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Morton College’s 2012-13 women’s basketball team, which was honored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Morton College finished ninth in the junior/community college division with a 3.137 grade-point average on a 4-point scale. Nine of Morton College’s 14 players had a GPA of above 3.2 during the 2012-13 academic year.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes women’s basketball teams across the nation in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, the NAIA, and junior/community colleges that carry the highest combined grade point averages (GPAs) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2012-13 season is the 18th in which the WBCA has produced the honor rolls.
Morton College was the only Illinois community college honored. In addition, the women’s basketball team also was the second athletic program at Morton College honored for academic achievement this season. Men’s cross country received an NJCAA Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team honor.