Exciting news in the realm of academic progress! Both the football and mens basketball teams are out of the APR hole! It's been a long road back for both programs, but they've managed to escape the academic hounds, and will get to keep all of their scholarships for the coming year. Not entirely unexpected (in fact it was pretty much expected for football), but still very welcome.
APR, or Academic Progress Report, is based on a 4 year period of academic achievement, and takes into account such things as GPA, graduation rates, and the eligibility of players that leave the program.
The juicy bits:
- Football finally cracked the 925 mark after having inched towards it over the past few years. Last year the program had been slapped with a 5 scholarship reduction (worked into the '08 recruiting class through some planning by the Hawkins staff). This year's score of 958 (out of 1000) put the program over the top, and it's a relief going into a big recruiting year not to have to lose another batch of much needed scholarships.
- The biggest news comes from basketball, where the program scored a perfect 1000 for '09-'10. I knew Coach Bz had been cracking down on academics, but damn! In the 7 years of the APR program, the mens basketball team had never gotten a 1000 (in fact, I can't remember it being anywhere close). The overall score jumped to 926, barely escaping the 925 penalty line, which means no more scholarship reductions. Hell, the team GPA is even damn close to 2.8. Good work guys!
- The other 14 programs continue to operate in good standing, and womens tennis and mens golf posted perfect 4-year APR rates.
Good news all around. Way to hit the books, Buffaloes!
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