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Four Gonzaga basketball players earn NABC academic honors

Gonzaga forward Corey Kispert heads to the locker after the Bulldogs defeated the Florida State Seminoles during the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal on March 28 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
By Jim Meehan jimm@spokesman.com(509) 459-5585

Four Gonzaga Bulldogs were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ 2018-19 Honors Court.

Josh Perkins and Corey Kispert, both starters last season, and walk-ons Jack Beach and Alex Martin were honored by the NABC. Perkins, Beach and Martin were recognized for the second straight year.

To be eligible for the Honors Court, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.2 grade-point average, be a junior or senior academically and be at their current school for at least one year.

Perkins was named the West Coast Conference Mike Gilleran male Scholar-Athlete of the Year last year as a senior. He had a 3.24 GPA as an undergraduate and earned a 3.66 in his graduate program. He’s been named to the WCC Commissioner’s honor roll the last three years.

Kispert, a business administration major, has a 3.47 GPA and was named academic All-WCC last year. Beach graduated with an undergraduate degree in business administration, while Martin graduated as a sport management major.