KANSAS CITY, Mo.- Six members of the Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team earned a place on the 2024-25 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court, representing achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball players. Seniors Sam Davison and Riiny Giir earned their second Honors Court selection, while juniors Dylan Cormac, Vakaris Grauslys, Kola Lysynecky, and Kevin Nowoswiat were named for the first time.

The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.

"Education is one of the NABC's five core values, and we are proud to recognize the academic accomplishments of these programs and individual student-athletes across our sport," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "The dedication and hard work of these athletes, along with their coaches and support staff members who prioritize academic success, deserves to be widely celebrated." Over 2,400 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court. 

Sam Davison was also named to the NABC Honors Court for the second time with two Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll nominations. Davision appeared in 20 games from the bench, totaling a career-best 11 points against Ursinus in February. 

Riiny Giir was named to the NABC Honors Court for the second time in his career, while he's been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll twice.Giir appeared in eight games this season.

Dylan Cormac logs his first pick to the NABC Honors Court, while this year marked the second time he's been named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll. The junior logged 11 starts and 23 appearances this year, ranking eighth in the Centennial Conference in three-point field goals per game (1.8). He notched a career-high 17 points against Neumann in December.

Vakaris Grauslys also earned a spot on the NABC Honors Court for the first time. This year, he became a two-time member on the CSC Academic All-District® Team and Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll. On the court, he earned a second-straight selection to the All-Centennial Conference Second Team, while he became the program's 39th player to reach 1,000 career points. Among players in the Centennial Conference, he ranked third in steals per game (2.4), fifth in assists per game (2.9), eighth in free-throw percentage (76.4%), sixth in minutes per game (32.1), and 15th in points per game (13.0).

Kola Lysynecky also was named to the NABC Honors Court for the first time. Earlier this year, he earned back-to-back selections to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll, while the junior appeared in seven games this season.

Kevin Nowoswiat adds to his resume of academic awards with his first selection to the NABC Honors Court. Already this year, he was named to the College Sports Communicators  (CSC) Academic All-America® Second Team, becoming the program's third player named an Academic All-American. He also became the team's second Diplomat named Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year while marking his second-consecutive year on the CSC Academic All-District® Team and Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll. Competitively, he was named to the NABC All-America First Team, earned status as NABC District 5 Player of the Year, and was named the Centennial Conference Player of the Year. Among Centennial Conference players, Nowoswiat ranked second in points per game (18.7), first in rebounds per game (7.0), fourth in field goal percentage (50.0%), fifth in minutes per game (33.1), and eighth in assists per game (2.9).

The Franklin & Marshall men's basketball team ended the 2024-25 season with a 21-7, 11-2 Centennial Conference record, winning the program's ninth Centennial Conference Championship. It was the first conference title for the program since the 2015-16 season and the first under head coach Nick Nichay. The team earned an NCAA Tournament spot for the first time since the 2017-18 season. The Diplomats ended the year with the seventh-best scoring defense in DIII, averaging 61.2 points allowed per game.