Colorado College's Nofziger Repeats as SCAC Men's Basketball Elite 19 Award Winner

Colorado College's Nofziger Repeats as SCAC Men's Basketball Elite 19 Award Winner

CONWAY, Ark. -- In an announcement made this evening at the conference tournament, Colorado College's Asher Nofziger was named the 2026 SCAC Men's Basketball Elite 19 award winner.

Nofziger, a senior forward from Denver, Colo. majoring in Economics, currently holds a cumulative GPA of 3.76 and earned First Team All-SCAC honors this season. He became the first CC men's basketball player to earn the Elite 19 award last season and now holds the honor for the second-straight season. 

Established prior to the 2018-19 academic year and meant to recognize the best of the best within each of the league's 19 sponsored sports as it relates to both academic and athletic achievement, the SCAC Elite 19 is awarded to the student-athlete who has completed the equivalent of at least 60 credit hours at his or her current institution and has at least a cumulative 3.25 GPA. The student-athlete must also have earned All-SCAC First, Second or Third Team honors in his/her sport for that particular season.

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