Rice University Athletics
Five Owls Named to NABC Honors Court
7/15/2026 12:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its annual Honors Court with five Owl student-athletes earning the distinction, the organization announced.
Nick Anderson, Cole Andrews-Heitz, Trae Broadnax, Dallas Hobbs, and Jimmy Oladokun, Jr., were all named to the Honors Court. The five honors are the most in the American Conference.
The men's basketball team has also earned the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award for the 13th time in the last 14 years.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 academic
year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and
graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2
or higher.
Andrews-Heitz saw action in two games, recording two points and had one assist. He scored two points in the season opener against the College of Biblical Studies (11/4), and had an assist versus Southwestern Christian (12/17).
Anderson played in all 31 games, making 29 starts. He was second on the team in scoring (15.5 ppg), steals (1.2 spg), and free throw percentage (81.2%), while leading the team in field goal percentage (43.8%), three-pointers (84), and three-point field goal percentage (40.0%). He was third in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, fifth in threes made per game (2.7), and 11th in scoring. He scored double-figures 25 times, and had seven 20-point games.
Broadnax earns the honor for the second straight year. He became the first player in school history to lead the team in points, rebounds assists, and steals with 15.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.2 steals. He ranked 10th in the conference in scoring, sixth in field goal percentage, eighth in defensive rebounds (4.2), ninth in free throw percentage, 11th in assists and assist/turnover ratio (1.4), and 13th in rebounding. He also led the squad with 28 double-figures scoring games and eight 20-point games. Broadnax was named to the American Conference Honor Roll five times.
Hobbs played in nine games, making one start, before missing the rest of the season due to injury. He averaged 5.4 points, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals. He had two double-figure scoring games and led the team in assists four times.
Oladokun played in all 31 games, making 18 starts. He averaged 4.3 points and was second on the team with 4.9 rebounds. He connected on 47.9% from the field, and had two double-figure rebounding games
Located in Kansas City, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve and enhance the sport. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.
Nick Anderson, Cole Andrews-Heitz, Trae Broadnax, Dallas Hobbs, and Jimmy Oladokun, Jr., were all named to the Honors Court. The five honors are the most in the American Conference.
The men's basketball team has also earned the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award for the 13th time in the last 14 years.
The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 academic
year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and
graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2
or higher.
Andrews-Heitz saw action in two games, recording two points and had one assist. He scored two points in the season opener against the College of Biblical Studies (11/4), and had an assist versus Southwestern Christian (12/17).
Anderson played in all 31 games, making 29 starts. He was second on the team in scoring (15.5 ppg), steals (1.2 spg), and free throw percentage (81.2%), while leading the team in field goal percentage (43.8%), three-pointers (84), and three-point field goal percentage (40.0%). He was third in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, fifth in threes made per game (2.7), and 11th in scoring. He scored double-figures 25 times, and had seven 20-point games.
Broadnax earns the honor for the second straight year. He became the first player in school history to lead the team in points, rebounds assists, and steals with 15.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.2 steals. He ranked 10th in the conference in scoring, sixth in field goal percentage, eighth in defensive rebounds (4.2), ninth in free throw percentage, 11th in assists and assist/turnover ratio (1.4), and 13th in rebounding. He also led the squad with 28 double-figures scoring games and eight 20-point games. Broadnax was named to the American Conference Honor Roll five times.
Hobbs played in nine games, making one start, before missing the rest of the season due to injury. He averaged 5.4 points, 1.8 assists and 1.7 steals. He had two double-figure scoring games and led the team in assists four times.
Oladokun played in all 31 games, making 18 starts. He averaged 4.3 points and was second on the team with 4.9 rebounds. He connected on 47.9% from the field, and had two double-figure rebounding games
Located in Kansas City, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve and enhance the sport. The NABC currently has nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches.
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