East Bay Leads All CCAA Schools with Eight Winter All-Academic Honorees
The Cal State East Bay women's basketball team had three players earn CCAA All-Academic honors.
- March 31, 2016
Eight Cal State East Bay basketball players earned 2015-16 California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Winter All-Academic honors, the most total honorees of any CCAA school.
A total of 61 student-athletes representing the sports of men's and women's basketball from the conference's 13 institutions captured the award for this season.
In order to qualify for All-Academic recognition, student-athletes must compete in a CCAA sport with sophomore academic standing or higher and maintain at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
The Pioneer men's basketball team accounted for five of East Bay's eight awards. This bested all other CCAA men's hoops squads, with no other team earning more than three. , , , , and represented the CSUEB men on the Winter All-Academic list.
On the women's side, 2015-16 was an impressive season on and off the court. The Pioneers finished 27-5 to set a school record for victories, reached the NCAA Division II West Regional, and captured the University's first ever CCAA regular season and tournament championships. The trio of , and captured All-Academic honors. Bland and Craig were also previously recognized for their athletic performance with 2015-16 All-CCAA honors.
This marks the second year in which the CCAA has awarded student-athletes with All-Academic awards for their performance during their respective playing seasons. The Pioneer basketball teams tallied six total honorees in the winter of 2014-15.