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Basketball Nominations for NCAA and NAIA Divisions Open This Week
- Nominations Open: Tuesday, April 13, Noon (ET) - Men's and women's basketball nomination portal opens for all NCAA and NAIA institutions at CoSIDA.com/Awards.
- Nominations must be submitted prior to Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at 9 PM (ET).
Nomination Steps
- Click here to access the nomination portal (beginning Tuesday, April 13 at Noon ET).
- Begin a new submission.
- Confirm your division and district.
- Select a gender, sport and position (if requested).
- Confirm the institution name.
- Enter the student-athlete name.
- The second reference to your institution is editable and should be how you want it to be displayed on an award.
- Supply academic and athletic stats and other achievements in the boxes provided.
- Click Save and Submit on the final page of the form when finished.
You will receive a
confirmation email for the nomination. If you do not receive one immediately, check your spam folder. Save this email for future reference.
Reminder: When filling in the shipping address, do not enter a post office box. CoSIDA cannot ship awards to a PO box.
Note: Deadline for completed submissions is Tuesday, April 20 at 9 pm ET. All submissions in progress, completed but not submitted or not yet started at that time will not be accepted.
Basketball Awards Schedule (All Times Eastern)
- Nominations accepted April 13 (noon) - April 20 (9 PM)
- All-district voting April 27 (noon) - May 4 (Noon)
- All-district teams announced May 6 (Noon)
- Update of first-team all-district submissions May 6 (Noon) - May 10 (9 PM)
- All-America voting May 11 (Noon) - May 18 (9 PM)
- All-America teams announced May 25-28 (Noon)
Career Statistics to Be Used for Basketball, Soccer, Football and Volleyball
Due to the variety in games played across conferences and across divisions in college athletics so far this year, the CoSIDA Academic All-America contests for basketball, football, soccer and volleyball will be based on
career statistics for the 2020-21 academic year. A determination on the 2020-21 remaining contests will be made at a later date.The overall charge of the Academic All-America program is to honor the best student-athletes in college athletics.
For schools who had no seasons or shortened seasons, schools can nominate athletes that are on the roster and would have been able to compete in their sport had it been offered. If they are/were eligible to compete in their playing season for their team – and have attended the institution for a total of 12 months or more at the time of their season – then they will be eligible for the program. The only exception will be first-semester or first-year transfers to institutions that are not graduate students.
Best Practices Coffee Shops to be Held in April and May
Members of the Academic All-America Core Committee will host coffee shops (
April 21 and May 5 - both at 3 PM ET) for new sports information directors or those who need tips on what goes into a winning nomination and how to decide who to nominate. Each coffee shop will be similar in content, so it's only necessary to sign up for one.
Click here to register.
NEW: Digital Certificate Downloads for First-Team Selections
In 2020-21, student-athletes will receive their All-District certificate via digital download. As the nominating CoSIDA member, you can download the certificate template and add your student-athlete's name and the institution name. You are encouraged to print as many as you need for the student-athlete, their family and coaches and your athletic department.
NEW: Promotional Materials to Share with Your Student-Athletes
In addition to the downloadable All-District certificate and All-America awards, you will receive several items to share with your student-athletes. It is imperative the nominating SID share this information with honorees.
- Congratulatory letter to your student-athlete from CoSIDA
- Customizable social media graphics for your student-athlete to use on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
- Information for your student-athlete about this prestigious awards program
Resources
Click here for the Master Calendar
Click here for current Academic All-America program logos
Click here for nomination criteria
Click here for best practices for nominating student-athletes
Click here for best practices for promoting your winning student-athletes
Click here for an informational flyer about the history and prestige of the program
Contacts
Kevin Lanke, Academic All-America Core Committee chair,
lanke@rose-hulman.edu (for program criteria) and Laurie Bollig, CoSIDA,
lauriebollig@cosida.com (portal or membership issues)