Patriot League Announces Men's Basketball Academic Honor Roll

Today’s Scholar-Athletes  Tomorrow’s Leaders

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Patriot League Announces Men’s Basketball Academic Honor Roll 40 student-athletes receive Honor Roll recognition

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Patriot League champion Bucknell placed 11 student-athletes on the Men’s Basketball Academic Honor Roll on Monday, including Scholar-Athlete of the Year Mike Muscala.

The eight Patriot League schools combined to place 40 student-athletes on the list, with American matching Bucknell with 11 honorees.

Muscala, a Management major, posted a 3.78 grade-point average in his final semester at Bucknell. He now awaits the 2013 NBA Draft on Thursday night, where Muscala is projected to be selected in the late first or early second round. Muscala was one of four student-athletes to make the Academic Honor Roll after also landing a spot on the Men’s Basketball Academic All- Patriot League Team in March. His teammate, Bryson Johnson, was also in that group along with Lehigh’s Gabe Knutson and Lafayette’s Joey Ptasinski.

To be eligible for the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and participate in one of the Patriot League’s winter or spring championship sports.

“Today’s Scholar-Athletes, Tomorrow’s Leaders” – The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.

2013 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Academic Honor Roll

Name Class Major GPA Hometown/High School AMERICAN (11) Mike Bersch Sr. Mathematics 3.89 Hainesport, N.J./Rancocas Valley Regional Jordan Borucki Sr. Business Administration 3.20 Los Angeles, Calif./Kent School (Conn.) Zach Elcano Fr. Business Administration 3.20 Centreville, Va./Westfield Daniel Fisher Sr. International Studies 3.93 Melbourne, Australia/Melbourne Grammar Warren Flood Sr. Business Administration 3.73 Olney, Md./Bullis Blake Jolivette Sr. Business Administration 3.44 Houston, Texas/Jack Yates Stephen Lumpkins Sr. Business Administration 3.33 Redwood City, Calif./Juniperro Serra Daniel Munoz Sr. Finance 3.41 Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Jesse Reed Fr. Business Administration 3.33 Saltsburg, Pa./Kiski School Marko Vasic Fr. Economics 3.29 Belgrade, Serbia/Aim High Prep (Mich.) Tony Wroblicky Jr. Business Administration 3.53 Harbor City, Calif./Loyola

ARMY (2) Matt Gramling Fr. Undeclared 3.32 San Antonio, Texas/MacArthur Jason Pancoe Sr. Systems Management 3.42 Ladera Ranch, Calif./Santa Margarita (Salisbury Prep) BUCKNELL (11) Cameron Ayers Jr. Economics 3.58 Blue Bell, Pa./Germantown Academy Ben Brackney Jr. Economics 3.91 Lincoln, Ill./Lincoln Brian Fitzpatrick Sr. American History 3.75 Cheshire, Conn./Northfield Mount Hermon Ryan Frazier Fr. Undeclared School of 3.75 Silver Spring, Md./Salisbury School (Md.) Management Chris Hass Fr. Undeclared 3.50 Pellston, Mich./Pellston Bryson Johnson Sr. Economics 3.66 Pictou, Nova Scotia/St. David Catholic (Ontario) Colin Klebon Sr. Civil Engineering 3.91 Shamokin, Pa./Southern Columbia Mike Muscala Sr. Management 3.78 Roseville, Minn./Roseville Joshea Singleton So. Philosophy 3.41 Kinston, N.C./Kestrel Heights Cory Starkey So. Economics 3.33 Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey Joe Willman Sr. Management 3.83 Tinton Falls, N.J./Monmouth Regional

COLGATE (4) Jared Accettura Sr. History 3.33 Morristown, N.J./ Rowland Hall St. Mark’s Clayton Graham Jr. Economics 3.42 Old Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich Nicholas Lane So. English 3.33 Seattle, Wash./ Pomfret School Luke Roh So. Economics 3.75 Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral

HOLY CROSS (2) Dee Goens Sr. Philosophy 3.20 Alpharetta, Ga./ Marist Eric Obeysekere Sr. English 3.31 Orinda, Calif. / Miramonte

LAFAYETTE (4) Jack Detmer Jr. Government & Law 3.20 Scarsdale, N.Y./Scarsdale/Hill School Joey Ptasinski So. Biology 3.60 Highlands Ranch, Colo./Regis Jesuit/ New Hampton Les Smith Jr. Government & Law 3.58 Cotati, Calif./Marin Catholic/Kimball Union Dan Trist So. Economics 3.23 Sydney, Australia/North Sydney Boys'

LEHIGH (4) Stefan Cvrkalj So. Business 3.93 Kitchener, Ontario/Bluevale Collegiate Institute Anthony D’Orazio Jr. Accounting 3.29 Camden, N.J./Camden Catholic Gabe Knuston Sr. Accounting 3.22 Urbandale, Iowa./Waukee Corey Schaefer So. Business 3.28 Johnston, Iowa/Johnston

NAVY (2) Kevin Atler So. Economics 3.81 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven Brennan Wyatt Jr. Oceanography 3.39 Greensboro, N.C. / Dudley