GREENWOOD, Ind. – Forward
Jordan Oates of the Salisbury University men's basketball team was named a 2022-23 College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division III Academic All-District honoree, announced by the organization on Tuesday. This is the second Academic All-District award for Oates after being recognized in 2021-22.
Oates, a junior from Hanover, Md., carries a 3.68 grade-point average as a Biomedical Sciences major with a focus on Pre-Dentistry and a Chemistry minor. The two-time Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) All-Academic Team member has made the dean's list four times as an SU student. Off the court, Oates is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society.
Oates has appeared in 21 games and started 15 for the Sea Gulls in 2022-23, averaging 10.0 points and 8.6 rebounds over 25.1 minutes per game. He leads the C2C in rebounding for the second straight year and ranks seventh in the league in three-point percentage (.381) and 12th in field goal percentage (.446). On Wednesday Oates was
named C2C Scholar-Athlete of the Year, a first for SU men's basketball.
As an All-District selection, Oates eligible for CSC Academic All-America recognition. Those teams will be voted on and unveiled in March.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District laurels, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.5 GPA and be a sophomore both academically and athletically. They must have participated in at least 50 percent of their team's games and be a starter or top reserve with both legitimate athletic and academic credentials.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with the New Jersey Athletic Conference for football, Coastal Lacrosse Conference for men's lacrosse and the Metropolitan Swimming and Diving Conference for men's and women's swimming. With over 500 student-athletes in 21 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, and dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on-and-off the field. The Sea Gulls have celebrated 22 team national championships, 24 individual national champions, 188 conference championships and 43 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit www.SUSeaGulls.com or on social media @SUSeaGulls.
