ATLANTA, Ga. — In a season of historic success on the court, Eastern Washington women's basketball maintained its elite level in the classroom. Eastern earned a Special Mention on the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) honor roll.
To qualify for the WBCA honor roll special mention, a team must have a 3.0 combined GPA. Teams also must be nominated for the honor by their head coach, who must be a WBCA member.
The Eagles carried a 3.42 cumulative GPA for the 2023-24 academic year. This marks the third-straight special mention for head coach Joddie Gleason's team. Eastern has appeared on the WBCA Top-25 honor roll 17 times, most recently in 2018.
EWU was one of five Big Sky programs appearing on the honor roll, with Northern Arizona holding the 19th best GPA in the nation. Montana State, Portland State and Sacramento State all joined the Eagles with a special mention.
In May, six Eagles earned Big Sky winter All-Academic honors.
Eastern is the reigning Big Sky regular and postseason conference champion, posting a 29-6 record in 2023-24. EWU made its second appearance in the NCAA Tournament at the No. 14 seed, facing the No. 4 seed Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore. The 29 victories set a program and Big Sky conference record wins in a single season.
About the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, the WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of coaches to those organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.
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ABOUT EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals.
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