Emory University junior Alex Gulotta (Briarcliff Manor, NY) and sophomore Alex Greven (Winston-Salem, NC), two key members of the men’s basketball squad, have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District First Team.  The pair were District 3 selections from the College Division which consists of institutions from NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.

The honor is awarded annually to student athletes who have excelled both academically and athletically.  To be eligible, a nominee must have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing at his/her current institution, carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) and be a starter or key reserve.

The 6-foot-1 Gulotta majors in business and maintains a 3.85 grade-point average.  He has started 17 of the Eagles’ 18 contests and is averaging 29.8 minutes and 12.4 points per game with his scoring average placing him 12^th among University Athletic Association players. His long-range shooting skills have seen him knock down 3.2 three-point field goals per game, tops in the league and 20^th nationally in Division III, while his 48.3 percent mark from beyond the arc stands fourth in the conference and 11^th on the national scene.  He has scored in double figures on 10 occasions including a career-high 26 point performance vs. Guilford (Nov. 20), a game where he tied the school’s single-game record with eight three-point field goals.

The 6-foot-3 Greven majors in neuroscience and behavioral biology and posts a 3.76 grade-point average.  A starter in all of the team’s first 18 games, he is tossing in 15.1 points per outing, good for second place on the club and sixth in the UAA.  A double-figure scorer in 14 games, he has produced four efforts of 20 or more points including a career-high 31 points against Methodist (Dec. 4) that ranks as the high-water mark by an Emory player this season.  Greven also ranks among the league’s top free throw shooters with his 83.3 percent performance from the stripe good for the No. 5 position.

By virtue of their first-team selections, both Gulotta and Greven will be placed on the national ballot for the Captial One Academic All-America Team that will be announced on Feb. 22.

Voting for the Academic All-District team is conducted by the College Sports Information Directors of America.  District 3 is composed of NCAA institutions in the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.