2020-21 Winter Academic All-SAC - 7/21/21

General 7/21/2021 12:18:00 PM Adam Stanek - MACU Sports Information

MACU Tallies 17 To Winter Academic All-SAC Team

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Sooner Athletic Conference announced its 2020-21 Winter Academic All-Conference honorees on Wednesday as 16 members of the Mid-America Christian men's and women's basketball programs were selected to the esteemed list.

To be selected to the Academic All-SAC Team, a student-athlete must be a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior by academic standing, attended the nominating institution for fall and spring semesters during the 2020-21 academic year and maintained at least a 3.25 grade point average.

The MACU women's basketball team placed 10 honorees on the list, three of which earned a 4.0 GPA for the 2020-21 academic year (Emmy Colin, Lexi Hernandez, Shelby Thrailkill).

Last season, the MACU women's basketball program earned its first ever share for the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season title as well as earned its first ever bid to the NAIA National Championships after closing out the COVID-19 impacted season with a 9-3 record and a 6-0 mark in SAC play.

The MACU men's basketball team also performed well academically, tallying seven to the Academic All-SAC Team. Toni Kumanovic posted the highest GPA from the team, turning in a 3.83 for the year.

During the 2020-21 campaign, the Evangels earned their third straight bid to the NAIA National Championships and picked up a 69-63 victory over Holy Cross (Ind.) in the first round of the tourney on Mar. 12 before closing out the year with a 12-5 record and a 5-2 mark against SAC foes. MACU's biggest win of the season came in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Semifinals when it knocked off top-seeded, No. 8 Southwestern Assemblies of God 94-91 in Waxahachie, Texas on Feb. 27.

Overall, the Evangels placed four more on the Winter Academic All-SAC Team after finishing with 13 for the 2019-20 academic year, seven from the women's basketball program and six from the men's basketball team.

For the complete list of Winter Academic All-SAC honorees, check out the list below.

Women's Basketball (10)