PORTLAND, Oreg. – The No. 13 ranked Saint Martin's men's basketball team has done a lot of winning on the court this season, to the tune of a 19-3 overall record. But it was their work in the classroom that achieved them recognition this week, when the Academic All-Conference awards were announced. The Saints named five players to the All-Academic team, including Marcus Lenker (only the fifth ever four-time honoree in conference men's basketball history), Cory Schramm (who led the conference with a 4.0 GPA), Tyke Thompson, Kyle Greeley, and Nathaniel Stokes. It is the fifth straight year SMU has named five to the honor, and nobody in the conference had more selections.
 
"Our program is filled with bright young men that continue to show incredible discipline in keeping academics the number one priority in our program," said Head Coach Aaron Landon, "I am so proud of these guys, they lead by example and represent what Saint Martin's is all about."
 
Schramm is the second straight Saint to achieve a 4.0 mark to lead the All-Academic team, with Christian Haeffner leading the way last year. The qualifications for Academic All-GNAC are nominees must be of sophomore eligibility or greater, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.20 or greater on a 4.00 scale, be on the team roster for the full season and must be in their second year at the nominating institution. That means transfers and those who are redshirt freshman are not eligible.