Undeclared |
| Davon Reed | Sr. | Miami | Ewing, N.J. | Sport Administration |
| Justin Robinson | So. | Virginia Tech | Manassas, Va. | Communications |
| Quentin Snider | Jr. | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | Communication |
| Raymond Spaulding | So. | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | Communication |
| Andrew White III | Gr. | Syracuse | Richmond, Va. | Industrial Design |
| Omer Yurtseven | Fr. | NC State | Istanbul, Turkey | Engineering |
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