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Wildcats Women’s Basketball Named to WBCA’s 2020-21 Academic Top 25
The 2020-21 Davidson Women’s Basketball team earning off-court accolades.
ATLANTA — The Davidson Wildcats were named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s Academic Top 25 Honor Roll on Tuesday for holding one of the nation’s highest team GPAs.
Checking in at No. 19, across all of Division I women’s basketball, the ‘Cats boasted a cumulative team GPA of 3.634 during the 2020-21 academic year and were the lone Atlantic 10 program to crack the Academic Top 25.
“I couldn’t be more proud of our scholar-athletes and what they accomplished both on the court and in the classroom during this unprecedented season,” said head coach Gayle Fulks. “This national recognition is just a testament to their hard work as they continue to embody what it truly means to be a scholar-athlete at Davidson College.”
“Congratulations to each of the teams recognized in the 2020-21 WBCA Academic Top 25,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “Their head coaches are to be commended for fostering an environment of excellence for their student-athletes both on the court and, more importantly, in the classroom; particularly with the additional stress this season caused by the uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2020-21 season is the 26th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
2020-21 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Academic Top 25:
| Rank | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
| 1 | University of Maine | Amy Vachon | 3.900 |
| 2 | Youngstown State University | John Barnes | 3.874 |
| 3 | Robert Morris University | Charlie Buscaglia | 3.824 |
| 4 | Marist College | Brian Giorgis | 3.770 |
| 5 | University of North Dakota | Mallory Bernhard | 3.766 |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois University | Matt Bollant | 3.752 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois University | Lisa Carlsen | 3.739 |
| 8 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | Cindy Stein | 3.716 |
| 9 | Lipscomb University | Laura Sumski | 3.702 |
| 10 | South Dakota State University | Aaron Johnston | 3.699 |
| 11 | University of Nebraska Omaha | Carrie Banks | 3.689 |
| T12 | Samford University | Carley Kuhns | 3.672 |
| T12 | Portland State University | Chelsey Gregg | 3.672 |
| 14 | Lehigh University | Sue Troyan | 3.670 |
| 15 | University of Northern Iowa | Tanya Warren | 3.663 |
| 16 | Kent State University | Todd Starkey | 3.655 |
| 17 | Arizona State University | Charli Turner Thorne | 3.645 |
| 18 | Western Illinois University | JD Gravina | 3.644 |
| 19 | Davidson College | Gayle Fulks | 3.634 |
| 20 | Washington State University | Kamie Ethridge | 3.629 |
| 21 | Iona College | Billi Chambers | 3.622 |
| 22 | Houston Baptist University | Donna Finnie | 3.621 |
| 23 | University of Minnesota | Lindsay Whalen | 3.593 |
| T24 | Rice University | Tina Langley | 3.583 |
| T24 | Seattle University | Suzy Barcomb | 3.583 |