WAYNESBURG, Pa. (July 13) – Waynesburg University men's basketball player Patrick Crawford was recently honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) as a member of its 2009-10 Honors Court, which recognizes academic excellence.

Crawford, a forensic science major, carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA and is going into his senior year at Waynesburg.

In order to be named to the Honors Court, an athlete must meet a high standard of academic criteria. The qualifications are as follows:

1. Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player.

2. Cumulative G.P.A. of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2009-10 academic year.

3. Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.

4. Member of an NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA Institution.

Crawford was also honored as a member of the 2010 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Spring Academic Honor Roll. For a complete look at this year's NABC Honor Roll, click here.

Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education.