A total of 82 student-athletes who competed in the winter sports of men’s and women’s basketball across The Big West were honored for their work in the classroom and on the court as members of the 2023-24 Big West Winter Academic All-Conference Team.
In order to qualify for the Academic All-Conference honor, a student-athlete must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative institutional grade point average (GPA), must have completed one full academic year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received, and must have competed in at least 50 percent of the institution's contests in the student-athlete's respective sport.
Three honorees sported a perfect 4.00 GPA in Long Beach State’s
Jeffrey Yan and
Sydney Woodley, and
Olivia Davies of Hawai‘i.
By sport, women’s basketball had 45 honorees, while men’s basketball had 37.
By school UC Riverside had the most student-athletes on the list with 11. Not far behind the Highlanders was Long Beach State with 10 and UC San Diego with nine. Hawai‘i and Cal State Bakersfield had eight honorees each.
The Big West recognizes individuals academically per season – fall, winter, and spring – for all conference-sponsored sports.
The Fall Academic All-Conference Team was announced in January, and the Spring Academic All-Conference Team will honor student-athletes from men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s track and field, women’s water polo, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s volleyball, beach volleyball, softball, and baseball.
| 2023-24 Big West Winter Academic All-Conference Team |
| School |
Honorees |
| Cal Poly |
4 |
| Cal State Bakersfield |
8 |
| Cal State Fullerton |
6 |
| CSUN |
5 |
| Hawai'i |
8 |
| Long Beach State |
10 |
| UC Davis |
7 |
| UC Irvine |
7 |
| UC Riverside |
11 |
| UC San Diego |
9 |
| UC Santa Barbara |
7 |