University of Memphis Athletics
Women's Basketball Receives Recognition From NCAA
May 01, 2007 | Women's Basketball
May 1, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The University of Memphis women's basketball team is one of 33 NCAA Division I basketball teams recognized by the NCAA for posting a multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The Lady Tigers were joined on the list of 33 women's Division I programs receiving the Public Recognition Award by one other Conference USA program, as Rice University was also on the list.
The list of 33 programs is below. The 2006-07 academic year will come to an official end on Friday when final exams end. Memphis has already received a pair of academic awards, as redshirt sophomore Jessica Hall received a Conference USA Academic Medal and was also named an Arthur Ashe Sports Scholar.
Public Recognition Awards 2006-07
Women's Basketball
American University
Arizona State University
Brown University
Canisius College
Colgate University
College of the Holy Cross
Creighton University
Dartmouth College
DePaul University
Furman University
Georgia State University
Harvard University
Liberty University
Lipscomb University
Northern Illinois University
Ohio State University
Princeton University
Rice University
Samford University
Siena College
St. Mary's College of California
Stanford University
U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Naval Academy
University of Memphis
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rhode Island
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Villanova University
Yale University
