The Peach Belt Conference has released the men's and women's basketball Teams of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College.  The teams are a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA Academic All-America program.

To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.

Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
   

Name	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Amber Abusbeih	Columbus State	*Fr.	Staten Island, N.Y.	3.57	Kinesiology
Magdalene Adebanjo	Young Harris	*Fr.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	3.52	Biology
Anna Claire Atha	North Georgia	Sr.	Rome, Ga.	3.56	Sociology
Makaila Cangé	Lander	Jr.	Douglasville, Ga.	3.67	Psychology
Lindsey Caudell	Young Harris	Sr.	Gainesville, Ga.	3.64	Communication Studies (Sport Studies)
Anaya Cone	Georgia College	Jr.	Douglasville, Ga.	3.68	Biology
Grace Crawford	USC Aiken	Sr.	Toledo, Ohio	3.43	Nursing
Sarah Crews	Lander	Sr.	North Augusta, S.C.	3.94	Management
Josie Earnhardt	North Georgia	Sr.	Rabun Gap, Ga.	3.57	Psychology
Abbie Franklin	North Georgia	Sr.	Homer, Ga.	3.48	Marketing
Andelin Hill	Young Harris	*Fr.	Blairsville, Ga.	3.32	Elementary Education
Jacquelyn Levay	Georgia Southwestern	Jr.	Tampa, Fla.	3.37	Management
Kennedi Manning	Augusta	Jr.	Stone Mountain, Ga.	3.51	Kinesiology
Cassidy Markle	Georgia College	Sr.	Cumming, Ga.	3.71	Exercise Science
Caroline Martin	North Georgia	So.	Cumming, Ga.	3.41	General Studies (Exercise Science)
Amiaya Melvins	Lander	Sr.	Sicklerville, N.J.	3.43	Business Administration
Yasmin Perez	Georgia Southwestern	Grad.	Deltona, Fla.	3.50	Master of Business Administration
Olonna Rawls.	Columbus State	*Fr	Pembroke, Ga.	3.49	Kinesiology
Miriam Recarte	Lander	Jr.	Pamplona, Spain	3.59	Chemistry
Madilyn Reed	Lander	Sr.	Graniteville, S.C.	3.69	Exercise Science
Zuzanna Rudenko	Columbus State	*Fr.	Piasecno, Poland	3.74	Chemistry
Chloe Savage	North Georgia	Sr.	Cookeville, Tenn.	3.60	Accounting
Julianne Sutton	North Georgia	Grad.	Flowery Branch, Ga.	4.00	Master in Kinesiology
Delaney Trushel	USC Aiken	So.	Brentwood, Tenn.	3.342	Exercise & Sport Science
Emily Trushel	USC Aiken	So.	Brentwood, Tenn.	3.608	Exercise & Sport Science
Olivia Tucker	Young Harris	*Fr.	Ball Ground, Ga.	3.94	Marketing
Harper Vick	Georgia College	Sr.	Marietta, Ga.	3.81	Exercise Science
Jadah Waite	Clayton State	*Fr.	Brooklyn, N.Y.	3.32	Sociology

   

Name	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Zach Brown	North Georgia	Grad.	Princeton, N.J.	3.31	Master of Business Administration
Carl Cleveland	Young Harris	*Fr.	Commerce, Ga.	3.46	Elementary Education
Troy Cracknell	Augusta	Grad.	Huntersville, N.C.	3.36	Business
Blake McIntyre	North Georgia	Jr.	Buford, Ga.	3.92	Business Administration
Chris Metzger	Flagler	Sr.	Plantation, Fla.	3.31	Criminology
Wesley Simpson	Georgia College	Sr.	DeLand, Fla.	3.55	Economics (Business Administration)
Lawrence Slim	Flagler	Jr.	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	3.78	Business Administration
Brandon Thomas	Georgia College	Sr.	McDonough, Ga.	3.84	Public Health (Sociology)
Jordan Walker	Clayton State	Grad.	Savannah, Ga.	3.53	Master of Business Administration
Jordan Whitening	Georgia Southwestern	*Fr.	Stone Mountain, Ga.	3.37	Communication & Emerging Media

* - Denotes a second freshman season of competition after receiving COVID waivers in 2020-21