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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Gulf South Conference released its 2026 Winter Honor Roll and All-Academic Teams. For Union University, 19 basketball players were named to the honor roll, while Olivia Lee was selected to the GSC Women's Basketball All-Academic team. 

Lee, a 6-foot guard from Jackson, Tennessee, led Union with 17 points and 6.3 rebounds per game this season. She shot 42.0 percent from the field and totaled 99 assists, 63 steals, and 14 blocks in 35 games. She started all 35 team games, led the team with 118 made free throws, and was third with 61 made 3's. Also this year, Lee was named first team All-GSC, GSC All-Tournament, GSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and D2CCA first team All-South Region. 

Men's basketball put nine guys on the honor roll including Sam Youngblood, Knoah Carver, Ty Clark, Ryan Lewis, Mason McBride, Liam McConnell, Patrick McConnell, Terrence Ringo, Jr., and Jack Shackelford. 

Women's basketball put 10 players on the honor roll including Kynidi Mason Striverson, Grace Abram, Abigail Bryan, Annie Buisson, Olivia Lee, Nora Saffell, Macey Smith, Aubrey Sorrells, Kaitlyn Yoder, and Courtney Zensen. 

To achieve honor roll status, a GSC student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 of better out of a possible 4.00 at the time the conference announces the award and have competed in outstanding competition–not counting exhibitions or scrimmages–during the season the award is presented.

To be named to the All-GSC Academic team, nominees must have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or better their entire academic career at their institution and may not be a freshmen or first-term transfer. The student-athlete must also be a significant contributor to the team. Other factors include leadership, community service and extracurricular activities. Institutions are not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes. The number of student-athletes selected in each sport is determined by the number of positions normally involved in the playing of that sport. Ties are not broken. All-GSC Academic nominees are selected jointly by faculty athletic representatives and sports information directors from within the league. 

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History of Union's GSC Academic Honors
Fall=w. cross country, m. cross country, w. soccer, m. soccer, volleyball
Winter=w. basketball, m. basketball
Spring=w. golf, m. golf, softball, baseball
Year - Term - Honor Roll - GSC All-Academic
*Union was not eligible for All-Academic during the membership process)
2012 - Fall - 51 - NA (Story Link) *
2013 - Winter - 14 - NA (Story Link) *
2013 - Spring - 37 - NA (Story Link) *
2013 - Fall - 62 - NA (Story Link) *
2014 - Winter - 16 - NA (Story Link) *
2014 - Spring - 36 - NA (Story Link) *
2014 - Fall - 63 - 8 (Story Link)
2015 - Winter - 13 - 3 (Story Link)
2015 - Spring - 33 - 0 (Story Link)
2015 - Fall - 63 - 5 (Story Link)
2016 - Winter - 12 - 2 (Story Link)
2016 - Spring - 37 - 1 (Story Link)
2016 - Fall - 57 - 7 (Story Link)
2017 - Winter - 13 - 0 (Story Link)
2017 - Spring - 38 - 4 (Story Link)
2017 - Fall - 59 - 2 (Story Link)
2018 - Winter - 8 - 0 (Story Link)
2018 - Spring - 33 - 2 (Story Link)
2018 - Fall - 62 - 8 (Story Link)
2019 - Winter - 11 - 1 (Story Link)
2019 - Spring - 39 - 5 (Story Link)
2019 - Fall - 64 - 3 (Story Link)
2020 - Winter - 9 - 1 (Story Link)
2020 - Spring - 39 - 0 (Story Link)
2020 - Fall - 12 - 1 (Story Link) **COVID reduced number of fall sports
2021 - Winter - 14 - 1 (Story Link) 
2021 - Spring - 102 - 6 (Story Link) **COVID increased number of spring sports
2021 - Fall - 76 - 1 (Story Link)
2022 - Winter - 16 - 1 (Story Link)
2022 - Spring - 46 - 5 (Story Link)
2022 - Fall - 72 - 1 (Story Link)
2023 - Winter - 14 - 1 (Story Link)
2023 - Spring - 48 - 1 (Story Link)
2023 - Fall - 72 - 2 (Story Link)
2024 - Winter - 18 - 1 (Story Link)
2024 - Spring - 60 - 2 (Story Link)
2024 - Fall - 66 - 5 (Story Link) 
2025 - Winter - 19 - 2 (Story Link)
2025 - Spring - 64 - 2 (Story Link)
2025 - Fall - 72 - 4 (Story Link)
2026 - Winter - 19 - 1 (Story Link)