KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Missouri Southern men's basketball student-athletes earned Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association academic awards for the 2025-26 season, the league announced Tuesday.
 
2025-26 MIAA MEN'S BASKETBALL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL MEMBERS (3.0 GPA)
Name                             Academic Level     GPA         Major                                                   Hometown
Prince Agbaeze              Senior                      3.18         CIC Information Technology                Abia State, Nigeria
Gavyn Elkamil                Graduate Student    3.20         Applied Data Analytics                         Pittsburg, Kan.
Hunter Fitch                   Sophomore              3.06         Sports & Recreational Management    Mexia, Texas


Fifty-four men's basketball student-athletes from all 14 MIAA member institutions were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom this season. There were also three players named MIAA Scholar-Athletes and two who earned the league's Academic Excellence award. 

The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence award was achieved by only two men's basketball student-athletes — Central Oklahoma's Jarreth Ingram and Northwest Missouri's Jack Ratigan. 

An Academic Excellence award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms.

The Scholar-Athlete award distinction went to just three players who excelled in the classroom and on the court — Fort Hays State's Kyle Grill, Rogers State's Caden Fry and Washburn's Jack Bachelor.

In the classroom, a Scholar-Athlete is an individual who has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution and has at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution. Student-athletes must also receive All-MIAA honors in the current season to achieve the full Scholar-Athlete status. 

Fifty-four men's basketball players were named to the 2025-26 MIAA Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. The individual must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. 

These 2025-26 men's basketball academic awards do not include first year student-athletes or first-year transfers. The MIAA will release separate academic awards for its 2025-26 newcomers in June, once the student-athletes have completed at least two terms of attendance at the certifying MIAA member institution.

2025-26 MIAA Men's Basketball Academic Awards
Academic Honor Roll: 54
Scholar-Athletes: 3
Academic Excellence: 2