CHICAGO (July 20, 2020) – Three members of the Loyola University Chicago men's basketball program were lauded for their outstanding achievements in the classroom by being named to the 2019-20 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court. Earning the honor was Jake Baughman (Bloomington, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic), Tate Hall (Greenfield, Ind./Greenfield-Central/Indianapolis) and Cameron Krutwig (Algonquin, Ill./Jacobs).
 
In order to be selected for the NABC Honors Court, individuals must be a junior or senior academically, have attended the institution for at least one year and own a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2019-20 academic year. 
 
Baughman, a rising redshirt senior walk-on guard, appeared in five games last season, while Hall, who is also a rising redshirt senior, had an impressive first year at Loyola after transferring from Division II University of Indianapolis. The 6-foot-6 swingman earned Third Team All-Missouri Valley Conference and MVC All-Newcomer Team honors after putting up 12.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 2019-20. Meanwhile, Krutwig, a rising senior center, maintained his position as one of the top players in the conference, capturing First Team All-MVC accolades, while finishing runner-up for the Larry Bird Trophy, which is presented annually to the MVC Player of the Year. The 6-foot-9 center became the first player in the storied history of The Valley to rank in the top five in the league in scoring (15.1), rebounding (8.1), assists (4.2) and field goal percentage (.563).
 
Collectively, the Ramblers were recently saluted by the NABC with a Team Academic Excellence Award after the squad recorded a 3.185 grade-point average for the 2019-20 academic year. 
 
This recognition is just one of several academic accolades for Loyola men's basketball student-athletes this season. Krutwig was a CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District V and a I-AAA Scholar-Athlete Team honoree, while Krutwig, Hall and Bruno Skokna all picked up Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team designation. 
 
Loyola won 20 or more games for the third straight season, finishing with 21 victories in 2019-20, while falling just one game shy of a third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title. Over the last three seasons, the Ramblers have notched 73 wins and earned a pair of postseason berths, including a memorable run to the NCAA Final Four in 2018.