The honor follows men's basketball senior Tyler Seibring's selection as a three-time Academic All-American.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ men's basketball senior Tyler Seibring has been chosen as the 2018-19 Colonial Athletic Association Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league has announced. The selection was made by the CAA's Academic Affairs Committee.
Seibring, who was also honored as the 2018-19 CAA Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, maintains a 3.95 GPA while double majoring in English and economics. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.
Seibring recently became the first student-athlete in ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ men's basketball history to be named a three-time Academic All-American, receiving first-team honors in 2018 and 2019 after earning third-team recognition in 2017. He was also selected for the CAA's Dean Ehlers Leadership Award in 2017-18.
Seibring had another impressive season on the court, averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game while ranking second on the team in rebounds (5.9 per game). The Phoenix forward was sixth in the CAA in 3-pointers (77) and 3-point percentage (41.2 percent). He was voted to the All-CAA second team for the third-consecutive season and is a two-time NABC All-District honoree.
Seibring finished his career as ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ's all-time leading scorer at the Division I level with 1,794 points and is the school's career rebounds leader at the Division I level with 779. He ranks second in career 3-pointers with 278.
In honor of his outstanding accomplishment, Seibring will receive a $1,000 stipend along with a crystal award.
Each of the CAA's 10 institutions had a nominee for the CAA Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year and they will be recognized by the conference with a crystal award.
2018-19 CAA Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Awards
Charleston, Jeffrey "Scotty" Frantz (Soccer)
Delaware, Kevin Mohollen (Baseball)
Drexel, Ralph Cannarozzi III (Swimming and Diving)
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ, Tyler Seibring (Basketball)
Hofstra, Sean Nealis (Soccer)
James Madison, Thomas Shores (Soccer)
UNCW, Agustin Savarino (Tennis)
Northeastern, Collins Ebozue (Track and Field)
Towson, Richard Keller (Swimming and Diving)
William & Mary, Julian Ngoh (Soccer)