Texas Tech University Athletics
Atwell, Francis earn NABC academic honor
July 15, 2026 | Men's Basketball
LUBBOCK, Texas – Donovan Atwell and Jack Francis were announced as recipients of the 2025-26 NABC Honors Court award, representing achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball individual players. Along with helping Texas Tech reach its third straight NCAA Tournament, Atwell and Francis both graduated following the season.
The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2025-26 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball. Over 2,300 players earned spots on the NABC Honors Court.
Atwell, an Applied Finance major at Texas Tech, spent one season with the Red Raiders and established a new program single-season record with 130 made 3-pointers last season. Francis, a Business Management major, was part of three teams at Texas Tech – advancing to the NCAA Tournament in all three seasons.
"College basketball student-athletes do incredible things on the court, but their achievements in the classroom are equally worthy of celebration," said NABC Executive Director Craig Robinson. "Education is one of the NABC's core values, and the hundreds of programs and thousands of athletes represented on these awards reinforce the commitment to academic success that exists across all levels of our sport."
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