Greenville, SC -- Mid-America Christian University senior men's basketball players Josh Smith and Jarius Wilson have each received National Christian College Athletic Association  (NCCAA) Scholar Athlete awards, the organization has announced. 

To be eligible for this award, the student-athlete must maintain a minimum 3.4 grade-point-average and at least be a junior in academic standing. 

Smith majored in Secondary Mathematics/Education with a 3.5 GPA, while Wilson maintained a 3.57 GPA in Business Administration. 

The duo helped the Evangels capture their first regular season Sooner Athletic Conference championship and then advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's Basketball National Championship for the first time in school history.