Taylor Men’s Basketball Collects Seven NAIA Scholar-Athletes Awards

NAIA Release | TU Honors Page

KANSAS CITY – The Taylor men's basketball team excelled in their studies during the 2024-2025 year, highlighted by seven players being recognized as an NAIA Scholar Athlete.

Ben Michel, Carson Miller, Jackson Ullom, John McLimore, Nate Paarlberg, Noah Choi, and Pete Combs were among 626 men's basketball student-athletes from around the country honored for their achievements in the classroom.

Taylor had the third-most men's basketball Scholar Athletes in the Crossroads League, with Grace and Spring Arbor collecting one more award than the Trojans.

To be eligible for an NAIA Scholar-Athlete award, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale while having attended one full year at their current institution.