January 10, 2014

The Bluffton University men's basketball team had an outstanding semester in the classroom, ending the fall with 16 players above 3.0 for the term. Ten Beavers were named to the Dean's List (3.6 and above) for the 2013 Fall semester, while six other student-athletes finished the semester with a grade point average that exceeded 3.0 during the fall.

Being named to the Dean's List were seniors JON FOWLER (Cincinnati/St. Xavier), JOSH JOHNSON (Ottawa/Ottawa-Glandorf), DUSTIN KINN (Alvada/New Riegel) and MATT WEISENBORN (Bowling Green/Otsego). Two juniors were recognized on the Dean's List: RYAN EBBESKOTTE (Delphos/Jefferson) and ZACH RUMBAUGH (Lima/Senior). Sophomores NATE CHAMBERS (Miamisburg) and MITCHEL HUFFMAN (Jeromesville/Hillsdale), as well as freshmen TREY ELCHERT (Jackson Center) and CHAD GUNDY (Flanagan, Ill./Flanagan-Cornell) were also named to the Dean's List. 

"We are pleased with, and proud of, our team's academic performance during the fall semester," stated Coach Neal. "Our players are student-athletes in every facet of the word and we stress this a great deal within our total basketball program here at Bluffton." Coach Neal expects his players to be leaders in the classroom and the results speak for themselves with a phenomenal 80 percent of the team posting a GPA above 3.0.

-BEAVERS-