March 23, 2022

Hubbard Claims Academic All-American Award

AUSTIN, Texas – For a third-straight year, a Taylor men's basketball student-athlete was named as a CoSIDA Academic All-American, with Jason Hubbard recently earning Second-Team honors from the College of Sports Information Directors of America.

The highly competitive 10-man list of First and Second-Team Academic All-Americans was voted on and selected by members of CoSIDA, highlighting the top men's basketball student-athletes from around the NAIA.

Hubbard made the list as a Second-Team Academic All-American with a 3.42 cumulative grade-point average in sport management and following a second-straight First-Team All-Crossroads League nod earlier this spring.

The Miamisburg, Ohio, native averaged 23.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.4 steals per outing during the 2021-2022 year, climbing to No. 11 on Taylor's all-time scoring charts with 1,770-career points on the hardwood for the Purple and Gold.

Hubbard joins an exclusive list in Taylor men's basketball history, becoming just the fourth Trojan to receive the CoSIDA Academic All-American award. Hubbard follows Vincent Miranda (2021), Mason Degenkolb (2020) and Casey Coons (2012, 2013) in netting the top academic honor.

With Hubbard's award, Taylor now boasts nine total CoSIDA Academic All-American honors during the 2021-2022 year and 107 in school history, with 105 of those awards coming since 2010.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-America awards are designed to showcase student-athletes for outstanding achievements in the classroom, as well as on the court or field of play. In order to be eligible for the honor, an athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30, must have reached sophomore status academically with at least one full year at their current institution and must have participated in over half of the team's competitions as a key contributor during the current season.

Student-athletes are nominated for the award by their institution's Sports Information Department and are selected via a vote by CoSIDA members from around the nation.