NEW ORLEANS – Eight Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball student-athletes were named to the 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Men’s Basketball teams in an announcement by the organization Tuesday afternoon.
 
Arkansas State and Georgia Southern each earned multiple honorees, while James Madison, Marshall, Old Dominion and South Alabama had one each.
 
Honorees are selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizing the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men’s basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.
 
Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Academic All-District Selections
Jaxon Ellingsworth           Arkansas State
T.J. Caldwell                         Arkansas State
Alden Applewhite             Georgia Southern
Tsvet Sotirov                      Georgia Southern
Gabe Newhof                      James Madison
Wilson Dubinsky               Marshall
K.C. Shaw                             Old Dominion
Hantz Louis Jeune             South Alabama