Greenville, SC -- Mid-America Christian University junior guard Jarius Wilson has received a National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Scholar Athlete award, the organization has recently announced. 

To qualify for this award, the student-athlete must maintain a minimum 3.4 grade-point average, be at least a junior in academic standing and have completed at least one semester at the nominating institution. 

Wilson has maintained a 3.55 grade-point-average with a major in Business Administration at MACU. 

The Duncanville, Texas native was third on the Evangels in scoring with 13.0 points per game this season to help MACU to its highest-ever conference finish of tied for second in the Sooner Athletic Conference with a 12-8 league record and also advance to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Tournament.  

He also hit 60 threes while shooting a team-best 43.2 percent (60-of-139) from beyond the arc.