Kansas City, MO -- Four members of the Piedmont College men's basketball team have been placed on the 2009-10 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court as announced by the organization this afternoon.  Juniors Daniel Lampl and Phillip Sloan join seniors Will Martin and Michael Rubio as the four honorees from Piedmont on the prestigious list that recognizes student-athletes for their work on and off the court.

To be eligible for the NABC honor, student-athletes must meet a high standard of academic criteria coupled with specific qualifications.  The student-athlete must be at least a junior in academic standing on a varsity collegiate squad at a NCAA Division I, II, III or NAIA institution.  Additionally, award-winners must have matriculated at least one full year at their current institution.  Finally, the student-athlete must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the end of the 2009-10 academic year.

The honors move the PC's men's basketball team's total to 18 since gaining full-fledged NCAA Division III membership in 2003. 

The NABC was founded in 1927 by Phog Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men s basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today s student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education.