CANTON, Ga. - The College Sports Communicators announced the Academic All-District Teams for men and women's basketball this afternoon, holding 30 total Southern Athletic Association athletes.
The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Basketball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men’s basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.
Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 14, 2026.
SAA Men Honorees (14):
Cameron Pope (Berry)
Cannon Armstead (Berry)
Ryan Luttrell (Berry)
Drew Winegarden (Berry)
Hunter Coleman (Centre)
Jack Dempsey (Rhodes)
Sam Maddox (Rhodes)
Cass Ramberg (Rhodes)
JD Gardner (Sewanee)
Shobby Enakpene (Southwestern)
Dean Balo (Trinity)
Carter Ruck (Trinity)
Trent Medearis (Trinity)
Ben Estis (Trinity)
SAA Women Honorees (16):
Briaiah Lewis* (Berry)
Callie Jackson (Berry)
Elly Callihan (Berry)
Tia Anderson (Millsaps)
Garin Feeman (Millsaps)
Bailey Johnson (Millsaps)
Elyse Warren* (Millsaps)
Alyssa Bongiovanni (Rhodes)
Juliet Howell (Rhodes)
Avery Marsh (Rhodes)
Emma Florez (Southwestern)
Elizabeth Kellam (Southwestern)
Lauren Stevens (Southwestern)
Natalie Greenwood (Trinity)
Skye O'Rourke (Trinity)
Dana Gingrey (Trinity)
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.
For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit
AcademicAllAmerica.com.
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