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MBB | Tommy Kuhse Named to Scholar-Athlete Team

MORAGA, Calif. — Redshirt junior Tommy Kuhse has been named to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) 18th Annual Scholar-Athlete Team presented by ARMS Software. 

Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious awards. Each of the nominees is required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent (50%) of the team's games listed on the nomination form.

The Gaels' guard posted a 4.00 GPA while pursuing his master's degree in kinesiology while also being a major contributor to the team's success this season. The walk-on led Saint Mary's with 124 assists while averaging 26.5 minutes across 33 games. His best performance of the year came against Long Beach State when he scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting and also dished out eight assists. Kuhse matched that single-game assist figure on two other occasions during the season. 

"On behalf of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association, I would like to sincerely congratulate all of the recipients for recognition on both scholar-athlete teams for 2019-20, as well as, the Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards and those who have earned a postgraduate scholarship," Division I-AAA ADA President and Vice President for Athletics at the University of Portland Scott Leykam said. "These outstanding student-athletes are leaders in the classroom, in competition and in their communities. We are proud to present them with the highest student-athlete recognition that our association awards."

Of the 11 student-athletes named to the men's team, four came from the West Coast Conference. Alongside Kuhse, Gonzaga's Corey Kispert and San Francisco's Jimbo Lull and Jordan Ratinho were honored. 

A special Review Committee of Division I-AAA Athletics Directors were responsible for selecting the winners. The 2020 Review Committee consisted of: Chris Reynolds (Committee Chair), Bradley University; Chasse Conque, UTRGV; Irma Garcia, St. Francis College Brooklyn; Phil Hutcheson, Lipscomb University; Robert Lineburg, Radford University; Joan McDermott, University of San Francisco; Jean Lenti Ponsetto, DePaul University; Marianne Reilly, Manhattan College; and Kenneth Siegfried, Cal State Bakersfield. 

Men's Scholar-Athlete Team
Name Institution Major GPA
Seth Adelsperger Belmont University Environmental Science 3.77
Michael Buckland Lipscomb University Corporate Management / Corporate Marketing 3.84
Shyquan Gibbs New Jersey Institute of Technology Business 3.77
Chauncey Hawkins St. Francis College Brooklyn Accounting 3.30
Nate Kennell Bradley University Management Information Systems 3.52
Corey Kispert Gonzaga University Business Administration 3.43
Cameron Krutwig Loyola University Chicago Entrepreneurship 3.42
Tommy Kuhse Saint Mary's College of California Kinesiology 4.00
Jimbo Lull University of San Francisco Business Administration 3.55
Emmanuel Nzekwesi Oral Roberts University Computer Information Technology 3.42
Jordan Ratinho University of San Francisco Management 3.87

 
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Players Mentioned

Tommy Kuhse

#12 Tommy Kuhse

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Redshirt Junior
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