HIRAM, Ohio – March  26, 2024 – Terriers men's basketball was well-represented in the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team on Tuesday, as Trent Jakacki, Ivan Yang and Manuel Devora Violan all earned spots on the team thanks to their impact both on the court and in the classroom.

The CSC Academic All-America program recognizes student-athletes from four Divisions of competition – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or above; they also must compete in 90 percent of the intuition's games or started in at least 66 percent of those games from the most recent season.

Jakacki earned his first career All-NCAC selection in 2023-24, as he led the conference and tied for 18^th in all of Division III with 21.4 PPG. His 46-point game against Hilbert College on Dec. 15 marked the most points scored by a Hiram men's basketball student-athlete since 1987 (Rod Swartz).

Yang was a force on the boards throughout the campaign, averaging a team-high 8.0 RPG, which included a pair of 20-rebound games against Rutgers-Newark on Nov. 11 and Pitt-Greensburg on Nov. 15.

Devora Violan had three games with 20+ points this past season, highlighted by a career-high 25 points off the bench in a win over Pitt-Greensburg on Nov. 15. The sophomore from the Canary Islands was also an NCAC Defensive Athlete of the Week selection on Dec. 18.

Hiram men's basketball will now turn its attention to 2024-25, with many of its top contributors set to return for what figures to be an exciting winter season.