As we get into the thick of March Madness, we posed a question to the Case Western Reserve University community: How many times have Spartan basketball players earned Academic All-American status? The answer: 10—although there actually were just five players who combined for the 10 honors.
One player—who just finished her senior basketball season—racked up three of those honors: women’s basketball’s Erin Hollinger (second team, 2010; second team, 2011; first team, 2012).
The others are:
- Harvey Clough (men’s basketball, second team, 1974)
- David Grendel (men’s basketball, third team, 1977)
- Jim Fox (men’s basketball, third team, 1995; first team, 1996; first team, 1997)
- Eric Duerr (men’s basketball, second team, 2010; third team, 2011)
For a list of Spartan athletes earning Academic All-American honors in all sports, visit athletics.case.edu/information/academic_all_americans.