University of Hawai’i men’s basketball players Tanner Christensen, Tom Beattie and Akira Jacobs each was recently selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
In order to be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) and must have either competed in 90 percent of the team’s games or be a starter for at least 66 percent of the season.
Christensen, who studies finance, received All-Big West honorable mention after leading the Warriors in several statistics including rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. Beattie (pre-business) led the team in minutes played while starting 24 of 31 games. Meanwhile, Jacobs (kinesiology) played in all but one of the team’s 31 games, finishing second on the team in three-pointers made while serving as one of the team’s top scorers off the bench.