The Peach Belt Conference has released the men's basketball Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. Sophomore Timmy Sellers was one of only eleven players in the entire Peach Belt Conference who garnered the distinction.
The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA Academic All-America program.
To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.
Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
2020-21 Men's Basketball Team of Academic Distinction
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Name
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School
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Year
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Hometown
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GPA
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Major (Minor)
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Mekhail Bethea
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North Georgia
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So.
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Lawrenceville, Ga.
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3.44
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Political Science
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Josh Cottrell
|
North Georgia
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Jr.
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Hayesville, N.C.
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3.66
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Management
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Richard Crawford III
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Georgia College
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So.
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Evans, Ga.
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3.33
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Management
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Brian Free
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Young Harris
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So.
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Greensboro, N.C.
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3.38
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Mathematics
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Chris Metzger
|
Flagler
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Sr.
|
Plantation, Fla.
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3.30
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Criminology (Sociology)
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Timmy Sellers
|
Augusta
|
So.
|
Augusta, Ga.
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3.66
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Accounting
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Lawrence Slim
|
Flagler
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So.
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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3.755
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Business Administration
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Chapin Rierson
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Georgia College
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Jr.
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Calhoun, Ga.
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3.66
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Master in Accounting
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Wesley Simpson
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Georgia College
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Jr.
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DeLand, Fla.
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3.60
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Economics
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Brandon Thomas
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Georgia College
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So.
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McDonough, Ga.
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4.00
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Public Health
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Jordan Walker
|
Clayton State
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Grad.
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Savannah, Ga.
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3.50
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Master in Marketing
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