Tyler Putney and Solomon McFarlane handshake
Emily LeFrois-Heath

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Earns NABC Academic Excellence Award, Five Individuals Honored

KANSAS CITY, MO (nazathletics.com) – Nazareth Men's Basketball earned a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award while Jaylen Savage, Luke Insley, Ryan Broderick, Tyler Putney and Zachary McFarland were named to the NABC's Honors Court. 

The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2025-26 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
 
"College basketball student-athletes do incredible things on the court, but their achievements in the classroom are equally worthy of celebration," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is one of the NABC's core values, and the hundreds of programs and thousands of athletes represented on these awards reinforce the commitment to academic success that exists across all levels of our sport."
 
Over 2,300 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and over 400 programs received NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards for 2025-26.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Broderick

#2 Ryan Broderick

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6' 0"
Fifth Year
Luke Insley

#14 Luke Insley

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5' 10"
Fifth Year
Zachary McFarland

#3 Zachary McFarland

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6' 0"
Senior
Tyler Putney

#5 Tyler Putney

F
6' 5"
Fifth Year
Jaylen Savage

#12 Jaylen Savage

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6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ryan Broderick

#2 Ryan Broderick

6' 0"
Fifth Year
G
Luke Insley

#14 Luke Insley

5' 10"
Fifth Year
G
Zachary McFarland

#3 Zachary McFarland

6' 0"
Senior
G
Tyler Putney

#5 Tyler Putney

6' 5"
Fifth Year
F
Jaylen Savage

#12 Jaylen Savage

6' 2"
Senior
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