Trevor Mbakwe and Chris Halvorsen named Academic All Big Ten

[BleedGopher]

per the U:

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a career grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better.

MINNESOTA WINTER 2013 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN SELECTIONS
Men’s Basketball (2)
Chris Halvorsen, Sr. (Biomedical Engineering)
Trevor Mbakwe, Gr. (Applied Kinesiology)

http://www.gophersports.com/genrel/032713aac.html

Go Gophers!!

 

[Seany]

That's impressive. Congrats to both these guys, and sorry to see them go.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

What the heck Andre? I thought you had like a 4.2 GPA in HS

 

[point guard 10]

That's impressive. Congrats to both these guys, and sorry to see them go.

Halvorsen isn't gone yet...

 

[50PoundHead]

Good for them both. Happy to see Mbakwe used his extra year in the classroom. I know he's had his scrapes with the law, but watching him in interviews, I've been impressed with him.