FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Already well known around the Sunshine State Conference for her proficient scoring ability, Nova Southeastern forward Jordan Tully has also been recognized for her dedication off the floor after being named First Team Academic All-District by CoSIDA on Thursday afternoon.
The 2020 Academic All-District Women’s Basketball Teams, selected by CoSIDA, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. To even be nominated, student-athletes must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average, must have completed at least one full calendar year at their current institution, and must have reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
Tully, who owns a cumulative 3.69 Grade Point Average as an undergrad, has upped that number to 3.96 while studying Conflict Analysis & Resolution as a graduate student. The Winnipeg, Manitoba native is just one of two players from the SSC to be selected.
In 24 starts in 2019-20, the Canadian has averaged an SSC best 18.1 points (on 54 percent shooting), 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.6 blocks which also tops the conference leaderboard. Tully has scored in double figures in 22 of the teams 24 games, scoring 20 plus in 10 of those contests, including a career-high 30 point effort at Rollins Feb. 5. In addition, Tully has also received two Player of the Week awards this season from the SSC.
Comprised of schools from the Gulf South Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, in addition to the Sunshine State Conference, Tully is accompanied on the All-District 5 First Team by Abby Bertram (Lee), Shyan Flack (Montevallo), Danielle Norquest (West Florida), Aryn Sanders (Alabama in Huntsville) and Nikki Tucker (Embry-Riddle).
“Jordan not only performs at a high level for NSU basketball on the court, but she also performs well in the classroom, said head coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry. Jordan is extremely intelligent and very dedicated to her academics, which is reflective of her high GPA in her graduate program, Conflict Resolution. Her ultimate goal is to become a human rights attorney and I’m confident in Jordan’s ability to make this a reality in the near future.”
Tully will now advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. First-, second- and third-team (if applicable). Academic All-America honorees will be announced in mid-March.
For more information about CoSIDA’s Academic All-District and Academic All-America Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com or the Academic All-America home page on CoSIDA.com.
