FORT MYERS, Fla. – Michael Duax continued his collection of postseason academic honors, as the Florida Gulf Coast men's basketball senior was named to the 24th annual Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association Scholar-Athlete team.

Duax was previously named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team and the ASUN All-Academic team. He joins Isaiah Thompson (2023) and Marc-Eddy Norelia (2016) as the third FGCU men's basketball player to earn the selective award.

Duax has a perfect 4.0 GPA as a biology major, and plans to attend medical school following graduation. On the court, he averaged 7.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game on 55% shooting from the field. He scored in double-digit ten times in 2025-26 and was 11th in the ASUN in steals per game. Duax's best career game came against Oral Roberts, when he scored 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting from the field and grabbed five rebounds, leading FGCU to a 93-88 home win. 

Along with Thompson and Norelia, Duax joins three-time Scholar-Athlete recipient Sarah Hansen (2012, 2013 and 2014), two-time recipients Courtney Chihil (2011 and 2012) and Stephanie Haas (2015 and 2016), and six other FGCU women's basketball players named to the Division I-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete team.

"On behalf of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association, I am proud to recognize and congratulate this year's men's and women's scholar-athlete teams, as well as those selected to receive postgraduate scholarship awards," said Division I-AAA ADA President and Director of Athletics at Seattle University, Shaney Fink. "These student-athletes exemplify excellence both in the classroom and in competition, demonstrating the dedication, discipline, and balance required to succeed at the highest level. We are honored to celebrate their achievements and support their continued success beyond their collegiate careers."
 
Basketball players from all Division I-AAA ADA member institutions are eligible for these prestigious annual awards. Each of the nominees is required to maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.20 (4.00 scale) in undergraduate study and have been a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletics credentials. Nominees must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games listed on the nomination form. To be eligible for nomination to the Scholar-Athlete Team, individuals must have reached junior academic standing at their respective institution (ineligible athletics transfers are not eligible). 

About Division I-AAA ADA: Now in its 25th year, the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance initiatives common to its Division I-AAA membership (Division I institutions that do not sponsor football), in particular, aspects related to their flagship basketball programs. For more information on the Division I-AAA ADA, please visit www.div1aaa-ada.com. The Division I-AAA ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 61st year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.

The full 2026 Scholar-Athlete teams are below.
 

Men's Scholar-Athlete Team
First Name	Last Name	Institution	Major	GPA
Grant	Asman	Lipscomb	Business Leadership	4.00
Tre	Carroll	Xavier	Communication Studies	3.22
Brendan	Coyle	Siena	Finance	3.69
Cruz	Davis	Hofstra	Liberal Arts	3.63
Josh	Dix	Creighton	Finance	3.58
Michael	Duax	FGCU	Biology	4.00
Colby	Duggan	Charleston	Finance	3.88
Nolan	Hodge	UNCW	Business Analytics	3.72
Braden	Huff	Gonzaga	Business Administration	3.37
Logan	Kinsey	Denver	Finance	3.90
Tyler	Lundblade	Belmont	Business Administration	4.00
Miles	Rubin	Loyola (Chicago)	Communication Studies	3.51
Drew	Scharnowski	Belmont	Exercise Science	3.82
Braeden	Smith	Gonzaga	Philosophy	3.56
Women's Scholar-Athlete Team
Meghan	Andersen	Fairfield	Sports Business	3.68
Ines	Bettencourt	Gonzaga	Sport Management	3.82
Savannah	Catalon	Seton Hall	Social and Behavioral Sciences	3.77
Tuti	Jones	Belmont	Sport Administration	4.00
Sierra	Linnin	Le Moyne	Biology	3.82
Colbi	Maples	Cleveland State	MBA	3.78
Kaety	L'Amoreaux	Fairfield	Management	3.80
Kate	Novik	DePaul	Business Administration	4.00
Macy	Silvey	SIUE	Business Administration - Marketing	3.73
Brecken	Snotherly	High Point	PSYCH	3.94
Lainey	Spear	Portland	Finance	3.87
Lee	Volker	Marquette	Corporate Communications	3.79
Alejandra	Zuniga	NJIT	Communications and Media	3.63

The all-time list of FGCU basketball honorees on the DI-AAA ADA Scholar-Athlete teams is below.

Men's basketball
2026 – Michael Duax 
2023 – Isaiah Thompson 
2016 – Marc Eddy Norelia 

Women's basketball
2023 – Sha Carter
2022 – Kerstie Phillis
2020 – Keri Jewett-Giles
2018 – Taylor Grandijan
2017 – Jordin Alexander
2016 – Stephanie Haas
2015 – Jenna Cobb
2015 – Stephanie Haas
2014 – Sarah Hansen
2013 – Sarah Hansen
2012 – Sarah Hansen
2012 – Courtney Chihil
2011 – Courtney Chihil

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